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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1944

Page

10

Marvel Dulin Engaged to Wed Robert Louis Jordan

Mr and Mrs J E Dulin announce the engagement of their daughter Marvel Marie to Robert Louis Jordan son of Mr and Mrs Louis Jordan of Chicago No wedding date has been set Miss Dulin a Roosevelt high school graduate and a senior at Michael Reese school of nursing in Chicago Jordan a fireman first class is serving in Panama The note also mentions Mr and Mrs Gerald Tharp visiting Gladys M Foulks and travel plans to Omaha and California.

J. E. Dulin Twelfth Street Marvel Marie Robert Louis Jordan

Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp novel review

A reader summary notes Cluny Brown, a naive young woman from Paddington, enters domestic service at Friars Carmel in Devonshire. The novel follows class tensions before the war, with Cluny learning her place while forming bonds with Sir Henry Carmel, Andrew, Mrs Maile, Mr Belinski, and others as she discovers who she is.

Luny Brown Cluny Brown Cluny Arnold Porritt Ritz Mr. Porritt Paddington London Arnold Friars Carmel Devonshire Sir Henry Lady Carmel Andrew Mr. Belinski Betty Cream Roddy Col. Duff- Graham Mr. i Belinski Margery Sharp England

Local Society Notes and College Openings Prominent in Cedar Rapids

The community calendar lists the Boys Auxiliary to the Children’s Home gathering for a picnic at 1 pm with a 2:30 pm business meeting at Mrs. Charles Earhart’s home. Miss Mary Margaret Meis will begin a 12 month dietician internship in Cincinnati after graduating from Immaculate Conception high school and Hall of Iowa. Alpha Gamma Delta plans a Monday picnic at 6 pm in Bever Park. Mt Mercy College and Mt Mercy High School announce Sept 5 and Sept 12 openings respectively with city and resident student registrations set for Sept 8 and Sept 11. Miss Elizabeth Petersen will attend the University of Iowa this fall after graduating from Villa Montemar in California.

Charles Earhart B Avenue NE Mary Margaret Meis H. A. Meis Sixth Avenue SE Cincinnati Ohio Good Samaritan Hospital Meis Immaculate Conception High School Hall of Iowa Alpha Gamma Deltas Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Bever Park Pavilion Mt. Mercy High School of Cedar Rapids Mt. Mercy College Elizabeth Petersen Hans Petersen San Diego James W. Wiley University of Iowa Miss Petersen Villa Montemar School California

Regent Names D A R Committees For New Year

Mrs. William Crissman, Ashley chapter regent, announces committee chairs for the year. Appointees include Americanism and approved schools, conservation and thrift, flag use, finance, genealogical records, good citizenship pilgrimage, junior membership, national defense, and other key posts with Mrs. J Beverly McPherson as vice regent and Mrs. W E Mickel as chaplain.

William Crissman Ashley D.A.R Earl F. Heinze Irving Finger E. M. Shunk Marion H. Williams I. C. "Emery H. G. Britton B. P. Mavis Harry Summers M D. Sandy Leonard Porter National Defense Robert C. Toms National Historical Magazine Charles W. Boegel J. B. McPherson Helen Dunn A. W. Loftus Thelma Boegel

Engagement Announcement for Edythe Spencer to J Bundy Allen

Mr. and Mrs. Chester P. Spencer announce the engagement of their daughter Edythe Alice Spencer of Cedar Rapids to J Bundy Allen of Chicago. The couple plans a September 23 wedding in Cedar Rapids. Edythe is a Mt. Mercy junior college alumna employed at National Oats. Bundy is a Keokuk high school graduate who attended the University of Iowa and works at Du Bois studio in Chicago.

Chester P. Spencer Nineteenth Street Edythe Alice J. Bundy Allen Chicago Edith C. Allen Iowa City Bundy Allen Tampa Fla Cedar Rapids Franklin High School Miss Spencer Mt. Mercy Junior College National Oats Company Allen Keokuk High School University of Iowa Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity du Bois Studio

September meeting of Ashley chapter features picnic luncheon

Mrs W L Capron as secretary, Mrs K Fleming treasurer, Mrs Earl Busenbark registrar, Miss Margaret Dickey historian, and Mrs Martha Irvin listed as officers. The September 9 luncheon at 12:30 pm will be at the Bungalow of the Light Co with social committee hostesses. The program, Jewels Old and New by Mrs G Y Swartzendruber, follows a picnic.

W. L. Capron K. Fleming Earl C Busenbark Margaret Dickey Martha Irvin the Light Company G. Y. Swartzendruber Ashley Chapter Roosevelt Hotel Charles J Bready

Minneapolis Girl Weds Sgt Paul Brooks in Pilgrim Lutheran

Miss Myrtle C. Haggstad wed Sgt. Paul Brooks of Camp Blanding at Pilgrim Lutheran Church Minneapolis. Rev. Roman Palmer officiated with a double ring ceremony. reception followed in church parlors. After a honeymoon trip the couple will reside in Jacksonville Florida.

Pilgrim Lutheran Church Minneapolis Minn Myrtle C. Haggstad Paul Brooks Camp Blanding Fla H. H. Brooks A Avenue Ingveld Haggstad Roman Palmer I. F. Albrecht Hugo Frey Ralph Goeden Rosalie Haggstad Bernadine Pfeffer Don Gillmore Center Point Philip Iverson Arnold Lenz William Lenz Ed Buenger Minnesota Cedar Rapids Jacksonville Garwood, Daugster Ohio

Daughters of Union Veterans Events and Isabella Retreat

Members of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Daughters of Isabella held activities and gatherings. Mrs. Dewey Alexander led a program with a flowery tea setting, and Mrs. Frederick W. Mulson presided as part of the Daughters of Isabella's fourteenth annual retreat at Mt. Mercy junior college. Attendees included residents from Ames and multiple Iowa towns.

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Dewey Alexander Frederick W. Mulson The Daughters of Isabella Mt. Mercy Junior College John Devine S.J Francis J. L. Beckman Ames Bellevue Bernard Cascade Chelsea Elborn Farley Ft. Atkinson Iowa City Lost Nation Newhall Norway Keota Solon Strawberry Point West Branch Welton

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