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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1942

Page

13

Around the Town items mix advice and war notes

The column shares quirky notes from Cedar Rapids and surroundings. Secretary Ada Tekeppe leaves quirky job tips for Mrs Woods. A dog Skippy enjoys ripe grapes. A fur coat sale mixup ends with a sister taking the coat. Thunderstorms timing mainsprings repairs worry jewelers. A three-man debate yields biblical, engineering, and political punchlines. A Cedar Rapids hero in action remains a military secret. Marie LaCroix sends wartime excerpts from South Africa. Sanford Kerr travels to Waterloo for dairy cattle congress.

Women In Marie LaCroix British Army Nurse Corps Pietermaritzburg South Africa William A. Blum Fifth Avenue SE Johannesburg Jo’burg Durban Sanford Kerr Cedar Rapids

Beethoven Club explores Form in Music and Almanac theme

The Beethoven club's twenty second year begins with Form in Music and The Almanac for Music Lovers as topics. Miss Josephine Batchelder conducts, with a 10 am Thursday start at the YWCA, and an audition for entrance exams set for October 15.

Beethoven Club Marjorie Cook Cook Eloise Basler Francis Bailey Harriet Miller Martha Novak

Linn County Republican Women to Meet for Dutch Treat Luncheon

Linn county Republican Women will meet Thursday for a dutch treat luncheon in the Java room of the Montrose hotel. The board gathers at 12 noon. Mrs. P. A. Lainson, president of the Iowa council of Republican Women, will be guest speaker. all Republican women invited.

Linn County Republican Montrose P. A. Lainson Iowa Council of Republican Cedar Rapids—Linn County Republican Women's Club Java Room Montrose Hotel Young Men's Bureau

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Meet Monday Evening

Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae plan a 7 30 p m gathering in the sorority rooms. First Congregational Women share a buffet luncheon at the church Friday with Mrs Ronald B Moore presiding and Mrs W A Jacobs leading worship. Regrets, information please.

Alpha Gamma Delta First Congregational Woman’s Association of the First Congregational Church Mary Owens Tufts Ronald B. Moore W. A. Jacobs Charles Hickok Philip Gaines Adam Woolfolk Charles Lynch

Woman's Club Benefits Card Party at Hayes Box

The Ways and Means committee of the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club sponsors a benefit card party on Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. at Hayes Music Box. Members and friends are urged to attend and bring their own cards. Reservations: Mrs H F Spratt or Mrs Ralph Groom. A bowling interest meeting for Cedar Rapids women is set Thursday at 9 a.m. at Lincoln Alleys for a free line of bowling with registration due Thursday noon. For more info call Mrs Henry Gundling.

Cedar Rapids Garden Club James E Hamilton Linden Drive Red Cross Ways and Means Committee The Woman's Club Hayes Music Box H. F. Spratt Ralph Groom Cedar Rapids

Frolic Invitations Veiled in Mystery

Mystery invites sent to members of the Chamber of Commerce young men’s bureau promise a barn dance and good food at a 6 30 pm Thursday frolic with dress urged as gingham and workwear. Ed Mc Coy chairs with W M Breed Raymond Meyer Gerald Hiland Ted Vernimont L W Van Nostrand Jr John W Beck on the committee.

Chamber of Commerce Ed McCoy Young Men’s Bureau W. M. Breed Raymond Meyer Gerald Hiland Ted Vernimont L. W. van Nostrand, Jr John W. Beck

Waples Return to Urbana and Local Society Notes

Robert S. Waples and wife return to their Urbana Illinois home after two weeks visiting his parents Mr and Mrs F C Waples. Gamma Phi Beta alumnae plan a dessert meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm hosted by Mrs Edward Breen. Also noted are visiting guests for weekend, a high school class reunion, college moves, and Phi Mu Pi P E group meeting details.

H. Eldon Olerich Glenway Drive John Sivertsen Henry J Adams George N Harless William O. Gray Robert Staples Urbana, Il H. Cedric Hahn E. W. Ziebarth Minneapolis Wendell M Delzell Evanston W. O Kurtz Winnetka Ee Hudson Swiler Burlingen Robert S. Waples Urbana Ill Waples F. C. Waples Forest Drive Gamma Phi Beta Edward Breen E Avenue NE Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae Association Lorraine Barron Crescent Street Monticello College Godfrey William J. Barron

B P W Plans Its Program For The Year

The Business and Professional Women's club opens its year with a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel led by Miss Mariana Sackett. The program theme is the battle of ideas with topics on rumors and propaganda and initiation of new members.

Roosevelt Hotel Mariana Sackett Gertrude Steiner Cedar Rapids Club State Federation Merle Harris Jean Morton Helen Clark Imogen Emery Hazel Hromek Mary Strang Dorothy Yeager Dorothy Drew Violet Conrad Lorene Fluegel Marie May Lena Zeeb Maude Krebs Lillian Beane Amanda Hagenstein Hope Kurtz Julia Rittenmeyer Mary Berry Edna Dieman Pearl Everett Josephine Hexdall Elva Jessen Margaret McKnight Garnet McLean Zoa May Munger Amy Hetherington Ida Powers Zoe Varney Alice Cejka Emma Hagenstein Hazel Hicks Ella Lindgren Gertrude Rose Edna Wilson Ida Caryl Marjorie Walters Mary Dunlap National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Lillian Frantz Bernice Feller Julia Weldon Leota McNutt Viola Drapela Beulah Randolph Marie Petras Irene Furman Charlotte Porter Ella Campbell John E. Lapes Edith Lowe John Riordan

Cedar Rapids Weekly Events and Schedule Overview

The listings outline activities for Cedar Rapids including finals in tennis at Kenmore club courts at 2 p.m. and a Pershing day celebration at Bever Park. Also planned are a mass naval enlistment, a garden club meeting at 2345 Linden Drive SE, and a Republican women’s luncheon at Montrose hotel.

