Knights of Columbus Initiate 22 Members at Ceremony
Knights of Columbus held initiation for 22 new members on Sunday May 14 at the Cedar Rapids area lodge. Ray Conley state secretary led the major degrees with district deputy John Bormann and Cedar Rapids staff assisting. Eight initiates came from Anamosa and fourteen from Monticello. Ten old members were reinstated. A stag lunch followed and officers will be elected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asw
Knights of Columbus
Ray Conley
Des Moines
John Bormann
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Monticello
Mrs Arch Grimes Honored by 94 Club at Dinner
Mrs W D McLaughlin 94 Club hosted a 6:30 dinner Friday at Mrs George Guyan home to honor Mrs Arch Grimes who will leave in June. The gathering included club president and members in a social tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. McLaughlin
George Guyan
Arch Grimes
Naylor Couple Honored At Riverside Dinner Hostess Trio
Mrs Hannah Britt entertained at a home dinner Tuesday honoring Lt and Mrs R A Naylor of Riverside California Assisting hostesses were Mrs Theodosia Pulver and Mrs F E Stimson Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs R A Naylor and Jack and Jerry of Scotch Grove
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Naylor
Hannah Britt
Riverside
Calif
Theodosia Pulver
F. E. Stimson
Jack and Jerry
Scotch Grove
P.E.O. Chapter FP Meets Tuesday in Lovell Home
Mrs. L. W. Lovell hosted Chapter FP of P.E.O. Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Clarence McLaughlin away at a convention in Marshalltown. Mrs. A. J. H. Mc Neill led the session as president. Mrs. E. H. Huibregtse presented a paper on Prominent P.E.O.s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.E.O
L. W. Lovell
Clarence McLaughlin
Marshalltown
A. J. H. McNeill
E. H. Huibregtse
Women circle meeting at Methodist church underscores service
Mrs. Alice Taylor hosted Circle No 3 of the Women's Society of Christian Service with Mrs. William Claus presiding and leading devotions. A social hour followed, light refreshments were served by the hostess at the close of the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. 3
Women’s Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Alice Taylor
William Claus
Couple Weds in Cedar Rapids May Ceremony
Cpl Elmer H Hodge and Miss Carlos Bond of Greenwood S C married Thursday afternoon May 11 at the Sunshine Mission Cedar Rapids Rev Frank Ward officiated Cpl Hodge son of Mrs Elmer Bailey 1340 Sixth Ave Marion The couple left for Greenwood where he is stationed as a radio control tower operator
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Elmer H. Hodge
Carlos Bond
Greenwood
S. C
Frank Ward
Sunshine Mission
Cedar Rapids
Cpl. Hodge
Elmer Bailey
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Scotch Grove
Hodge
B P W Club Closes Summer Activities with Installations
The Business and Professional Women's club ended summer activities with a 6 30 chicken dinner at Poplar Heights. Officers installed were Mary Coxsee president Augusta Melsha vice president and program coordinator Edna Mae Baskerville secretary and Mildred Meyer treasurer with Caroline Heiken presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.P.W. Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Poplar Heights
Mary Coxsee
Augusta Melsha
Edna Mae Baskerville
Mildred Meyer
Caroline Heiken
A B Grimes Family Honored Before Boone Move
Mr and Mrs A B Grimes were guests at multiple parties last week before moving to Boone on June 15 Mrs Grimes longtime choir director at the Methodist church was praised at a party hosted by Mrs E H Huibregtse with Mrs Leigh Clark assisting Guests showered her with handkerchiefs In a later event the Grimes family joined the Methodist church family night dinner at the church parlor where they received a gift and enjoyed games and visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Grimes
Boone
Local club entertainments include bridge and league meeting
Mrs Glenn Hargrave hosted a Monday 7:30 dessert bridge for her club at three tables with high scorers Maude Arduser, Mrs Irvin Rhatigan and Mrs Walter Brainerd. Guests included Mrs Leo Holub of Anamosa and Mrs Frederick Bone of Ashland Ky. Mrs Donald Sutherland hosted a League of Women Voters meeting with Mrs Tom Hamilton presiding. Mrs C R Smith spoke on conventions and Dick Sutherland played piano. Mrs Jim Read hosted a Tuesday card party with two-table pinochle. Frances Steck top scorer and prizes awarded to Mrs Ray Kruger and Mrs Elmer Holmes. guests included Mrs Clarence Stoneking and Mrs Elmer Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Janis Grimes
Charles Kreeb
W. D. Mc-Laughlin
Byron Abel
R. J. Bone
Glenn Hargrave
Maude Arduser
Irvin Rhatigan
Walter Brainerd
