Vacationers Return to City for Full Months
Cedar Rapids residents who spent time traveling in the north and far west have begun returning home for extended stays. Among those back are Bill Simmons of 128 Twenty-second Street NE and Haven Simmons who starts a second year at St John’s College Annapolis. Nearby families also hosted visits from relatives during summer outings in Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa with several trips noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Bill Simmons
Haven Y. Simmons
Twenty-second Street
Colorado
Saturday Bride Elect to Be Feted At Shower
Miss Jean Engelman will be honored at a Tuesday evening shower hosted by Mrs. William L Williams at 216 Liberty Drive SE. Guests include Misses Marie Schamberger Kathryn Schamberger Ruth Esther Morgan Nora Berger Evelyn Langstreth Mariam Dieman Eileen Koehler Louise Wallerick and Mesdames M Scannell David Mitchell Leland Reynolds David Taylor H G Schwegler Carl Baumhoefener William Mineck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Engelman
William L. Williams
Liberty Drive
Marie Schamberger
Kathryn Schamberger
Ruth Esther Morgan
Nora Berger
Evelyn Langstreth
Mariam Dieman
Eileen Koehler
Louise Wallerick
Mesdames
M. Scannell
David Mitchell
Leland Reynolds
David Taylor
H G. Schwegler
Carl Baumhoefener
William Mineck
New York Socialite Leaves for Home After Courtesies
Mme Adrienne Boucher of New York City, guest of Miss Nelle Erwin at 528 Vernon Drive SE, departed weekend for her home. A former city resident, she was entertained with several courtesies during her month long stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme Adrienne Boucher
New York City
Nelle Erwin
Vernon Drive
Mme. Boucher
Grad club forms at YWCA for recent grads
The Grad club at the YWCA invites girls just out of high school and heading to business college or not yet working to join. The first meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Brunita Grapes Lorraine Draker and Carol Radman lead the program. Reservations are requested at the association building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grad Club
Y.wc.a
Lorraine Draker
Carol Radman
Association
Modern Reading Club Plans Wednesday Meet
Mrs. Robert C Armstrong and Mrs Marshall J Hickman host a Wednesday luncheon at 1 p m at Pleasant Hill for Modern Reading club members. Mrs John W Altfillisch will lead the program reviewing Take to the Hills by Marguerite Lyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Armstrong
Marshall J. Hickman
Pleasant Hill
Modern Reading Club
John W. Altfillisch
Marguerite Lyon
Guild meeting moved to Beardsley home
Instead of meeting at the home of Mrs. George Kosek, officers and sectional chairmen of the Needlework Guild will meet Wednesday at 9 30 am at the home of Mrs. David E. Beardsley, 2149 Linden drive SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kosek
Needlework Guild
David E. Beardsley
Linden Drive
Anniversary Luncheon Marks Allen Wedding Locale
Mr and Mrs Alvin W Allen of 1932 First avenue E celebrated their wedding anniversary with a luncheon on Saturday. Miss Anna Larrabee of Clermont attended, where the wedding had taken place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin W Allen
First Avenue E
Anna Larrabee
Clermont
Stamats Home Hosts Beat Rice Bowlby of Boston
Mr and Mrs Herbert S Stamats entertain this week with Miss Beat rice Bowlby visiting from Boston at 2131 Linden drive SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert S. Stamats
Linden Drive
Beatrice Bowlby
Boston
Surprise party honors Vanornys twentieth anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vanorny of Fairfax were celebrated at home with a surprise party Saturday evening. Prizes went to Mrs. William Straad, Mrs. Frances Erusha, Frank Staskal and Edmund Beatty. Numerous guests from the community attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Vanorny
Fairfax
William Straad
Frances Erusha
Frank Staskal
Edmund Beatty
Messrs
Mies
William Michalek
Harry Nove
George Striesky
John Krejsa
Edwin Kvetensky
Edward Erusha
William Stasak
Carl Sedlacek
Frank Rohlena
Filbert Vondracek
Elmer Rompot
Charles Nove
Joseph Rohlena
Leon Svoboda
Emil Rohlena
Lester Jansa
Tom Ashenbauer
Donald
Elaine Straad
Evelyn
Sharron Staskal
Irene
LaVonna Kvetensky
Edna
Alvin Vondracek
Neil Rohlena
Vernon Dubishar
Marvin
Wayne Nove
Evelyn Vanorny
Hortons to Move Wednesday to Reid Apartments
Mr and Mrs R I Horton of 232 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE will move Wednesday into the Reid apartments at 1834 First Avenue E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I. Horton
