Practicality and Beauty Show by Mark Newman at Roosevelt
Gloria Weiser details Newman's department store fashion show at the Roosevelt hotel for college-bound students. Fifty costumes showcased practicality and beauty including lounging wear, plaid skirts, wool dresses, and fur accents. The event featured Miss Delores Lazio’s vocal debut, a continental luncheon, and a note that the show will resume as an annual campus fashion event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman's Department Store
Roosevelt Hotel
Ralph Guy
Arthur W. Stinlson
Jean Horak
Floraine Winger
Nancy Frazee
Robert Nicholson
Coufures
Lily Dachenet
Fabian Engel
Delores Lazio
Anamosa
Noniteur
Newman
Roosevelt Room
Twenty-eighth Street
Center Point Road
Lundquist Bridal Dinner Planned For Friday Night
Mr and Mrs Edwin W Lundquist of 1701 C Avenue NW will host a bridal dinner Friday for their son and Ruth Knight who wed Saturday at 4 pm. Twenty guests will be seated at the Roosevelt hotel with out of town visitors Miss Martha Warren and Roscoe Thoen of Iowa City Mr and Mrs Homer Knight of Chicago Mr and Mrs E A Seaberg of Park Ridge Ill and Miss Joan Manuel of Dubuque. Several Cedar Rapids and Iowa City courtesies have been extended to Miss Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Lundquist
C Avenue NW
Ruth Knight
Roosevelt Hotel
Martha Warren
Iowa City
Roscoe Thoen
Homer Knight
Chicago
E. A. Seaberg
Park Ridge
Ill
Joan Manuel
Dubuque
Kurtz Family Picnic Set for Sunday at Daniels Park Pavilion
The Kurtz family picnic will be held Sunday at Daniels Park Pavilion with dinner served at 1. The event invites relatives and friends to join for a daytime gathering at the park shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurtz Family
Daniels Park Paiilion
Floyd Ondler and Miss Chambers Married at St Pauls Church
Miss Mary Ella Chambers daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Chambers of Masonville and Floyd E Ondler son of Mr and Mrs E D Ondler were married Wednesday evening at St Pauls Methodist Church. Rev David I Berger officiated. The bride wore aqua Habardine suit with pink roses and gardenias. Maid of honor Miss Lucile Ondler wore gray with gardenias. Harold Chambers was best man. They will reside at 715 A Avenue NE after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ella Chambers
Edward Chambers
Masonville
Floyd E. Ondler
E. D. Ondler
Washington Avenue
St Paul's Methodist Church
David I. Berger
Lucile Ondler
Harold Chambers
A Avenue NE
Bert Katz Weds Mason City Woman in Minneapolis Ceremony
Miss Edythe Kitsis of Mason City became the bride of Bert Katz son of Mr and Mrs M Katz at the Nicollet hotel Hennepin room in Minneapolis on August 10. The groom’s best man was Henry Katz of Cedar Rapids and the wedding party included Mrs Simon N Fox as matron of honor. The couple planned a Chicago wedding trip and now reside at the Roosevelt hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edythe Kitsis
Sam Kitsis
Mason City
Bert Katz
M. Katz
Bever Avenue SE
Nicollet Hotel
Minneapolis
Adrian Winter
Berger Couple Honored At Westminster Reception
Dr and Mrs David I Berger were given a city leaving reception at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Over 100 friends attended the event after a prayer service. The receiving line included the Bergers along with Rev and Mrs Andrew E Kurth and several local couples. A gift was presented and arrangements were coordinated by J R Watson Wayne Basler and Harold Waite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David I. Berger
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Berger
Andrew E. Kurth
E. B. Delzell
Ben H. Peterson
J. W. Walterick
J. H. Arnold
D. I. Roland
J. R. Watson
Wayne Basler
Harold Waite
Stork shower honors Mrs. Post at Brenham home
