Rev Willis A Baxter Wed At Mount Holyoke Chapel
Marriage notice for Miss Mary Priscilla Churchill of Old Orchard Beach Maine to Rev Willis Alden Baxter at Mount Holyoke College Chapel South Hadley Mass The ceremony was by Rev David Adams with maid of honor Miss Eleanor Paddock and best man Howard Baxter After a New England motor tour the couple will live in Hobart New York where Baxter leads a Presbyterian church Mrs Baxter a Mount Holyoke graduate taught in Utica New York area The groom attended Grinnell College Coe College and Princeton Theological Seminary and is Tau Kappa Epsilon member Attending relatives include Arthur Baxter Cedar Rapids and Mrs Ralph Redmond Sterling Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Priscilla Churchill
Samuel B. Churchill
Old Orchard Beach
Willis Alden Baxter
Arthur Baxter
Seventeenth Street
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
David Adams
Eleanor Paddock
Melrose
Howard Baxter
New York City
New England
Hobart
N. Y
Baxter
Presbyterian Church
Utica
New Hartford
Grinnell College
Coe College
Presbyterian Theological Seminary of
Princeton, N. J
Reception Honors New Cornellians
Mount Vernon social season opens with a Magee home reception for new Cornellians. Notables present include Dr. and Mrs. James Macaulay and Deans Betts Gregor and King. Various dinners, luncheons, and club gatherings follow, marking a busy slate of family and civic entertainments through the week.
Mechanicsville Bridge Club Notes and Prizes
Mechanicsville social notes list multiple Bridge club gatherings and prizes. Mrs. Buell Pieper and Mrs. R A Smith hosted in honor of Mrs. Kenneth Blight of Custer South Dakota, formerly Miss Carol Smith. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Maurice Moffit and Mrs. F E Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buell Pieper
R. A. Smith
Kenneth Blight
Custer
S. C
Carol Smith
Mechanicsville
Maurice Moffit
F. E. Woods
F. H. Kisor
Glen Woods
Gilbert Dutton
John Lynch
Roy Stoffel
Octet Bridge Club
Lee Scott
Kenneth Krumroy
Martha Stookey
Emanon Bridge Club
Howard Mason
S. D
Carl Reece
Howard Rhoads
Alene Norris
John Danly, Jr
Country club hosts and club events fill Anamosa social week
Anamosa hosts, including Edna Watters and Carl Smith couples, held a Thursday card party at the Country club with high score awards won by O M Rife, J E Remley, Merrill Hunt and Charles Tyler. A bridge luncheon at Wapsipinicon Country club drew about 200 for a final supper party as fall events begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Watters
Carl Smith
J. D. Paul
Kenneth Humphal
O. M. Rife
J. E. Remley
Merrill Hunt
Charles Tyler
Wapsipinicon Country Club
R. D. McIntyre
H. F. Dolan
Leigh Pearson
H. C. Metcalf
E. W. Smykil
T. E. Watters
B. H. Erb
A. J. Ament
H. S. Dutton
J. E. Tyler
George Fegan
Cecil Wilson
Circle Meetings and Community Events Across Town
The Rosary Circle of St Mich aels met at Mrs. Nettie Brecht’s home while the St Rita Circle gathered at Mrs. Matt Boddicker’s country home. Public school teachers hosted a dinner at the Amana hotel for four new teachers. A wedding dance honored Mr and Mrs Francis Ritter following their Parkston S C wedding last week. The local Royal Neighbor camp enjoyed a dinner at Mrs Bertha Robertson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosary
St. Michaels
Nettie Brecht
St. Rita
Matt Boddicker
Amana Hotel
Stepman Ball Room
Francis Ritter
Parkston
S. C
Bertha Robertson
West Liberty P T A hosts dinner and reception for teachers
West Liberty P T A sponsored a covered dish dinner and a teacher reception at the high school with Ed Ehrich and Vaughn Sanders as chairs. New and returning teachers at Viola are listed along with a League of Women Voters tea hosted by Mrs. John H Perrine and speaker Rev B T Schwab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teacher Association
Home Economics Department
Ed Ehrich
Vaughn Sanders
Raymond Owen
Cecil Hintz
John Blair
Dorothy Heatherington
K. C. Smith
Hawthorne club selects Charm School as study subject
