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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
4
Strawberr Point reports the marriage of Miss Diana Higgins daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ralph Higgins to Joseph Drips son of Mr. and Mrs Lynn Drips. The ceremony occurred Saturday at 2 in First Methodist Church with Rev Paul Huscher officiating. The bride wore a long sleeved organza gown.
Princess Margaret has shortened her skirt lengths aligning with contemporary fashion and her husband Lord Snowdon's wishes. The change, still knee cover when seated, reflects mixed reactions in America while she maintains court etiquette and follows major fashion magazines. Queen Elizabeth also modestly shortened skirts, maintaining knee coverage.
Pattern 960 offers directions for sizes 2 4 6 8 10 12 with a striped Poor Boy sweater and pleated skirt. The Cedar Rapids Gazette pattern mail offer lists 35 cents plus 15 cents postage. Also includes a chess hand analysis describing an end play by South and a tricky trump sequence.
The late Hal Sims answered a question about a player who ponders for ten minutes. He said the first two minutes decide what to do, the next two prepare an alibi if the plan fails, and the final six focus on blaming his partner.
Georgia Lepper, 24, of Closter New Jersey, living in England, says voting in Britain's March election stripped her of U S citizenship. She plans to appeal to Sen Clifford Case and possibly President Johnson. Embassy officials warned she became stateless, while Home Office noted aliens do not automatically gain British citizenship from marriage. Her husband and locals faced penalties tied to a separate roadway incident.
London AP reports a polio victim fined 85.60 for taking her children to a babysitter in a one seat invalid carriage was aided by bookmaker Joseph Smith and friends who raised funds to buy a five seat car. The wedding of Miss Roy Blyth to Ray DeWitt Lawrence took place at First Methodist Strawberry Point with Rev Paul Huscher presiding and a church reception.
A steplet iron aids pressing of ruffles pleats and pocket areas with a slight upward slant at the top allowing forward pressure to engage the fabric. It also works well on flat areas. A heatproof glass mixing bowl for portable electric mixers by Pyrex comes in 1% and 3 quart sizes and is splashproof for various batters and toppings.
Pattern advertisement for a slimming skimmer sheath with sunburst pin tucks radiating from the neckline. Offers choice of cotton or linen with printing pattern 4689 and multiple half sizes. Mentions fabric yardage, pricing, mailing costs, and the Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept address in New York for ordering.
A Wisconsin couple, both students at Upper Iowa University, will be at home in Fayette after returning from a honeymoon. The bride wore an erect skirt with train and an elbow length veil held by a jeweled crown. She carried pink roses while her sister Ruth Harreld in pink lace gown bore pink carnations. Barbara Vanney was flower girl and David Lawrence served as best man with ushers Don Chamberlain and Doug Soren. The groom works as an assistant to me at US. Felt hats dominate fall millinery with purple tones highlighted by mauve and grape colors.
The advertisement touts isotonic Clay vitalizing night cream to smooth wrinkles and refine skin texture for a blooming complexion with an English countryside look. It claims improvements before retiring and suggests drug stores supply the special cream.
For a dressier air, buy new gloves appliqued scalloped or trimmed at the cuff with contrasting leather or color. A tiny bow at the cuff looks pretty and feminine, while stitched detailing or fringe add a sportier touch.
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