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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1955

Page

2

Miss Barbara Bernstorf to be wed in Christmas Eve service

Articles describe multiple showers honoring Miss Barbara Bernstorf ahead of her December 26 marriage to Robert G. Christensen. Hostesses, venues, and guest counts are listed, with details of gifts and attendees from local families and clubs in Cedar Rapids.

Barbara Bernstorf Robert G. Christensen First Baptist Church Miss Bernstorf W. C. Bernstorff Washington Avenue SE Mr. Christensen James Christensen Carroll Cedar Rapids Country Club Mmes M. L. Heinke Rollo Pickford C. J. Rasdale

College girls spend holidays with Gasway family in southeast

Miss Nancy Gasway a Smith College junior from Northampton Massachusetts and Miss Myrna Kawamoto a Honolulu Hawaii junior are staying with Miss Gasway’s parents Mr and Mrs J P Gasway 2500 Bever avenue SE. Their brother Second Lt William Gasway will arrive Friday from Chicago to join them for the weekend.

Nancy Gasway Smith, College Northampton Mass Myrna Kawamoto Honolulu Hawaii Miss Gasway J. P. Gasway Bever Avenue Gasways William Gasway Chicago

Lange hosts birthday party for Sara at home

Dr and Mrs Thomas F Lange entertained at an ice skating and dinner party Tuesday honoring their daughter Sara on her sixteenth birthday. About 50 classmates from Franklin school attended. Mrs Alex Halgren and Mrs Ray Gorman won first in games seen Tuesday by the Cedar Rapids Duplicate Bridge club at the YMCA. Second place went to Mrs Lena Hodgin and Harlan King.

Thomas F. Lange Blake Boulevard Sara Franklin School Alex Halgren Ray Gorman Cedarapids Duplicate Bridge Club YMCA Lena Hodgin Harlan King

Miss Eulalia Hauser Hosts Christmas Music Party

Miss Eulalia Hauser of 1740 Fifth avenue SE will host a Christmas party for her piano and organ students Thursday afternoon. Carolists Judy Kirkland Donna Lee Baum Theolian Popinger Lucertia Pochobradsky Karen Navratil and Delores Manley will perform. Duos by Maureen Mulcahy and Mary Jo Voroubek, gift exchange and games featured. Holiday decorations planned.

Eulalia Hauser Fifth Avenue SE Judy Kirkland Donna Lee Baum Theolian Popinger Lucretia Pochobradsky Karen Navratil Delores Manley Maureen Mulcahy Mary Jo Votroubek

Camp Fire Groups Share Christmas Cheer in Local Gatherings

The Okio Ta Ka Camp Fire group held a Monday Christmas party at Patricia Zamastil’s home with a gift exchange. The Watanaka Camp Fire group under Mrs Frank Janda delivered a basket of toys to Cerebral Palsy center on Tuesday as Torch Bearer service project.

Okio-Ta-Ka Patricia Zamastil Avenue NW Watanaka Camp Frank Janda Cerebral Palsy Center Patsy Lucas Judy, Shimek Nancy Showalter Janet Smith JoAnne Janda Janet Lindeman Cynthia Weeks

Queen Esther Circle meeting at Mrs Cooley home

Members of Queen Esther Circle of the King's Daughters met Tuesday at Mrs. A. M. Cooley's home on Mt. Vernon road SE. Mrs. B. L. Wylder assisted and Mrs. L. A. Lower led devotions. Food and gifts were collected for a needy family and Mrs. Ward Long attended as a guest.

Queen Esther Circle The King’s Daughters A. M. Cooley Mt. Vernon Road B. L. Wylder L. A. Lower Ward Long

Shower honors Miss Janet Hauser at Wright home

Mrs. Lester Wright and her daughter Jane hosted a Tuesday evening shower at 1220 Twenty-seventh Street NE with Christmas decorations. Miss Janet Hauser and Richard Upland are set to marry Monday.

Lester Wright Jane Janet Hauser Wright Twenty-seventh Street Miss Hauser Richard Upland

Purdue Sophomore Ronald Radeke Returns Home for Two-Week Visit

Ronald Radeke a sophomore at Purdue University Lafayette Indiana will arrive home Thursday to spend two weeks with his mother Mrs Lloyd Delehoy at 2424 Eighth Avenue Southwest.

Ronald Radeke Purdue University Lafayette Ind Lloyd Delehoy Eighth Avenue SW

Sports car cap set to sweep fashion for men

New York fashion note says the sports car cap, a close fitting hat with a small visor and back buckle, will rival the pink shirt for men. Oscar E. Schoeffler of Esquire cites origins in England and adoption by Ivy league styles and sports car fans, predicting quick nationwide popularity.