The Hawthorne club chose Wyoming "The Charm School" for the year as its study topic. The initial meeting was held at the home of Mrs. John Holub on Monday evening, with "As We Are" slated as the Progressive Woman's club program topic. The first gathering for that group occurred Tuesday evening at Mrs. Peter Sievers's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne Club
John Holub
Peter Sievers
Shower Honors Miss Schaaff in Oxford Junction High Gym
Clarence Miss Lavon Schaaff was honored at a shower in the Oxford Junction high school gym Tuesday evening with about 100 attendees. The event featured numerous gifts for the bride to be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavon Schaaff
Oxford Junction
Amanda Conrad
Laura Kettleson
Emma Kammeyer
Ida Conrad
Normandia Club Hosts Nordic Evening at Hausman Home
The Normandia club met Monday evenings for the first Scandinavian program of the year at Mrs. Frank Hausman’s home with assistance from Mrs. J. H. Johnson, Mrs. G. A. Rumph, Ida Smith and Miss Olga Grangaard. A Norwegian dinner was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandia Club
Frank Hausman
Mesdames J. H. Johnson
G. A. Rumph
Ida Smith
Olga Grangaard
Couple To Live In Kansas With Legion Auxiliary Hosts
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Wednesday evening gathering with assistant hostesses Mrs. Lucile Fox, Mrs. Margaret Mealey, and Mrs. Edna Gehrken. Parkside school’s Parent Teachers Association met Tuesday with committees named by president Mrs. Robert Driscoll. Programs featured piano solos by Marjorie Walker and Hawaiian guitar by Eugene Jahncke, followed by a talk from Dorothy Nelson, the school nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Lucile Fox
Margaret Mealey
Edna Gehrken
Parent-Teachers Association of
Parkside School
Robert Driscoll
Clara Olson
Rhoda Reinhold
Dorothy Ceilley
Carl Behrens
William Gay
Marjorie Walker
Eugene Jahncke
Dorothy Nelson
Local Bridge and Card Club Gatherings
Calamus hosts the Afternoon Bridge club with Mrs. George Olson in attendance. Beste Yette card club meets at Ida Petersen home with Mrs. Yardem, Mrs. Pruhs, and Mrs. Eli Petersen named winners. O A O card club entertained by Mrs. Jerome Dolan with four prize recipients. Eli Petersen hosts the Tuesday Bridge club with prizes to Mrs. Holstein, Mrs. Butterfield, Miss Buell, and Mrs. Yardem. Des Moines welfare official Mr. Lindquist speaks to Mission Workers and Kvindherred Lutheran Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Olson
William J. Eden
Leonard Horstmann
Fred Schwennsen
Mildred Siegmund
Ida Petersen
Joseph Yardem
Henry Pruhs
Eli Petersen
Jerome Dolan
James Denahy
William Wulf
Otto Griebel
Harry Smith
William Holstein
Frank Butterfield
Josie Buell
Lindquist
Social Welfare Department
Des Moines
Mission Workers
Kvindherred Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
La Porte City social groups meet in new hall
The Eastern Star lodge convened in its new hall Tuesday evening with Mrs. L. A. Moore and Mrs. J. KR. Buser in charge. Audrey Hulse hosted the B. G. B. club luncheon and bridge at her La Porte City cafe and home, with guests Mrs. J. H. Goon and Mrs. Gertrude Esher. The Kensington gathering met at Mrs. M. G. Foss home aided by Mrs. Ralph Foss and Mrs. Frank Miller. The Past Noble Grand circle met at Mrs. John Rhinehart’s home with hostess Mrs. John Miszner assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star Lodge
L. A. Moore
J. KR. Buser
Audrey Hulse
B. G. B. Club
la Porte City
Bridge
J. H. Goon
Gertrude Esher
American Legion Auxiliary
Kensington
M. G. Foss
Ralph Foss
Frank Miller
John Rhinehart
John Miszner
Harmony class entertained at Miss Mattie Johnson home
The Harmony class of the Presbyterian Sunday school was entertained Thursday at the home of Miss Mattie Johnson with Mrs. Ida Bixby assisting. A birthday party for William DeFoe followed at his home Tuesday evening. The Young People's society met Thursday in the Presbyterian church basement. A reception for the consolidated school faculty will be held in the I.C.C.F. hall next Thursday, sponsored by the Federated church. The Birthday Club plans to meet next Thursday at Mrs. Gage Copeland's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Hahn
Des Moines
Ingleside
Jordan House
E. C. Pratt
