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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
5
Marge Kayser reports Armstrongs showcased versatile back-to-school attire for high school and college students at the Roosevelt hotel. The display included boxes of vivid red chinchilla jackets, black satin lined coats, tweeds, furs, Bermuda sets, Ivy League blazers, and dress combinations emphasizing practical yet stylish campus wear.
At Cedar Rapids Country Club women’s day event, low nets went to Mrs Sutherland Dows Jr in class A, Mrs A Perry West in class B, Mrs Richard Rinderknecht in class C, and Mrs Henry Hamilton in class D, with special prizes for Mrs William E Franey and Mrs Keith Woodshouse. About 30 attended, hosted by Mrs Fred Bellamy and Mrs Craig Huston.
A reader describes a DIY closet door alteration creating four shallow shelves built into a single door to store socks handkerchiefs belts and scarves. The design is shown in a sketch and praised for its practicality yielding easy access and organized storage.
A reader asks how to pair two new chairs and a rug with an American Beauty sofa and dusty rose chair. Advice suggests mixing a second color such as gray, gray-blue, or sage for chairs and walls, with the rug in a deeper shade of that same color.
Final results announced in Ellis Park Women’s Association championship flight saw Mrs. Bill Moeller defeat Mrs. Charles Hough. First flight winner was Mrs. LaVerne Morningstar over Mrs. Joe Michal, with second flight won by Mrs. Craig Seeley over Mrs. August Pitfall. Winners at Women’s Day were Mrs. James Ludlow and Mrs. Dick Jones. An end-of-season luncheon and trophy awards follow final play next Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Hot Fish Shop. reservations via Mrs. Don Duncan by Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Ed McCoy and their two children Sandra and Steven live at 435 Cottage Grove avenue SE. They returned Tuesday from a ten day vacation at Ruttgers Bay Lake lodge in Deerwood Minnesota.
Mrs H M Bruss arrived Wednesday evening from Milwaukee to spend ten days visiting her parents Mr and Mrs M O at 1625 Washington avenue.
Miss Evan Frette honored at a miscellaneous shower with 24 guests at Mrs. Sylvia Treeka’s home 504 Forest Drive SE. Pink and green decorations set the mood. Miss Frette, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Frettes of Roland, and Frank M Treka will wed Sunday in Roland.
Inez Cooke demonstrates a waterless method by tying seasoned raw vegetables in parchment and boiling them. The technique relies on steam not soaking through the paper to cook the produce.
Catherine Lucile Mulvehill of Masonville wed Vernon E. Quint of Ryan in Manchester at Immaculate Conception Church. Rev M J O Sullivan officiated with a full bridal party and reception at the parish hall. The couple plans to live on a farm near Ryan. The piece also includes household ironing instructions.
The article explains folding contour sheets while still a bit damp to avoid curled selvages. Remove from the dryer or line while damp, fold in half lengthwise with selvage to selvage, then continue folding as described.
A Handy tip suggests replacing a missing or broken knob on a pot cover by pushing a screw through the hole and tightening a cork to keep it cool. The note is credited to Bert Bacharach and appears in the 1955 New York Herald Tribune compilation.
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