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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1944
Page
9
A noon Sunday scene recounts a kind bus driver who doubled back to help an elderly woman board after passing her corner. The note praises observant behavior, while other vignettes recount a store clerk rewarded for returning a lost billfold, a camper’s tales from Camp Highlands, and playful local misadventures with a dog and a thirsty Scottie at Kenwood Transfer.
Marilyn Hayes and Lt. James W. Frazee Jr. wed at Bakersfield California First Methodist Church chapel on August 12. The bride, former Marion High School graduate, wore a beige two piece suit with red rose corsage. Frazee, a Marion High School graduate, earned a commission and pilot's wings in March at Marfa Texas and is a pilot instructor at Gardner Field Taft California. The couple will reside in Taft California.
Maylene Barnett and Max Ashlock wed August 16 at St James Methodist church with Rev L D Stubbs officiating. Attendants included Mrs Kenneth McLees and Mr McLees as the couple plans to live near Palo where Ashlock farms. Also noted is a shower for Mrs Schaefer and a marriage of Staff Sgt and Mrs Schaefer August 14 at Trinity Lutheran parsonage with Mrs Schaefer joining her husband at Eagle Mountain Lake.
Mr and Mrs Riley Crawford announce the engagement of their granddaughter Marilyn Van de Walker to James W Bowker petty officer first class USNR son of Mr and Mrs Tom Bowker wedding planned for early fall Bowker is stationed at the naval amphibious training station Coronado California Van de Walker works for Inter Ocean Reinsurance Betty Low of 880 Daniels Street NE visits Chicago and will return to Franklin School in the fall
An announcement reports the marriage of Ensign Arthur John Coburn III and Miss Dee Dumas. They wed Wednesday at 6 30 PM in St Joseph's rectory Joliet Illinois with Rev Father Miller officiating. They will live in Joliet after a wedding trip to Chicago. Coburn is a Purdue graduate. the bride attended William and Mary.
Phyllis Maxine Snodgrass and Wilber D. Reynolds married August 9 at the Foursquare church in Monterey Park California officiated by Rev L E Duren. The bride wore white satin with a sweetheart veil and gardenia bouquet centered by an orchid. A reception for 200 followed. Reynolds just returned from Northern Ireland where he worked for Lockheed overseas service two years. The couple will live in Stockton California. Mrs Reynolds is a Franklin school graduate.
Members of the Rotary club will serve meals to servicemen at the USO center throughout the day. City residents are invited to attend and support the effort with vigeren in the city.
The second monthly stag party for Cedar Rapids council No 909 K of C will be held at the K C club Tuesday at 6 30 p m with a chicken dinner and a brief business meeting preceding the meal. A entertainment program has been arranged by the committee. Betty Jean Duffy leaves for Ogden Utah en route to Hawaii for a government post.
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