James McCutcheon
Russell Cole
S. J. McLaughlin
Nama Lathe
Prall
E. R. Ristine
James Macaulay
Joseph Bennett
Iowa City
Wesleyan Service Guild
Lloyd Gustafson
Franklin Littell
Merle English
New York City
James Eyre
J. B. Ringer
Ladies Aid
L. E. Bigger
A. J. Baird
Charles Hartung
Fred Sadler
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Julian Johnston
Frank Frick
Mae Mitchell
Maxine Turner
American Legion Auxiliary
Pythian
Ruth Avery
Grand Lodge
Country Club
Cornellian Club
Anamosa
C. G. Benner
C. J. Cash
J P. Decker
R. L. Hyde
Genevieve Braun
J. K. Delahooke
Merrill Rawson
C. L. Kelly
Roy Weighels
L. A. Downing
W. G. Yount
Marvin Westphal
Olin
Richard Brownell
Helen Downing
Brownell
Wyoming
E. O. Nash
Woman's Club
Mrs. Nash
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Freeman
Jack
University of California
Will Reese
Unity Club
Ida Bonjour
Ruth Andrews
Edna Ohlsen
Henrietta Switzer
Clara Volker
United Brethren Sunday School
August Ahrendsen
Wilma McDonald
Dee Vrooman
Orville McDonald
Harmony
Presbyterian Sunday School
Mattie Johnson
Ida Bixby
William DeFoe
Young People's Society of the Federated Church
Consolidated School
I.C.C.F
Federated Church
Gage Copeland
Hazleton Faculty Dinners With Hazelton School Board
The Hazleton school faculty hosted a dinner for the school board at Oelwein park on a Wednesday evening. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nelson and numerous faculty members and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton School
Oelwein Park
W. H. Nelson
L. Proctor
I. A. Morey
H. R. Kiefer
K. F. Weitman
T. H. Slater
C. I. Nelson
Cathern M. Nelson
Olin Bride Honored At Shower
A post nuptial shower for Mrs. Stanley Allen was hosted at the L. J. Rohwedder home in Olin. Formerly Miss Erma Rohwedder, she is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rohwedder of Wyoming. Out of town guests joined relatives and friends from Canton Oxford Junction Onslow Stanwood Tipton Anamosa and Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
John Schladetzky
Ale
Willing Workers of the Presby terian Hostess Meeting
Mrs. W F Dunlap and Mrs L N Batchelder hosted the Willing Workers at the Dunlap home. Plans for the annual guest day were arranged for the October church meeting. G W Gearhart chairs the program and Dolph Van Sickle leads the refreshment committee. Miss Ada Hindman departs for a winter in Los Angeles. Mabel and Lela McShane hosted the M O B club with twelve members attending and plans for the October fall party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Dunlap
L. N. Batchelder
Presbyterian Church
Dunlap
G. W. Gearhart
Dolph van Sickle
Ella Faust
Ada Hindman
Miss Hindman
Los Angeles
Calif
Mabel
Lela McShane
M. O. B. Club
Earlville society holds potluck supper and postevent shower
The Standard Bearer notes a potluck supper at the Methodist Episcopal church parlor Thursday evening followed by a shower for Mrs Leola Ham a recent bride. A picnic at the Millen home Wednesday honored the Rev and Mrs L C Smith former residents now in Springville Mr and Mrs W W Baskerville and several guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Bearer Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
Leola Ham
W. I. Millen
L. C. Smith
Springville
W. W
Marie Jones
Chicago
Lillian Kahl
Bruce Derry
Corpus Christi
Tex
Social events roll through Oelwein week
Mrs W L Smith hosted the Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors and Ella May division at a buffet luncheon. Twenty couples attended the Junior Woman's Club dance at the Oelwein Country Club. A pre nuptial shower for Adele Buesch announced her Sept 18 wedding to Dr. R J Galvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Smith
Lincoln Division
Des Moines
Ella May
Oelwein
Oelwein Country Club
Lyle Palmer
Adele Buesch
R. J. Galvin
Don Witt
Evelyn Mack
Buesch
C. B. Hintz
A. R. Hammond
Glen Wallace
Hazleton
Frank Hanna
M. Erb
Mary Conley
Roy Schrack
Calendar of regional events across Iowa towns