Cedar Rapids Kenmore Club Bever Park Garden Club James E. Hamilton Linden Drive

Detroit Bride Weds Ensign Peddie At Northwestern U

Miss Martha Jean Eddy of Detroit and Ensign A Franklin Peddie Jr. wed in Howes Memorial chapel at Northwestern University. The ceremony drew family friends and included a reception at the Georgian hotel. After Sept 15 they plan to live at The Sherland in Chicago. Peddie is stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station.

Martha Jean Eddy Detroit Mich A. Franklin Peddie, Jr A. F. Peddie Fort Wayne Ind Howes Memorial Chapel Northwestern University Horace G. Hedges Seventeenth Street Harry Hedges Ridgeway Drive Henry N. Eddy Catherine Eddy David Barry Cedar Rapids James Mullendere Ensign Douglas Johnson Miss Eddy Sherland Sherwin Avenue Chicago Ensign Peddie Great Lakes Naval Station

Junior League Meeting Planned for Tuesday in Cedar Rapids

A general meeting of the Junior League of Cedar Rapids is set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Montrose hotel league rooms, with the board gathering at 1 p.m. Also noted is social entertaining by Mrs. L M Silliman at her Park Avenue home and several club gatherings and a Colorado vacation return.

Junior League of Cedar Rapids Montrose Hotel L. M. Silliman Park Avenue SE John W. Miller Carl G. Helming H. Hameilton Morse Howard McLaughlin

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Zround Ada Tekeppe Thomas L. Woods Skippy Paulie Young Mt. Vernon Katherine Morrison Gazette the Waves Miss Morrison G. J. Stebke F. G. Codd Davenport Garden of Eden Gilbert Martin Liars Club Martin Cedar River Second Avenue Roosevelt Winston Churchill Adah Seely Gustav Holst Margaret Ratt Ann Denkman Flora Taylor Heaven Esther Hill Margaret Pratt Charles Griffes Vale of Dreams Dorothy Scheldrup Zora Adams Prances Batley Lester Baldwin Baldwin Raymond A. Reids Lynne White Glencoe Mr. White Raymond A. Reid Mr. Reid Knollwood Drive Mrs W. W. White Blake Boulevard Ashley D.A.R Ashley Chapter Marion H. Williams Oetee Yuill W. R Armstrong Old Mexico Royal H. Holbrook Jack Young J. S. Bain B. - Posegate F. H. Fleming H. G. Britton C. H. Wilkins Avenue Eva Walker Des Moines Yvonne Svoboda Syracuse Bever Avenue N. Y Syracuse University Svoboda Linn County Republican George H. Istens Lewis Sten Pccadena Calif Sten George H Fifteenth Woman's Club Departments Bowlers Miss Coler Mr. Nicholson Edward L. Coler Fifth Avenue Jane Ann Coler Gordon Edward Nicholson D. A. Nicholson Twenty-eighth Street St. John's Episcopal Church McKinley High School Nicholson Franklin High School University of Iowa Collins Radio Company E. E. Clemens Peter Hibnes Fourth Avenue SE E. E. Clemens, Jr Bakersfield TAU Kappa Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon Mothers Club Rose Gardens Ellis Park Miss Nelle Erwin Nelle Erwin Vernon Drive Burton B. Butler Oak Park Arthur Bradley Barrington Cedar Rapids High School Ie Roosevelt Hotel Monticello Miss Winifred Hargrave Stephens Winifred Hargrave Columbia Stephens College Joe Afflerbaugh J. M. Afflerbaugh Highland Drive Joe Iowa State College Ames Jim Barry David Coffing Keith Deal Gordon Dalsbo Walter Mikas, Jr P. E H. E. Kensinger B Avenue Lena Vogt B.P.W Grande Avenue SE Wallace Darling, Jr Dick Lynch Lee Thomas Allen Taylor John the Ben Wolverton Rob Ord A. W Loftus Dunreath Drive Maxine Boegel M. D. Sandy Clark A. Beems Twenty-first Street E. H. Erickson Chevy Chase M. R. Warren George A. Nassif Iowa GEO. A. Nassif Oriental Rug Shop Third Street SE Third Ave. SE Hill Park Iowa City Washington University Iowa Stadium B. B. Hickenlooper Nelson Kraschel Northwestern U sOo J. E. Bennetts Rockford J. E. Bennett First Avenue NE Hazel Gray Rockford, Ill Alexander Batchelors Campbells Robert E. Campbell Country Club Parkway SE Alexander Batchelor Peoria, Ill Batchelor H. C. Burleson John C. Reids City John C. Reid Colorado Lasswell’s Lasswell Studio Taramount Ralph Leo Kresge Thrift Family Wash Uncle Sam erAish Ee Ee Marion
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