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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1942

Page

2

Farmer’s in the Scrap Headed to Winnetka This Week

Mrs Burlingham stays longer. Mr and Mrs H C Granger visit with sons Joseph and Herbert from Warren Pa at Granger home. Mrs Owen Turner hosts Tuckabache club September luncheon for 18. Mrs A W Salisbury and Mrs O A Nelson host. Velma Bowles wedding to Lieut William H Collins noted. Susan Sanborn visits Perry and Toledo trip. W K Lothian’s phlebitis improves.

Winnetka H. C. Granger Joseph and Herbert Warren, Pa Mr. Granger Co. L. Granger Owen Turner Tuckabache Club A. W. Salisbury O. A. Nelson T. Arthur Newman Susan Sanborn Toledo Velma Bowles William H. Collins Chicago Clifford Shearer Perry

Farm Bureau tea and home demonstration in Marion

A Farm Bureau home project guest tea was held Tuesday in Marion with 40 women attending. Speakers included Mrs. Mary Mentzer Hollingsworth on Make Way for the Mails and A R McElwain on proper use of the American flag.

Farm Bureau Home Project South Merion Township Marion Gas Company Mary Mentzer Hollingsworth A. R. McElwain J. L. Papes James Whitcomb Riley Margaret Stewart Stewart Richard Straley Carl Carver Milo Petrak William Goodrow

Niece Janette Roberts to Marry Keith Jacobs in Marion

Mrs. B. W. Schenken and Mrs. A. A. Schenken hosted a miscellaneous shower Tuesday at the A. A. Schenken home with 15 guests complimenting Miss Janette Roberts, who will wed Keith Jacobs of Marion this month. Trojan lodge No. 548 AF and AM to meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic temple for second degree work. Mrs. Marvin Martin and daughter Joyce Ann traveled to Hill Nebraska to visit Mr. Martins mother.

Janette Roberts Keith Jacobs Marion B. W. Schenken A. A. Schenken Trojan Lodge A.M Masonic Temple Marvin Martin Joyce Ann Ehill, Neb Mr. Martin

Mrs Bowlby and Mrs Abbott Visit in Rock Island

Mrs Jane Bowlby of Rock Island Alabama and her daughter Mrs Ed Abbott of the Panama Canal Zone were guests Tuesday of Mr and Mrs W J Atz in Rock Island Illinois. Mr Atzs guest was George Reynolds of Minneapolis en route to Rock Island. Mrs E D Jefferson to entertain the Thursday Bridge club at two tables of bridge.

Jane Bowlby Rock Island Ed Abbott Panama Canal Zone

Ten year old pony fall fractures arm on farm

Virgil Luckeroth son of Mr and Mrs Ben Luckeroth tenant farmers on the Clyde Simonsen farm northeast of Marion suffered a fractured arm Tuesday when he fell from a pony.

Virgil Luckeroth Ben Luckeroth Tennant Clyde Simonsen Marion

Valdosta Couple Again Visiting Former Marion Residents

Mr and Mrs LeRoy Nelson of Valdosta Georgia formerly of Marion were overnight guests Tuesday at the W W Lary home en route from Valdosta where Mr Nelson works on a government project to his parents home in Oelwein Iowa.

LeRoy Nelson Valdosta Marion W. W. Lary Nelson Oelwein

Mrs. Stanley Thomas Visits George Kindler in Iowa City

Mrs. Stanley Thomas accompanied George A. Kindler to Iowa City on Wednesday to visit Mrs. Kindler who is a patient at University Hospital.

Stanley Thomas George A. Kindler Iowa City Kindler University Hospital

Friday Art Club Meeting With Mrs Os car Byam

The Friday Art club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Oscar Byam at 405 Ninth Avenue.

Oscar Byam Ninth Avenue

Meri-Mix Pinochle Club Meet At Fairhurst Home

Mrs. Jack Gibney won the high prize Tuesday afternoon at a Meri-Mix Pinochle club meet held in the home of Mrs. Arthur E. Fairhurst. Mrs. Fairhurst took second prize and Mrs. Fred Winston received the consolation prize.

Jack Gibney Arthur E. Fairhurst Fairhurst Fred Winston

Mrs. Stimson Leads Children and Democracy Program

Mrs. F. E. Stimson directed the Cornelian club program on Tuesday at Mrs. James Fitzgerald’s home titled Children and Democracy. Refreshments were served to eight members.