Cedar Rapids hosts outboard races on the Cedar River. University of Iowa opens 1939 40 year with vespers in Macbride auditorium. Coe College begins 59th year with opening address by Dr David I Berger. Grinnell freshman week starts with classes Thursday. Des Moines hosts Republican dinner with Dr Glenn Frank at Hotel Savery. Iowa theater hosts sky dance showings. Cornell College academic year opens at Mount Vernon. Upper Iowa conference continues through Sunday with women’s societies anniversaries. Central district PTA conference in Tama. Greeley holds annual horse and colt show. Iowa Poultry Improvement Assn meets at Hotel Savery. Lisbon observes sauerkraut day with races and vaudeville. Oelwein fall farm festival features shows and displays. Mitchellville corn belt plowing match sites with 15 000 expected. Rock Island Iowa Kiwanis district meeting through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Cedar Valley Outboard Association
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Stoddard Lane
Macbride
Coe College
David I. Berger
Grinnell
Grinnell College
Des Moines
Glenn Frank
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Constitution
Hotel Savery
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Clinton
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Women's Home
Foreign Missionary Societies
Dubuque
Davenport
Waterloo
TAMA
Iowa Conference of Parent Teachers
Greeley
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Lisbon
Martello
Oelwein
Mitchellville
Social Events in Columbus Junction Attendances
Mrs. Harry Jordan hosted a bridal shower for her daughter Mrs. Carlyle Rees, Madeline Jordan. Miss Margaret Huston entertained the Old Clifton club with committee members Mrs. Nellie Schlichting and Mrs. Thelma Devore. The Social circle held a hamburgery at Columbus Chautauqua park. The Past Noble Grand circle of Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge met in the Odd Fellows dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jordan
Carlyle Rees
Madeline Jordan
Margaret Huston
Old Clifton Club
Nellie Schlichting
Thelma Devore
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Noble Grand Circle
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Dining
Local Societies Gather for Anniversaries and Meetings
Hopkinton residents report the Missionary Society of the Covenanter church meeting at Miss Jennie Ferguson's home. Mrs James Johnston hosted the A-Go-I-Go club on Thursday. The Country club marked its twentieth anniversary with a Friday Community Hall gathering featuring former members as special guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of the Covenanter Church
Jennie Ferguson
Alice Johnston
Country Club
Guild Hosts Meet in Church Parlors
Onslow Mrs. Isaac Edwards Mrs. N L Lowe and Mrs. Otha Johnson hosted the Guild gathering in the church parlors Wednesday. Mrs. Kenneth Kennedy presided with guest Mrs. Wayne Molsbery attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Edwards
N. L. Lowe
Otha Johnson
Kenneth Kennedy
Wayne Molsbery
Virginia Yungman and Robert Fosnacht to Wed on Oct 1
Engagement announcement from Mrs Yungman hosts a dinner party at 1520 Fifth Avenue SE. The wedding is set for October 1 at Trinity Lutheran church with guests including Catherine Aukerman Dorothy McLeod Jeanne Hamblin Marion Wing and Betty Fosnacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vireginia Yungman
J. E. Yungman
Fifth Avenue SE
Robert Fosnacht
George Fosnacht
Avenue NE
Yungeman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Catherine Aukerman
Dorothy McLeod
Jeanne Hamblin
Marion Wing
Alice Kulhavy
Catherine Timm
Maxine Maxson
Nola Berger
Marjorie Schindler
Betty Fosnacht
Lotus Knief
Waterloo
Variety On Your List Of Friends
Dear Miss Manners offers advice on choosing friends beyond money or status. A reader seeks help winning a girl dating a boy the parents dislike, arguing she may be misled by love and lies. The reply advocates taking decisive action, making strong impressions, and showing her a great time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ose
Miss Manners
You’re Around Monopolizing Her Time Catches Rival’s Notice
A terse social remark warns that if one person monopolizes her time the rival gains opportunity. It frames competition for attention as a strategic move affecting relationships and power dynamics.
