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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1957

Page

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Cedar Rapids Students Return Home for Easter Holidays

Cedar Rapids students from various colleges return for Easter vacations. Notable names include Miss Carol Severa from Colorado Boulder and several Notre Dame, Marquette, Wisconsin, and Northwestern attendees. Homecomings span Tuesday to Friday with visits ranging from a week to ten days.

Cedar Rapids University of Colorado At Boulder Carol Severa Leo G. Severa Meadowbrook Drive Nancy Noell C. James Noell Twenty-fifth Street Jon Bruns E. J. Bruns Fifteenth Street Miss Severa Engineers Notre Dame Thomas and James Murray J. R. Murray Twenty Fifth Street Drive Kenneth P. Quinn, Jr Kenneth P. Quinns Pepperwood Hill David Maresh Donald Maresh Greenwood Drive Joseph Day Regis Day Eighteenth Street

Arlene Rostad Becomes Bride of James W Bain

Arlene Lorraine Rostad and James W. Bain united in a Sunday afternoon double ring ceremony at St James Methodist Church. The bride wore Chantilly lace over satin with illusion veil and carried a Bible with white orchid and hyacinths. Attendants wore nylon chiffon gowns, maid of honor Marcella Ostern in dusty rose and bridesmaid Marlene Grove in peacock blue. Best man John Robert Bain Jr and groomsman Lawrence Wise stood with the couple as guests were seated by Needham Young and Lyle Ostad. A reception followed in the church parlors with hostesses including Mrs John R. Bain and Mrs Rostad.

Arthur F. Schuldt Julius Rostad Spring Grove Minn Bain John R. Bain Marcella Ostern Marlene Grove Rochester John Robert Bain, Jr Des Moines Lawrence Wise Needham Young Cedar Rapids Lyle Ostad Bonnie Lou Heidt Ruth Darling Mildred Woodburn Susan Egger Shelby Huntington Young Norton Rostad Loretta Andersson Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church JoAnn Janeba Joseph J. Janebas J Street George Sykora Nineteenth Avenue Joseph Havlik Warren Erbe David Popelka Sandra Brown Darrell Harris Richard Skala William Milota Raymon Trachta Donald Bizek

Miniature Easter Hats Made by Manchester Nurse

Mary Ryan, a Manchester nurse's aide, crafts miniature hats or pin cushions in her apartment, turning it into a small millinery shop. She has made about 40 hats, each unique, using contrasting prints, gaudy ribbons, and flowers, taking roughly four hours per hat. She decorates two hats nightly after work and gives them to friends.

Manchester Mary Ryan

Booths to Visit Wellesley and Cambridge Friends

Ronald C Booths of 317 Twenty fifth street drive SE will depart Wednesday for a five day visit with friends at Wellesley and Cambridge Massachusetts. Miss Booth a Wellesley graduate is currently attending the University of Iowa graduate school.

Donald Flynn J. R. Flynn Country Club Parkway Campion High School Prairie du Chien Wis Flynns James, Jr Marquette University Raymond J. Schmitz Woodland Drive Dallas Texas Southern Methodist University Kenneth B. Ottsen Avenue NE Sue Ottsen Terry Ann Benz Bethel College St. Paul Kenneth Benz Twenty Seventh Street Drive Ronald Moore Ray T. Moore Blake Terrace University of Rochester Rochelle Padzensky University of Wisconsin Ben Padzewskys Twenty-first Street Ronald C. Booths Twenty Fifth Street Drive Wellesley Cambridge Mass Miss Booth University of Iowa Graduate School

Ozarks Couple to wed with pink dress and roses

Ozarks, Mrs Bain wore a pink and black dress with matching duster and pink accessories. She is employed by Mercy hospital and Mr Bain works for The Gazette Company. They will reside at 1811 E avenue NE. A bridal dinner was hosted Saturday evening at the home of the bridegroom's uncle and aunt, the Anot Bains, 2100 Johnson avenue.

Helen Bushman Merita Bushman Rita West Charles Smreek Janice Jakubec Kenneth Hansen Marilyn Huber Nineteenth Avenue Sykora The Gazette Company Phillips 66

Milwaukee hosts third annual International Aquatic Arts festival

Mrs. Henry Gundling won first class honors at the Jewish Community Center festival in Milwaukee. Sue Sorensen and Elaine Pospishil, both of Cedar Rapids, participated as consultants in the event.

