Christmas Spirit: A Smile and 258 Pounds of Peanut Brittle
Maheaba Maheaba Rossey of 2904 Bowling Street SW prepares holiday treats and 258 pounds of peanut brittle. She learned the craft 18 years ago and now bakes up to 17 batches in a day for family and foreign students, delivering boxes carefully. She also hosts a yearly dinner for 35 students and plans a Christmas outing with grandchildren. Her old timer recipe uses a stretching method yielding large brittle pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rossey
Bowling Street
Maheaba
Elmer Phillips
Kirkwood
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Jones Park
Cheryl Ann Hamilton to Wed S E Mulford
Miss Cheryl Ann Hamilton and S E Mulford announce their engagement. Cheryl is employed at Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and Mulford studies at Kirkwood Community College while working for Harnischfeger Corp. A July 21 wedding is planned at St Wenceslaus Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith D. Hamilton
Third Street
Cheryl Ann
S. E. Mulford
Carroll Mulfords
Sixteenth Avenue
Marion
Miss Hamilton
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kirkwood Community College
Harnischfeger Corp
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Meat Packaging Introduces Snap-On Lid For Freshness
A major meat processor unveils a rigid plastic tub with a snap-on lid that reseals for refrigerator storage. The lid preserves sliced meat and eliminates foil coverings while featuring a printed freshness date as a guide to peak quality.
Engagement Announcements Span Several Families
Debo rah Jean Gainor and Kenneth Joseph Gates Jr announce an engagement. Debo rah is with Cedar Rapids Community Schools and Gates serves in the Navy in San Diego. Jeanette Hayter and Marvin Minor plan to wed in Marion. Hayter works for Northwestern Bell and Minor studies at Kirkwood Community College while employed at Marion Me Too. Susan Cassaday and Keith Medberry announce their engagement. Cassaday works at Fox Valley High School and Medberry works at American Workshop Cedar Rapids. Louise Ann Marie Bickford and Louis Anthony Frasher set July 14 wedding in Monticello. Bickford graduates from Paris Academy of Beauty and Frasher from Iowa Automotive and Diesel Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Jean Gainor
Kenneth Joseph Gates, Jr
Delores Gainor
Fifteen Street SE
Kenneth J. Gates
Grande Avenue SE
Educational Services Center
Cedar Rapids
Gates
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Jean Hayter
Kenosha
Wis
Marion
Jeanette
Marvin Minor
Donald Minor
Miss Hayter
Third Avenue SE
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Minor
Kirkwood Community College
Marion Me Too
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Susan Cassaday
Keith Medberry
Second Avenue SE
Donald
Cassaday
Thirty-eighth Street
Mt. Mercy College
Fox Valley Community High School
Milton
Medberry
Edward Medhberry
Elgin
American Workshop
Area One Vocational Technical College
Monticello
Louise Ann Marie Bickford
Louis Anthony Frasher
Bickford
Harold Secrist
Paris Academy of Beauty Culture
William Frasher
Central City
Iowa Automotive and Diesel Institute
Firestone
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Stone City
Sorority Alumnae Plan Coffees and Teas This Week
Four alumnae sorority chapters host events to welcome active collegians and mothers. Delta Delta Delta hosts a 10 30 a m coffee at 2500 Country Club Parkway SE with Mrs Creswell as hostess and co hosts Mrs Asprooth Mrs Rae and Mrs Waite. Alpha Xi Delta Cedar Rapids Marion plans a Friday 2 to 4 tea at 318 Fairway Terrace SE with Mrs Pitlick chairing and Mrs Kadlee assisting. Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae hold a Thursday 10 a m coffee at 352 Park Terrace SE with Mrs Minor Barnes hosting and co hosts Mrs Purdie and Mrs Roseland. Delta Gamma Alumnae host a 9 30 a m mother daughter coffee at 2220 Grande Avenue SE with Mrs Vane as hostess and co hosts Mrs Houghten Mrs Allen and Mrs Heabel. Calls listed for uncontacted alumnae to reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Delta Delta
Robert B. Creswell
Country Club Parkway SE
Tri Delta
Richard W. Asprooth
William Rae
William H. Waite
Asprooth
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Alpha Xi Delta
C. C. Pitlick
Fairway Terrace SE
Harvey Kadlee
William Pitlick
Kadlee
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Minor Barnes
Park Terrace SE
John Purdie
Robert Roseland
Brian Westphalen
Robert Vane
Grande Avenue SE
Delta Gamma
Robert Houghten
A. W. Allen
Tom Heabel
Dvorak Engagement Reported To Shafranek at ISU
Mr and Mrs Donald Dvorak announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley to Lyle Shafranek son of Mr and Mrs Max Shafranek of Keswick Both are juniors at Iowa State University and a June wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Donald Dvorak
