Miss Ford Debut Set As Grand Detroit Event
Detroit society to witness the debut of 18 year old Charlotte Ford heiress of Henry Ford II in a grand ball at Grosse Pointe Farms. Paris designer Jacques Frank decorates in 18th century and secret designs for gown. About 1,000 guests including Gary Cooper Sir Charles Churchill Count Igor Cassini and Frank Sinatra were invited. 110 houseguests.
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Detroit
UPI
Henry Ford II
Paris
Meyer Davis
Hollywood
New York
Europe
Charlotte Ford
Jacques Frank
Fords
Grosse Pointe Farms
Ford
Charlotte
le Fleuron
Florence
Italy
Gary Coopers
Charles Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Igor Cassini
Cholly Knickerbocker
Frank Sinatra
Peter Lawford
Merle Oberon
Mexico
Miss Ford
Peter Sullivan
Glen Head
N. Y
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Noraton
Conn
Ann
Edsel
Nassif Home for Holidays Opens Doors to Guests
Joseph Nassif a Grinnell College student is spending a holiday at his parents Mr and Mrs Sam J Nassif 2016 Hillcrest Dr SE. Miss Jacque Baker a University of Iowa student was a weekend guest in the Nassif home.
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Joseph Nassif
Grinnell College
Sam J. Nassif
Hillcrest
Jacque Baker
University of Iowa
Nassif
Misses Pattern 4876 Sewing Pattern Ad
Advertisement for Printed Pattern 4876 by Anne Adams. Describes a slim suitdress with soft collar and gored skirt, options for short or long sleeves, and mid century sizing notes. Provides order details, prices, and mailing address in Cedar Rapids Gazette pattern department.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Pre nuptial Shower for Miss Pope
Miss Myrtis Pope daughter of the Popes was honored at a miscellaneous shower held Saturday evening at Miss Marjorie Bruner’s home. Co hosts Mrs Russell Hawkins and Mrs Harry Hoyt assisted. Miss Pope is set to wed William Iossi of Davenport on December 19 at St Paul’s Methodist church.
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Myrtis Pope
C. A. Popes
Fourth Ave
Marjorie Bruner
Miss Bruner
Russell Hawkins
Nineteenth St
Harry Hoyt
Miss Pope
William Iossi
Davenport
St. Paul’ S Methodist Church
Panthers Return From Hawaiian Trip Ends Month-Long Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil S. Panther of 448 Thirty-second St. SE returned Saturday from a month in Hawaii. They visited their son Lt. (jg) Robert S. Vail on Oahu and on the way home met their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Merz of Richardson Texas.
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Cecil S. Panther
Thirty-second St. SE
Hawaii
Robert S. Vail
Oahu Island
Panthers
W. L. Merz
Richardson
Texas
Cedar Rebekahs Elect Officers at Christmas Dinner
The Cedar Rebekahs elected officers at a Christmas dinner Friday night at Bishop's. Elected were Mrs. Mary Harper president Miss Roberta Sheneberger vice president Miss Kay Sheneberger secretary and Mrs Harold Griswold treasurer and reporter.
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The
Cedar Rebekahs
Bishop’s
Mary Harper
Roberta Sheneberger
Kay Sheneberger
Harold Griswold
Turkeys Roasted Long Hours Due to Large Meat Bone Ratio
Small broad-breasted turkeys require several hours to roast because their meat to bone proportion is high.
Italian designer Renato Balestra urges gowns to flatter women
Rome based designer Renato Balestra, who dresses Hollywood stars, says fashion should make women look like women not like superstructures. His simple, wearable gowns have attracted Zsa Zsa Gabor Mamie Van Doren Joan Bennett and Pat Brown. Balestra, once trained as civil engineer, moved from Milan to Rome and rose after being discovered by Madelyn Fiorito, with shows in New York and Beverly Hills and gowns highlighted for Ava Gardner films.
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Rome
UPI
Renato Balestra
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Mamie van Doren
Joan Bennett
Pat Brown
California
Trieste
Balestra
Baleslra
Milan
Jose Veneziani
Fontana Sisters
Schuberth
Veneziani
Madelyn Fio Rito
Los Angeles
New York
Beverly Hills
Fashion Ambassadors Show at Nieman Marcus Dallas
A fashion show in Dallas features Nancy Cook and a young designer who, paradoxically, had never presented a show in his home country. The event highlights emerging talent and marks a notable moment for the designer despite his lack of domestic exposure.
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Ling
Nancy Cook
Nieman Marcus
Dallas
Texas
Country
The Leisure Boom and American Spending
Americans clamor for more leisure as shorter working hours become a goal. By next year 36 million families will have after tax incomes over 4 000 and control about 60 percent of discretionary income. The National Industrial Conference Board warns that a larger leisure sector may slow national economic growth compared with other nations.
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New York
NEA
Ince Ee de
National Industrial Conference Board
Conference Board
U.S
Dinner party honors Leonard Black Jr first birthday
Thirty guests attended a Sunday dinner at 317 A avenue NW to celebrate Leonard Black Jr.’s first birthday. The event was hosted by Mrs. Janice Rae Black at the home of Robert Gaddis, 2684 Fifth Avenue SW.
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Leonard Black, Jr
Janice Rae Black
A Ave
Black
Robert Gaddis
Fifth Ave
Camp Fire elects officers at Immaculate Conception school
Camp Fire Girls of Immaculate Concept ion school elected Donna Prohaska as president Janet Willenberg as vice president Theresa Rudil as secretary and Louis Kraus as treasurer The group hosted the school's fifth grade Camp Fire Girls Saturday afternoon in the school cafe Five Ta Wan Ka members were honored at a Christmas dinner Sunday at Mrs Frank G Kra mer 1675 Ninth st NW Gifts were exchanged Gretchen Conrad Patty Musser and Loretta Starkey presented the program.
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Camp Fire Girls
Immaculate Conception School
Donna Prohaska
Janet Willenberg
Theresa Rudil
Louis Kraus
Camp Fire
Tenia
Frank G
Kramer
Ninth St. NW
Gretchen Conrad
Patty Musser
Loretta Starkey
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World Book
Aristocrat
EDIA
Clayton B. Ellis
28Th St. SE
Barbara
John Eisenhower
New Delhi
Eisenhower
Post Office
Soraya
Iran
Raimondo Orsini
Emilio Schubert
Faye Henle
Dansk Gifts
Jens H. Quistgaard
J.H
Dansk
Martin
Stauffer
America
Empire
Third Ave
Fashion Figures of
Cedar Rapids, Inc
Iowa Floor Covering CO
I Floor Fashion Shop
First Ave. SE
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