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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1965
Page
1
Rose Brown, a Queens housewife, kept her number after a July change to avoid illness talk. Her 456-1414 line, matching the White House area code, draws calls from curious strangers and keeps her therapy through conversations. A letter from President Johnson praised her diplomacy.
Winners in the Howell movement duplicate bridge event at the Roosevelt hotel were Mrs. George Alberts and Mrs. Howard Greene taking first place, while Mrs. W. E. Eyman and Mrs. Karl Henrikson were runners up.
Elizabeth E Iglehart of Old Westbury New York was elected president of the Women's National Republican Club at a directors meeting in New York City She has ties to Nassau County New York Federation of Women's Republican clubs and represents a local chapter in the national organization
Seattle AP report notes a Pacific Northwest quake left five dead yet Mrs. Ed Johnson did not feel it while talking outside a church. Lois Wharton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wharton of 1513 Fourth Street NW, received her nursing cap in a ceremony at St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota.
First Lady Lyndon B Johnson will lead a two day bus and plane tour May 11 12 to showcase Virginia roadside beauty. The 700 mile Landscapes and Landmarks journey costs $100 to $150 per party and includes Monticello Abingdon Barter Theater and Otter Peak. Interior Secretary Udall will lead reporters to Sharp Top summit with other officials and beautification experts.
Princess Grace of Monaco is honored with the Woman of the Year award by the Philadelphia Council of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans for her charitable work with children. The presentation occurred Thursday night at a dinner dance in Philadelphia. She traveled to attend the wedding of her eldest niece on Saturday.
Richard C. Morgan and Kay Young married in Sioux Falls on April 22 1. They returned to Des Moines after a stay at the Morgan summer home at Lake Okoboji. Morgan, former Cedar Rapids resident, leads Globe Machinery and Supply Co as chairman president and treasurer. Kay Young was once married to Robert B Young.
Nearly 100 educators from 11 Iowa counties attended a Cedar Rapids meeting on the 1965 Education Act timed two weeks before the White House conference. Speakers included U S Rep John C Culver and State Supt. Paul F Johnston. The gathering discussed act provisions and funding to boost libraries textbooks and elementary education while highlighting preservation of natural beauty and park system funding.
Clear Creek Miss Mary Kathleen Hammes daughter of Mr and Mrs Raynond Hammes of Sigourney married Saturday to Michael Lynn Berg son of Mr and Mrs Leander Berg of Harper. The ceremony was at 10 in Sts Peter and Paul church with Rev Francis E Lollich officiating. They will reside on a farm south of Harper where the groom farms. The bride previously worked for W C Gretter and Sons in Harper.
About two hundred women from across the state are expected to participate in a women’s program tied to the Town Junior Chamber of Commerce convention this weekend in Cedar Rapids. A Saturday noon luncheon is planned at the Cedar Rapids Country Club, welcomed by Mrs. Robert M. L. Johnson, with JoAnn Holt providing entertainment and punch served beforehand.
Amsterdam Netherlands UPI report: Major Alicia M. Borgardt said it was stupid for her to enter a cafe in Amsterdam's red light district with Crown Princess Beatrix. The princess, a student of social welfare, had accompanied the Salvation Army worker on her rounds at the cafe meeting place for journalists and photographers.
A vintage beauty note promotes lemon jelwyn as a lemon type skin freshener and toner. It claims bleaching of yellowness on hands and neck, pore cleansing, and hair gloss after shampoo for a sparkling effect. The product is pitched as a luxury facial and hair care item.
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