Shirley
Lyle Shafranek
Max Shafranek
Keswick
Miss Dvorak
Iowa State University
Breiderts Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
The W E Breidert couple of 419 Thirty third Street NE celebrate a golden wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Longbranch supper club next Sunday. Hosts include their children John Jacobsen and Donald V Cloughy with families from Cedar Rapids and Lt Cmdr W E Breidert and Mrs Breidert from Virginia Beach. They wed January 1 1923 in Cedar Rapids and have six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Breidert
Thirty-third Street
Longbranch Supper Club
John Jacobsen
Donald V Cloughy
Cedar Rapids
Cmdr
Virginia Beach
Ile Couple Married 50 Years
In Earlville area, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Parkin celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the home of their son Don Parkin in Bettendorf. They have two other children, William Parkin of Bartlesville Oklahoma and Mrs. Don Carroll of Wheatland, plus 11 grandchildren. married January 1, 1923 in Earlville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlville
Francis Parkin
Don Parkin
Bettendorf
William Parkin
Bartelsville
Okla
Don Carroll
Wheatland
Parkins
Earlville
Family Dinner Honors The Paul E. Maders
Mr and Mrs Paul E Mader longtime Center Point Iowa couple celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner hosted in St Cloud Florida by their daughter H G Kessler The couple are parents of Mrs Louis Folkin and Charles Mader There are eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren They wed in Urbana Iowa on December 25 1912
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Cloud
Fla
Paul E. Mader
Center Point
Iowa
H. G. Kessler
Maders
Louis Folkin
Charles Mader
Mader
Inez Cumberland
Urbana
Eldon Fenton Couple to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Fenton will observe their 40th anniversary with an open house at Emmanuel Lutheran church in Strawberry Point from 2 to 4 Sunday. Their children, grandchildren, and relatives will join in the celebration. the couple married December 24, 1932, in Lena, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Eldon Fenton
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Marcene Fenton
Cedar Rapids
Treva Fenton
James Barrack
Arlington
Steve Kutschat
Stanwood
Judy Fenton
Waverly
Eldon, Jr
Fentons
Lena
Ill
Pinkas couple mark 25th wedding anniversary in Clutier
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Pinkas celebrate 25 years of marriage with an open house at the Clutier Community Protestant church from 2 to 4 next Sunday. Hosts include their children and families the Joel Coopers Tracr the Duane Backens Toledo and Chuck Topinka. The couple wed December 31 1947 in Tama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clutier
Joseph
William R. Briggs
Pinkas
Clutier Community
Joel Coopers
Tracr
Duane Backens
Toledo
Chuck Topinka
Mr. Topinka
Ellen Goodwin
Tama
Gibbs Couple Silver Wedding Anniversary
Manchester residents Mr and Mrs Burl Gibbs celebrate 25 years of marriage with an open house scheduled next Sunday from 2 to 4 at the Farm Bureau building in Manchester. The couple wed December 28 1947 in Oneida and are hosting five children Robert Shirley Patty Gary and Linda at home along with one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Burl Gibbs
Farm Bureau
Gibbs
Oneida
Robert
Shirley
Patty
Gary
Linda
Lerchs to Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Harry Lerch observe their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 next Sunday at 1027 Fourth avenue Marion. Hosts are their children and families Larry Lerch Cedar Rapids and Louis and Lou Ann at home. They were married December 31 1947 in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lerch
Fourth Avenue
Marion
Larry Lerch
Cedar Rapids
Louis
Lou Ann
Lerch
Agnes Hinrichs
Open House Honors Briggs Twenty-First Street Anniversary
An open house Sunday from 1 30 to 5 will honor William R Briggs and his wife at the Roosevelt hotel observant of their 25th wedding anniversary at 100 Twenty first street SW. Hosts are their four children Donald Cedar Falls Janice Kansas City Mo Dreanna and Richard at home. Mr Briggs and Betty McCabe wed December 30 1947 in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Briggs
Twentyfirst
Roosevelt Hotel
Donald
Cedar Falls
Janice
Kansas City
Dreanna
Richard
Briggs
Betty McCabe
Cedar Rapids
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Barbara Williams
Terry
Joe
Bill
Albert
Miss Gainor
Miss Cassaday
Miss
Hauter
Miss Bickford
NEA
Harry
Art Center
Les Bohnenkamp
Fritz Scholder
Shirley Dvora’ Jr
Sterling
Third Avenue
West Side Sewing Machine Shop
W. E. Breiderts
Paul E. Maders
Eldon Fentons
Joseph TO
Story & Clark
2Nd Street
Hillbrunner
Second Street
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