Don DeFore Returns to Cedar Rapids Stage in Petticoat Fever
Cedar Rapids actor Don DeFore, after early Hollywood success, returns home to lead the Cedar Rapids Community Players in Petticoat Fever on Sept 29 30 and Oct 1. He plans a move to New York after, still unsure of critics reception, while recalling Hollywood work and early tough hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollywood
Don DeFore
Cedar Rapids
California
Don
New York City
New York
West Coast
Pasadena
the Playhouse
Hollywood
Playhouse
Wayne Morris
Farewell Dinner Held for Mr and Mrs L A Clute
Twenty six neighbors hosted a farewell dinner for the L A Clute couple moving this week. About seventy five attended a Thursday reception for teachers and new residents at the Methodist church, with Mrs. Earl Colvin directing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Clute
Methodist Church
Earl Colvin
Domestic science girls host tea honoring mothers
South English reports a tea at the school on Wednesday for mothers with guests Mrs. William H. Gardner and Mrs. N. O. Walk. The Twentieth Century club met Friday at Mrs. Walk’s home. The Friendly Farm Bureau will visit Mrs. L. J. Powell next Tuesday with a program led by Mrs. John D. Trusler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Gardner
N. O. Walk
Twentieth Century Club
Friendly Farm Bureau Tirere
L. J. Powell
John D. Trusler
Local social notes from Garnaville and area
Tuesday study club met at Mrs. Clarence Leig ten home. Ruth Kregel read on Indian Wars and Pioneers in Iowa. Dinner honors for daughter of K J Strehl include multiple guests from St Olaf Elkader Davenport Edgewood Garnaville and St Olaf. American Legion Auxiliary set for Oct 12 with alternates named. Band Mothers hosted seniors from the class of 1927 in Waterloo. Community House Service Club sewed seventy articles and monogrammed two dozen garments. Mrs Clara Briles honored with kerchief shower at lunch. St Luke s Alumnae nurses association to meet Monday at 3 pm at nurses residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Leigten
Ruth Kregel
Iowa
K. J. Strehl
St. Olaf
Leo Walther
Carroll Ehrhardt
Elkader
Curt Abbott
Davenport
QO. F. Schumacher
Garnaville
Charles Chopper
Edgewood
Ilo Mae Stiehl
Anna Pahlas
K. J. Stiehl
American Legion Auxiliary
Cedar Falls
Harry Kline
John Miller
Clarence Wilson
Band Mothers Club
Guinevere Barnhart
Maxine Elliott
Jamnita Westerburg
Bill Wagner
Harriet Sides
Jean McChane
Waterloo
Service Club
Clara Briles
Lucille Besinger
Mary Ard
Borger Peterson
Jane Duffie
Ann Kacerdvsky
Delores Erickson
Bessie Paulsen
Marvel Foster
Elizabeth Bender
Shower for Helen Benson and Raymond Hobson
A Tuesday evening shower was held at Ed Smith’s home for Helen Benson and Raymond Hobson. Mr and Mrs Fred Horak hosted a Thursday evening gathering for the East Linn club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Benson
Raymond Hobson
Ed Smith
Fred Horak
East Linn Club
Girls' Athletic Association Social Evening Recap
The executive board of the Girls' Athletic Association hosted a social evening in La Porte City with freshman girls non-members and teachers as guests. A hike and treasure hunt led to games and a sack luncheon served. Betty Glasener chaired entertainment and delegates to the fall conference were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
Betty Glasener
Harold Brallier
Ray Thomas
A. H. Brewer
Dlask Family Hosts Utah Guests With Ogden Kin
Mr and Mrs F J Dlask of 1808 J street SW entertain their daughter Mrs T A Bradley of Ogden Utah, and her children LaRue and Vernon for two weeks as their guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Dlask
J Street
T. A. Bradley
Ogden,Utah
LaRue and
Vernon