Leo Holub
Anamosa
Frederick Bone
Ashland
Donald Sutherland
League of Women Voters
Tom Hamilton
C. R. Smith
Onslow
Waterloo
Chicago
Dick Sutherland
Jim Read
Frances Steck
Ray Kruger
Elmer Holmes
Clarence Stoneking
F O Raymond Peters WEDS Phyllis Brown at Pueblo AABase
F O Raymond Peters married Phyllis Brown at 10 am Tuesday May 9 in the West Chapel Pueblo Army Air Base with Chaplain John Fountain officiating. The bride wore a teal blue suit and pink blouse. Attendants included Miss Mary M Lucksinger. best man Lt Charles E Mitchell Jr. usher Lt Henry Hull. Peters, co pilot on a Liberator bomber, is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Peters of Monticello. A reception followed at the Mecca restaurant in Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Peters
Pueblo
Colo
Phyllis Brown
Nancy Brown
Munich Street
Detroit
Mich
West Chapel
Pueblo Army Air Base
John BR. Fountain
Peters
Mary M. _ Lucksinger
Charles E. Mitchell, Jr
Lincoln
Kan
Henry Hull
New York City
F/O Peters
Henry Peters
Monticello
Mecca
Library Reports Books Ready For Circulation
Mrs. Florence Roberts reports twenty five new books catalogued and ready for circulation next Saturday. Adult titles include Here Is Your War and Dragonwyck among others. juvenile selections include Three and a Pigeon and The White Tulip from a varied list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Roberts
Ernie Pyle
Helen Topping Miller
Heart
C. B. Kelland
Anna Bolton
Louis Bromfield
Berlin
Vicki Baum
Carole Landis
Rifkin
Norway
Sigrid Undset
Hannah
Marguerite DeAngeli
Penny Marsh
Lucille Fargo
Phil Stong
Admiral Wags
Fannie Sherman
Trudy
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Elizabeth Conger
Young People's Society Hosts Evening Program
Colleen Maire served as hostess for the Young People's Society of the Evangelical and Reformed church. Helen Mardorf led the evening with a talk titled The Christian Home. Irma Tendick, soon moving to Baxter, Indiana, was given a group gift. Ruth Decker and Colleen Maire were on the refreshment committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Maire
Young People’s Society of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Helen Mardorf
Irma Tendick
Baxter
Ruth Decker
Mrs Bone Hosts Dessert Bridge For Out Of Town Guests
Mrs R J Bone entertained at 7 30 dessert bridge honoring her daughter in law Mrs Frederick Bone of Ashland Kentucky and her son Jimmie as guests in the Bone home Frances Ellen Bone and Evelyn Murray of Algona attended as out of town guests High scores went to Mrs John Shover and Mrs Larry Robertson Guest prizes were awarded to the honored guest and Miss Murray
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bone
R. J. Bone
Frederick Bone
Ashland
Jimmie
John Shover
Larry Robertson
Frances Ellen Bone
Evelyn Murray
Algona
Murray
Rainbow Girls Elect Officers at May Meeting
The Order of Rainbow for Girls met at the Masonic temple on Wednesday May 10 with Marian Deischer presiding as worthy advisor. Patty Podhaski was initiated. new officers elected include Gail Huitbregtse Abigail Banghart Jean Bender Vernita Vernon Marilee Matthiessen JoAnn Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Masonic Temple
Marian Deischer
Patty Podhaski
Gail Huitbregtse
Abigail Banghart
Jean Bender
Charity
Vernita Vernon
Hope
Marilee Matthiessen
Faith
JoAnn Schneider
Perrine Family Weekend Visits Highlighted
Laveta Perrine of Anamosa spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting her father and staying with her mother at the hospital. Mrs Jennie MacFarlane of Chicago arrived Friday to spend Mothers Day with her mother Mrs Barbara Matthiessen and sister Mrs Minnie Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laveta Perrine
Anamosa
J. H. Perrine
Jennie MacFarlane
Chicago
Barbara Matthiessen
Minnie Butler
Weekend Visits Reported Across Iowa City and Des Moines
Miss Edith Ferring of Iowa City spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferring. Bob Liddy a University of Iowa medical student visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Liddy. Miss Eleanor Cooper of Cedar Rapids visited her parents Sunday. Mrs. John Leggett and daughter Joyce left for Denison for a week of visiting relatives. Elizabeth Windsor of Cedar Rapids visited Mildred Deischer. Mr. and Mrs. Leyland Shelley of Des Moines were guests at Mrs. E. E. Hicks's home last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Ferring
Iowa City
Mrs
Frank Ferring
Bob Liddy
College of Medicine
University of Iowa, Iowa City
J. A. Liddy
Eleanor Cooper
Cedar Rapids
William Cooper
John Leggett
Joyce
Denison
Elizabeth Windsor
Mildred Deischer
Mrs. Leyland Shelley
Des Moines
E. E. Hicks
Mrs Cass Hosts A C E Bridge Club Dinner
