Many Parties Will Precede Charity Ball
Numerous dinner parties and dutch treat tables assemble before the White Cross Society Charity ball at the Armar ballroom to fund a children’s room at St. Luke's hospital. Larry Fotine's orchestra will play 9:30 to 1:30, with card tables in an alcove, and hundreds dine at the Cedar Rapids Country Club before dancing. A large cross-section of local society members and visiting guests are listed among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Cross Society
Armar
St. Luke’s Hospital
Larry Fotine
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Lt John Skien Guests Of Parents At Fort Dodge Home
Lt John Skien visits his parents Dr and Mrs John Skien at 303 Twenty second street NE Fort Dodge. He will return to Houston Texas January 1 where he is stationed at Ellington Field for navigation training. He spent Christmas with Dr and Mrs Douglas Bradshaw and their family of Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Skien
John
Skien
Twenty-second Street
Houston
Texas
Ellington Field
Douglas Bradshaw
Fort Dodge
McQuiston Family Returns From Christmas Trip
Dr and Mrs J Stuart McQuiston and their son Eddie of 361 Garden Drive SE Cedar Rapids returned Wednesday after spending Christmas with Mrs McQuiston s brother in law and sister Dr and Mrs H C Ochsner of Indianapolis in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stuart McQuiston
Eddie
Garden Drive
Cedar Rapids
Sara Jane Lange Celebrates Eleventh Birthday Party
Sara Jane Lange daughter of Dr and Mrs Thomas Lange 2000 Blake boulevard SE was honored Wednesday on her eleventh birthday with a skating and sliding party at the Cedar Rapids Country club. Thirty five guests attended and after outdoor play the group had lunch and hot chocolate in the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Jane Lange
Thomas Lange
Blake Boulevard
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Schwinn Brothers Visit Parents During Holidays
Donald Schwinn of Georgetown University Law School Washington DC and Robert and Thomas Schwinn of Notre Dame University visit their parents Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Schwinn 2238 Meadowbrook drive SE. Don will leave Saturday for school. The note mentions molasses as a food with value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Schwinn
Georgetown University Law School
Washington, D. C
Robert and
Thomas Schwinn
Notre Dame University
C. S. Schwinn
Meadowbrook Drive
Donald
Keen Teen Klub Semi-Formal Attracts 50 Couples
The Keen Teen Klub hosts its first semi formal dance Thursday from 8 to 11 30 p.m. in the Klub rooms. Miss Jean Nie Smith chairs the event with Miss Marilyn Homsey assisting. Music by Al Spetrino. Over fifty couples expected. Decorations include large stars blue streamers and cone lighting. A floor show features singing piano and accordion. Refreshments of cake and ice cream will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keen Teen Klub
Klub Rooms
Jeannie Smith
al Spetrino
Miss Smith
Marilyn Homsey
Illeen Burmeister Engaged to Elmer Lendt
Mr and Mrs John Burmeister announce the engagement of their daughter Illeen to Elmer Lendt son of Herbert Lendt of New Liberty Vows will be exchanged at St John s Evangelical and Reformed Church Clarence with Rev F J Mittler officiating A reception will follow at the American Legion hall from 6 to 8 p m with open house to start at 8 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
John Burmeister
Illeen
Elmer Lendt
Herbert Lendt
New Liberty
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
F. J. Mittler
American Legion Hall
Miss Susan Bennett a guest in Green Castle host home
Miss Susan Bennett of Green Castle Indiana visits for several days staying with Miss Judy Chandler daughter of Mr and Mrs P T Chandler at 220 Highland Drive NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Bennett
Chandler
Greencastle
Ind
Judy Chandler
P. T. Chandler
Highland Drive
Miss Mary Goodrich To Attend YWCA Conference
