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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1965
Page
4
Iowa drivers will see gray backgrounds on 1967 license plates, replacing the 1966 red design. The extra 25 cents covers improved reflector safety. Linn county reports 13,870 licenses sold by Friday night, up nearly 5,000 from the prior week.
The Washington high school orchestra opened its Cafe Musicale late as the first-chair trombonist John Hougen arrived after a Chicago flight to Cedar Rapids. Mary England traveled from St Louis to join the first violin section. The Gazette noted a nearby power outage incident involving Commonwealth Edison and Iowa Electric Power that affected Cedar Rapids.
Pre nuptial events for Louise Jenkins continue this week with a 8 p m shower by Mrs J E Norrgard and daughter Cindy Ritenour followed by brunch by Mrs Robert Davis and Deborah Davis. A noon luncheon at Cedar Rapids Country Club and a 3 30 punch party are planned with other hostesses noted. Four senior girls organize a Town House teen age party 7 30 to 11 with Caroline Locher Caroline Donohoe Terry Maceau and Joan Petrie as hostesses.
Cedar Rapids group Crippled Children and Adults Assn selected by Cedar Rapids Kennel Assn to receive dog show proceeds. Ten groups competed. funds total several thousand dollars. Association plans an exercise table and emphasizes rehabilitation for polio and disability cases. Dog show set for March 20 at Hawkeye Downs.
Sorority alumnae groups host events for college members during holiday break. Chi Omegas host a tea 2 to 4 today at Coe College Clubrooms 1126 First Avenue NE. Kappa Kappa Gamma hosts brunch 10 30 Wednesday at 2215 Linden Drive SE for 18 actives and pledges. Delta Zetas plan a 6 30 Monday dinner party at 4211 High Ridge Road SE hosted by Mrs Hall Koontz and others. The Munsons of Columbia Missouri are set to visit Mrs Munson’s parents at 2245 Shady Oaks Court NE on Monday.
Elizabeth N Hoyt reviews On the Farm a slender volume by John Updike. Four characters gather at a Pennsylvania farm including Joey the advertising man Peggys son Richard and Joeys mother. The weekend exposes shifting affections hurt feelings and restrained reconciliations.
A review of Han Suyin’s The Crippled Tree covering China 1885 to 1927, noting nonfiction claims and the author’s sympathy toward Communist China. The critic questions credibility of the argument that Western suffering spurred communism and critiques the author’s perspective and residence outside China.
Satire collection from The Phoenix Nest in Saturday Review promises consoling bedside reading. It compiles 21 chapters of contemporary American humorists with noted concerns about children and adult themes.
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