Sorority Rushing Parties Highlight Coco College Event
Three sororities Beta Phi Alpha Alpha Gamma Delta and Kappa Delta present preferred parties Wednesday at local venues including Roosevelt Montrose and Country clubs. themes range Aladdin and His Lamp Candlelight Serenade Wedding Plantation Breakfast Gingham Breakfast and Vogue Luncheon with decor and menus reflecting oriental Spanish cotton field and silver white motifs. a Vogue of the Frat Pin program features music readings and a bandbox stunt while officers and hostesses coordinate arrangements at multiple addresses.
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Coco College
Beta Phi Alpha
Alpha Gamma Delta
Kappa Delta
Roosevelt Hotel
Oprah Wykle
Ruth Taylor
Alpha Xt Delta
Montrose Hotel
Kenneth Ferguson
Dorothy Gabbert
Alpha Gam
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Nancy Shields
Marianne Dvorak
Betty Jacus
Alberta Johnson
Alice Snyder
Helen Hughes
Elinor Kendall
Dorothy Pfandhoefer
Mary Yakish
Audrey Abell
Florence Teets
Niece of Mrs Peterson Wed in Ann Arbor Union
Cedar Rapids relatives and friends today received announcements of the marriage of Miss Phoebe Jean Cornwell daughter of Mrs Frank Irving Cornwell of Ann Arbor Michigan to John Li Roe Davis also of Ann Arbor. The couple are at home at 1030 Baldwin Avenue in Ann Arbor.
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Cedar Rapids
Phoebe Jean Cornwell
Frank Irving Cornwell
Ann Arbor
Mich
John Li Roe Davis
Cornwell
Walter G. Peterson
First Avenue E
Davis
Baldwin Avenue
GM Chapter PEO Holds First Fall Meeting Picnic
Thirty four members and two visitors attended the first fall meeting of chapter GM of the PEO at Mrs O W Lawrence’s Woodland Place NW home. Miss Hattie Cook presented a program on Wonders of the New Washington after a picnic supper. Social committee arranged the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Boise
Idaho
Wodtke
Charles City
O. W Lawrence
Woodland Place
Return of Prof and Mrs Ray After Two Months Abroad
Prof and Mrs Paul S Ray of 1400 Second Avenue SE have returned from a two months vacation. They first visited Lake Ponto in Pine River Minnesota, then Chattanooga Tennessee to see Prof Ray's father, and finally Edinburgh Indiana to visit Mrs Ray's relatives.
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Paul S Ray
Second Avenue SE
Lake Ponto
Pine River
Minn
Chattanooga
Tenn
Professor Ray
Edinburgh
Ind
Ray
Silver Cross Circle to Meet for Luncheon and Meeting
The Silver Cross circle of the Kings Daughters will meet with Mrs Charles Bode at 2009 Mount Vernon avenue SE for a luncheon and business gathering Wednesday at 1 pm. Delegates to the state convention in Ottumwa on October 6 7 and 8 will be elected.
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Silver Cross Circle of the Kings Daughters
Charles Bode
Mount Vernon Avenue SE
Ottumwa
Mrs Ladd Addresses Dental Auxiliary on Flower Arrangements
Mrs F G Ladd spoke on Artistic Arrangement of Flowers in the Home at Cedar Rapids Dental Auxiliary's first meeting after a picnic supper at Mrs M R Brierly's home 1561 Fourth Ave SE Assisting hostesses were Mesdames W F Naibert Ro A Greenawalt C C Pitlik and J H Kelly Mrs Orr presented a reading On Being Clinicked by Alice Hegan Rice and three color displays illustrated the talk a modernistic banquet a Victorian bouquet in an urn and a dining table arrangement highlighting shades of white berries and wild flowers as new decor notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Ladd
Cedar Rapids
M. R. Brierly
Fourth Avenue SE
W F Naibert
Miss Agnes Kimm and Harry Ballard Wed in Watkins
Miss Agnes Kimm daughter of Mr and Mrs George Kimm and Harry Ballard son of Mr and Mrs James A Ballard both of Marengo were married at St Patrick s church in Watkins by Rev Father Kefler Tuesday morning. Miss Gladys Kimm and Miss Irene Ballard attended. George Friml and Irving Kimm attended. The Ballards will reside southeast of Watkins where Ballard farms trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Kimm
George Kimm
Harry Ballard
James A Ballard
Marengo
St. Patrick's Church
Watkins
Father Kefler
Gladys Kimm
Irene Ballard
George Friml
Irving Kimm
Ballard
Guyott Heads Dramatic Art Group at Cedar Rapids Club
Mrs Frank X Guyott was elected chairman of the dramatic art department of the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club at a fourteen member meeting held Monday at 841 Sixteenth Street SE. Mrs Guyott is a former secretary and Mrs Elton L Yeager was elected to succeed her. Mrs Charles Gunn was chosen program chairwoman. plans for the coming years work in the department were discussed.
