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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1956
Page
6
Candles bring festive warmth to Christmas with bayberry wares and clever homemade forms. Miriam Taylor of Iowa, a retired professor, offers practical candlemaking tips including bayberry wax blends, layered slabs, frosting finishes, and safe double boiler melting to avoid smoking or souring the wax.
Gifts were exchanged at the Vinton club Christmas party held Tuesday at the Vinton club. Prizes were won by James R. Vandennover C. O. Risdon and Harold V. Johnson with Mrs Ralph E Jackson and Mrs Leo L Johnson as hostesses.
The Franklin high school class of January 1949 schedules its seventh annual reunion for Saturday at 8 p.m. at Don Buchheister’s home 610 Thirty-second Street NE. Members not contacted may call EM 2-3954.
Kenwood Transfer and Storage Co advertises packing moving and storage with a free estimate. Located at 407 Second Street SE Cedar Rapids Iowa and agents for North American Van Lines Inc. Phone EM 4-5195.
Mr and Mrs J Bradley Rust entertain 27 guests Wednesday at 5 PM in their Iowa City home. The table features Cimarron blue and copper decor with copper candelabra and blue tapers. Guests include Cedar Rapids couples Dr and Mrs L G Carrigg Dr and Mrs William G Kruckenberg Dr and Mrs E B McConkie Dr and Mrs W J Morf Dr and Mrs Roy Putnam Dr and Mrs James J Redmond Dr and Mrs George H Warkentine and Dr and Mrs Regis E Weland.
Recently elected officers include Pat Williams as president Ruth Akers as vice president Nellie Scott as secretary Roberta Scheneberger as treasurer and Hazel Griswold as reporter for the Cedar Degree Staff of the Rebekahs.
Cedar Rapids and Oxford Junction entries report two weddings. Jocelyn Chapman wed Kenneth Farley at United Presbyterian in Cedar Rapids. both spouses work in local industry. Blanche Benhart and Donald Nowachek married in Maquoketa and will reside in Oxford Junction.
Beatrice Teresa Sweeney daughter of the Phillip Sweeneys Cass Lake Minnesota wed Curtis Marven Smith son of the Avery Smiths Ryan in a double ring ceremony at Golden Congregational church. The Rev Randolph Middleton officiated with Roger Wilson Hopkinton as vocal soloist and Miss Beverly Smith in pink attending. The bride wore azure crystalette gown with butterfly bow veil and carried light blue and pink carnations.
Donald J. Smith, brother of the bridegroom, attended the couple. A reception for 125 guests was given in the church dining room. The couple will be at home in Superior, Wis., following a brief wedding trip. The bridegroom is stationed with the air force at Duluth, Minn.
The Dale Scannells of Iowa City won first place north-south in Cedar Rapids Duplicate Bridge club play at the Colonial restaurant. Second north-south went to Mrs John Stamy and Mrs D O Thompson of Marion. East-west top team was John Weinberg and Lewis Barnett of Iowa City with first place, followed by Mrs Paul Rapoport and Mrs Carl Ettinger of Bever Ave SE in second. Next game set for Jan 8 at 7:30 at the Downing Box Company.
Gifts were exchanged and bardls sung at two Beta Sigma Phi sorority chapter Christmas parties Tuesday. Words and Your Vocabulary was the program presented at the Beta Sigma Phi chapter party at the Colonial restaurant. The Mmes. Grant Hale and Melvin Schmuecker were program chairs.
Miss Eleanor Lathrop served as party chairman with twelve guests at the Beta Iota chapter dinner held at the Colonial restaurant. Committee chairs were Misses Marilyn Hennings Shirley Plattenberger and Emelie Fay mon.
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