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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1954
Page
2
Invite friends to a parcel packing party and surprise them with a festive macaroni bow ties dish. The recipe blends bow tie pasta with tomato cream sauce chicken and peas for four to six servings, and a second cheese olive nut macaroni bake also serves four to six.
Engagement news from Waukon and Columbus Junction lists upcoming marriages. Lin da Lou Baumgartner and Meryle Honn will wed at Salem Evangelical Reformed church Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Betty Lou Bennett and Wayne Barnes plan a Sunday 8 p m ceremony at Pleasant Grove Bethel Church of God near Letts. An announcement from Oxford notes a coming marriage for Miss [name truncated].
Christmas crafts give quick ideas. Create tree garlands from ribbons or foil in cat s ladder folds and fashion lamp collars from glitter balls.
Marilyn Scheetz daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe N Scheetz will wed Tom Maher son of Mr and Mrs Cletus Maher of Iowa City on December 29 at St Peter's Church in Cosgrove. Maher attends the University of Iowa.
In London Princess Margaret aged 24 appeared at a movie with a new hair style, an upswept look replacing her usual left part and curls. Reporters in the West End called the look lovely and predicted it could start a trend.
Mr and Mrs John Melchor of Monona celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a noon family dinner at City hall and an open house from 2 to 5 p m The couple married in 1904 Effie Leaf is the former Mrs Melcher They farmed north of Monona until retirement in 1944 Their 12 children 32 grandchildren and two great grandchildren are listed Then a probate notice for the will of Joseph F P Hayak set for hearing December 23 1954 in Cedar Rapids Iowa with Arthur Axme ar Clerk and attorney Joseph J Severa
Mrs Willard Hughes and Mrs John Clausen hosted a bridal shower for Miss Norma Sheldon at their homes. The article notes the pre nuptial courtesy theory and describes gowns in soft fabrics like crepe or chiffon wrapped around the figure as if blown by a gentle wind. Kenneth is named as the groom to be.
In St James January 2 the Helming family hosted a gathering for 15 guests from DeKalb Cresco and NL including Miss Dorothy Helming and Mrs. R P Helming.
In New York Carlo Gugenhiem, head of Mingo lini Gugenhiem, arrives on his first U.S. trip and urges American women to stay perfectly proportioned. He criticizes the low-torso silhouette while praising the American figure and notes his $115 to $650 creations require travel to Rome for purchase.
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