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Frank X Guyott
Cedar Rapids Womans Club
Aulden Griffin
Sixteenth Street
Guyott
Elton L Yeager
Charles Gunn
Adams Family Reunion at Ellis Park Sunday
The Adams family reunion gathered at Ellis Park on Sunday with many relatives in attendance. Attendees included Edward and Mrs Adams Cleve and Mrs Pickering and Paul Pickering of Alburnett Lester Adams Ruby Ver Beulah Heaton Cedar Rapids George Heaton Central City Forrest Mollenhauer Center Point Elmer DeVault Bernice Omer William Zeman Iowa City Sam Kent Solon and Tom Patterson Ann Arbor Mich.
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Adams
Ellis Park
Edward Adams
Cleve Pickering
Paul Pickering
Alburnett
Lester Adams
Ruby
Ver
C.F Hert Patraa Ann
Clarence Stedman
Betty
Joyce
Cecil Hoffman, Jr
Harry Morgan
Bernadine
Beulah Heaton
Cedar Rapids
Circle of the King's Daughters Meet with Mrs Burnell
THON circle of the King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. A C Burnell at 1637 B Avenue NE on Thursday at 2 p.m.
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King's Daughters
A C Burnell
Avenue NE
Local Women Named To Committees Of State Federation
Nine Cedar Rapids Women's Club members and a former member join second district women on Iowa Federation committees for the coming year. The roster lists names and assignments across arts, education, health, extension, and public welfare with Cedar Rapids leaders including Mrs. Ben Ogden and Mrs. J. Mills among others.
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Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
H. C Houghton, Jr
Red Oak
Federation
Ben Ogden
W R
News Service Committee
Austin N Palmer
I. E. Jackson
W. Damour
Lulu Engleman Welty
Mildred Fowler Field
Cedar Rapids
F C Kellogg
J J. Mall
J. P. Mills
Second District Committee
John W. Watzek
Davenport
AB. Rath
H. OG. So Langworthy
Dubuque
Albert C. Muchler
H. Y. Carpenter
W. H. Mast
A K. Reading
A. F. Montanus
Clyde Tull
Mount Vernon
Harold Barnes
Clinton
Ogden
Jackson
May M. Wirth
John Teague
Mills
Albert C. Crawford
Garden
Ralph E. McLellan
Damour
Cedar
J. B. Stewart
Welty
Foot
Mary Wright
Agnes Abrahamson
Anne Borman
Cliff Baxter
Miss Field
E. N Coleman
Kellogg
C E. Loetscher
Eugene Adams
Hall
E. T. Allen
Cora M. Johnson
Herbert L. T. Frazier
Lost Nation
Watzek
F. J. Bentler
Fish Family Reunion Held at Norris Home Near Cedar Falls
The Fish family gathered at Mr and Mrs Frank Norris home near Cedar Falls on Sunday. In attendance were the Norris couple and their children Paul Kathleen and Paul ine Jason Fish Lon Lovejoy and others from Alden Iowa Falls Waterloo Viola Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls including Merle Robert Leo Margaret Elton Erwin Elma Emerson Eva Esther Ethelyn Elvira Jacqueline David Charles Donald and Leon among many relatives.
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Fish
Frank Norris
Cedar Falls
Norris
Paul
Kathleen
Pauline
Jason Fish
Lon Lovejoy
Byron Fish
Merle
Robert
Leo
Margaret
Alden
Albert Fish
Elton
Erwin
Elma
Emerson
Eva
Esther
Ethelyn
Elvira
Iowa Falls
G. M Fish
Jacqueline
Waterloo
Elmo de Lancey
Eva Shaffer
Leon
Viola
William Mehaffey
David
Charles
Donald
Amanda M Fish
Marion L Fish
Cedar Rapids
Surprise Birthday Party for Edna Boquist Sister
Miss Dorothy Knapp and Miss Helen Maxine Boquist were honored at a surprise birthday party for Edna Boquist. The event occurred Saturday at the Boquist home in Toddville with twenty guests, pink and green decorations, and a large birthday cake at the center.
