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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1955
Page
10
Charlene Welsh and George Edward Barnhart were married in a candlelight home ceremony. The Rev. Harold Miller officiated with Duane Moser as attendant. The couple plans to live on a farm near Colesburg after a wedding trip.
A recipe excerpt describes adding hot water to a pan and baking at 325 degrees until hot for 10 to 15 minutes. It suggests serving with potato chips and watercress in carrot rings and hot rolls, followed by pineapple chiffon pie for dessert.
The Cedar Rapids City Council invites sealed bids for furnishing labor and materials to build reinforced concrete pavement on numerous streets in the northeast southeast and northwest sections. Bids must include a 10 percent certified check and be opened May 12 1955. The city reserves the right to reject all bids. Maude M. Krebs City Clerk.
An article advises finishing open-pored wood with oil rather than closed pore wood. Walnut is highlighted as producing the best appearance. Warm boiled linseed oil is heated to the point tolerable and applied to the wood.
A reader advises oiling wood periodically with long term care and repair notes. another asks about wall colors to match sea foam green carpet and suggests gray with accent colors. a further reader questions laying new linoleum over old, noting adhesive issues and durability concerns.
A 1955 Newark Herald note by Bert Bacharach offers a simple DIY tip. If paint remains, dab a small brush on the can edge to mark the current paint level and use the dried color as a reference.
Katherine M. Bading and Robert K. Reinbrecht exchanged marriage vows in a double ring ceremony at Immaculate Conception church. The bride, daughter of Nellie I. Bading and John T. Bading of Cedar Rapids, wore Chantilly lace and satin with a long lace train, and carried white orchids and lilies of the valley. Bridesmaids in blue net and lace joined a flower girl, best man Wayne Reinbrecht, and ushers at the reading by Rt. Rev. Msgr. William H. Schulte. The couple, after a honeymoon in the Ozarks, will reside in Cedar Rapids. she works for Peoples Bank and Trust. he owns Reinbrecht Hardware.
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