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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1946

Page

2

Phyllis Chadima Becomes Bride of Arthur Smith

Phyllis Marie Chadima became the bride of Arthur Lee Smith in a Tuesday morning ceremony at St. Patrick's church. Officiant Rev. Donald G. Peters led a service with flowers and music. the bride, daughter of Mrs Frank L. Chadima, wore an all over lace gown. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs E D Smith, with a reception for about 50 at Roosevelt hotel.

Phyllis Marie Chadima Arthur Lee Smith St. Patricks Church Donald G Peters Frank L. Chadima Seventh Street Smith E. D. Smith Sixth Avenue Charles Kell Donald D. Olson Janet Martin N D Bernard McKenna Nemaha Roosevelt Roosevelt High School LaPlant-Choate Maufacturing Company Mr South Mavr Coe College Sevesta Shree Mare Lincoln Room Roosevelt Hotel Rosary Hall St Patri' S School D. Smith Frank Caret Roben Miter Albert Hindman A. R Smuth Helen Porpshil Wilma Weis Bungata of the Light Company

Kristan Nevins Tie the Knot in Rock Island Ceremony

Georgiana Kristan and George Melvin Nevins wed Aug 10 at South Park Presbyterian Church Rock Island. Parents Mr and Mrs J W Kristan announce the marriage. Attendants were Mr and Mrs George Lafrentz Cedar Rapids. After a two week trip the couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.

J. W. Kristan First Street Georgiana George Melvin ‘Nevins South Park Rock Island George Lafrentz Cedar Rapids Kristan

John Taylor Marries Madonna Zubrad in New Hampton

Miss Madonna Zubrad of New Hampton wed John M. Taylor of Marion in Immaculate Conception church Saturday morning. The ceremony was led by Rev. John E. Thornton with Alfred Hienemann as best man. The couple, graduates and employees, plan a Cedar Rapids home after a Wisconsin Illinois trip.

Frances Ford Taylor Alfred Hienemann Lincoln Room Roosevelt Hotel New Hampton High School Collins Radio ‘Company Eddy Paper Cor Wisconsin Illinois Ce‘dar Rapids

Holmes return to Chicago after Cedar Rapids visit

Mr and Mrs George M Holmes of Chicago have returned home after visiting Cedar Rapids where they stayed with George S Holmes 125 Twenty-ninth street drive SE and his brother Harry Holmes of Groves court and William Funcke of Groves court Accompanying them to Chicago for a week was Miss Barbara Funcke

George M. Holmes Chicago Cedar Rapids Mr. Holmes George S. Holmes Twenty-ninth Street Drive Harry Holmes Groves Court William Funcke Holmes Barbara Funcke

Dubuque Girls Visit Sandra Shenefelt

Miss Sandra Shenefelt hosts visitors Miss Jeanne Robits and Miss Ruth Ann Olson of Dubuque at her Cedar Rapids home. They arrived Monday and will stay through the week with a Tuesday evening gathering planned in her honor.

Sandra Shenefelt E. E. Shenefelt Vernon Drive Jeanne Robits Ruth Ann Olson Dubuque Cedar Rapids

John Bells Visit Bell Family Home Then Move to New House

Mr and Mrs John W Bell visit the home of his parents Mr and Mrs James W Bell at 2141 Linden Drive SE. They plan to move soon to their new home at 658 Memorial Drive SE. The couple were married July 23.

John W. Bell Mr. Bell James W. Bell Linden Drive Memorial Drive John Bells

Miss Ann Witwer Hostess At Small Dinner

Miss Ann Witwer of Ojai California will host a small dinner party Tuesday evening. She is visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Weaver Witwer of Hill top. Miss Witwer arrived in Cedar Rapids last week and will stay until September 3.

Ann Witwer Ojai Calif Mrs. Weaver Witwer Hilltop Miss Witwer Cedar Rapids

Pattern 4539 Sequin Dress for Jr Miss Sizes 11 to 17

By ANNE ADAMS catalog note promotes pattern 4539 a figure flattering dress in Jr Miss sizes 11 through 17. It requires 2% yards of 39 inch fabric for size 13 and ships for 25 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept Chicago Illinois with name address zone and size details.

Anne Adams Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept North Clinton Street Chicago

Ivan Cummings Is Married in Moline

The Rev. O. O. Walker of Albany NL officiated at the marriage of Betty Joyce Dudley and Ivan Cummings in Moline at the bride’s parents home. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids at 1212 Ellis Boulevard NW after a wedding trip.