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Reid
First Avenue E
Becomes Bride Bernadine Boyle Weds Willard Hughes
Miss Bernadine Boyle sister of Mrs A J Jensen and Willard Hughes son of Mr and Mrs William Hughes were married Monday at 9 am in the rectory of Immaculate Conception church with Rev Bernard Collins officiating. The couple will reside at 1538 Bever Avenue SE after a wedding trip to northern Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadine Boyle
A J. Jensen
Eighteenth Street
Willard Hughes
William Hughes
Seventeenth Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Bernard Collins
Gardenias
John F. Baker
Burlington
Hughes
Joe Greene
Helen Hughes
Sioux City
D. J. Megan
Iowa City
Immaculate Conception
Penick and
Ford
Washington High School
City Fire Department
Minnesota
Bever Avenue
Cedar View Club Hosts Semi Formal Golf Banquet
Cedar View Country Club held its annual banquet for 100 members and guests. E B McCready announced new members, Paul Huston reviewed club history, and Pete Anderson named tourney winners. Prizes went to top finishers in both men and women events, with a dances to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar View Country Club
E. B McCready
Paul Huston
Pete Anderson
John Garden
Ronnie Rawson
Joe Stoddard
Sam Palumbo
John C. McIntyre
William Holecek
Frank Little
Jack Krumbholz
Dale Andrews
Lee Conley
Next
Les Edmonds
Verne Woods
Leo T. Zbanek
Bernice W. Griffith
Seebert C. Miller
D. A. McAloon
Eddy Martin
John MclIntyre
Leon Klekar
Peter Anderson
E. J. Lee
Ray Cary
Polly Terry
M. B Trumbull
Bill Garrison
Guy T. McKibben
McCready
Mr. Lee
Mr. Palumbo
Lloyd Granger
Boustead Leaves After Visit With Local Family
Carl H Boustead of Chicago, weekend guest of Mr and Mrs L L Smith at 1024 K Avenue NW, will depart Tuesday evening for Denver Colorado to attend the Western Coca Cola district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Boustead
Chicago
L. L. Smith
K Avenue NW
Denver
Colo
L M E Club Meeting Set At Campbell Home
The L M E club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Frank Campbell home 1511 Maplewood drive NE. Hosts will be Mrs Campbell and Mrs Joseph Rust with Mrs Le Roy Dougherty as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Campbell
Maplewood Drive
L.M.E. Club
Campbell
Joseph Rust
Leroy Dougherty
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin as a stomach friendly laxative. Claims to wake up lazy bowels and ease digestion with pleasant taste, suitable for children, and recommended for constipation relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Frances Zitek and John D Feiereisen Married Saturday
Frances Zitek and John D Feiereisen Jr were married Saturday in Hus Memorial church during a candlelight ceremony conducted by Rev Joseph Boen. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Zitek wore white satin with lace sleeves and a finger tip veil, carrying roses and lilies. The groom son of Mr and Mrs John Feiereisen of 1301 First Street SW, was escorted by Lumir Zitek as best man with Richard Feiereisen and Joseph Rozek as ushers. A dinner and reception followed at the bride’s home for 75 guests. The couple will reside at 125 Wilson Avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Boen
Hus Memorial Church
Frances Zitek
Joseph Zitek
Second Street
John D. Feiereisen, Jr
John Feiereisen
First Street
Bernice Baldwin
Dorthe Feiereisen
Lumir Zitek
Richard Feiereisen
Joseph Rozek
Ziek
Feiereisen
Wilson High School
Quaker Oats Company
McKinley High School
Milwaukee Railroad
Wilson Avenue SW
Hedges to Umpire at Ohio State California Game
Horace G. Hedges of 825 Seventeenth Street SE will depart Tuesday evening for a western trip combining business and pleasure. He will umpire the Ohio State University versus California football game in Los Angeles on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Hedges
Seventeenth Street
West
Ohio State University of California
Los Angeles
San Diego Couple Visits Cedar Rapids Family
Mr and Mrs Steward A Chester of San Diego arrive in Cedar Rapids to visit Mrs Chester's brother E D Price and sisters at specific Cedar Rapids addresses. They have stayed a week with Mrs Chester's parents Mr and Mrs George M Price of Walker and will remain until late October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steward A. Chester
San Diego
Calif
Cedar Rapids
E. D. Price
Seventh Street
L. A. Dudley
Thirteenth Avenue
George E. Madison
Twenty Third Avenue
Chester
George M. Price
Walker
First Meeting Of Calendar Club Held At Mrs Perkins Home