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Dorothy Knapp
Edna Boquist
Wnn
Helen Maxine Boquist
Boquist
Toddville
McMickle Family Returns After Summer Abroad
Mr and Mrs Dale McMickle and daughters Jacqueline and Patsy arrived Monday evening from the coast where Mrs McMickle and children spent the summer in Atlantic City and Boston. Mr McMickle was with Malt Halstead's orchestra and will return to New York City in a week for an engagement. The family will winter with her parents Mr and Mrs Abin C Maxwell at 229 Sinclair Avenue SE.
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Dale McMickle
Jacqueline
Patsy
McMickle
Atlantic City
Boston
Malt Halsett
McMickle Wall
New York City
Mrs McMickle
Abin C Maxwell
Sinclair Avenue
Burling ton Mayor’s Niece Visits Mrs Bremer
Miss Helen Marquardt of Burlington, niece of Mayor Marquardt, was a Sunday guest of Mrs Granville E Bremer at 637 Eighth Street SE.
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Helen Marquardt
Burlington
Marquardt
That City
Granville E. Bremer
Eighth Street
Rodney Berger Leaves for Carthage College Enrollment
Rodney Berger of 1407 Sixth Avenue SE departed Monday for Carthage HI to enroll as a freshman at Carthage College.
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Rodney Berger
Sixth Avenue SE
Carthage, HI
Carthage College
Son of Former Local Man Weds in Oklahoma
Miss Katherine Spradling daughter of Mr and Mrs R J Spradling and Edwin J Stahl son of Mr and Mrs Edwin S Stahl wed Sept 5 in Oklahoma City at St Pauls Episcopal cathedral The bride wore a bridal gown with Mrs Gerald Rogers as matron of honor and Miss Frances Stahl as maid of honor Best man was Edwin S Stahl The Stahl family ties and university affiliations are noted with Delta Delta Delta Omicron Nu and Delta Tau Delta references The groom works with Stahl Petroleum company
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Katherine Spradling
R. J. Spradling
Edwin J. Stahl
Edwin S. Stahl
Oklahoma City
First Avenue E
Cedar Rapids
John Stahl
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
James Mills
Gerald Rogers
Frances Stahl
Stahl
University of Oklahoma
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Omicron Nu
Virginia Military Academy
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
The
Stahl Petroleum Company
Miss Arendts Leaves for Mills College Graduate Work
Miss Nedra Arendts daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Arendts of 1721 Avenue NE will leave Wednesday for Mills College Oakland California to pursue graduate studies. She won a scholarship to the school last spring prior to her graduation from Coe College.
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Nedra Arendts
J. S. Arendts
Avenue NE
Mills College
Oakland
Calif
Arendts
Coe College
Miss Winslow to Attend Saint Mary's Hall Faribault Minn
Miss Anne Winslow daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward F Winslow of 2171 Linden drive SE will leave Wednesday for Saint Mary's Hall at Faribault Minnesota to attend school this fall Mr Winslow will drive her to the school
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Anne Winslow
Edward F. Winslow
Linden Drive
St. Mary's Hall
Faribault
Minn
Winslow
Local Couple Return From Lake Bemidji Retreat
Mr and Mrs Robert S Cook and Mr and Mrs William S Cadow returned Monday from Lake Bemidji Minn where they spent the last ten days.
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Robert S. Cook
Crescent Street
William S. Cadow
Roosevelt Hotel
Lake Bemidji
Minn
Mrs Brewster Guests In Capitol City Visit
Mrs George Brewster of Los Angeles is a guest of her niece Mrs G Stewart Holmes at 369 Forest Drive SE and Mr Holmes and Mrs Grace Scarff at 2035 Bever Avenue SE. She will stay about a week.
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George Brewster
Los Angeles
G. Stewart Holmes
Forest Drive
Holmes
Grace Scarff
Bever Avenue
Strang Family Reunion Held at Bever Park
The Strang family reunion took place Sunday at Bever Park with about one hundred attendees. The eldest present was 84 year old Mrs. E Boudinot of Des Moines who read an original poem. Janet Strang of Cedar Rapids was the youngest. Numerous Strang relatives from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns attended.
