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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1971
Page
4
New York United Press International reports toddlers face serious injury or death from window falls. Experts cite 1965 to 1988 New York data showing numerous deaths, urging window guards, removing handles, secure screens, and keeping beds or furniture away from windows.
Miss Frances Gilchrist daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Gilchrist was honored Thursday evening with a miscellaneous bridal shower. Hostesses Mrs Jack Larson and Mrs John Boustog led about 20 guests at 1263 Tenth Street Marion. The couple to be wed Aug 13 are Miss Gilchrist and Tonald Renfer son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Renfer. Aunts Harold Crutchley and Howard Moyer of Alamburnett hosted a second shower at Mrs Crutchley s home for about 20 guests.
Rosie Galen known as the cat lady cares for up to 65 hungry felines in a one room cottage in Honolulu. Each morning she feeds the cats before her own breakfast and cleans cages, noting many kittens are saved but only a few find homes through the Hawaiian Humane Society.
Mrs. Galen, a divorcee living with seven cats, sustains herself by housework and neighborly help. She tends the animals around her apartment, feeding them with canned and dry food, naming each cat, and sharing stories of their lives. A later social note mentions a bridal shower for Miss Ann Noll and an upcoming engagement of Eckert.
Washington AP report says President Nixon will travel to Communist China with a small working party only, currently including Secretary of State William P. Rogers and National Security Adviser Henry A. Kissinger. No Patricia Nixon accompaniment was expected, as she quipped she would go to Ireland.
Miss America and six state queens plan a 22 day tour in Vietnam to boost troops, delivering about two shows daily. Phyllis George of Denton Texas leads the group and stresses bringing the boys home. The tour is sponsored by USO and includes Miss Iowa Nevada New Jersey Arizona Arkansas and Texas.
An unofficial study by Dr. Eric Sanderson of Seattle argues visitors shape hospital patients. He classifies patients as bachelors with no visitors, wives whose spouses visit, and clusters of young or old supporters nearby. The piece notes how bedside crowds affect mood and care, with gender dynamics and social life at the hospital spotlighted.
Welly Way hosted a bridge event Thursday with winners Mrs Russell Foss and August Richers and Robert Otte and Roger Welly tying for first. Mr and Mrs Richard Goles ski placed second. The next game will be Sunday at 5:30.
AP reports lyric soprano Debra Bemon and Brazilian guitarist Laurinds Almeida honeymooning in Kaanapali Hawaii. The couple, both on their second marriage, wed Tuesday.
A bridal shower and luncheon were held for Julie Sullivan at the home of Mrs. Casnolly on Meadowbrook Drive SE. Attendees included Mrs. Theron Thomsen and Mrs. Margaret Rahep with guests Berton Boudreau Joseph Argel and Paul Creult assisting. Julie Sullivan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sullivan of Garden Drive SE, is the August 28 bride of Conrad Geres of Milwaukee.
Mrs. Raymond T. Ashlock earned the Thole medal while Mrs. Joe Cohn took the olaé-hale medal as 108 golfers contested the Women’s Golf Assn event. Winners across 18 and 9 holes included Mrs. Ashlock in several flights, with multiple players like Mrs. Edward Pribyl and Mrs. Anton Nase noted in A and B classifications. Additional accolades went to Mrs. Gilbert Kingery on 18 holes and Mrs. Charles Mounce on nine holes, as honors spanned medalist, championship, presidential, and other flights with birdies and eagles recorded.
British aviatrix Sheila Scott arrived in London after a 34.XW mile solo flight over the North Pole, becoming the first woman to fly safely over the pole. She paused at London Airport for makeup and shoe changes before continuing her round-the-world journey started in June.
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