O. O. Walker Albany Betty Joyce Dudley Moline Ivan Cummings E. J. Carson Ellis Boulevard Glen Dudley Ill Helen Caree Roger Cummings Vinton Cedar Rapids

Challed Family Returns From Wyoming and Colorado Vacation

Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Challed and their sons Don and Dean have returned home after a three week vacation visiting South Fork Inn in the Big Horn Mountains Wyoming and sightseeing in the Black Hills South Dakota Estes Park and Grand Lake Colorado.

D. S. Challed Don Dean Glenway Drive Wyoming Colorado South Fork Inn Big Horn Mountains Black Hills S.D Estes Park Grand Lake

Rock Island Women’s Club Picnic at Bever Park

The Rock Island Women’s Club hosts a family picnic Thursday at Bever Park at 6:30 p.m. Attendees should bring a covered dish and follow picnic requirements.

Rock Island Women's Club Rock Island Women’s Club Bever Park

Mrs Henry P Ristedt Visits Phoenix Roots

Mrs Henry P Ristedt of Phoenix Arizona is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Larry Nelson at 958 Maplewood Drive NE.

Henry P. Ristedt Arizona Phoenix, Ariz Larry Nelson Maplewood Drive

Beethoven Club Members Take Part in Iowa State Fair

Cedar Rapids Beethoven club members perform in three opening day programs at Des Moines Iowa State Fair. A 1 45 p m broadcast features Lucy Bushnell Ambroz Helen Little Hickman and Emily Sanborn with Louise Crawford. Small pavilion 3 30 p m hosts Crawford violin piano with Vir ginia Ohmann and Betty Jean Cosgrove. Sanborn solos Crawford pieces. Grandstand 7 p m piano duet Ambroz Hickman. Sponsored by Iowa Federation of Music Clubs with Mrs Edwin Evans guiding.

Cedar Rapids Beethoven Club Des Moines Lucy Bushnell Ambroz Helen Little Hickman Emily Sanborn Louise Crawford Virginia Ohmann Betty Jean Cosgrove Miss Crawford Grandstand Ambroz Hickman Iowa Federation of Music Clubs Iowa Edwin Evans

Hynek Annual Reunion Held in Biderman Pavilion

The Hynek annual reunion gathered 100 attendees at the Biderman pavilion in the Upper Palisades on Sunday. Officers elected include president Mr. Vernon George E. Hynek. vice president Belle Plaine Frank L. Hynek. secretary treasurer Frank C. Hynek. and reporter Mary McIntosh. Attendees represented multiple towns including Oxford Junction Mt. Vernon Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Ely Solon Lone Tree and Riverside. Next year’s reunion is set for August 18 at the same location.

Hynek Biderman Upper Palisades George E. Hynek Riverside Joe Hynek Karen Kalihan Mt. Vernon Charles Hynek Gladys Floretta Hoy Mary Bittner Louis Hynek Jacqueline Cedar Rapids

Bridal Shower Honors Miss Jane Hahn Before Aug 31 Wedding

Mrs. Jack Walters hosted a Monday evening bridal shower at the Engberg home 1956 Park Avenue SE for Miss Jane Hahn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Hahn of 136 Twenty-fourth Street Drive SE. Hahn will wed Lawrence Kell on August 31. sixteen guests attended.

Jack Walters Sixth Street Jane Hahn Howard M. Hahn Twenty-fourth Street Miss Hahn Lawrence Kell

K C s to Hold Ladies Day Frolic and Guests

Local notices report Knights of Columbus hosting wives and women friends for Ladies Day at the K C club 716 A avenue NE with a 6 30 p m dinner and an evening program of movies dancing and entertainment Also Waterloo guest Mae E Burbank president of the Rebekah Assembly of Iowa will visit the Star of Maine Rebekah lodge 838 First avenue NE Thursday at 8 p m A correction notes Collis Spencer attended rather than Cedar Rapids visitors at Gladys Brenneman’s centennial party at 1719 A avenue NE

Mae E. Burbank Waterloo Rebekah Assembly of Iowa Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge C.F. Hall First Avenue Knights of Columbus K. C A Avenue the Gazette Collis Spencer Cedar Rapids Gladys Brennéman

Vinton Girl Weds Van Horne Man in Candlelit Rite

Esther Mae Hensing, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hensing, married Albert Buelow of Van Horne at Trinity Luther Prejan Church with Rev R Neiting officiating. The couple, honored at a 100 guest reception, will reside on a farm south of Vinton after a brief wedding trip.

