Debutantes Enter Society at Eighth International Ball
Serena Russel and 48 other 18 year olds made mass debuts at the eighth International debutante ball in New York. Families wore designer gowns as mothers and fathers watched. Escorts included Annapolis midshipmen and military cadets.
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New York
Serena Russel
Duke of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Astor Ballroom
Annapolis
West Point
Air Force Academy
Dinner and shower for Mary Ellen Bulicek at Roosevelt Hotel
A Thursday evening event in the Roosevelt hotel honored Miss Mary Ellen Bulicek, a Jan. 5 bride elect of Wayne Krotz. Fifteen Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. coworkers attended. The bride elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milo A. Bulicek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Hotel
Mary Ellen Bulicek
Wayne Krotz
Eighth Avenue SE
Miss Bulicek
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
Milo A. Bulicek
Otis Road SE
Rock Island Woman's Club elects officers
Officers elected include Mrs. Walter Deal as president Mrs. Melvin McGowan as vice president Mrs. C H Kiersey as secretary and Mrs Leo Minehart as treasurer of the Rock Island Woman's club.
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Rock Island Woman's Club
Walter Deal
Melvin McGowan
C. H. Kiersey
Leo Minehart
The secret of true generosity
Reader's Digest reprints a January feature exploring why generosity goes beyond gifts. It argues giving and receiving both carry value and examines how a parent can provide what it calls the greatest gift of all.
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Reader's Digest
Miss Ellefson Weds Lt Arthur Schwalm In Iowa Ceremony
Miss Cons tance Ellefson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted O Ellefson of 1618 Wildwood drive NE and Lt Arthur E Schwalm of Reese Air Force Base Lubbock Texas son of Mr and Mrs Harold E Schwalm of Maywood Illinois were married Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church The Rev William A Roach performed the ceremony An altar of blue and white pompoms provided decoration The bride wore a satin brocade gown with bateau neckline long sleeves and a chapel train Her veil was silk illusion with seed pearls and crystals She carried white orchids and miniature carnations The couple will reside in Lubbock with the bridegroom employed by P A Colliers Co The bride attended Iowa State University and the groom is member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity A reception for 75 followed at the Holiday Inn Out of town guests attended from several states.
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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Constance Ellefson
Ted O. Ellefson
Wildwood Drive
Arthur E., Schwalm
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Texas
Harold E. Schwalm
Maywood
Ill
William A. Roach
Marriages Reported in Three Iowa Areas
In Moline Illinois Bonella Myers and Jerry J Sprynel wed December 15 at First Methodist chapel with a reception at the Oakes. They will reside at Cedar Rapids 368 Seventeenth Street SE. Sprynel runs a Mt Vernon tavern. In West Branch Iowa Joan Kelch and James Bury married December in First Methodist church with 125 guests at church parlors. The bride, a San Diego native, studied at State College of Iowa University of Iowa and California Western University and works for Hackett Acoustics Co. The groom is a California Western graduate employed by Univac Sperry Rand and they will live in San Diego. In White Plains New York Miss Joan Kay Schlatter and Ronald R. Riekens wed December 9 at Trinity Lutheran church. The bride is Cedar Rapids native daughter of Ed win Schlatter and the late Mrs Schlatter. the groom is Mason City born son of John Riekens and the late Mrs Riekens.
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West Branch
First Methodist Church
Joan Kelch
San Diego
William Rose
James Bury
W. J. Bury
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles F. Haigh
State College of Iowa
University of Iowa
California Western University
Hackett Acoustics Co
Univac
Sperry Rand Co
White Plains
Joan Kay Schlatter
Edwin Schlatter
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Schlatter
Ronald R. Riekens
John Riekens
Mason City
Riekens
Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl A. Glad
Will Observe Their Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frenz Kroymann will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at their home Sunday from 12 to 4 and 7 to 9. Hosts are son Alfred Kroymann of Cedar Rapids and son-in-law Don Benfer of Garrison. They wed Dec 26, 1912 at Keystone, with six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Vinton
Frenz Kroymann
Alfred Kroymann
Cedar Rapids
Don Benfer
Garrison
Kroymann
Minnie _ Steinford
Keystone
Mrs Armstrong Leaves for East to Visit New Haven Family
Mrs Robert C Armstrong of Thirty-fourth Street and Bever Avenue SE left Thursday for New Haven Conn to visit her son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs William G Meffert and their son born Christmas Eve Dr Meffert son of Dr and Mrs Clyde B Meffert of Country Club Parkway SE is interning at Grace Memorial Hospital in New Haven
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Robert C. Armstrong
Thirty-fourth Street
Bever Avenue
New Haven
Conn
William G. Meffert
Meffert
Clyde B. Meffert
Country Club Parkway
Grace Memorial Hospital
Miss Mitchell Home From Los Angeles
Miss Ann Jane Mitchell of Los Angeles visits her parents Mr and Mrs Clyde M Carroll at 197 Twenty first Avenue SW for the holidays. She plans to return to Los Angeles on New Year’s Day.