Iowa events listed for Cedar Rapids and region
A compiled forecast of local happenings includes an Alir show at the Municipal airport in Cedar Rapids, a jewelers convention at Roosevelt hotel, a Trans Miss Philatelic convention at Montrose, McGregor Field day with a wide range of demonstrations, a Pilgrim Fellowship rally in Strawberry Point, fox hunts near Albia, a late concert in City, Coe college exercises, a dairy cattle congress in Waterloo, an adult education forum in Marengo, induction ceremonies in Iowa City, a Midwest milkmaid contest in Waterloo, a state social work conference in Fort Dodge, and a Northeastern Iowa Teachers convention with notable speakers, plus community theater and other events through the week.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Retail Jewelers Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Montrose Hotel
McGregor
Booster Club
Charles Carroll Farm
Strawberry Point—Pilgrim Fellowship
Congregational Church
Iowa
Albia
Towa Fox Hunt Association
Iowa Union Music Room
Coe College
Earl Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Waterloo
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Marengo
Eugene Mannheimer
Des Moines
Adult School of Education
Iowa City
West Approach
Old Capitol
Eugene A. Gilmore
Midwest
Hardin, Grundy
Tama
Marshall
Story
Jasper
Poweshiek
Fort Dodge
Cedar’ Rapids
Northeastern Iowa Teachers Association
Montrose and
Roosevelt Hotels
TATTLE TALES RUSH OF COE COLLEGE GIRLS AND DES MOINES ENTRANTS
The article highlights Coe College rushees including Frasier twins in aqua outfits with ostrich plumes and freckled Pat Andrews at six teas. newcomer Marybel Jacobson from Des Moines reads enchantment with a soprano voice while Miriam Clare follows her sisters. Mrs Ralph Orwig of Des Moines judges floral displays and honors Skee Yuill and Phoebe Montgomery. Wilbur J. Schindler returns to the University of Iowa as a senior engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Frasier Twins
Pat Andrews
Des Moines
Marybel Jacobson
Miriam Clare
Ralph Orwig
Skee Yuill
Phoebe Montgomery
Skee
Phoebe
Wilbur Schindler
U. L
Wilbur J. Schindler
J. C. Schindler
Seventh Avenue SE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
College of Engineering
North Auxiliary Club Meets at Mrs Siebel Home
Mrs Walter Siebel hosted the North Auxiliary group on Wednesday. Prizes were awarded to Mrs August Jensen Mrs Edward Reimers and Mrs Amos Spillman. Officer elections named Mrs August Jensen president Mrs Marion Petersen vice president and Mrs Walter Siebel secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Siebel
North Auxiliary Club
Rizes
Augustensen
Edward Reimers
Amos Spillman
August Jensen
Marion Petersen
Traer Couple Marries at Little Brown Church Near Nashua
Miss Martha Harms and Ralph Haack of Traer wed Wednesday noon with Rev. William Kent officiating. Attendant was Donald Powell. They plan a ten day wedding trip and will live on the Henry Haack farm southeast of Traer in a new home. Haack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haack, is a Traer high school graduate working with his father on the farm. Mrs. Haack, formerly of Dike, has been a housekeeper in Traer the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. A. Corn Belt Lodge
William Kucera
Little Brown
Nashua
Lodge
William Kent
Traer
Carrie McKinney
Toledo
Vining Congregational Church
McKinney
Martha Harms
Ralph Haack
Donald Powell
Henry Haack
Mr. Haack
Traer High School
Strawberry Point PEO and Pla Mar club meet with prizes awarded
The Straw berry Point Chapter ER P E O met at Mrs Cirila Jensen's Elkader home with president Mrs Dorothy Gill in charge. The Pla Mar club met with Mrs Fred Fenchel. Prizes went to Mrs Malani Barnes and Darlyne Nichols.