The Cal endar club met Monday afternoon at 1228 Eighth Street NW to plan monthly sessions with the next gathering set for November 4. Members include Mesdames Emil Dvorak George Seeley Harry Hall Earl Miller C E Catshall Ed Carson Ray Simon Perkins Arthur Holbrook Dempsey Jones R J Butler and K C Gravenhorst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calendar Club
Charles Perkins
Eighth Street
Emil Dvorak
George Seeley
Harry Hall
Earl Miller
C. E. Catshall
Ed Carson
Ray Simon
Perkins
Arthur Holbrook
Dempsy Jones
R. J. Butler
K. C. Gravenhorst
Dinner Honors Pasadena Cousin and Marshalltown Couple
Mrs. Fred Kephart hosted a Monday dinner at 309 Sixth Street SE in honor of her cousin Mrs. Frederick Cason of Pasadena California and Mr and Mrs William J Levis of Marshalltown as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kephart
Sixth Street
Frederick Cason
Pasadena
Calif
William J. Levis
Marshalltown
Club notices and omitted names in Mount Vernon diary
Jolly Dozen members meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Mrs. C. E. Beeman at 1563 Bever Avenue SE. King's Daughters Service circle gather Thursday at 1 p.m. for dessert luncheon at Mrs. A. A. Daggett’s home 117 Fourteenth Street. Frank W. Weaver of Mount Vernon and spouse were omitted from Monday’s silver wedding anniversary report for Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Archibald of Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Dozen Club
C. E. Beeman
Bever Avenue
King’s Daughters’ Service Circle
A. A. Daggett
Fourteenth Street
Frank W. Weaver
Mount Vernon
P. D Archibald
P T A Picnic at Roosevelt School Seeks Attendees
A get acquainted picnic supper for Roosevelt school parents and teachers is scheduled for Thursday. All parents are urged to attend and make reservations with Mrs W D Counterman at 4377 by Wednesday noon. Each person should bring a covered dish 25 cents, plus sandwiches and picnic essentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt School
W. D. Counterman
Violin Recital Opens Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Season
Prof. Joseph H. Kitchin entertained about 250 members at the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club opening meeting with selections by Samartini Mendelssohn Kreisler and Schubert and an encore spiritual. Accompanist Flora McKay Kitchin assisted as Mrs. Oliver S. Wilson welcomed members to the 1941 cruise program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Kitchin
Cedar Rapids
Cameron White
Flora McKay Kitchin
Oliver S. Wilson
Woman's Club
L. A. Talbott
Purses and bills stolen from shoppers in loop and factory locker
Three people report losses of money in a local loop area and a Hall Manufacturing locker room. Mrs. John Reid misplaced eleven dollars, Ben Hazelton lost twenty two dollars, and Roy Gatzke had forty six dollars taken from his billfold in a factory locker room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reid
Second Street
Ben Hazelton
Sixth Street
Roy Gatzke
Eighth Street
Hall Manufacturing Company
Four More Iowa Cities To Send Priorities Meeting Representatives
Four more Iowa cities plan to send leaders to a 10 am Thursday priorities meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. Waterloo Dubuque Iowa City and Fort Madison join Sioux City Davenport Fort Dodge Burlington Newton and Mason City in this effort to gather regional industrial and labor data and form a permanent Iowa organization to balance material distribution and support the national defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
A. L. Taylor
Chamber
Frank Hahn
Waterloo
Dubuque
Iowa City
Fort Madison
Sioux City
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Newton
Mason City
U S Marketing Official Transferred to Cedar Rapids Plant
F M Johnson associate marketing specialist with the U S Agricultural Marketing Service is moved from Wilson and Company Chicago to Cedar Rapids with wife Mrs Johnson. He has 13 months government service 16 years in Chicago and Purdue agriculture graduate. He will grade beef for shipment to commercial establishments state institutions and veterans hospitals the first full time beef grader at the local packing plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Johnson
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
Wilson and Company
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Purdue University Agriculture School
Veterans
Advice From Mary Manners
Advice column excerpts discuss social etiquette for Mrs Manners readers. The user letters reveal conflicts about parenting praise affecting Ella, relationship clarity with a man who avoids commitment, and pursuing a steady partner who already claims care. Answers urge direct communication and decisive action.