Dear Miss Manners Readers Letter From Pete And Pat
Two girls from a small town write about enjoying outdoors and wholesome activities while noting that some boys favor glamorous city types who take their money. They urge readers to look closer at home for approachable, fun companions. The columnist thanks them and suggests male readers respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
Pete
Pat
Clara Swain auxiliary hosts West Branch gathering
The Clara Swain auxiliary met at the Methodist church on Wednesday for a picnic supper and social evening to honor local teachers. Vivian Hunter led devotions, Arlene Brown welcomed the group, and Esther Wilkin with Jessie Thomas conducted an entertaining contest introducing guest speaker Mrs. Whit H. Clark of Monroe Washington who spoke on her state and its attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Swain
Vivian Hunter
Arlene Brown
Esther Wilkin
Jessie Thomas
Whit H. Clark
Monroe
Wash
Mae Myers
Irwin Mosher
Lysle Holmes
George Kirby
West Liberty
C. E. Secrest
West Branch
C. D. Witter
Pasadena
Calif
Louie Hansen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Willis A. Baxter
Mount Holyoke Chapel
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Ralph Redmond
Sterling, II
Mrs
John Benjamin Magee
Joseph W. Gray, Jr
James Laing
Louise Haug
Mary MacGregor
Alice Marie Bigger
Anne Culbertson
Helen Peet
Betty Rowley
Robert Lott
Carroll
Harry Maurer
Cleveland
Homer Stockton
J. M. Thomas
George T. Hanna
James B. Hodgson
James
Walter T. Evans
Harold Polland
Jacqueline
Richard Ainsworth
Alice Jones
Anne Harris
Edwin Harris
J. W. Caree
Earl Simpson
Rae Travis
Palisades Lodge
W. B. Crumbaugh
Jolly Seven
Ll. Olin
Norway
Viola
Martin
Paulson
MacDonald
Boots
Thompson
Burke
Glasgow
Morris Armstrong
Kenneth Burris
C. V. Burris
Centerville
Monticello
Margaret Small
Chaney Burris
Burris
John H. Perrine
League of Women Voters
B. T. Schwab
Congregational Church
W. E. Tuetken
Shof
Granby
Dempsey
Dempsey’s
Ray Whitmore
Oscar Workman
Second Avenue
DIAL
Clarence
Waukon
Kansas
St. Matthew's Church
George W. Koehn
Koehn
Frances Hallgren
Alex H. Hallgren
Roosevelt Hotel
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Calamus
Shellsburg
Earlville
Wee Oelwein
Rock Island
Illinois-Eastern Iowa
Kiwanis
Columbus Junction
Luella
First Ave. SE
Virginia Yungman
Mary Manners
Neumode
Bette Bette
Second Street
Fashion and Science
Merchants National Bank
Paramount Pharmacy Pramount Theater
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