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Strang
Bever Park
E. Boudinot
Des Moines
Janet Strang
Cedar Rapids
M. M. Harding
Wilton Junction
A. W. McArthur
Springville
Max McArthur
Shellsburg
D. W. Strang
Waterloo
D. G. Strang
Bobby
Oelwein
Regina French
Marion
G. A. Sayers
G. H. Nix
H. B. Strang
Richard
L. Strang
Jessie
C. C. Strang
Janet
R. Strang
William Vorel
M. H. Strang
W. B. Strang
Shafer Golden Anniversary Celebrated by Kinross Family
Friends and relatives gathered at Mr and Mrs John C Shafer home on Sunday to honor their golden wedding anniversary. The couple wed in Sigourney on September 10, 1885, with Eva Kester Shafer born in Rochester May 16 1858. He was born October 14 1856 in Michigan and moved to Kinross with his parents in 1860. They have four sons Roy Kinross Harry Rocky Ford Hubert Cedar Rapids and Ellery Zanesville eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Kinross
John C. Shafer
Shafers
Shafer
Sigourney
Eva Kester
Rochester
Michigan
Roy
Harry
Rocky Ford, Colo
Hubert
Cedar Rapids
Ellery
Zanesville, O
Nichols and Kohl Hosts Honor Earlville Guests
Dr and Mrs R N Nichols of Earlville Illinois and Jeff Monday visited Mr and Mrs Otto Albert Kohl after being guests at their home. The Nichols are relatives of Mrs Kohl and were welcomed at a Sunday noon dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel honoring their house guests.
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R. N Nichols
Earlville
Jeff
Otto Albert Kohl
Thirty-fifth Street
Nichols
Kohl
Roosevelt Hotel
Sixteenth Birthday Party for Evalyn Popelka
Miss Evalyn Popelka celebrated her sixteenth birthday at her home 1706 Eighth Street NW Sunday. Guests included Sally McAllen Audrey Swab Margaret Schuman Margaret Sewell Marguerite Bentley Marguerite McDonnell Elthea Cummings Mary Eleanor Hardiman Ellen and Eleanor Lockwood Mr and Mrs Frank Popelka Libbie Popelka and Lee Salat.
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Evalyn Popelka
Eighth Street
Sally McAllen
Audrey Swab
Margaret Schuman
Margaret Sewell
Marguerite Bentley
Marguerite McDonnell
Elthea Cummings
Mary Eleanor Hardiman
Ellen
Eleanor Lockwood
Frank Popelka
Libbie Popelka
Lee Salat
Ruth Svacha Weds Wilfred H French in Davenport
Mr and Mrs Wesley G Svacha announce the marriage of daughter Ruth to Wilfred H French son of Mr and Mrs William R French of Marion. The single ring ceremony was performed Saturday at Rev Alfred Nickless home in Davenport. Mrs French works at Paramount theater building and Mr French at Iowa Iron and Steel Works. They reside at 829 Seventeenth street SW.
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Wesley G. Svacha
Ninth Avenue SE
Ruth
Wilfred H. French
William R. French
Marion
Davenport
Alfred
Nickless
French
Paramount Theater
Iowa Iron and Steel Works
Seventeenth Street
Sigma Beta Sigma Phi to meet Wednesday at Montrose Hotel
The Sigma chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Montrose hotel to discuss upcoming activities and service projects.
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Sigma
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Montrose
How to Plan Your Wedding budget guidance
A Home Institute booklet outlines wedding cost planning from church decoration to music, cars, officiant fees, and reception logistics. It advises listing priorities, balancing features with budget, and ordering the forty page guide via coupon for detailed costs and planning tips.
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Home Institute
Beacon Junior Circle Opens Year With After School Meeting
Beacon junior circle of the Kings Daughters holds its first year meeting Friday after school at Bever Park. A picnic supper will be served at 5 pm. Miss Virginia Frame, president, is taking reservations for the affair.
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Beacon Junior Circle of the
King’s Daughters
Bever Park
Virginia Frame
Funeral held for Dr Carl Weiss assassin of Senator Long
Thousands attended the funeral in Baton Rouge for Dr Carl A Weiss the eye surgeon who shot Senator Huey P Long. Weiss was buried as his parents and wife mourned with no stated motive beyond political opposition to Long.
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Baton Rouge
Carl A. Weiss
Huey P. Long
Long
Dr. Weiss
Senator Long
P H F Pavy
Evangeline Parish
Dr Weiss, Jr
Seymour Weiss
Sourdough Pioneer Keeps Dough Starter Close
A pioneer of Alaska earned the nickname sourdough for keeping a dough starter on hand for flapjacks. He kept a batch by his bed at night so body heat would warm the mixture.
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Alaska
Bureau of Standards Tests Carpet Wear Quickly
A Bureau of Standards machine measures carpet and rug wearing quality by simulating years of use in minutes. It subjects materials to accelerated wear to predict durability and lifespan.
