Military Ball Draws Wide Array of Guests at Coe College
Coe College hosts a Friday night military ball from 8 30 to 12 30 at Arm ar ballroom with numerous guests from the army reserve and national guard. Col and Mrs Gerald Dubois Col and Mrs L P Burkhalter Col and Mrs T W Boone Lt Col and Mrs Chan Coulter and many other officers from Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Hanford post honored faculty guests attend. Intermission honors include Col Morgan Dr Peterson and Cadet Lt Col Erickson with candidates for honorary colonelcy named. Dinner at Roosevelt hotel precedes the ball with further attendees listed.
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Coe College
Armar
Reserve
National Guard
Gerald DuBois
Boone
Col
L. P. Burkhalter
Cedar Rapids
T. W. Boone
Chan Coulter
Iowa City
B. D. Silliman
Nevin Nichols
Adolph Topinka
Ray S. Glessner
Robert E. Long
R. O Smythe
Allen N Hamer
Hanford
American Legion
R. D. Spooner
MacPherson Morgan
Paul T Spalla
Elmer T. Lian
Amos E. Bucoy
Cleao R Dotson
Donald F Ford
Morgan
Peterson
Robert D Erickson
Doris Bridge
Chi Omega
Joan Claassen
Wellsburg
Kappa Delta
Sue Darling
Alpha Gamma Delta
Mary Holvenstor
Pleiades
Marilyn Kiefer
Stanley
Alpha X.1 Delta
Jacqueline Massey
Delta Delta Delta
Lola Simpson
Spectator List of Honorees at Dinner Event
Attendees include Mrs Irving Churchill Dr and Mrs Peterson Prof and Mrs Joseph Kitchin Prof and Mrs Max Daehler Mr and Mrs John Hafer Dr and Mrs Alfred Meyer and Mr and Mrs Stanley Vesely at the social gathering.
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Irving Churchill
Peterson
Joseph Kitchin
Max Daehler
John Hafer
Alfred Meyer
Stanley Vesely
Annual Optimist Club President's Ball This Evening
Members of the Optimist club host their annual president s ball in the Roosevelt room at the Roosevelt hotel. About 40 couples attend with music by the Swingtette. Cocktails at 6 15 p m dinner at 7 15 and officer installations. New officers include Holt president and Nazette secretary treasurer.
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Optimist Club
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hotel
Swingtette
W. C. Pickard
Truman Hanson
Jack Holt
Tom Termohlen
Thompson Initiated into Phi Kappa Psi at Iowa
Richard Lee Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs C C Thompson of 2224 Grande Avenue SE, has been initiated into the Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity at the University of Iowa where he is a freshman student.
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Richard Lee Thompson
C. C. Thompson
Grande Avenue SE
Phi Kappa Psi
University of Iowa
Mayflower Members Return from Des Moines Conference
Five Mayflower DA.R. chapter members returned from the state conference held this week in Des Moines. The group includes Mrs George W. Newland, Mrs F. E Corey, Mrs George W. Smith, Miss Katherine Franken, and Mrs Edwin Franken. Mrs J C Milner, now residing in Des Moines, hosted a luncheon for Newland, Corey and Smith.
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Mayflower Chapter
Da.r
Des Moines
George W. Newland
F. E Corey
George W. Smith
Katherine Franken
Edwin Franken
J .C. Milner
Mayflower
Newland
Corey
Smith
Miss Carol Barta Selected for Wedding Shower
Miss Carol Barta bride elect was honored at a Tuesday shower hosted by her fiancé’s grandmothers Mrs Verbena Gossnell and Mrs Alma Farley and sister Miss Maxine Farley at the Farley home 268 Highland Drive NW. She will wed Sunday to John R. Farley.
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Carol Barta
Verbena Gosnell
Alma Farley
Maxine Farley
Farley
Highland Drive
Miss Barta
John R. Farley
Faster Easter Seal drive grows with Linn County donations
Contributions to the 1949 Faster Seal campaign begun March 17 rose to 3588.43 reported by treasurer Mrs. Dean Stauffacher. The drive, sponsored by the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and the Disabled, supports special education speech therapy camping and equipment for the handicapped with over 20000 envelopes mailed locally.
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Dean Stauffacher
Drive
Stauffacher
Linn County
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids
Linn
20 40 Club News Brings Dance With Al Spetrino Band
Peggy Williams notes the 20-40 Club dance at the YWCA this Saturday from 9 to 12 with Al Spetrino and his band. Attendees are urged to plan spring wardrobes and sign up for the 20-40 softball line. A semi formal is set for May 7 with Don Williams as the orchestra.
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al Spetrino
YWCA
P.S
Don Williams
Annual Mercy Nurses Dance Set for April 18
The Mercy hospital dance will be held April 18 in the Crystal ballroom of the Montrose hotel. General chairman is Mrs Nicholas P Craemer. Jimmy Smith and his orchestra of Waterloo will provide music. Proceeds benefit the education fund aiding nurses trainees.
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Mercy Hospital
Crystal Ballroom
Montrose Hotel
Mercy School of Nursing Committee
Nicholas P. Craemer
Jimmy Smith
Orchestra of
Waterloo
Davenport Woman Attends Mental Health Center Dinner
Mrs Shirley Bechtel Miss Marion Hunting and Mrs George Thompson join the Davenport Scott County mental health center opening dinner Thursday evening in Davenport.
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Shirley Bechtel
Marion Hunting
George & Thompson
Davenport
Davenport-Scott County Mental Health Center
Club Ced-Rel Dinner Honors Bride-to-Be Laura May
Miss Mary Ann Kubasa and Mrs John Spoers hosted a Dutch treat dinner at Club Ced-Rel to honor Miss Laura May. Laura May is announced as the fiancée of Glenn Barr with an April 16 wedding planned.
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Mary Ann Kubasa
John Spoers
Club Ced-Rel
Laura May
Miss May
Glenn Barr
Designing Women By Elizabeth Hillyer: The New Curved Sofa
Home furnishings trend article notes a growing preference for long modern sofas that reach the floor and fit large living rooms. Designers highlight a simple graceful curve suitable for fronts or full fronts and backs, promising a refreshingly new but familiar style.
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Elizabeth Hillyer
Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers
Public note summarizes social advice on listening to others to improve conversation. Emphasizes undivided attention, relaxed posture, and focus during group talks to ease interpersonal interactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secrets OF Charm
John Robert Powers
Denim Now A Ritzy Fashion Fabric In 1949 Trends
NY fashion notes say denim like burlap becomes chic with Paris designer Jacques Fath turning flour-sack burlap into formal wear for spring. Liz Montgomery adapts blue denim into a three piece for Mary Martin in Tales of the South Pacific. A USDA study reports postwar fabrics shrank less than prewar but cost more and faded colors less.
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New York
Ins
Jacques Fath
Liz Montgomery
Mary Martin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
The Art of Listening and Genuine Interest
Advice on charm through genuine listening and attentiveness. It urges real interest in others, hearing their comments, and choosing to know more about people. It notes how attentive listening can attract attention and reveal the observer’s own appeal.
Antiquated Post Cards Best Sellers in Store
In Needham Massachusetts Matthew J MacNamara bought a drug store 25 years ago and stored old picture post cards in the basement. He displayed them to show Needham as it was 30 years ago and residents bought them all quickly.
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Needham
Mass
Matthew J. MacNamara
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Dean
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Spalla
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Designing Women
Killian Company
Phyllis Battelle
Eas
Second Ave
Betty Moore
KCRG
Sandal
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Victoria
Newport's
Newport
Wilson Avenue
Roning Board
Quick Elastic Liquid Starch Label
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