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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1963
Page
11
New York report notes households adopting year round and tax time economy measures. Women barter with thrift such as reusing napkins and tea bags, avoiding tolls, chasing trading stamps, and toasting two slices to save energy. Multiple anecdotes describe cost cutting by wives and their husbands’ reactions.
A column notes women from New York's lower east side travel by taxi to markets offering chicken at two cents a pound cheaper, contrasting with men and urging equal time for shoppers to seek savings. It mocks gendered spending habits and asks readers to write in.
Beta Lambda chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha elects Miss Lil Mizena as president, Mrs. Norman Middlekauff as vice-president, Mrs. Joseph Lee as recording secretary, and Mrs. Ed Soppe as treasurer. Members met Thursday evening with Mrs. Robert Tow.
Three area women travel to Ames for a Iowa Mothers Association gathering from Friday to Sunday. Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mrs. E J Vanous and Mrs. G H Scobey will take part in activities honoring Ames native Adeline Lincoln Lush the 1963 Iowa mother. Governor Harold Hughes is set to speak Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hemmer of 1808 Second Street SW returned Thursday from a three week trip in the West. They visited friends in Long Beach San Jose Bellflower California and also in Tucson and Colorado Springs.
Mrs Lou Hettick of Los Alos Hills California returns Thursday night with her children Kristi and Richard Ray plus her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Kohl from the West Coast. Mr Hettick will arrive April 28 to attend the May 4 wedding of Miss Catherine Anne Halpin and Richard F Kohl.
Twenty Coe co eds will perform in a "Newspapering" themed show at Washington high pool Saturday at 8 p.m. Admission is 75 cents. The Catalinas aqua tic arts club and the college modern dance class will present interpretive dances and swimming formations under instructor Mrs Francis Mullen.
Barbara Derr daughter of the Donald Derrs of Bever Avenue SE has been elected vice-president of the Associated Women Students at the University of Iowa for 2027.
North south winners were Max Fisher of Anamosa and Harlan King. East west winners were Mrs Water and Mrs Mor anville. The six week series ended Thursday night with Mrs Ed Hanna in first place and Mrs L D Kinkead of Marion in second.
Alana Ladd daughter of actor Alan Ladd plans to marry Robert Machris Westbrook, son of a war ace killed in the South Pacific. Ladd will announce the engagement in Los Angeles on Saturday as Alana turns 20. No wedding date is set.
King’s Daughters reelect Ruth Griffith as president of the Bernice Pratt circle after a dinner with Addie Zika and Esther Bachman. New officers include Margaret MacDonald and Mary Rickey as vice presidents, Nell Wills and Nelle Martin as secretaries, and Grace Low as treasurer. Donations went to the trust fund and to the circle in Hong Kong. Junior circle elected Pam Copeland as president and Bonnie Joslin as vice president. IHN circle named H. R. Van Slyck as president and Lorena Homewood and Elmer Hedin as vice presidents plus G. W. Longaker secretary and Nelle Crawford treasurer. Guests included Mrs. A. C. Burnell of Redwood City, California. Ella Hungerford circle elected Earl Laird president with Theodore Cordes and Frank Kleckner as vice presidents, Harry Bock secretary, and Floyd Finson treasurer. Finley Stone hosted the meeting and the group heard a report on the trust fund.
A gift was voted for Camp Lookout and Mrs. Laird served as co hostess at the event.
Fayette couple Mr and Mrs Dan Potter celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 at their home hosted by the WMA of the Garden Prairie church. They wed April 21 1913 in Sacramento California and have lived in Fayette since 1935. The Potters have two sons Myrle and Darwin and 14 grandchildren.
Franklin Camp Fire group held a Beverpark picnic on Wednesday to learn about administration and recreation and education opportunities. Thursday evening the Eisenhower father daughter banquet drew 94 members and their fathers with Bucknell puppets performing. Guests included Noel Newell District III director and Marjorie Donahue school principal. The Blue Birds from St. Ludmila’s toured the Colonial bakery Wednesday afternoon.
Princess Alexandra's five foot high wedding cake weighs 130 pounds and features five sets of icing bagpipes in her Scottish fiance Angus Ogilvy's tartan. The three tier cake includes coats of arms for the princess and Ogilvy, with Scottish thistles and English roses on large panels. Ingredients span sultanas currants mixed peel flour butter sugar almonds eggs rum brandy spices marzipan and icing.
National Library Week program replaces regular storytime with the Junior League Puppeteers in the auditorium at 11. They perform The Witch Who Stole Thursday instead of Max Hahn storytime on Saturday morning.
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