F. E. Stimson Cornelian Club James Fitzgerald

Mrs Watters Plans Midwest Visit to Illinois Relatives

Mrs. R. B. Watters will travel to Chicago and Maywood Illinois on Thursday to visit relatives She will also visit Springfield Illinois before returning home

R. B. Watters Chicago Maywood Ill Springfield

Apprenticed Seaman Schaefer on Nine Day Leave

Charles J. Schaefer an apprentice seaman at Great Lakes Illinois is spending a nine day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles W Schaefer Mrs Leon R Blinks has been taken to her home 1177 Tenth from a Cedar Rapids hospital

W. J. Lange Camp Deane John Brooke Lange A Ge R. Lange Des Moines Charles J. Schaefer Great Lakes, Ill Charles W. Schaefer Leon R. Blinks Cedar Rapids

Barge Cafe in Decorah Threatened by Fire

The Decorah cafe suffered damage when a garage adjacent to the Barge cafe burned on Wednesday morning. Fire destroyed surplus restaurant furniture dishes and canned goods. Estimated loss stood at 1000 dollars. Defective wiring is suspected as the cause.

Barge Cafe Decorah the Gazette

Cedar Rapids Woman Dons a WAAC Uniform

DES MOINES AP Mrs E F Lemore of Cedar Rapids and Mrs K W Erwin of Belle Plaine were sworn in as auxiliaries in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Both husbands are in service. Lemore formerly lived at Sioux City. Their Syrian and Bohemian ancestry is noted. Both women, 28, asked for overseas duty.

Des Moines E. F. Lemore Cedar Rapids K. W. Erwin Belle Plaine Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Lamore Sioux City George E. Skaff Minnesota Erwin

Veteran driver seeks license after 23 years as learner

Bastista Lenico of Lambertville New Jersey hopes to obtain his driver's license this week after 23 years as a learner. He first failed a driving test in 1919 and has driven with 224 learner's permits since then.

Lambertville, N. J

Fox Trapped on Ellis Boulevard Vents a Local Tale

For about two months residents of Ellis boulevard watched a red fox around the George Stone home. Stone set a trap using a live chicken in a cage and an improvised henhouse device. The trap closed the first night, catching the fox, with plans to present it to Bever Park.

Reynard the Fox George Stone Ellis Boulevard NW Ellis Boulevard Mr. Fox Stone United States Reynard Fox Bever Park

Lighting experts to present at chamber bureau meeting

The unnamed bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will hold its first fall meeting at 6 15 p m Thursday in the chamber. Elmer A Holloway secretary of the National Illuminating Engineers Society will demonstrate black light fluorescent lighting and new equipment. A E Morehouse membership chairman asks members to bring a prospective member.

Chamber of Commerce Chamber Elmer A. Holloway National Illuminating Engineers Society A. E. Morehouse Bureau

Starting Young In Englewood Traffic Jam

Police freed 4 year old Donald Waidman who rode a toy car at a main intersection. Surrounded by drivers urging him to move on he said he wanted to see how his car would ride on a real street.

Englewood N. J Donald Waidman Donald

Police Chiefs Hear About Nazi Sabotage Psychology

At the Iowa Association of Police Chiefs convention in Des Moines, Dr. Kurt Schaefer formerly of Germany now with the University of Iowa commerce department described Nazi tactics to suppress sabotage. Col Homer H. Slaughter contrasted Japanese military culture with Allied aims, while naval Lieuts Brown and Ongley demonstrated hand to hand combat techniques for cadets and police officers.

Germany Kurt Schaefer Commerce Department University of Iowa Schaefer Iowa Association of Police Chiefs Roosevelt Hotel Gestapo Col Homer H. Slaughter Japan Col. Slaughter Navy Lieut. Brown Evanston Lieut Brown Fred Ongley J. H. Clift Association Joe Strub

North Liberty Mourns L. L. Stoner at 70

L L Stoner 70 a prominent North Liberty resident died of a heart attack Monday afternoon en route to a Cedar Rapids hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p m at the North Liberty Methodist church with burial in Ridgewood Cemetery. He was born in Madison township and survived by his widow Nelle Wray a 1898 marriage later to Mabel Zeller, a daughter Mrs Richard Weldhouse a son William, a daughter Ellen Weldhouse, four sisters and two brothers. He served with Northwestern Mutual Fire Insurance as director since 1907 and was a longtime Mason member.

North Liberty L.L Stoner Tack Cedar Rapids North Liberty Methodist Church Tenens Ridgewood Cemetery Oathout Chapel Iowa City Madison Township Nelle Wray Mabel Zeller Stoner Northwestern Mutual Fire Insurance Association North Liberty Council Masonic Lodge Richard Weldhouse William Camp Gordon Allamusta Ellen Eld House George Ranshaw M. M. Wolfe M. J. Stoner North Liberty Glenp Mt. Vernon

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