Alabama girl wins 1964 maid of cotton title in Memphis
Sue Meredith of Andalusia Alabama won the 1964 maid of cotton title at a Memphis event before 20 contestants. She receives a new car an all cotton wardrobe and an international trip. Alternate runners up were Carolyn Adair of Memphis and Loren Ormand of Forest Mississippi.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPI
Sue Meredith
Andalusia
Ala
Cotton
Carolyn Adair
Loren Ormand
Forest
Miss
Sue
Dallas
New York
M. C. Meredith
Meredith
Linda Olinger Wed At Strawberry Point
Miss Linda Olinger daughter of the Paul Olingers became the bride Saturday of William Maine son of Mrs Lula Maine. The Rev Claude Norton officiated at St Mary's Catholic church in Strawberry Point with Mrs John McInerney matron of honor and Al Fortsch best man. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids where they are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Linda Olinger
Paul Olingers
William Maine
Lula Maine
Claude Norton
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John McInerney
Cedar Rapids
al Fortsch
Franklin Hotel
Mr. Moine
Eagle Foods
Mrs. Moine
Collins Radio Co
Blazek Family Ends Florida Visit
Lt and Mrs Robert Blazek and daughter Michele depart Cocoa Beach Florida to return home after a week with Henry Blazek and Raymond Stauffacher families in Ackley Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Blazek
Michelle
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Henry Blazeks
Wilson Avenue
Raymond Stauffachers
Ackley
Siebels Potter Exchange Nuptial Vows in Anamosa
Linda Elaine Siebels daughter of Ervin and Lois Siebels and Donald Dean Potter son of the Robert Potters of Dubuque exchanged marriage vows at St Pauls American Lutheran church. Rev Laverne Berner officiated. The couple will reside in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Linda Elaine Siebels
Ervin Siebels
Donald Dean Potter
Robert Potters
Dubuque
St. Paul’s American Lutheran Church
Laverne Berner
Kathryn Oltmans
Kathryn Potter
Lois Siebels
John Sanford
Steven Picart
Bruce Haugen
Forty eighth anniversary dinner for Mr and Mrs Cecil Johnson
The forty eight wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnson will be celebrated with a dinner party Wednesday at the home of their granddaughter Mrs Donald Andrews. The couple married December 31 1915 and have one son four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Aurora
Cecil Johnson
Donald Andrews
Mr. Johnson
Opal Caldwell
New Year Parties Planned Across Cedar Rapids Area
Host of events ushers in the new year with open houses and bowl parties. Cedar Rapids Country club hosts 8 to 9 cocktail hour and 9:30 to 11:30 buffet with dancing 9 to 1. Elmcrest Golf and Country club plans buffet at 9 and dancing 9 to 1 before reopening Feb 1. Several private hosts hold New Year Eve gatherings at various addresses plus a Roosevelt hotel dance night.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Elmcrest Golf and Country Club
Elmcrest
Herbert B. Kirklands
Tomahawk Trail
George Millers
Third Avenue
Mrs
Sutherland Dons
Linden Drive
Roosevelt Hotel
Charles D. Robison
Sharwood Drive
Lary Thomas
Mt. Vernon Road
Lee Schoon
E Avenue
Beverly Smith Weds Pvt. Dean Herrick
Mt Pleasant reports the wedding of Beverly Smith to Pvt Dean Herrick at St Alphon church officiated by Rev John Manning. The bride daughter of Walter Smiths wore lace gown with elbow sleeves and carried red and white carnations. Attendants included Becky Smith maid of honor Sharon Stookesberry bridesmaid Joe Kerks best man Robert Baugh groomsman. brunch followed at the church parlors before the couple’s departure to Fort Gordon Georgia where Herrick is stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant
John Manning
Beverly Smith
Pvt
Dean Herrick
St. Alphonsus Church
Walter Smiths
Lynn Herricks
Becky Smith
Sharon Stookesberry
Joe Kerks
Robert Baughman
Fort Gordon, Ga
Pvt. Herrick
Holiday Visit With Wickmans And Millers
Visiting over the holidays with Mr and Mrs Henry Wickman at 1611 Eleventh Avenue SW are the Jim Millers and their six children from Greenville South Carolina. The Wickmans are the parents of Mrs Miller. The Millers will leave Wednesday.
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Henry Wickman
Eleventh Avenue SW
Jim Millers
Greenville, S. C
Wickmans
Miller
Millers
Open House Honors Pak Sung Kuns Move to Virginia
Mrs. Mary Campbell hosted an open house at 1118 Cheyenne Road NW to honor the Pak Sung Kuns of 1212 Cheyenne Road NW as they move to Virginia this month. Twenty guests attended.
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Mary Campbell
Cheyenne Road NW
Virginia
French Beauty Refutes Falsifying Figure Tale
Paris France UPI Maguette Fabris Miss France 1963 produced a doctor's certificate to prove she did not falsify figures. The Miss France committee had required a female doctor examination for 1964 contestants to detect padding. Fabris claimed her vital statistics are 35 20 35 and that a Paris doctor’s certificate will be sent to press and officials.
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Paris
France
UPI
Maguette Fabris
Poirot de Fontenay
Maguette
Brunet
Miss Kristufek Becomes Bride in Des Moines Ceremony
Miss Sandra Elaine Kristufek of Iowa City married Douglas Lee Duncan of Columbus Junction Saturday at Union Park Methodist Church Des Moines. Rev. Wilson Hyde officiated a 3 PM ceremony followed by a church reception. They will live in Coralville after a Chicago trip. Kristufek is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kristufek and attended the University of Iowa. Duncan is the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan and Harold J. Duncan, and he attended Coe College and is a senior at Iowa State University.