New York Madison Avenue Gentlemen of Four and Five Oscar E. Schoeffler U. S Schoeffler England Esquire

Jaycees Winter Wonderland Ball Set at Roosevelt Hotel

Junior Chamber of Commerce plans the Winter Wonderland ball at the Roosevelt hotel Friday evening. Over 750 Jaycee members and guests will dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with three bands Dick Kaufman and his Dixielanders Cy Christenson's Key Notes and the Variety Club orchestra.

Chamber of Commerce Roosevelt Hotel Jaycee Dick Kaufman Dixielanders Cy Christenson Variety Club Tom Chadima Leo Peiffer Jim Davis Jack Roland David Linge Jim Convey Sheila Brady Tom Riley Ed Sorensen Tom Dunker Norman Spahn Frank Kinney Bob Klopp Santa Claus

Alpha Delta Kappa Members Gift to UCP Center

Iowa Delta chapter members of Alpha Delta Kappa presented $20 to the United Cerebral Palsy center. The funds will start a professional library at the center and were raised at the sorority’s Christmas party replacing a gift exchange. Members also made speech therapy cards for the centers.

Alpha Delta Kappa National Honorary Teachers’ Sorority Iowa United Cerebral Palsy Center

Beals Named Head of Linn County Polio Foundation

Howard Beals, longtime Welch-Cook-Beals Company official and March of Dimes worker since 1949, elected chairman of the Linn county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He succeeds Ted Ruffin with Howard Chalmers as executive chairman Phillip Angott as secretary and Charles Krejci as treasurer.

Howard Beals Welch-Cook-Beals Company Linn County The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis March of Dimes Ted Ruffin Howard Chalmers Phillip Angott Charles Krejci

Paris Beauty Academy Christmas Party At Montrose Hotel

The Paris Academy of Beauty Culture hosted a buffet dinner and Christmas party for students at the Montrose hotel Tuesday evening. Gifts were exchanged and the program featured solos by Jackie Potter and Natalie Hart, a duet by Edith Osmund and Miss Hart, and a quartet by Doris’ Dickel Marlene Lindemann Muriel Peterson and Lynn Sheets. Honored guests included Camille Powers of Vinton and Nevai Steinberg of Center Point.

Montrose Hotel Paris Academy of Beauty Culture Loise Hamman Jackie Potter Natalie Hart Edith Osmund Miss Hart Doris’ Dickel Marlene Lindemann Muriel Peterson Lynn Sheets Camille Powers Vinton Nevai Steinberg Center Point

Engagements And Weddings in Muscatine and Columbus Junction

The Secret marriage of Lucile daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Robuck to Burdette Gentzler was held Nov 3 in Kahoka Missouri and they reside in Muscatine. Beverly Jane, daughter of Mrs. Norman Bean, engages Earl Albert Zieglowsky of Columbus Junction. no date set. Janet McGowan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R T McGowan, to wed Jon Felker of Urbana on Dec 30 at Garrison Methodist Church.

Columbus Junction Guy Robuck Muscatine Lucile Burdette Gentzler Manford Gentzler Kahoka Norman Bean Ainsworth J Beverly Jane Earl Albert Zieglowsky Fred Zieglowsky Garrison R. T. McGowan Janet Jon Felker Harold Felker Urbana Garrison Methodist Church

Childs nightgown pattern 4642 with bloomers

Anne Adams offers pattern 4642 for a child’s gown and matching bloomers in sizes 2 to 10. Includes yardage for size 6 and how to order, with 35 cents pattern price and 5 cents additional mailing per pattern.

Slumberland Anne Adams Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Secrets of Charm: Skin Care and Beauty Diet Tips

Regional advice column outlining facial cleansing methods and skin care, warning against grime transfer and soap residue. Promotes sanitary habits, disposable pads, clean towels, and rinsing skin, then shifts to a “Your Beauty Diet” plan with customizable menus for the whole family.

Cedar Rapids Junior Toastmistress Christmas Dinner

The Cedar Rapids Junior Toastmistress club will hold its annual Christmas dinner on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Rosevelt Room at a local hotel. The event will honor past members and feature cosmetics jars and bottles as keepsakes.

Cedar Rapids Rosevelt Iface

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Sara Lange Morgan Bros Third Avenue SE Roberta Jean Yates Robert W. Kieck Albert Kieck Harry Yates Palo Miss Yates Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Company Kieck’s, Inc Alpha Phi Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha Richard Uhick O Avenue NW Ann Winters Mary Cunningham Queen Esther Honor Miss Hauser Mother Olga Curtis Jaycees Beals Polio Foundation Paris Beauty Academy Sheaffer Statesman Samford Jone Hlaloms John Robert Power DIAL Kich As Wsutter Cedar Rapids Bakery Robbs Appliance CO Second Avenue O' Day St. S.E
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