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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1942

Page

14

Military wedding links Myers and Jackson at MacDill chapel

Lieut Edward Payson Myers and Miss Petriva Chalfonte Jackson wed in a MacDill field ceremony assisted by Chaplains Mullins and Gaynor. Attendants, a champagne satin gown, and shell pink lace dress highlighted the event. The couple, now living in Tampa, plan a Florida east coast wedding trip. Mrs. Jackson hosts dinner for wedding party at Redington Beach. Myers, a chemical engineer graduate, serves with a heavy bombardment unit at MacDill.

Oath Liberty Petriva Chalfonte Jackson Agnes Fordney Jackson Saginaw, Mich Edward Payson Myers MacDillfield Tampa Fla C. O. Myers North Liberty MacDill Post John Mullins W. J. Gaynor Col Cecil Lombard Mary McClung Bruce A. Gibson, Jr Miss McClung Jackson Tides Redington Beach Florida

Sister to Visit Mrs W H Ryan in Cedar Rapids

Mrs L W Milicek of Sioux City a former Cedar Rapids resident arrives this afternoon to visit until Wednesday with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs William H Ryan at 112 Center Point road NE. She will then go to Chicago to visit daughter Dorothy and to Detroit to visit son Louis jr.

L. W. Milicek Sioux City Cedar Rapids William H. Ryan Center ‘Point Road

P T A Meetings Across Cedar Rapids Host Talks and Elections

P T A activities note art talks by Edwin J. Bruns in Taylor and program by Blue Birds on The ABC of America. Other P T A meetings feature speakers Miss Lorena Samuelson, Arthur C. Deamer, Rex Conn, and Kenwood discussions on The Playground Part in Law Enforcement. Hostesses named. officer elections planned. multiple schools host programs and hobby show in Arthur and Fillmore areas.

Edwin J. Bruns Cedar Rapids Taylor P. T. A The Blue Birds ABC “of America C. F. Rammelsberg Joe Slavik Cleveland P.T.A Lorena Samuelson Judd Dean Kenwood Pta Roland Moehlmann

Springville Willing Workers Pressed on April Events

Mrs G L Dyke assisted by Mrs Harry Erickson entertained 40 members and guests of the Willing Workers Presbyterian society on Wednesday. Plans were made to serve dinners for Linn county Achievement day on April 17 and the Cedar Rapids Presbytery in Springville on April 20 and 21.

G. L. Dyke Harry Erickson Willing Workers Presbyterian Society Linn County Achievement Day Cedar Rapids

Multiple Civic and Cultural Events Plague Cedar Rapids and Des Moines

A busy slate across Cedar Rapids Des Moines Iowa features art gallery tea honoring Edwin J Bruns荒, a community concert series membership drive, Woman's Club informal balloting, and a sixteenth annual Iowa Public Health association meeting. University theater presents Ah Wilderness and a Cedar Rapids citizenship class. War savings drives, league conventions, and regional events fill the week with speakers including Lieut Gov Hickenlooper and Mary Hastings Bradley.

Cedar Rapids Art Association Edwin J. Bruns Public Library Woman's Club Imogen B. Emery Des Moines Iowa Public Health Association The Council For Better Education B. B. Hickenlooper Nelson G. Kraschel Earl G. Miller A. E. Augustine Iowa City University Theater McKinley High School Hew Roberts University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Memorial Coliseum Karl Andrist League of Women Voters Savery Hotel West Side Ninth Command United States Navy Field House Iowa Union Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Iowa Mary Hastings Bradley Chicago Frederick G. Atkinson Minneapolis War Savings Staff

Camp Fire Girls Conclave Highlights Fortifying the Family

The Cedar Rapids Camp Fire Girls held a grand spring council fire at Memorial Coliseum to dedicate this year’s birthday project Fortifying the Family. Miss Jane Garwood led the local group with Joan Buscho and Catherine Wilcox among staff, while Elizabeth Barber read and Patricia Carberry aided with candles. Awards recognized four ranks trail seeker wood gatherer fire maker torch bearer across numerous girls from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, with Donna Damee Mary Ann Alexander and many others listed among the ranks and names.