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Ann Jane Mitchell
Los Angeles
Clyde M. Carroll
Twenty-first Avenue
Niles Return From Elkader Christmas Visit
Mr. and Mrs. John Niles of 846 Fifth Avenue SE returned from Elkader after spending Christmas with Mrs. Niles’ brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Koons.
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John Niles
Fifth Avenue SE
Elkader
At 70 Duchess Begins Day With Park Sprint
Duchess Viktoria Luise of Brunswick and Lueneburg, aged 70, starts each dawn with a 0.75 mile run in a Brunswick park. The Dowager Duchess, heir to the Prussian royal line and mother of Queen Frederika of Greece, maintains a busy staff and dogs, while her family history and estate disputes draw local gossip.
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Duchess
Brunswick
Germany
Viktoria Luise
Brunswick and
Lueneburg
Prussia
Frederika
Greece
Friedrich II
Frederick the Great
Potsdam
Stadtschloss
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Ernst August
England and
Ireland
Duke of Cumberland
Europe
Prince Ernst August
Marienburg Castle
Marienburg
Paul
Josef Nowack
Associated Press
Hannover
Disappointed Duchess Seeks Maintenance From Eldest Son
Ernst August, heir to the family fortunes, controls income details from assets in Germany and Austria, including 16 sawing mills and Gmunden castle. The duchess, still active socially, sued for maintenance and received 3,000 marks monthly with 36,000 marks arrears. her villa rents about $75.
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Ernst August
Kahlenberg
Marienburg
Frederika
Germany
Austria
Gmunden
Traunsee
Nowack
Duchy of
Brunswick - Lueneburg
Lower Saxony
Mrs Woito Hosts Coffee For Twelve Guests
Mrs William H Woito of 400 Thirty fifth street SE entertained 12 guests at a social coffee gathering on Thursday at her home.
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William Woito
William H. Woito
Thirty-fifth Street
Grandchildren Visit Mrs. Albert Nerrill
Bud and Kathy Proskovec of Topeka arrive Wednesday evening to spend the holidays with Mrs. Albert Nerrill at 824 C avenue NW. Kathy is a local high school student, while Bud studies at Washburn University in Topeka and stays with James Pace at 240 Twenty-sixth Street NW.
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Bud
Kathy Proskovec
Topeka
Albert Nerrill
C Avenue NW
Kathy
Nerrill
Washburn University
James Pace
James Marcus
Twenty-sixth Street
Bridge winners crowned at Mitchell monthly masters
Duplicate bridge winners announced for Mitchell monthly master point play at the Roosevelt Hotel. North-south partners Marshall Porter and Jim Ruby. east-west pair John Conwell and Jim Robbie, all from Iowa City. Also promoting a TV sighting on KCRG Channel 9 and a Flintstones program at 7 30 p m Friday.
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Mitchell Movement
Roosevelt Hotel
Marshall Porter
Jim ‘Ruby
John Conwell
Jim Robbie
Iowa City
Judy Meier Visits Parents Over Holidays
Miss Judy Rae Meier of Los Angeles visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Meier for the holidays and plans to return to Los Angeles on January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Meier
Lowden
Judy Rae. Meier
Los Angeles
Melvin Meier
Malcolm H Churchill Is Married
In Quezon City Philippines Miss Bernadita A Reyes wed Malcolm H Churchill at Santa Rita Parish church. The bride is the daughter of Benito and Maria Reyes. The groom is son of Irving and Clara Churchill of Cedar Rapids Iowa. A reception for 150 guests followed at the Philamlife clubhouse.
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Quezon City
P. I
Bernadita A. Reyes
Malcolm H. Churchill
Santa Rita Parish
Philamlife Homes
Benito M. Reyes
Irving L. Churchill
Nineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Philamlife
Christmas Party Held by BSP Phi Nu Chapter
Thirteen members of the Phi Nu chapter Beta Sigma Phi and a guest gathered at Tony's Steak House Thursday evening for a Christmas party and gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Nu
Beta Sigma Phi
Tony
Decorah Assessor Outlines 1963 Field Instructions
Winneshiek county assessor Mel Sattre held a Friday meeting at the Decorah courthouse to instruct all field assessors. Personal property and new construction will be assessed as of January 1, 1963, while real estate will not be assessed in 1963.
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Decorah
Mel Sattre
Winneshiek
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Rock Island
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Rochester
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Minneapolis
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James D. Henderson
Waterloo
Stephen Clow
Cedar Falls
Donald Rust
Ames
John Cline
Springville
Holiday Inn
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Alpha Chi Rho
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Johnston
Colo
Frank Strouts
Chicago
Ray Ellefsons
Des Moines
Carole Neilson
Sue Regnier
Mt. Pleasant
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Rockwell City
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