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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1973
Page
6
Governor Robert Ray presented lifesaving awards to 21 Iowans including Ernest Soukup for saving 9 year old Kelley Glenn from a 2,400 volt downed line during a mushroom hunt on April 22. A neighbor described the bond between Soukup and Kelley as like father and daughter.
Sing Out Cedar Rapids presents a two hour show at Daehler Kitchin auditorium Coe College at 8 tickets 1.25 at the door. The group organized in 1971 by Cedar Rapids Jaycees includes 30 members from local schools and colleges and aims to attract new members through performances in parks and at public venues.
Sherrie Johnson of Arlington and Kenneth Zemrowski of Alexandria exchanged nuptial vows at St Patrick’s Catholic Church with Rev Anthony Zemrowski and Rev Martin Laughlin officiating. A 125 guest reception followed at the Holiday Inn, with a two week honeymoon to Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Miss Joan Denise Marsh daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth E Marsh Cedar Rapids and Robert A Maxwell son of Mr and Mrs Forrest Maxwell Collins were married Saturday in a private Danforth chapel ceremony at 430 officiated by Rev Edward English The bride a senior at Iowa State University and Chi Omega member will reside in Collins Maxwell a ISU graduate and Maytag Co employee.
Cedar Rapids Art Association sponsors the annual Art Fair to be held at the Riverside Roundhouse from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 23. Committee chairs include Mrs. Mike McDonald, Mrs. Roger Stigers, Mrs. John Bickel, Mrs. James Bennett, Mrs. Gerald Fogarty, and general chairs Mrs. Dean Beer and Mrs. John Songster.
Broadway Follies by St. Luke's hospital auxiliary runs Oct 11 12 13 at Jefferson High School auditorium. Proceeds fund a treadmill and monitoring system for the hospital's new diagnostic area. Robert Gender writer director Mary Hippen technical director. Cedar Rapids amateurs star. Patron tickets 20 for two seats and program listing. General admission on sale Sept 17. Key organizers named. Parma Italy expedition uncovers 3000 year old village but thieves steal artifacts soon after discovery.
Jimmy Breslin crafts a vivid portrait of Queens police Dermot Davey as he travels from the squalor of Queens to the Troubles of Ireland. The novel traces his drift from banality toward solidarity with the oppressed and ends with an unsettling question about his return to Queens and the life he left behind.
A family potluck hosted by Mrs. Albert Bascom will be held today at 4 30 PM at Harbor View pavilion Ellis park. Attendees should bring two covered dishes, their own drinks and table service.
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