Friends Honor The MacLaughlins On 20th Anniversary
A group dined and socialized at Dr and Mrs L E MacLaughlin’s home 1611 Park Avenue SE observing their twentieth wedding anniversary. Guests included numerous couples and Miss Mary Irene MacLaughlin, with bridge games and a lavish wedding cake and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E MacLaughlin
Park Avenue SE
MacLaughlin
Mary Irene MacLaughlin
Carl Arp
W M Moravec
WF Hens
Leo B. Muir
Ralph Anderson
Bruce Lindsay
Fred Niemeier
Charles Stocker
Thompson Family Returns From Chicago Meeting Trip
Mr and Mrs Malcolm M Thompson and family of 2137 First Avenue East returned Thursday from Chicago after five days at A Century of Progress. Mr Thompson also attended the Aetna Life Insurance Company Regionnaire meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm M Thompson
First Avenue E
Chicago
Thompson
Aetna Life Insurance Company Regionnaire
Cedar Rapids and Marion Couple Return From Century of Progress
Mr and Mrs George E. Beattie of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Elmer Hollingsworth of Marion returned from Chicago where they attended A Century of Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Beattie
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Hollingsworth
Marion
Chicago
Mrs Sinclair and her son return to Indianapolis after visit
Mrs Robert S Sinclair and her son John Bennett left this morning to return to Indianapolis Ind after spending a week here as guests of Mrs C. B. Soutter, 2015 First avenue E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S Sinclair
John Bennett
Indianapolis
Ind
C. B. Soutter
First Avenue E
Breakfast Sunday Sponsored by UC YT Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Council No 161 of the United Commercial Travelers will host a breakfast for all members and families at Bever park Sunday at 8 a.m. Hunter T Baylor leads the entertainment committee planning fall and winter social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
United Commercial Travelers
Bever Park
Hunter T Baylor
Beatrice Dalton Toman Married at Immaculate Conception
Mrs Beatrice Dalton became Mrs Joe Toman after a Tuesday wedding in the Immaculate Conception church parsonage. The couple, now living in Chicago for The Century of Progress, will reside at 804 Fourteenth Street SE after October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Toman
Beatrice Dalton
Immaculate Conception
Toman
Century of Progress
Chicago
Fourteenth Street
Miss Jennie Post Honored at Wilson Junior High Dinner
Miss Jennie Post celebrated her birthday with a dinner party hosted by Wilson Junior High School faculty at Mrs. Ives tea room in Marion. Twenty attended as they recalled summer travels from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Alaska, Canada, and the Century of Progress exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Post
Wilson Junior High School
Local School Appoints New Physical Education Lead
A communication notes a school near Chicago inviting a new physical education instructor for the lower grades and to teach several classes. The message mentions Mr. Wees as son of Mrs. Gow Sees and brother of Mes V Ho Rigen, with references to addresses and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturges
Moargan Pan
Chitake Fote
Wees
Gow Sees
Mes
Ho Rigen
Local Folk On Program Sunday At Spillville
Spillville celebrates the fortieth anniversary of Antonin Dvorak’s residence with a Czech Fine Arts Society appearance from Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs M Tristan will sing with S V Shonka giving a short address. The program opens at 12 30 pm with a Prelude to the St Paul Symphony Orchestra concert in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spillville
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Fine Arts Society of
Cedar Rapids
M Triston
S V Shonka
Czech Fine Arts Society
St Paul Symphony Ohestra Cedar Rapids
Tristan
Rusalka
Sones
Dvorak
Clara Heinen
S V_ Shonka
Junior Hadassah Names Committees For Season Work
The Junior Hadassah held its first meeting of the season at the Kozberg home on BIT Second Avenue SW. Officers named are Miss Ida Kozberg president Miss Rasabe Krinitznik secretary and Miss Doris Sanders treasurer. Committee chairs include Cultural Grace Goldberg with Lena Silverman Jewish National Fund Sonia Padzewski with Sally Kozberg Membership Ruth Kushner Ticket Dorothy Kushner Social Sarah Cohn Publicity Ethel Berg Aten. An event for new members is planned for Oct 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadassah
Kozberg
Second Avenue
Ida Kozberg
Rasabe
Krinitznik
Doris Sanders
Grace Goldberg
Lena Silverman
Jewish National Fund
Sonia Padzewski
Sally Kozberg
Ruth Kushner
Dorothy Kushner
Sarah Cohn
Ethel Berg
Silver Cross circle meets at Mrs Porter home for luncheon
The Silver Cross circle of King's Daughters met at Mrs E Porter 405 Twenty-fifth street SE for a Wednesday luncheon. Elizabeth Bender assisted the hostess and Mrs A E Hartl presided guiding devotions. The circle voted to aid a widow with six children and to finish two quilts for the needy immediately. The next meeting will be a guest luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Cross Circle of
King's Daughters
E Porter
Twenty-fifth Street
Elizabeth Bender
A E Hartl
Mrs Wiest Feted Before Departure for San Francisco
Mrs Edwin Anderson entertained at 715 Eighth Street SW with cards and dancing in honor of Mrs George W Wiest who leaves Wednesday night for San Francisco to join Lt Wiest at Schofield Barracks. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Harley Greenwalt, and Mr and Mrs Sam Haynes with Vernon Haynes of Mount Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Anderson