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Strawberry Point
Cirila Jensen
Elkader
Dorothy Gill
Pla-Mar
Fred Fenchel
Malani Barnes
Darlyne Nichols
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Art Dept Honored by Iowa Federation
The Cedar Rapids Woman's Club art department received an award at the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs fall council in Des Moines for best art activity programs. Edwin Bruns provided the winning painting, presented by secretary Mabel N. Caffee, with other honors given to Iowa artists and clubs.
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Cedar Rapids
Art Department
General Club
Jimmy Kroeter
Des Moines
L. H. Ladd
Sorosis
Pomeroy
Joseph Funk
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Woman’s Club
Wendell Culp
Emma Kitt
Ames
Clark Mechem
Thompson Study Club
Thompson
Persis Weaver Robertson
Foster Webb
Entre Neus
Club
Ankeny
Fort Dodge
Woman's Club
Knoxville
F. W. Damour
F. C. Kellogg
A. N. Palmer
Division of
Art
H. G. Heiserman
J. P. Mills
Warren A. Hansen
W. R. Foor
Lenox College Athenian Society Reception Review
Hopkinton Lenox College Athenian Literary Society held its annual reception in Finkbohner hall on Wednesday evening. The program featured performances by Dale Allen Mae Kenny Iane Reid Faye Rich John Longabaugh Robert Smith Donald Phelps Richard Deffenbaugh Velma Starry Homer Thompson and Glenn Smith with guest attorney Charles Laughlin speaking on The Background of Czechoslovakia. Recreational games followed. Mrs Clifford Small entertained the Idris club on Tuesday. Mrs G N Engstrom reviewed Hasty Wedding. Mr and Mrs Lovell Strickler hosted a skating party Monday. Kalona Community club to meet at the high school Monday for a pot luck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox College
Athenian Literary Society
Finkbohner Hall
Dale Allen
Mae Kenny
Iane Reid
Faye Rich
John Longabaugh
Robert Smith
Donald Phelps
Richard Deffenbaugh
Velma Starry
Homer Thompson
Glenn Smith
Charles Laughlin
Czechoslovakia
Clifford Small
Idris Club
G. N. Engstrom
Lovell Strickler
Kalona Community Club
Elementary Principals To Honor National Secretary
Miss Eva G Pinkston of Washington DC executive secretary of the NEA department of elementary school principals will speak at a 2 PM Friday round table for elementary principals in the Roosevelt hotel ballroom Cedar Rapids hosts the Northeast division Iowa State Teachers association convention Thursday and Friday Pinkston also attends an elementary principals luncheon Friday at 1215 PM in the Roosevelt ballroom Other attendees include Marjorie Walters Caroline Preston Marva Kelly Jenna Strahan Elizabeth Dennis and district officers from Cedar Rapids Dubuque and nearby schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva G. Pinkston
Washington, D. C
Department of
National Education Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa State Teachers Association
Cedar Rapids
Miss Pinkston
Roosevelt
N.E.A
D.E.S.P
Marjorie Walters
Harrison School
Caroline Preston
Jackson School
Miss Walters
Preston
Walters
Northeast District of Elementary
Marva Kelly
Dubuque
Northeast
Iowa
Jenna Strahan
Tyler School
Elizabeth Dennis
Lincoln School
Local clubs host luncheons and meetings across town
Mrs. Y T H Wright Jr hosts executive board luncheon at the Mayflower with a following business meeting led by Mrs. Frank V Orr. Ashley chapter D A R holds picnic luncheon at Mrs A W Loftus home. Puella Classica holds first meeting at Elizabeth Ruffin home with officers named. Louise Shaffer fare- well party and bingo prizes noted. Eluta Tami Camp Fire installs new officers led by Nadia Thorpe and guardian Mrs Anderson presents guardian pin to Margaret Swope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YT. H. Wright, Jr
First Avenue E
P.E.O
Frank V. Orr
Ashley Chapter
A. W. Loftus
Elizabeth Ruffin
Twelfth Avenue SE
Fidelis Farah
Alice Abodeely
Josephine Hadgy
Mary Haddy
Louise Slathan
Virginia Ruffin
Janet Ruffin
Alma Saloom
Mary Risk
Sadie Risk
Deloris Farah
Mary Habib
Eluta Tami
Nadia Thorpe
A. J. Anderson
Guardian
Verna Krogh
Thelma Norland
Sarah May Messenger
Jane Herdlitka
Margaret Swope
Social welfare committee marks fifth birthday celebration
Clark and Ruth Bokorney chaired the social welfare committee. Beverly Wright retiring president and Miss Krogh served refreshments. A birthday cake for the group's fifth anniversary was provided by Mrs. Roy Swope. Attendees included Mrs. Arthur Clark Mrs. Fred Bokorney Mrs. Hans Krogh Mrs. Arthur Messenger Mrs. Anderson Miss Thorpe Mrs. Harry Wright Miss Jane Grissel Norland Messenger Margaret Swope Clark Wright Audrey Anderson and Herdlicka.
