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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1955

Page

12

Cedar Rapids Spring Square Dance Course Sets Start Next Week

The Cedar Rapids Playground and Recreation Commission announces a 10 week spring beginners square dance course starting next Tuesday at Cleveland school. Sessions run Tuesdays 7:30 to 10 pm with a $3.50 per couple fee and a June 24 graduation at Bever Park.

Cedar Rapids Jeans Kenwood School Grant Wood School Iowa Bever Park Bever Ellis Park

Mrs Peschau and Mrs North Return From California Trip

Mrs. W. E. Peschau of Park Terrace SE and Mrs. Earl J. North of Forest Drive SE have returned home after six weeks in California. They visited Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Peschau in Los Angeles and friends in the area.

W. E. Peschau Park Terrace Earl J. North Forest Drive California E. J. Peschau

Miss Janie Chen Leaves Bever Avenue for Chicago

Miss Janie Chen of Hong Kong is the house guest of Miss Anna Armstrong and her parents Mr and Mrs Robert C Armstrong on Thirty fourth street Bever avenue SE. A classmate of Miss Armstrong at Ohio Wesleyan College Delaware Ohio she left Thursday morning for Chicago.

Jack Palumbo Franklin Mimi Armstrong Robert C. Armstrong Thirty-fourth Street Bever Avenue SE Marsha Pirie Sharon Mcintosh Gayle Klinger Judi Moore Judy Cleeremans Karen Biba Susan DeLay Bernie Fardhman Berneda Hansen Sue Hubbard Ann McNamara Carolyn Walch Janie Chen Hong Kong China Anna Armstrong Thirty Fourth Miss Chen Miss Armstrong Ohio Wesleyan College Delaware Ohio Chicago

Armstrong to visit aunt before returning to school

Miss Armstrong will leave Monday to visit her aunt before resuming her studies. The trip is described as a brief family visit prior to the start of the new school term.

Durin couple finish two months abroad in Arizona and California

Mr and Mrs Alfred E Durin of 2320 Linden drive SE complete a two month trip returning Tuesday from Jokake Inn near Phoenix and from La Jolla California They visited Arizona and California during the journey.

Alfred E. Durin Linden Drive Arizona California Jokake Inn Phoenix la Jolla Calif

Mrs Roswell Pickford and family return from Racine Wis

Mrs Roswell H Pickford Jr and her children Katie David Sarah and Martha of 312 Nassau street SE returned home Wednesday night after a week visiting Mrs Pickford's mother Mrs Wayne Everett in Racine Wisconsin.

Roswell H. Pickford, Jr Katie David Sarah Martha Nassau Street SE Racine Wis Pickford Wayne Everett

Graciela Lechuga Visits From Mexico City

Graciela Lechuga, a 1954 Mt. Mercy junior college graduate from Mexico City, is visiting for several days with Miss Margaret Neal at 2319 C avenue NE. She arrived Tuesday and plans to depart Friday for Chicago.

Mt. Mercy Junior College Graciela Lechuga Mexico City Margaret Neal C Avenue Chicago

Lincoln Visitors Stay With Gallagher Family

Mrs. Marjorie Root and daughter Paula of Lincoln Nebraska visit for a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald C Gallagher 1315 Karen drive SE in Lincoln. They will be joined by Mrs. Gallagher and her two children Leslie and Lynn to travel Friday to spend two weeks with Mrs. Gallagher's parents Mr. and Mrs. H E Van Burg.

Marjorie Root Paula Lincoln Neb Donald C. Gallagher Karen Drive Gallagher Leslie Lynn The Peoples Church School Joseph Priestley Oxygen Sandra Cox Leanne Topinka Diane Mirich Janet Richardson David Young Richard Davis David Anderson Alice Kuntz Bob Gates Burton Pattee David Topinka John Frost Carrie Foster Bonnie Longenbaugh Sarah Bauman Archie Bauman Signi Falk James Young Albert Schweitzer Africa

New Vegetable Snacks Forecast

USDA researchers in Wyndmoor Pa report advances in frying vegetables into snack chips. Carrot beet and parsnip chips retain flavor while pea and lima bean nuggets offer nutlike taste and can be ground into quick reconstituting soup powders. Flavors include salt garlic celery and parsley salt.