Memorial Coliseum Grand Spring Council Cedar Rapids Camp Fire Jane Garwood Joan Buscho Catherine Wilcox Lorna Shuppert Dorothy Moser Barbara Carruthers Betty Wagner Elizabeth Barber Horizon Club Patricia Carberry Jean Quinn Gloria Durr Anita Heath Phyllis Hladek Miss Garwood A. J. Anderson

Anniversary Dinner Honors Murphys at Community Hall

A surprise party honoring Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Murphy marked their thirty fifth wedding anniversary. Bernard F. Murphy and Clara Murrin were married in St. Joseph's church Parnell by Rev. James Mahoney. The couple have 11 living children, all present except son James in Los Angeles.

B. F. Murphy Bernard F. Murphy Clara Murrin St. Joseph's Church Parnell James Mahoney James Los Angeles

Sessions of Alpha Xi Delta open Friday in Cedar Rapids

Alpha Xi Delta hosts fifth biennial convention in Cedar Rapids with representatives from Minnesota Wisconsin Drake Iowa and alumnae from several cities. Attendees include national officers and local chapter leaders, events span Friday to Sunday with meetings, luncheons tea formal banquet and a model initiation, followed by a two week trip for Mrs. Sheldon and Mrs. Sheldon's nephew.

Alpha Xi Delta Coe Cedar Rapids Minnesota Wisconsin Drake Iowa Iowa Wesleyan College Minneapolis St. Paul Madison Milwaukee Davenport Iowa City Des Moines Mt. Pleasant Lucia Mae Smith Ruth McDermott Second Avenue SE Voorhees Hall Frances McLaughlin Dorothea Moser Roosevelt Hotel Gertrude Dolken Iowa State College Mary Wyrick Rushing Harold Skinner Wisconsin University S. E. Coquillette Knollwood Drive Mary Bell Coe College Alice E. Page Alpha Gamma Delta Chi Omega Kappa Delta Delta Delta Delta Mothers Club Ben H. Peterson Vernon E. Lichtenstein Earle G. Nichols Elizabeth DeWitt Sally Branch Harold Mowrey Skinner Pauline Huston Dorothy Stookey Miss Plock Judy Jones Marjorie Engberg

Marriages Announced From Anamosa and Tipton Area

Anamosa bride Miss Florence Pieper wed Ivan Duncan in Martelle with Rev. Run ner officiating. Both graduates of Morley high school will live on Duncan farm. Tipton couple Edna Lind and Edward Gallagher married in Phoenix with reception at Hotel Westward Ho and will settle in Chicago. Also notes on local club events, birthdays, and a Mt. Vernon marriage of Miss Jean Macklem to Wylie Evans Jr. in Washington.

Anamosa Methodist Parsonage Martelle Florence Pieper Uriah Pieper Ivan Duncan C. E. Duncan Olin Claude E. Runner Duncan Morley High School Tipton Robert Lind Edna Christina Lind Phoenix Ariz Edward P. Gallagher Chicago Patrick L. Gallagher Joseph J. Day Gallagher Westward Ho Arizona Blue Earth Minn Alfred Wilkins Asheville N. C Washington Miss Webber Mt. Mercy Academy Cedar Rapids United States Department of Agriculture

Entre Nous Club Closes Season With Evening At Wheeler Home

The Entre Nous club concluded its season with a Tuesday party at Mrs. William Wheeler's home. After dinner, Five Hundred was played, with prizes won by Mrs. T. E. Seilhamer and Mrs. Wheeler. guest Mrs. Ivan Maurer attended.

James Killian Pleasant Drive C. S. Foster Entre Nous Club William Wheeler T. E. Seilhamer Wheeler Ivan Maurer

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