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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1957
Page
6
Cedar Rapids residents plan a number of New Year celebrations at homes across the city. Hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde and many local families hosting cocktails, buffets, and late-night gatherings with dozens of guests, a starched social calendar marking 1930s festivity.
Mr and Mrs Thomas K Marshall spend holidays in Cedar Rapids with Mrs Clare R Marshall at 418 Dunreath Drive NE before traveling from Long Beach California to Hartford Idaho where they will establish their home after New Year.
Mrs Carl Weltch of 1201 Belle Avenue SW returned Saturday from Englewood Colorado after a five week stay with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Carl Butterfield.
Bob Henry presents tomorrow’s weather tonight and in a weeknight update at 10 00 p m on Channel 9.
The item notes a couple's fiftieth anniversary with scattered names and unclear locations. It mentions Margaret, Sari Ik, Orville, and Micah in a fragmented record of celebrations and relatives, reflecting a dated social note from the era.
The ceremony at a church united Miss Doris de Schmidt and her groom Allen Schmidt. Attendants wore Kelly green gowns and a lace front bouffant gown featured a chapel train. The reception for 130 followed at the Colony Inn Amana. The couple plans to reside on a farm near Coggon after a southward wedding trip.
A New Year piece discusses why people make and break resolutions. Dr James F Bender argues resolutions should be daily, not yearly, as a consistent effort to improve oneself. The column lists social events and local notices with many unreadable fragments.
A wedding scene in South English reports a bride wearing a white corsage and a groom connected to Chicago United Air Lines and Illinois Central Railroad. Also noted are Naphtalia Masonic lodge officers elected to serve as Homer Grove as worshipful master and other officers with plans to install at the January meeting.
Miss Marlene Avis daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Avis wed James Olinger son of Mr and Mrs Paul Olinger of Strawberry Point Thursday at St John Catholic church in Coggon. They plan a wedding trip through the South and will live on a farm near Strawberry Point.
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In the Over the Back Fence column a light refreshment idea for New Year 1958 is given. A sparkling punch uses lemon lime soda, pineapple and orange juice, and lime sherbet served over fruit. The method notes chilling components in advance and adding sherbet just before serving.
A Mary Sue Miller piece outlines makeup tips to appear younger. It describes lifting brows and lashes with precise pencil strokes, guiding the reader through age defying steps.
The piece blends fashion notes on long hair and short skirts with Royal event chatter. It notes Princess Alexandra and Queen Elizabeth in a festive context, mentions the Marquess of Hamilton as a regular dance partner, and hints at a possible engagement while tracking London society chatter.
A study of upcoming hair trends shows salons predicting 1950s interpretations of 1920s styles. Waves and bangs return with cleaner, smoother lines, aiming for femininity amid softer clothes. Hairstyles emphasize lot of lift and casual, soft shapes resembling Amelia Earhart era looks.
OELWEIN Fayette County Conservation club selects Edgar Standley as president and Arthur Dempsey as vice president. Re-elected secretary Walt Stewart and treasurer Donald Fox return to their posts. A full hour of western adventure on CHEYENNE airs Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on CHANNEL 9.
Agnes Dodd Richards, age 84, will publish a collection of 46 proverbs blending Bible slang with Victorian Testaments diction. The volume titled Signposts for Sons and Victims for Daughters hits shelves January 25 via Vantage Press, with editors predicting younger readers will embrace the advice.
The Dyersville Gazette lists winners in the Commiereiai club merchants committee home lighting contest. Gil bert Neslér took first, Marcella Lueksmann second, and Sisters of St. Francis rectory third, with fourteen honorable mentions also named.
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