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U. S. Bureau of Standards
Europe reacts to Huey Long's death in editorials
Across European papers from London to Paris and Berlin editors weigh Huey Long's assassination. The Evening Standard notes regret in Britain over his method, while Berlin papers warn of impacts on American history and extremist propaganda. Vienna cites the New Deal as a contributor, and Paris remarks he was Roosevelt's strongest electoral rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Huey Long
England
Evening Standard
Long
Britain
Berlin
Sen
Tageblatt
United States
Vienna
Roosevelt
Tagblatt
Paris
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelts Send Early Recovery Hope For Senator Long
President and Mrs. Roosevelt were among the first to wish Senator Long recovery, sending a telegram through Marvin H. McIntyre. The message expressed sympathy and good wishes for his recovery, following a Hyde Park statement condemning violence as un-American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Roosevelt
Senator Long
Long
Marvin H. McIntyre
Hyde Park
Seek Partition Of M and St L Line In Rail Plan
An Associated Railways application to the Interstate Commerce Commission proposes dismembering the 1600 mile Minneapolis and St Louis line. The plan, approved by the Reconstruction Finance Corp, would parcel routes to Chicago Great Western Chicago North Western and others, with several segments abandoned and bus rail replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal District Court
Minneapolis
Chicago Great Western
Chicago and North Western
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Sinois Central
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Great Northern Railway
Chicago, Minneapois
St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Associated Railways
Sioux Rapids
Rembrandt
Curlew
Clare
Northwood
Albert Lea
Minn
Burlington
Tracy
Oskaloosa
Iowa Junction
Ill
Mason City
Iowa
Rock Island
North Western
Great Western
Milwaukee
Illinois Central
Soo Line
Minneapolis and St. Lous
Minneapolis and
St. Lous
Interstate Commerce Commission
Terrill
Greens
Chicago, Rock Island
Pacific
Clay County
Storm Lake
Albert Lea Minn Ta
Ayreshire
Curley
Gowrie
Newbury
van Clo
G and M Junction
Montezuma
New Sharon
Newton
Angus
Roman earthquakes debate on destruction claims
Some historians argue that many Roman palaces and temples reportedly destroyed by barbarians between the fifth and ninth centuries were actually toppled by earthquakes rather than invasions. The discussion centers on the accuracy of archaeological attributions and historical records.
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Rome
Huey Long's Last Words Reported as Prayer
Huey P. Long's final words were a prayer uttered moments before lapsing. Dr. Clarente A. Lorio, longtime confidant and physician, quoted Long asking God to spare him if it was not his will that his work for America be unfinished and worrying about his university students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Clarente A. Lorio
Long
America
Premier Tsaldaris calls for monarchy in Greece plebiscite
In Athens Premier Pana yotl Tsaldaris urged voters to restore the monarchy after a night of clashes outside the cabinet chamber between monarchists and republicans. He said democratic royalty is Greece's natural regime and appealed for calm amid injuries to two republican leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Panayotl Tsaldaris
Tsaldaris
Simple Creamy Mayonnaise Dressing and Garnish Tip
A quick blend of three cups stiff mayonnaise with chili sauce celery green peppers horseradish creates a zesty dressing. Serve on lettuce salads and garnish steaks roasts or fish with lemon slices dusted with paprika and celery salt.
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Delta Delta Delta
Harry O. Cutler
Ridgeway Drive
Mary Catherine Jennings
Dorothy Whipple
Jean Dow
Mary Beth Howell
Chi Omega
Evelyn Fawcett
Betty Kittermin
Pauline Ogden
Gail Schroeder
Harold M. Soper
Manton Hepner
Phoebe Jane Nemecek
Jeanne Curry
Lillian Clare
Janetta Merrit
Jeanette Focht
Betty French
Katherine Baxter
Vogue
Arthur Erskine
Morey I. Eby
Jessie Avee
Lulu
Ardsee Woodside
Wilbur 1 Kennedy
John W, Miller
Lpd Dennis
E J North
Marion Hepner
Elizabeth Jackson
Jennie
Louis A. Prastka
A.e. SE
Mrs. Ladd
Dental Auxiliary
VRS
Wonor Helen Boquist
Mrs. Bremer
Oklahoma
Miss Arendts
Miss Winslow
Mrs. Brewster
Strang Reunion
Kohls
Miss Popelka
Svacha
Beacon Junior Circle
Rapids Gazette
Europe
Huey
Roosevelts
ST. L
Albia
Minerva Junction
Story City
Hampton
Algona
Ruthven
Huntington
Greenville
Chicago
Greece
Mrs
Alexander George
Jeies
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