Eighth Street
George W. Wiest
San Francisco
Lieutenant Wiest
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Harley Greenwalt
Sam Haynes
Charles Haynes
Vernon
Mount Auburn
Sporman and Grandson Visit Chicago for Progress Exposition
Will Sporman and his grandson Charles of Detroit spend the weekend in Chicago to attend A Century of Progress. They will then travel to Detroit to stay with Mr Sporman's son Charles Sporman, manager of the American Skylight company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Sporman
Charles
Detroit
Chicago
Mr Sporman
Charles Sporman
American Skylight Company
Mrs Ezra Fields Hosts Jolly Ramblers Club Event
Mrs Ezra Fields hosted the Jolly Ramblers club at 607 Fight Avenue SE on a Wednesday afternoon. Prizes at cards were won by Mrs Wo Phillips and Mrs Robert Kenneat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Fields
Fighth Avenue
Jolly Ramblers Club
Wo Phillips
Robert Kenneat
Christie Otis Abert Suchomel Return From Project Stay
Mrs Wooam Christie Otis and Abert Suchomel returned from Chicago after five days at a center of project in Ni area. The group traveled from 1420 L sree SWorase and attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooam
Christie Otis
Area
Sree Sworase
Juvenile Program Notes From Local Club Meeting
A fragment from a clubs and lodges page notes juvenile matters. The item mentions Matta Chapter 45 and a Saturday event with a planned initiative aimed at youths. Further specifics are unreadable in the OCR snippet.
P T A Council Backs Six-Year High School Plan
The Cedar Rapids P T A Council met in a special session and voted unanimously to support the proposed six year high school plan. It pledged full cooperation with the school board Superintendent Deamer and local citizens to improve facilities for Cedar Rapids students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Deamer
Te Council
C. A. Ove
Iowa Mutual Girls Club Dinner Elected Officers
The Iowa Mutual Girls club held a dinner in the Lincoln room at the Roosevelt hotel on Wednesday evening. Twenty six covers were set. A brief business meeting followed and the officers for the coming year were elected: Marie Johnson as president Burga Bornhoeft as vice president Esther Gilmore as secretary and Laura Merges as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Mutual Girls’ Club
Lincoln
Roosevelt Hotel
Marie Johnson
Burga Bornhoeft
Esther Gilmore
Laura Merges
Anniversary Celebration For Mr and Mrs Bert Klekar
Mr and Mrs Bert Klekar celebrated their eleventh wedding anniversary on Tuesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ben Houser, Mr and Mrs Paul Petrick and children Paul and Bobby, Mr and Mrs Albert Urban, Mrs Henry Urban, John Kickar Jr, and Mr and Mrs Bert Kickar with Edward and Arlene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Klekar
Ben Houser
Paul Petrick
Paul and
Bobby
Albert Urban
Henry Urban
John Kickar, Jr
Bert Kickar
Edward
Arlene
Mrs N Mouselite Returns From Chicago Visit
Mrs N Mouselite and her daughter of 115 Sixth Street SW returned Thursday after several days at the fair and visiting friends and relatives in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Mouselite
Sixth Street
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Drum and Bugle Corps Medalists at Chicago Contest
Cedar Rapids boys drum and bugle corps received medals for third place at the Chicago Musicland festival held Aug 19. Presentation by John Reding Jr. at Memorial Building Armory as Stanley Vesely begins as new director. Mascot Roger McDonald, 3, inducted. next drill set for next Thursday at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Parents’ Organization
John Timm
Donald Diehl
Jesse Fauchier
Gold Charm Presented to W H Cavanagh by Diamondball Group
The Cedar Rapids Diamondball association presented a gold charm to W. H. Cavanagh an active worker in diamondball and hockey who will move with his family to Great Falls Montana. The engraved charm shows Cavanagh name and association with a diamondball replica on the front. The informal ceremony occurred at Joe Carberry's home at 307 Twenty-eighth street drive SE and was presented by Cay and Paul Patterson the association secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Diamondball Association
W. H. Cavanagh
Great Falls
Mont
Pet Ritz Garden Opens Saturday In Town
Announcement details the opening of Pet Ritz Garden at 509 Third Avenue SE this Saturday. The venue will offer Pet Ritz beer distributed locally by Paul Jerabek of 216 Twelfth Avenue SE, along with sandwiches, soft drinks, and live orchestra music for the inaugural night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue SE
Paul Jerabek
Twelfth Avenue SE
Collins Gets Year's Term For Jail Break
Raymond Collins aged 35 was sentenced to one year in the Fort Madison state penitentiary after conviction on jail breaking charges. He had escaped from the local jail last May while nearing the end of a six months sentence for a misdemeanor. The district court imposed the sentence late Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Raymond Collins
Fort Madison
Collins
Warcony
Mrs Alice McKay Funeral Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Alice McKay who died Thursday noon at her daughter’s home will be held in Turner chapel at 2 p.m Saturday. Christian Science services will be conducted and burial will be in Linwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McKay
H. Kitchin
Third Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Labor Body Backs Four Cedar Rapids High Schools Plan
The Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor unanimously approved a proposal to create four six year high schools. Arthur Deamer, the school superintendent, will be invited to explain the plan in detail at the next meeting. David Bleakley outlined the NRA program and urged cooperation to give it a fair trial. Frank J. Jiruska was named as federation representative to the AFL national convention in Washington. Walter Shadle resigned from the executive board and the organization committee. President L. C. Schuknecht will fill the vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Federation of Labor
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
Board of Education
NRA
David Bleakley
Bleakley
Frank J. Jiruska
American Federation of Labor
Washington, D C
Walter Shadle
L. C Schuknecht
Fewer Poor Ratings In The 1933 Credit Guide Reported
W H Grizel manager of the Credit Guide and Adjustment company told High Twelve club members at the Hotel Roosevelt about fewer poor ratings in the 1933 Credit Guide. Cedar Rapids has a near top collection rate behind Minneapolis with fewer COD ratings than eight or ten years. In 1932 sixty six point four percent of charge accounts were paid promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
W H Grizel
Credit Guide and Adjustment Company
High Twelve Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Minneapolis
United States
Mr. Grizel
Mr Grizel
High Twelve
Lars A Larson
Masons
Highway Safety Campaign Aims for Intensive Drive
Hanford Iowa outlines a statewide effort led by the American Legion to cut traffic crashes. A safety week September 24 30 proclaimed by Gov Clyde Herring precedes a full Highway Safety year starting October 1 with signs at intersections a patrolling loud speaker car school outreach patrols and traffic observers to remind drivers of laws and tests of vehicle safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marousck
Highway Safety Committee
Hanford Post
American Legion
Clyde Herring
Iowa Motor Vehicle Department
State Department of the American Legion
Automobile Dealers Association
Hoover privately favors repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
DEL MONTE California Arthur L Race Boston chairman of the prohibition committee of the American Hotel association said former President Herbert Hoover privately supported repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment after the Maine election Race said Hoover wanted repeal as soon as possible and discussed bootlegging and speakeasy industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Monte
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Arthur L. Race
Boston
The
American Hotel Association
Race
Hoover
Maine
Washington
Aunt Het and Jane Debt Burden Over Borrowed Books
In a terse exchange Aunt Het complains that Jane borrows her books and never returns them, noting Jane feels she should repay but will not bring the books back. The remark hints at lingering frictions over borrowed items and expected reciprocity.
Employment of Married Women Critique in Cedar Rapids
In a letter to the Gazette a writer urges employers to dismiss married women whose husbands are employed and replace them with widows and single women. Citing 1930 statistics, the author notes many women in manufacturing and service roles and laments outsiders hired over locals in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kilberger Quicker Job Access Than City Comers
A note credits FRANK L. KILBERGER with asserting that some individuals secure employment faster than newcomers to the city after only a few hours of stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Kilberger
Medal to be preserved for display in society museum
The gold medal commemorating the sacking of Senator Huey P. Long will be given to the American Numismatic Society museum for display alongside medals and coins marking Marathon 490 B C, the assassination of Julius Caesar, and America's entry into World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Huey P. Long
American Numismatic Society Museum
Marathon
B. C
Julius Caesar
America
He Can’t Loaf Two Hours a Day in Illinois
William Todd a farmhand in Allerton Illinois quit after three days when his employer Alvin McGuire ordered him to rest two hours each morning to comply with the NRA rule. Todd said loafing two hours was harder than working a full day. Australia supplies about one fifth of the world wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allerton
Ill
NRA
William Todd
Alvin McGuire
McGuire
Todd
Australia
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Wisconsin
H WN Graves
Blake Boulevard
Hayward
Wis
Idlewich Minn
Harold Horan
Arthur Tschirgl
Charles Manson
M. M. Thompsons
Mrs Sinclair
UC YT
Howard Baxter
Emil Petranek
Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington DC
New York City
Niagara
Midboro
Frank Hueneer
Oakland
Mos
Ralph Howland
W Spercer
Goa
Avenue NE
LeRon
Aiden Wayne
Jean Kneis
Talk of
the Town
Noa
Glawor
Wilshire
Wasswell
Earl Sturges
Morgan Park Schiool
KEANE
Tom
Circle
Clubs
Matta Chapter
P.T.A. Council
Itowa Mutual Club
Pet
Hladey’s Groc. & Mkt
Fourth Avenue
Dial
Cascade
O . Winters
County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Elizabeth Court
Farley
Julia Kraft
R A French
Dubuque
Winters
Outline Highway Safety Campaign
Legion Committee
Marousek
Poe
St. Patrick’s School
Central City
Hanford
Kruidenier
Dave Bleakly
W. L. Dutton
R. E. Mellen
Chifefons
Second Street
Cedar Rapids, Ta
People’s Forum
People's Forum
Marilyn
Bartlett A Millinery Mart
Sgarlata
First Avenue SE
Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Iowa
Peter V. Ross
Mass
Brown Suede
L. F. Kent
Kent
Woerderhoff'’S Fair Shoe Store
First Avenue
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