She Sees You Care Then Forgets The Steady Rivalry
A fragment suggests a social dynamic where genuine effort to outshine a rival is weighed against relying on steady support. The tone hints at relationship competition and the impact of perceived sincerity on loyalty and attention.
Two New Plymouth Cars Added For 1942 Line
The Wagner Motor company Handler Motor Baxter Motors display two new Plymouth models for 1942. A six passenger club coupe appears in deluxe and special deluxe lines with a full width back seat. The special deluxe town sedan has four doors and two windows with rear door extending to the fender. Power rises to 95 from 87 while RPM drops. A new frame lowers the body an inch and a half. Features include safeguard wheel rims air scoop concealed running board dual airtone horns and a safety signal speedometer in color ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Wagner Motor Company
Third Avenue SE
Handler Motor Company
Second Avenue SE
Baxter Motors
Pearls Need Skin Moisture to Shine
Pearls show best when kept moisturized and lose luster if stored long in a vault.
Statement Of The Condition Of First Trust And Savings Bank
Statement shows assets and liabilities for the bank in Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa with loans securities bonds overdrafts banking house and deposits. Officers F S Mitvalaky Fr J Dvorak L W Striesky and Frank J Stastny sign the document sworn before a notary on September 30 with multiple attestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust and Savings Bank
Towa
Cedar Rapids
Binnie
Stepteacher
Aember
A. D. Resources
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Fr J. Dvora
L. W
Prank J. Stasiny
Mitvalaky
J. Dvorak
L. W. Striesky
Frank Dag Stastny
Relen Stourac
ED E. Hach
L. L. Blahnik
Co. J. Mikesh
Oreetora
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Atherton B. Clark
Edward R. Hanna
Hanna
Gilroy
Clark
James Clark
Judith
Roswell H. Pickford
Forest Drive
Minneapolis
Roswell H. Pickford, Jr
Eau Claire
Wis
Third Avenue Road
Mary Cage
Des Moines
Curtins
Burlington Munitions Plant
Mrs. Williams
Miss Erwin
Y.W.C.A
Alvin W. Allens
Miss Bowlby
Stamats
Frank Vanornys
R. I. Hortons
Ianas the
Anne Oaster
Owen
Westinghouse
MAL Ovefoam Bh
Ed Len and Power Company
Thompson
Cedar View Club
Carl Boustead
John D. Feiereisen
MR. Hedges
Steward A. Chesters
Mrs. Beeman
Archibalds
P.T.A. Meetings
Roosevelt
Optical Service
Leonard T. Arduser
C. Chambers Inskeep Optical Company
Third St. SE
Dia
Harry F. Tisher
Pres
Prof
Kitchin
Sara Nott
Marion
County Federation
Women's Clubs
Lee Andrew Johnston
Springville
Iowa Federation
Wilson
F. B. Benesh
A. H. Mott
Matilda Snouffer
Charles Bode
George Yuill
F. M. Johnson
U.S. Marketing Service
Mary Manners
Eople
Ella
Miss Manners
Wan Trowmery Ree
Cial
Sayon
Dial
Second St
Balett
3Rd Ave
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