Vinton Esther Mae Hensing Fred Hensing Albert Buelow Augusta Buelow van Horne Trinity Luther Pre Jan Margaret Kelly Maid i of Honor Donald Cashman Raymond Lloyd Buelow Vani Horne Janet Fye Iris Davis Mary Ellen Hensing

Griffis Family Reunion Attended by 81 Members at Bever Park

A Griffis family reunion drew 81 attendees at Bever Park. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Tuttle and son, Mr and Mrs Earl Howe, Mrs Dale Kinney and her son of Fairfield, Mr and Mrs William Morden, Mrs Lucille Mourey and children, and numerous Cedar Rapids relatives such as Mr and Mrs Clifford Dickens, Mr and Mrs Jess Hawley and children, Mrs Scott Hawley, Mr and Mrs Floyd Goodall, Mr and Mrs Dick Goodall, Mr and Mrs Marvin West, plus Mr and Mrs Floyd Neagle of Center Point. The gathering featured extended families from adjacent towns and counties.

Griffis Bever Park William Tuttle Earl Howe Dale Kinney Fairfield William Morden Lucille Mourey James Long Tipton Ora Craig Bertram Clifford Gilleland Frank Gardner

Designing Woman By Elizabeth Hillyer Makes a Statement Chest

A Victorian chest is enlarged with a new top and built shelves to display decorative objects. Painted in flat white with pale pink, green, or turquoise, it becomes the showpiece of the dining room with bright colored ornaments.

Elizabeth Hillyer

Ruth Miller Bride of Robert S Giltrap

Dr and Mrs G C Miller of Guttenberg announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth Marie to Robert S Giltrap son of Mr and Mrs R C Giltrap 1700 First Avenue NE The wedding occurred August 10 at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Kansas City Kansas Territory

G. C. Miller Guttenberg Ruth Marie Robert S. Giltrap R. C. Giltrap First Avenue St., Paul's Episcopal Church Kansas City Kan

Mary Louise Ganske and Ivan R. Phillis Married

Mary Louise Ganske and Ivan R. Phillis wed Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church with Rev. J. C. Mardorf presiding. The couple will reside at 618 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. Phillis is employed by J. C. Penney and a former Army Air Force veteran. Ganske taught in Garrison after attending Upper Iowa University.

Sumner Mary Louise Ganske Ivan R. Phillis St. John's Lutheran Church J. C. Mardorf W. H. Ganske Phillis Fred C. Phillis Vinton Ruth Ganske Jean Thompson Cedar Rapids Weils Paula Zimmer Garrison Billy Kray Robert Tashner Charles Ganske Jack Morena Keith Carlton Fifth Avenue SE J. C. Penny, Inc Army Air Force Upper Iowa University Fayette

Mrs Peter Annable Visiting Family in New Canaan

Mrs Peter Annable of New Canaan Connecticut is visiting at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Norman Hatton at 2044 Bever Avenue Southeast.

Peter Annable New Canaan, Conn Norman Hatton Bever Avenue

The Poet Edgar A Guest The Poet of the People

A short verse in which Edgar A. Guest asks for a second earthly life to be better, asking for friends, useful skill, courage, breadth of heart, honesty, faith, and pity for the weak. The speaker requests selfless traits and restraint in anger as the core gifts for a renewed existence.

Husband Is Ordered To Return Wife's Nylons

In Chicago Mrs. Clara Klip 24 waited five hours for nylons. Her husband Frank 28 allegedly took the pair she wore by force and grabbed two more on leaving. Judge Joseph Sabath ordered Klip to return his wife's stockings and Mrs. Klip to return her husband’s wrist watch. A note ends with a local household tip about making a funnel from an envelope corner.

Chicago Clara Klip Frank

Over the Back Fence Grown Vegetables in Rich Butter Sauce

Naomi Doebel Doebel offers practical ways to flavor garden vegetables with butter or margarine. The piece outlines corn with cream sauce and peppers, baked squash with onions and crumbs, browned carrots, stuffed tomatoes with cream cheese, and cauliflower with a Mornay cheese sauce, all baked until lightly browned.

Mrs Otillie Wieneke Hosts WAC Social

The W A C Moms and their husbands ex W A Cs and friends were entertained Sunday at the home of Mrs Otillie Wieneke Lincoln Highway West about 30 attended and refreshments were served.

W.A.C WAC Otillie Wieneke Lincoln Highway West

Also Mentioned on This Page

Phyllis Chadima Arthur Smith de Eer Potetat Star’ Jewelry CO Pee Ee Georgiana Kristan George Nevins John Taylor New Hampton Miss Ann Witwer Adios Bosch Mrs. D. S. Challed Princess Rebekah Mrs. W. W. White William W. White Fruitland Boulevard K.c.’S Vinton Girl Bride of van Horne Man ST Oahinadl Buelow Designing Woman Ruth Miller Norman Hattons Edgar A. Guest the Poet of the People U. S. Insecticides Co Miracle Sandal Plastic Patent Oerderhoff First ‘Avenue Sheaffer Schaele” & ‘Son Jewelers Kresge Bldg By Naomi Doebel Vichy Mrs. Otillie Wieneke Labtex Gabardine OLE Second Avenue
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