Miss Mary Goodrich of 1848 Third Avenue SE will travel Thursday to Rockford Illinois for a week long YWCA Y Teen program director conference. She serves as Y Teen program director for the Cedar Rapids YWCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Goodrich
Third Avenue SE
Y.W.C.A
Rockford College
Rockford
Miss Goodrich
Cedar Rapids
Aowakia Camp Fire Elects New Officers
Aowakia Camp Fire group has elected officers for the year with Mary Fisher as president Janet Benish as vice president Penney Wood as secretary Gail Hanson as treasurer and Glenna Rains as scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aowakia Camp Fire Group
Mary Fisher
Janet Benish
Penney Wood
Gail Hanson
Glenna Rains
Shirley Ann Jackson And Donald Struchen Wed In Marion
Miss Shirley Ann Jackson and Private Donald D Struchen renewed their wedding vows on Christmas day at the Jackson home in Marion. The ceremony featured a mirror framed with Christmas greens and ribbons. The couple is from Marion with the bride’s parents named W A Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Ann Jackson
Donald D. Struchen
W. A. Jackson
Marion
Carl H. Strachen
Harvey Schallerup
Gene Strachen
Rev
C. V. R. de Jong
Ham Family Returns from Boone Holiday Visit
Mr and Mrs Walter T Ham of 2029 Blake boulevard SE return from a holiday visit in Boone with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Frank B Miller and their sons Steven and Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter T. Hambright
Blake Boulevard
Boone
Inlaw
Frank B. Miller
Steven
Dennis
Jolley Family Returns After Visit With Andersons
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Jolley of Monett Missouri returned home after a five day visit with their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Anderson at 355 Woodland Drive SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Jolley
Monett, Mo
B. L. Anderson
Woodland Drive
Miss Bemer Wed To Nevada Man
Miss Marilyn Bemer daughter of Mrs. Lester Hall of Palo and Albert Bemer of Mechanicsville married Lyndal Ramesbotham son of Mr. and Mrs Roy Ramesbotham of Nevada in a candlelight Seventh Day Adventist ceremony officiated by Elder Harry B. Davis. They will reside in Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Marilyn Bemer
Lester Hall
Palo
Albert Bemer
Mechanicsville
Lyndal Ramesbotham
Roy Ramesbotham
Nevada
Harry B. Davis
Bert Sheets
Beverly Benner
Vernon Wright
Jean Owens
Bud Ramesbotham
Lincoln
Neb
Thomas Hinde
Waterloo
Daniel Hornbacher
Albert Benner
Lawrence McCune
Connie Ruchotzke
Danny Rae Wright
Covington Hall
Miss Andrews Honored at Surprise Bridal Shower
Miss Loudeam Andrews was honored at a surprise bridal shower Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Phillip Evans. Guests included Mrs. Ralph Andrews Mrs. Ed Jackson Mrs. John Wilson and the Misses Betty Navratil Mary Louise Jackson and Collette Lewis. Miss Andrews will become the bride of Gordon Reeves Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudeam Andrews
Phillip Evans
Ralph Andrews
Ed Jackson
John Wilson
Betty Navratil
Mary Louise Jackson
Collette Lewis
Miss Andrews
Gordon Reeves
Beverly Marie Blencoe to Jay B Lawrence Jr Secretly Wed
Mr and Mrs S G Blencoe announce the secret marriage of their daughter Beverly Marie to Jay B Lawrence Jr son of Mr and Mrs Jay B Lawrence of Glen Ellyn Ill The marriage was kept Aug date Mrs Lawrence a Coe College senior and a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority Mr Lawrence a Coe College senior and Sigma Nu member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Blencoe
Eighteenth Street
Beverly Marie
Jay B. Lawrence
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Lawrence
Coe College
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Coe
Northwestern University
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Wilson High Library Club Leads Cedar Rapids Youth Effort
The Wilson High School Library Club is the largest active group in Cedar Rapids with 417 of 499 students holding cards. President Helen Stone and adviser Mrs Zereda Van Deusen organize 42 assistants and three typists to run activities, plan book reviews, and host events including a staff picnic and faculty tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson High School