Mrs. D F Post of 119 Eighteenth Street NE attended a stork shower hosted by Miss Gladys Brenham at the home of Mrs. G E MacFalls 1719 Avenue NE. Guests included Mrs. DonaOld J Keys Mrs. Arthur A Lyon of Marion Mrs. Don D Doughty Mrs. A R Locke Mrs. Arthur Redel and Mrs. G E MacFalls. Gin rummy and five hundred were played with prizes to Mrs. Redel and Mrs. Doughty. Refreshments by candlelight featured rubrum lilies daisies and white mums with rattles nut cups and baby dolls in bunting as favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Post
Eighteenth Street
Gladys Brennaman
G. E. MacFails
Avenue NE
Dona Old J. Keys
Arthur A. Lyon
Marion
Don D. Doughty
A. R. Locke
Arthur Redel
G. E. MacFalls
Mrs Erickson and Mrs McConnell Host Kitchen Shower
Mrs Paul Erickson and Mrs Leslie McConnell hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Betty Gustafson who will wed Vernon Laton on September 8. Ten guests attended the event at 2075 East ern boulevard SE and 801 H avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Erickson
Eastern Boulevard
Leslie McConnell
H Avenue NW
Betty Gustafson
Vernon Laton
Mrs Elliott Cobb Returns From Chicago Visit
Mrs Elliott Cobb of 2149 Linden Drive SE Cedar Rapids returned Thursday from a trip to Chicago with her husband Lieutenant Cobb. He has returned to his station at Fort Sam Houston Texas after a week in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Cobb
Linden Drive
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Lt. Cobb
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Back To School Hints And Club Plans For September
A dated, informal note outlines upcoming school bells nine days away, and events like painting at Club One Nineteen, Keen Teen Klub camp, and High Y meetings in September. It lists leaders such as Keith Brown and Jack Delbridge, tentative dates for clubs across Franklin Marion Wilson Roosevelt and McKinley, plus snack bar plans and music recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Madison
Couitch
Red
Mills Bros
Klub
Camp Wapsier
Bob Rockhold
Beverly Dehner
Paxson
Jerry
Jimmy Adams
Keen Teen Klub
High Y
Franklin
The
Clay Phillips
Carlton College
Marion
Wilson
Keith Brown
Roosevelt
Frank Sturm
McKinley
Jack Delbridge
Mrs Anna Kacena to celebrate 90th birthday Friday
Mrs Anna Kacena of 2016 Fourth Avenue SE marks her ninetieth birthday with an open house at her home hosted by daughter Mrs Helen Kacena Stark. Friends and relatives are invited to call from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kacena
Fourth Avenue SE
Helen Kacena Stark
Mrs Emerson and daughter visit Waterloo friends
Mrs W A Emerson and her daughter Pamela of Waterloo visit her parents Mr and Mrs G D Eckhart at 432 Thirty third Street NE. Mrs Eckhart hosts a luncheon Thursday for former classmates of Mrs Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Emerson
Pamela
Waterloo
Winifred Murray Returns After Berkshire School Study
Miss Winifred Murray comes home for a two week visit after studying music at Berkshire School Lenox Mass She is the daughter of Dr and Mrs F G Murray 1829 B avenue NE She will leave for Monmouth junior college Long Branch NJ to teach English and supervise choral work in the near future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Murray
Berkshire School
Lenox
Mass
F. G. Murray
B Avenue
Monmouth Junior College
Long Branch
N. J
Pre Nuptial Showers Honor Jane Hahn
A sequence of pre nuptial events honors Miss Jane Hahn daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard H Hahn. Showers and a luncheon are planned or held at multiple homes and venues including the Weland and Hofferd households plus the Roosevelt hotel luncheon set for Saturday with twelve guests anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Hahn
Mrs Delbert Ashby hosts luncheon in West Branch