Mrs M J Cass hosted the A C E bridge club at her home Tuesday evening with a 6 30 dinner. The dining table featured spring flowers. Con tract bridge followed. High score went to Mrs Lloyd Clark second to Mrs James Howie. Mrs H A Severn attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Cass
A.C.E. Club
A.C.E. Bridge Club
Lloyd Clark
James Howie
H. A. Severn
Mr and Mrs DeShaw Visit Hopkinton Home
Mr and Mrs Clark DeShaw from Hopkinton were callers Sunday evening in the home of Mrs Henry Schoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark DeShaw
Hopkinton
Henry Schoon
Marriage Unites Helen Appleby and Clarence Wells
Mrs. Helen Appleby of Montello wed Clarence F. Wells of Anamosa at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Glenn McMichael officiating. Wells recently returned from the South Pacific and is now recovering from malaria in Battle Creek Michigan. Attendants were Raymond F. Wells and Mrs. Grant Sundquist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Appleby
Montiello
Clarence F. Wells
Anamosa
Glenn McMichael
Wells
South Pacific
Battle Creek
Mich
Raymond F. Wells
Grant Sundquist
Mother's Day Dinner Held at Pickett Home
A Mother's day dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pickett Sunday. Guests included many relatives and friends from Monmouth DeWitt Manchester Spencerville Wellman Monticello Monticello and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Lloyd Pickett
Julius Behnke
Tom Moore
Monmouth
Dale Moore
de Witt
Loren Francis
Spencerville
Charles Wright
Manchester
Frank Wright
W. S. Webster
Jim
Monticello
Alva Hahn
Dean Milroy
Weekend Visit By Cedar Rapids Woman
Miss Catherine Redmond of Cedar Rapids was a weekend visitor in the home of her parents Dr. and Mrs. T. M. Redmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
T. M. Redmond
Cedar Rapids Woman Landscapes Scenes From England Tour
Mrs. Charles Bridges of Cedar Rapids paints landscapes inspired by scenes she and her husband Rev. Charles Bridges viewed in England after World War I. Their son George Bridges works for the War Manpower Commission in Chicago after an earlier military discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Charles Bridges
C Avenue N.E
Chicago
Weekend Visits Link Cedar Rapids Families
Clarence Behrends of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend visiting his sisters and their families. Betty Jean Crane of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Q. B. Crane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Behrends
Cedar Rapids
Betty Jean Crane
Mrs
Q. B. Crane
Furlough Visits From Sgt Mouw Noted Here
Sgt. Donald R. Mouw and Mrs. Mouw of Sacramento are guests at Mrs. Frank Havli chek’s home. He is on furlough until May 25 and serves in the army meteorology department at McClelland Field, California. He previously edited the Express for over two years locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Mouw
Sacramento
Calif
Frank Havlichek
Mouw
Meteorology Department of
The
Army
McClelland Field
the Express
Tulsa Ensign Paul Bucher Killed in Midair Bomber Collision
Ensign Paul Dennis Bucher of Tulsa Oklahoma, nephew of Mr and Mrs Clarence Stutt, died Tuesday May 9 when the bomber he piloted collided midair with another plane. He and his co pilot were knocked unconscious and could not parachute to safety. The mother of Bucher is the sister of Mrs Stutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Stutt
Ensign Paul Dennis Bucher
Tulsa
Oklo
Ensign Bucher
Stutt
Sovern Family Hosts Cedar Rapids Guests for Communion and Recital
Mr and Mrs Harold Sovern welcomed guests from Cedar Rapids including Mr and Mrs E E Sovern Mrs FK W Funkey and daughter Patricia Mrs R J Lynch and daughter Mary Rae on Sunday. They attended Gwen Sovern’s first communion and her piano recital at Sacred Heart church in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sovern
E. E. Sovern
FK. W. Funkey
Patricia
R. J. Lynch
Mary Rae
Cedar Rapids
Gwen Sovern
Sacred Heart Church
Mother's Day Guests of Mrs Bancroft
Mrs H P Bancroft hosted Mother's Day guests Mr and Mrs Cecil Seger from Marion in her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. PB. Bancroft
Cecil Seger
Marion
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SWIFT
Van
California
B. V
Kellogg's
Fort Dearborn
Coffee Hills Bros
Texas
Leanne Anmerene
NEW Texas
Ua At
Rca
Ela
Les
Florida Marsh
Amer
Nell Sexton
Minnie .Adamson
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Hessing
Fannie Bennett
Wilma McNeilly
Mary Byerly
Elmer Hodge
Library Reports
Rainbow Girls
Harold Swartzendruber
Paddy Jo
Wellman
Vincent Kane
DeWitt
Leo Kane
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Frances Bone
Ans
Ross Baty
John
John Wehrley
Beecher, Ill
Pauline Oltman
Madison, Wis
L. A. Olman
Stuhlers
Drew’s
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