Cedar Rapids
Zereda van Deusen
Library Club
Helen Stone
Tenth Street
Helen
G.A.A
Shirley Pavlovsky
Wilson
Marlene Avacek
Maristyn Kottmeier
Jeanette Trachta
Judy Meyers
Local YW Club Hosts Evening Show This Thursday
The group performs Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Y W with free admission after last week's showing at the Atkins school Christmas program. Participants include Helen Riha Yvonne Boom Carolyn Wells Lee Baird Bill Holsinger Kathie Miller Tommy Boon Marlin Fisher Linda Woodford and Judy Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.W
Atkins
Helen Riha
Yvonne Boom
Carolyn Wells
Lee Baird
Bill Holsinger
Kathie Miller
Tommy Boon
Marlin Fisher
Linda Woodford
Judy Thomas
Lois McCormick Weds Richard Lockwood in Rowley Church
Lois M McCormick daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward T McCormick of Rowley married Richard G Lockwood son of Mr and Mrs G R Lockwood in a Rowley Presbyterian ceremony conducted by Rev Arink. The couple left for a wedding trip to St Louis and will reside in Independence after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Lois M. McCormick
Edward T. McCormick
Rowley
Richard G. Lockwood
G. R. Lockwood
Presbyterian Church
Arink
L. R. Lessenger
Council Bluffs
Keith Messerley
Wadena
Eddie McCormick
St. Louis
Junior American Legion Auxiliary to Hanford Post Meeting
Junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary to Hanford Post meet Friday at 2 pm in the Memorial Coliseum dining rooms. They will bring used greeting cards and scissors to make a scrapbook for hospitalized children. Mrs Leon Drapela is in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Hanford Post
Memorial Coliseum
Leon Drapela
Wedding in Sacred Heart Rectory at Oelwein
Miss Janet Warn and William Alsip wed Tuesday afternoon at Sacred Heart rectory in Oelwein. Couple will reside on a farm east of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Janet Warnstadt
William Alsip
Sacred Heart
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C. James Noell
John T. Hamilton
James D. Bever
Stevan Smith
John J. Livingood
William Boardman
Cohasset
Mass
Joan
Livingoods
Max Burrell
Reginald B. Figge
Edwin H. Wadsworth
Donald P. Barnes
James L. Cooper
Stanley Mulholland
H. Cedric Hahn
Jack Durin
George Lindsay
L. P. Boudreaux
Rockey T. Newton
Lawrence J. Halpin
David Ruml
R. C. Booth
T. M. Ingersoll
Wendell Delzell
Milford Delzell
William O. Gray
Ralph D. Hunting, Jr
Henry Adams
Robert F. Vane
John Kanealy
Gordon K. Reid
Robert Waples
John J. Locher, Jr
Robert Locher
David McCurnin
L. L. Robertson
Paul R. Locher
Joan Ruml
S. W. Wilder
B Avenue NE
Country Club
Richard Crane
Peter McHugh
Forbes Osberg
John Horn
Susan Shaffer
Haven Simmons
Horace G. Hedges, Jr
H. Bob Fawcett
Bryce Fisher
John Fisher
Marybel Killian
Ralph Gearhart, Jr
Gordon McKay
Sam O’connell
William Fall
Diane Marshall
John C. Hunter
Des Moines
Mary Sue Ristine
Roy Kruckman
William Fletcher
Gordon DeLay
Roswell H. Pickford, Jr
Elliott Cobb
John B. Turner
Frederick S. Glanville
Douglas F. Boynton
Richard C. Morgan
J. H. Maloney
Edward M. Soboda, Jr
John Carey
Bruce Dixon
Kenneth Bastian
Jay F. McNamara
Henry Hamilton
C. F. Habersticks
Crystal Lake
Eleanor McDaniel
Westwood
Calif
Kathleen Carey
Waldemar W. Argow
H. Lloyd Miller
Linden Drive
Wallace G. Boyson
Roger Hahn
Gordon Shores
Howell Brooks
Raymond T. Ashlock
J. C. Manville
Twentieth Street
Lincoln-Jefferson
Roosevelt Hotel
Marvin D. Marr
James Redmond
George Warkentine
Harry Dunker
William Stewart
Leo Severn
Frank L Martin
Regis Weland
L. G. Carrigg
Donald Barry, Jr
John Whinnery
Berkeley
Mrs. Skien
Stuart McQuistons
Indianapolis
Don
Bob
Tom Schwinn
Keen Teen
Illeen Burmeister
Aowakia
Cartwright’s Showroom
Cartwright
Paramount Theater
Venetian
Donald Struchen
Walter T. Hambrights
Miss Bemer
Joan Liffring
Shirley
Hamilton Street
E Street
Judy
I. C. Youth Center
Ray Long
Bob Michael
Keen Teen News
Klub
Orig
Liabee
Iggbee
Second Street
Third Avenue
Rai Ana
Coats
Lois McCormick
Junior Legion Auxiliary
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