Mrs Delbert R Ashby of 2520 Country Club Parkway SE entertained Thursday at a luncheon at her home honoring Mrs George Schoonover of West Branch and her daughter Mrs Toby Bracken of Ocala Florida Mr and Mrs Bracken and their two daughters Mary Kathryn and Nancy are visiting the Schoonovers in West Branch and will return to Florida next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert R. Ashby
Country Club Parkway SE
George Schoonover
West Branch
Toby Bracken
Ocala
Fla
Middaughs Bid Farewell Before California Move
A farewell picnic at Ellis Park honored Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Middaugh of 159 Sixteenth Avenue SW as they prepare to relocate to Los Angeles California. Friends hosted the event Wednesday evening expressing best wishes for their new home and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Middaugh
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Ellis Park
Middaughs
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Finegan to Wed New York Man
Mr and Mrs B F Finegan of Monona announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Mary to Arthur J Coward son of A H Coward of Rutland New York The wedding is set for September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Finegan
New York
B. F. Finegan
Monona
Mary
Arthur J. Coward
A. H. Coward
Rutland
N. Y
Lenore Dvorak and Frank Hartl Wed in Cedar Rapids
Miss Lenore Dvorak daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank J Dvorak married Frank Hartl son of Mrs Lottie Hartl Ely in a Monday ceremony at St Wenceslaus church Cedar Rapids Rev J L Kissling officiated. The bride wore white marquisette gown with fitted bodice sweetheart neckline long sleeves gathered waist and fingertip veil with beaded tiara. She carried red roses. Bridesmaid Miss Julia Hartl wore blue marquisette. other attendants Miss Arlene Dvorak and Miss Marguerite Zakostelecky wore yellow and pink marquisette with veils and colonial bouquets. Best man Milo Rehak ushers Leonard Hart and Frank Dvorak. A noon luncheon followed and a dinner for families at Bishop cafeteria. wedding dance in Swisher that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt, Vernon
Lenore Dvorak
Frank J. Dvorak
Frank Hartl
Lottie Hartl
Ely
St. Wenceslaus Church
Cedar Rapids
J. L. Kissling
Julia Hartl
Janet
Arlene Dvorak
Marguerite Zakostelecky
Miss Dvorak
Miss Zakostelecky
Milo Rehak
Ush
Dorothy Colby and John Quinn Wed in St Patrick's Parsonage
Dorothy Alice Colby and John Francis Quinn wed in a St Patrick's Parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev D G Peters. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Della B Colby and the groom is the son of Mrs M W Quinn. they will reside at 504 Second Street SW after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Parsonage
Dorothy Alice Colby
John Francis Quinn
D. G. Peters
Della B. Colby
Avenue NE
Mr. Quinn
M. W. Quinn
Sixth Avenue SE
Lola Danielson
Charles V. Quinn
Quinn
Stamat
Second Street
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Mark Newman
Gloria Weiser
Nicholson
Mary Muffet
Iowa
Vassar
Stanfford
California
Lamb
Mouton
Date Life
WMT
Baldridge Commercial
Third Street
RAYON
E. W. Lundquists
Floyd Ondler
Miss Chambers
Mrs. Ondler
Mrs
D. I. Berger
KREBS
Krebs “Cin' Dairy
First Ave
Louise Johnston
Club One-9
Rex Weland
Bernard Moore
Phyllis Raftery
Howard H. Hahn
Twenty-fourth Street
Hahn
Lawrence Kell
Twenty-third Street
United Mutual Insurance Association
Phyllis, Sanborn
William Nickeson
Miss Hahn
Charles Kell
Bungalow of the Light Company
Bernard Webster
H. Kobusch
E. J. Hofferd
O. F. Hofferd
Kell
E. J Hofferd
Avenue NW
Dorothy Hahn
Mrs. Delbert Ashby
Charles A. Middaughs
C.R
Leonard Hart
Frank Dvorak
Bishop Cafeteria
Swisher
Dorothy Colby
John Quinn
Watciles
Siegel's
Second Avenue SE
Inis
Mitvalsky’s
Adrian
Mitvalsky
Harmony
EL Sola
Atlas
Nie Near
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co
Wheeling, W. Va
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