AMES U.S. Department of Agriculture Eastern Utilization Research Branch USDA Agricultural Research Service Wyndmoor

Nassif family back from Omaha visit to Emerys

Mrs. M. Morey Nassif and her daughter Patty Jo returned Wednesday evening from Omaha where they spent several days with Dr. and Mrs. Donald G. Emery and their children, former Cedar Rapids residents, at the Thirty-fourth street and Cottage Grove avenue ISE.

Holmes Family Returns From Caribbean Air Cruise

Mr and Mrs Stewart Holmes of 369 Forest Drive SE returned from a three weeks air cruise through the West Indies visiting Jamaica Puerto Rico Haiti and the Dominican Republic and spent a week in Sarasota Florida three weeks of travel with multiple Caribbean stops noted.

Stewart Holmes Forest Drive West Indies Jamaica Puerto Rico Haiti Dominican Republic Sarasota Fla

Ford and Lana Teens Celebrate Sixteenth Birthday

Sally Ford daughter of the F S Fords 2225 Hamilton street SW and Bob Lana son of the William Lanas 1901 Third street SW were honored on their sixteenth birth days at a party given by their parents Tuesday evening in CSPS hall clubrooms. Wilson classmates attended with games and dancing.

Sally Ford F. S. Fords Hamilton Street Bob Lana William Lanas Third Street Csps Hall Wilson

Couple Beats Return From West Coast Vacation

Mr and Mrs Clarence W Beatty residing at 821 Third Avenue SE returned home on Wednesday after an extended vacation spent across California and the West Coast.

Clarence W. Beatty Third Avenue SE California West Coast

Chocolate Scum Prevention Tips Feature

Inez Cooke demonstrates a method to prevent scum formation on hot chocolate by heating the beverage with a rotary heater during the warming process. The technique emphasizes steady temperature control and continuous stirring to maintain beverage clarity.

Inez

Wahanka Camp Fire members tour local sites for birthday project

Wahanka Camp Fire group visited The Gazette, Children's Home, Community House, Home for Aged Women and the courthouse on Wednesday for a birthday project led by Janet Burgess.

Wahanka Camp Gazette Children’s Home Community House Home For Aged Women Janet Burgess

Isam Cohns Return from Hawaii Vacation

Mr and Mrs Sam Cohn of 2179 Blake Boulevard SE have returned from a month long vacation in Honolulu Hawaii and plan to resume their daily routines.

Isam Cohns Hawaii Sam Cohn Blake Boulevard Honolulu

Miss Sherry Hungerford Hosts 16 Guests at Dinner

Miss Sherry Hungerford entertained sixteen guests Wednesday evening at her parents home 1916 B Avenue NE. Guests attended a movie after dinner with Mrs Audrey Smith assisting the hostess.

Sherry Hungerford A. F. Hungerford B Avenue NE Audrey Smith

Members of Naomi circle host dessert luncheon

Members of Naomi circle of King's Daughters were entertained at a dessert luncheon Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Minnie Dodds at 1321 Second Avenue SE. Mrs. Albert Petersen led devotions and Mrs. Charles Campbell supervised the Bible study as officers were elected.

Naomi King’s Daughters Minnie Dodds Second Avenue SE Albert Petersen Charles Campbell

Streamliner SY STELLA WHITE rainy day mural idea

To keep children busy on a rainy day, spread a piece of white oilcloth on a kitchen table and let them create a mural with water colors crayons or finger paint.

Local Club Elects Officers Amid Quiet Meeting

Mrs. Alvan Van Horne serves as president with Mrs. Minnie Dodds as vice president, Mrs. Lloyd Thomas as secretary, and Mrs. Adelka Crane as treasurer at the annual gathering. The quartet was chosen to lead the organization through the coming season.

Alvan van Horne Minnie Dodds LloydThomas Adelka Crane

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