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Des Moines
Sandra Elaine Kristufek
Iowa City
Douglas Lee Duncan
Columbus Junction
Union Park Methodist Church
Wilson Hyde
Chicago
Coralville
Robert Kristufek
University of Iowa
Duncan
Elizabeth Duncan
Harold J. Duncan
Coe College
SUI
Nancy Keenan Becomes Bride at Immaculate Conception
Nancy Kay Keenan daughter of the Francis Keenans and Curtis James Chesmore son of the Kenneth Chesmores of Independence were married Saturday at Immaculate Conception church by Rev M J O Sullivan. The ceremony featured twin sister Norma Keenan as maid of honor and Sharon Murphy as bridesmaid. The groom was supported by best man Gene Steffen and groomsman Glen Peck with ushers Joe McMahon John Oswald and Butch Miller. The bride wore ceramist taffeta with self fabric roses. veil was silk illusion with a pearl sprig. A 250 guest reception followed in the church parlors. The bride will live near Independence after employment with Northwestern Bell in Cedar Rapids.
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Masonville
Nancy Kay Keenan
Francis Keenans
Curtis James Chesmore
Kenneth Chesmores
Independence
Immaculate Conception Church
M. J. O'Sullivan
Norma Keenan
Cedar Rapids
Sharon Murphy
Gene Steffen
Winthrop
Glen Peck
Joe McMahon
John Oswald
Robert Ealy
Richard Akery
Jean Stueck
Lori Hannen
Blairstown
Akery
Randy Newton
John and
Judith Sebold and John Hannen Wed at St An drews Lutheran
Miss Judith Kaye Seboldt and John Henry Hannen exchanged vows at St An drew s Lutheran Church with Rev A W Wilkening presiding. The couple, both of Blairstown, plan a reception for 200 and will soon face future military assignments.
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Judith Sebold
John Hannen
Debutantes Bow at Ninth International Debutante Ball
Fifty one debutantes from 14 nations appeared at the ninth International Debutante ball at the Hotel Astor New York. The event featured military academy escorts led by Mary Ann Livingston Cox US representative with her mother chairing the ball. Televising the event was introduced with attendees including Verita Korth of Fort Worth and Baroness Cristina von Braun of Germany.
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New York
UPI
Hotel Astor
USS
Naval
Air Force
Mary Ann Livingston Cox
United States
Miss Cox
Howard Ellis Cox
Livingston
Navy
Fred Korth
Verita
Fort Worth
Texas
Wehrer von Braun
Cristina von Braun
Germany
Judith Tucker
Sir Henry
Lady Tucker
Bermuda
Quinns Return from Three Week Mexico Vacation
Mr and Mrs Kenneth P Quinn of 4400 Pepperwood Hill SE have returned home after a three week vacation in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth P. Quinns
Mexico
Kenneth P. Quinn
Pepperwood Hill SE
Mexi
Injured Aerialist Weds His Nurse
Mario Wallenda, survivor of a Detroit fall that killed two Wallendas, married Linda Croninger, a Detroit nurse who cared for him. The civil ceremony occurred at the Wallenda home. Wallenda is 24 and largely paralyzed in a wheelchair.
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Sarasota
Fla
UPI
Mario Wallenda
Detroit
Flying Wallendas
Wallenda
Linda Croninger
Kathleen Cole Repeats Vows in Manchester Church
Kathleen Marie Cole and Gordon Rens Rempt were married at St. Marys Catholic church Manchester in a 10 30 a m ceremony conducted by Rev Wilfred J Richard. The couple plans to reside in Manchester where Rempt works for Thorpe Well Drilling Co.
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Manchester
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Kathleen Marie Cole
Martin J. Cole
Gordon Rens Rempt
Henry Rempt
Wilfred J. Richard
Robert Timmerman
Glen Charles
Rempt
The
Thorpe Well Drilling Co
Miss Donna Hall and Richard Cumpston Wed at Marion
Miss Donna Belle Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald G Hall and Richard Hayes Cumpston son of Mr and Mrs R H Cumpston were married Saturday at First Presbyterian Marion. Ceremony by Rev J P Hayter at 4 30 followed by a 75 guest reception. They will reside in Colorado Springs where Cumpston is an airman 2/c.
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Donna Belle Hall
Donald G. Hall
Ninth Street
Marion
Richard Hayes Cumpston
R. H. Cumpston
Fairfield
First Presbyterian Church
J. P. Hayter
Diane Hall
Fred Flasher
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Society
Alabama
Alabama College
Associated Press
Center Pt. Ra. NE — EM
Linda Siebels
Williamson Trade School
Media
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
Calif
National Cash Register Co
Mrs, Potter
Cecil Johnsons
Robert K. Hotchkiss
Nineteenth Street
John F. Kanealy
Park Terrace SE
M. Holbrook Morrison, Jr
Cottage Grove Avenue
Morrisons
R. J. Threlkeld
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Gene A. Schmidts
Liberty Drive
Peter Baileys
First Avenue
Roosevelt
N. P. Craemer
Woodland Drive
Goodlings
West Side
3Rd Avenue
Miss Kristufek
Nancy Keenan
Mrs. Chesmore
Paris Academy of Beauty
Cedar Rapids, la
Northwestern Bell
Mrs. Hannen
Kathleen Cole
Mrs. Rempt
Donna Hall
Mrs. Cumpston
Town & Country S
Frank Osmanski
U.S.D.A
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