Henry Gundling Fairway Terrace SE Milwaukee Sue Sorensen Elaine Pospishil Cedar Rapids

Walter Merz Visits Panther Home for Easter

Mr and Mrs Walter Merz and their son Walter Jr of Boulder Colo arrived Thursday to spend Easter with Mrs Merzs parents Mr and Mrs C S Panther at 1945 B avenue NE in the Panther household

Curtis Winger C. Lee Winger Blake Boulevard University of New Mexico At Albuquerque R. W. Rinderknecht Vernon Drive Barbara Rinderknecht Northwestern University Jon Heald University of Chicago Allen Healds Elmhurst Drive Barbara Booth Walter Merz Walter, Jr Boulder, Colo

Malta chapter honors Mrs Victor Merveaux at birthday dinner

Officers and their spouses of Malta chapter honored Mrs Victor Merveaux worthy matron of 532 Twenty second Street SE at a birthday dinner Saturday evening at the Elks club. Cards were played with Mr and Mrs Delbert Miller in charge of arrangements.

Malta Victor Merveaux Twenty-second Street Elks Club Delbert Miller

Garden Club Field Trip Rescheduled for April 24

The Cedar Rapids Garden club announces its field trip date changes from Wednesday to April 24, as reported in Sundays Gazette.

Garden Club Cedar Rapids Garden Club

Anita D. Smith Weds Glenn Johnson at First Lutheran

Anita D. Smith became the bride of Glenn R. Johnson in a Sunday ceremony at First Lutheran church officiated by Rev. T. A. Youngquist. The couple will reside at 1310 Second Ave SE. Mrs. Johnson is employed by Armstrong's. her husband is a traveling agent for the Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau.

First Lutheran Anita D. Smith Glenn R. Johnson T. A. Youngquist A. V. Wood Second Ave Johnson Armstrong’s The Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau

Glasses frames double as hats in bold fashion range

Chicago fashion notes showcase decorative eyeglass frames with side trims. Models include ivory bird motifs on rose frames and a musical staff ear piece with rhinestone notes. Whimsical wings and Cleopatra asp-inspired designs target women needing hair or hat substitutes. experts say these frames complete the fashionable finishing touch.

Chicago

Two Million Forecast for Easter Parade

New York planners stage indoor fashion shows to aid the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation. Nine hotel events join the traditional Fifth Avenue parade as the Fifth Avenue Association and police seek order. Admission ranges five to twenty five dollars with champagne included in the top tier. About two million people expected to attend the Kenny lunch and children's fashion show seventh year running.

American Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Sister Elizabeth

Young Play Set Pattern for Mothers and Daughters

Advertises Printed Pattern 4863 for children sizes 2 4 6 8 with shirt top shorts and pedal pushers in grownup styling. Includes yardage 1% yards for shirt 35 inch and 1 yard for shorts. Patterns mailed for 35 cents with extra 5 cents per pattern for first class. Address to Anne Adams pattern dept Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th St New York NY.

Anne Adams Cedar Rapids West 17Th St New York N. Y

Memo for Men By Bert Bacharach

Motor tip advises not neglecting interior windshield cleaning as smoke dust and fumes form a film inside. Newspapers make good cleaners using plain water for inside and outside windshield cleaning.

Bert Bacharach New York Herald Tribune, Inc

Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue Through the Years

The Easter parade on Fifth Avenue evolved from a modest 19th century stroll to a major spectacle facing changing fashions and public scrutiny. Reports note ongoing tensions between glamour and dignity as civic groups curb stunts while preserving the parade as a fashion promenade with enduring appeal.

New York William Sloane Association

Surprise Birthday Party for Miss Soininen at Coe College

A surprise party was held Friday afternoon in the Independent Town Students room at Coe College in honor of Miss Luna Soininen, a Coe student from Helsinki Finland. Co-hostesses Jan Teply Jacquie Shearer and Vaneta Lenz led about 20 guests. Miss Soininen resides with the Grover Ards at 1936 Higley avenue SE.

Coe College Luna Soininen Coe Helsinki Finland Jan Teply Jacquie Shearer Vaneta i Lenz Miss Soininen Higley Avenue

JoAnn Janeba weds George Sykora in Hus Memorial Church

JoAnn Janeba and George Sykora married Sunday at 2 p.m. in Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joseph Havlik officiating. The couple, of 1604 J Street SW and 51 Nineteenth Avenue SW, will reside at 633 Nineteenth Avenue SW after a wedding trip to the South.

D A R Opens 66th Congress Amid parade in Washington

The Daughters of the American Revolution open their 66th Continental Congress in Constitution Hall with an opening parade led by new president general Mrs Frederic A Groves of Cape Girardeau Missouri. About 4 000 members are expected to attend as seven new vice presidents general are elected and reports on the year's DAR activities are presented.

Washington Daughters of the American Revolution Congress Constitution Hall Frederic A. Groves Cape Girardeau Groves DAR

Easter Bunny Salad for ACH Child

Naomi Doebel suggests a practical Easter treat for ACH children next Sunday. Assemble a base of shredded lettuce with French dressing, fill a drained pear half with cottage cheese and chopped almonds, place on lettuce as the bunny body, shape ears mouth and tail from almonds, insert cloves for eyes, and garnish with a carrot cheese nose and parsley stem.

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