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Clark
Ruth Bokorney
Beverly Wright
Miss Krogh
Roy Swope
Arthur Clark
Fred Bokorney
Hans Krogh
Arthur Messenger
Anderson
Thorpe
Harry Wright
Jane Grissel
Rogh
Norland
Messenger
Margaret Swope
Wright
Audrey Anderson
Herdlicka
Nassif Skaff Nuptials In Single Ring Montrose Ceremony
Miss Lillian Nassif wed Alex Skaff in a single ring ceremony at the Montrose hotel witnessed by 200 guests. Rev. John Koury officiated with maid of honor Emaliane Abraham and best man Tom Skaff. The couple plans a California honeymoon then residence in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose Hotel
Lillian Nassif
George Nassif
Tenth Street SE
Alex Skaff
Salem Skaff
Charleston
W. Va
John Koury
Emaliane Abraham
Tom Skaff
Miss Abraham
Mrs. Skaff
California
Toledo
Phils
Louis Skaff
Charles On
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Bette Davis
Pat O’brien
Spencer Tracy
Robert Montgomery
Paul Muni
J. E. DeFore
Dascom Dinsmore
Labrador
Greeley
Thempesspaota
den DeeFere
Charles Pulkrab
Mary Weaver
DeFere
I Dinsmore
Pulkreb
Kimo
Miss Weaver
St. Luke's Alumnae Nurses’ Association
Nurses’ Residence
Whittier
la Porte City
County World’s Poultry Congress
Marshalltown
Tattle-Tales
Ola Calamus
Woman's Club ‘Art Dept
6No Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
Maurice Flack
Harry Lytle
Abraham Lincoln
Lytle
Lincoln
Salem
Ill
L. M. Stalker
George M. Newland
Karl J. Schmidt
E. E. Schenefelt
Louise van Pelt
Oliver S. Wilson
Marcia Kopecky
George M. Beals
Avenue NE
France
Italy
Austria
Kopecky
Prague
Miss Hill
Iona Hill
Naomi Geiger
Ashley
Shaffer
Evelyne Strauss
Louise Shaffer
Second Avenue
National Oats Company
Ted Ford
Miss Shaffer
Kenneth Werty
Gladys Ragan
Helen Hasley
Mildred Meyacks
Winifred Lavell
Lois Pilgrim
Norma Mueller
Bonnie Morner
Vera Henderson
June Hagan
Mary Shoemaker
Miss Strauss
Art Chambers
Sam Milligan
Lloyd Fuller
Tom Ford
Freeman Fine
Eluta Tami Camp
Kitterman’s
Kitterman's
Maltese Cross Circle of the King’s Daughters
Ira A. Moore
First Avenue W
H. A. Rosynech
San Antonio
Tex
Takaniki Camp Fire
Takaniki
St Paul's Church
Shirley Lewellen
Jean Denton
Rozanne Ohsman
Dolores Paulson
Arlene Mastin
Martin's
Opal Agnew
Geo. Uhl
Martin
The
Paramount
the Paramount
Jean Carol
Fred Block
Herald of Fashion
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