Woman Tells How To Keep Husband Slim
New York columnist Phyllis Battelle profiles Fedora Bontempi, a TV singer and chef who says training a husband to be vain and temperate helps maintain a slender look. They weigh themselves daily, eat Italian meals with controlled portions, skip desserts, and keep active schedules. The piece blends humor with dieting tips for couples.
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New York
INS
Mme. Fedora Bontempi
Mme. Bontempi
Signor Bontempi
New Haven
Madame B
Fedora
To Become Bride Of Dean Locke
Mrs Pauline Dake of Coggon and John Dake of Victor announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Virginia Dake to Dean Locke son of Mr and Mrs Russel Locke of Ryan. Miss Dake works for Northwestern Bell in Cedar Rapids and her fiance for the Ryan Co op. No wedding date set.
Woman's Club crafts workshop on copper and brass tooling
The Arts and Crafts Department will meet Tuesday from 9 30 a m to 3 p m for a copper and brass tooling workshop. Mrs Frank Kofron will instruct. A box lunch will be served.
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Arts and Crafts Department
Frank Kofron
Engagements And Weddings Cedar Rapids-Florence Fra sher and Orville Moore
Cedar Rapids couple Florence Fra sher and Orville Moore wed Dec 11 at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold Wehde in Tipton. They reside on Jala L street SW. Next, Miss Corrine Bachman and Ronald Lavern Atkins plan a church ceremony next Sunday at 2 pm in the local Methodist church.
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Cedar Rapids
Florence Frasher
Orville Moore
Harold Wehde
Tipton
Jala L Street
Clarence
Corrine Bachman
Fred Bachmans
Ronald Lavern Atkins
PEO Chapters Schedule Christmas Meetings and Programs
Multiple PEO chapters hold Christmas events this week. Chapter DK meets Monday at 8 p.m. at 2306 Upland Dr SE with Miss G Esther Chapin and the Mines as social committee. Yule log led by Miss Ruby Taylor. Chapter FO meets Tuesday at 1 p.m. at 4440 E Ave NE for a Christmas lunch with music by Mrs D L Schwitters. Chapter JI gathers Monday 9:30 a.m. at 523 Knollwood Dr SE for coffee and a called meeting. Chapter IH hosts Tuesday 1 p.m. at 1900 Blake Blvd SE for a Christmas party with social committee and Mrs D I Roland chair. program Christmas in Song by Mrs W G Baer, Mrs Leo Geesaman, and Miss Alma Turechek. Chapter GM meets Monday 7:45 p.m. at 348 Forest Dr SE with Misses Inga and Olga Tapper. program by Mrs K B Weaver and Miss Cecile Rukgabber.
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G. Esther Chapin
Upland Drive
Mines
Jack Farwell
E. L. Schulte
Harry Kelly
Gordon Barger
H. A. Wendorf
Leonard Paulu
R. V. McBroom
Ruby Taylor
D. L. Schwitters
E Avenue NE
C. A. Noe
H. W. Ribble
Knollwood Drive
C. S. Foster
Blake Boulevard
D. I. Roland
W. G. Baer
Leo Geesaman
Alma Turechek
Inga
Olga Tapper
Forest Drive
Patricia Hall
Helen Murch
K. B. Weaver
Cecile Rukgaber
First Yuletide Card Found and Displayed in New York
A first edition Christmas card from 1843, the earliest known example, was found by an Essex housewife. A reproduction is shown at the British Travel Center in New York City. The card features a family at a festive table and gifts for the poor, and its discovery excites greeting card circles.
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Essex
England
British Travel Center
New York City
Henry Cole
London
Atlantic
London Museum
Britain
British Travel Association
Decorate Your Table For Holiday Season
Festive table settings can brighten daily meals during the season. Experts at Daystrom Furniture advise a cheerful centerpiece for plastic-topped dinettes, suggesting a jumbo Christmas candle with holly and all white decorations or frosted greenery as small, easy holiday reminders at each place setting.
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N. Y
Daystrom Furniture Company
Paris Designers Dress Christmas Bride With Bright Headgear
Paris designers plan festive bridal fashion for Yuletide. Jacques Heim suggests a simple white lace triangle worn under the chin. Balmain presents additional headpiece ideas to refresh traditional bridal styles.
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Givenchy
Pierre Cardin
Rebe
Paris
Ins
Jacques Heim
Balmain
More Women in Investment Field Billowed by Buffalo Group
Rita M. Welly leads the Investment Women of Western New York a new all woman organization aiming to boost female participation in investment and securities. The group seeks a scholarship to educate women in the field and promote confidence in women’s abilities beyond kitchen and office roles.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Rita M. Welly
Make Bathroom Safe for Children
Safety expert tips emphasize locking medicine chests and poisons, using non slip floors, banning radios in bathrooms, adding a movable step and door mirror, disposing of razor blades safely, teaching kids to return soap, storing cleaning supplies out of reach, setting hot water to 125 degrees Fahrenheit, and never leaving a child alone in the bathroom.
Always Read Labels When Buying Clothes
Miss Edna R Gray of the University of Illinois urges shoppers to verify garments meet flammability limits under the new law in effect July 1. She notes this is crucial for sheer or furry fabrics and emphasizes checking rayon labels which use color bands to indicate care: green washable, yellow caution, red dry clean only.
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Edna ,R. Gray
University of Illinois
Gray
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