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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1955

Page

3

Miss Hoffman Weds Fred Bjornson in St Pauls Church

Barbara Beryl Hoffman a nursing student at St Luke's hospital school of nursing married Fred L Bjornson son of Sig Bjornson Moorhead Minnesota in a 8 p.m. double ring ceremony at St Pauls Methodist church. Attendants wore ruby red gowns. After a reception for 150 the couple will spend two weeks in New York and Bermuda before living in Minneapolis.

Barbara Beryl Hoffman St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing Fred L. Bjornson Cedar Rapids Sig Bjornson Moorhead Minn H. L. Hoffman Monticello Jackson Burns St. Paul’s Methodist Church Sally Hoffman Dubuque Ellen Wright Lois Bekkerus Darrel Bjornson Fort Leonard Wood al Bjornson Dick Wagner Fargo N. D Jack Hoffman Loren Bjornson Marvin Gustafson James Manville Brookes Davis Neila Hoffman Em Stoner Darrell Bjornson Marjory Hoffman Muscatine Barbara Nims Dorothy Helgens Iowa City New York Bermuda Eleventh Avenue SE Bjornson State Auto Insurance Company Des Moines University of Iowa North Dakota State College University of North Dakota Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Roosevelt Hotel Marvin J. Gustafson Embassy Club

Deloris Ullrich to Wed Charles Blaufuss in June

Burlington society announces the engagement of Deloris Ann Ullrich a Coe College graduate and Yarmouth Consolidated School teacher to Charles O. Blaufuss son of Mrs. Herbert Blaufuss also of Burlington. The couple set June 5 as their wedding date. Blaufuss is an Iowa State College graduate employed by J I Case Company.

Coe College Deloris Ann Ullrich Walter A. Ullrich Burlington Charles O. Blaufuss Herbert Blaufuss Yarmouth Consolidated School Iowa State College J. I. Case Company

DAR contest theme chosen for this year's good citizens event

The Daughters of the American Revolution sponsor the contest with the theme As an American Citizen This I Believe. Northeast district winner will be announced February 19 at the Washington's birthday luncheon by Ash ley and Mayflower chapters. Read about the selected girls from local schools and the event's organizers and judges.

Ashley Mayflower Washington Lisbon Sandra Rohling Lost Nation Margie Jo Rayman Mt.Vernon Lynne Fredrick Strawberry Point Barbara Klahn Wheatland W. M. DuVall William Roberts Signi Falk Bryan Cronbaugh F. E. Corey Ashley and Charles Worcester Earle Nichols Paul C. Hunter

Cedar Chapter 184 to Meet. Officers to Host Reception

Eastern Star Cedar Chapter Cedar Chapter 184 will hold a stated meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m The 1954 officers will be hostesses to newly installed officers at a reception following the meeting Refreshments will be served Maude Carpenter association of Past Matrons will meet Tuesday at 6 p m with Mrs Emil Petran ek 508 Vernon drive SE Hostesses will be Mrs Clara Davis Leone Sutherland and Lillian Clark

Cedar Chapter Maude Carpenter Association Emil Petranek Vernon Drive Clara Davis Leone Sutherland Lillian Clark The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Richard Hudson Third Avenue SE Burns Nugent William O. Gray Cedar Rapids Hearing Society Second Avenue SE Alpha Xi Delta Kenneth E. Myers Nineteenth Street H. R. Brown Betty Bates Committee Myers

P E O Meetings Set Across Chapters KK to HJ

P E O Chapter KK meets Thursday at 7 45 p m with Mrs H E Crowe at 2542 Meadowbrook drive SE. Program Harmonize the Light to be presented by Mines R M Muir D L Wieman and John Monaghan. Chapters I II III IV meet Monday or Thursday with hosts and panels covering constitution bylaws educational fund at Cottey Junior College and a dessert luncheon with multiple speakers.

H. E. Crowe Meadowbrook Drive R. M. Muir D. L. Wieman John Monaghan Cottey Junior College L.D. Burkhalter, Jr Forest Drive SE C. B. Meffert R.A. Neff C. R. Henrici Twentieth Street Paul C. Hansen C. T. McClain J. G. Singer Robert R. Stary Maurice Lovejoy Ralph P. Schump Cottey College Educational Fund King ‘Thompson James Taylor Fayette Moore G. H. Tellier E. E. ‘Shhenefeit

Marilyn Taylor to Wed William Jackson in April

Announcement of the forthcoming marriage of Marilyn Jean Taylor to William Charles Jackson. The couple will wed April 23. The bride is a Sidney nurse, a Bethesda hospital graduate, and the groom is a University of Cincinnati architecture student. They are connected to Cincinnati firms and fraternities.

Marilyn Jean Taylor Raleigh N. Taylor Sidney Ohio William Charles Jackson Frederick P. Jackson Dayton Cedar Rapids Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing Cincinnati Sidney Wilson Memorial Hospital Jackson University of Cincinnati Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Scarab Mr. Jackson Coe College Checker Electric Supply Charles EF. Simpson Woodland Drive Mr. Simpson William T. ‘Jackson Marion

Two Showers Given For Mrs James Wilcox

Mrs James Wilcox of 1444 Third Avenue SE was honored with two showers last week. Hosts Mrs Robert Christle Mrs Dar Trell McCreedy and Mrs Carol Thenhaus entertained twelve guests at the Christle home on E Avenue NW. Miss Kathy Miller and Miss JoAnne Miller hosted a second shower at 2515 D Avenue NE with sixteen attendees.

James Wilcox Third Avenue SE Robert Christle Dartrell McCreedy Carol Thenhaus Christle E Avenue NW Kathy Miller JoAnne Miller Wilcox Carl E. Miller D Ave Nue Miss Kay Caldwell Ddakota Franklin Avenue Miss Caldwell Robert Caldwell Anamarie ‘Laubly Mary Kay Smith Peggy Barto Theoup Ellen

Vacation Letters and Local Club Notices Highlight Week

Lowell A Phillips and family plan a three week Florida trip visiting Fort Pierce and relatives. Local groups announce meetings including Lionelles luncheon, Shakespeare study, a Jamaica club event, and a Welcome Wagon Valentine dinner dance. Community notes also cover theater cast reception, book clubs, and Kiwanis and Toastmistress gatherings.

Ann Phelan and Her Fiancé To Be Honored Tonight

Ann Phelan and her fiancé Joseph Warnell will be honored at a party hosted by her brother and sister in law at 1812 Grande Avenue SE. The event for 20 guests features parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwinn. Earlier a shower at 1813 Sixth Avenue SE celebrated the bride elect with 26 gift givers and a Valentine motif. The couple plans to wed Saturday at St Matthew's Church.

Ann Phelan Joseph Warnell Paul Phelans Grande Avenue SE Phelans Phelan Charles Schwinn W. Robert White Lloyd Connolly Sixth Avenue SE Raymond C. Phelan Miss Phelan Mr. Warnell St. Matthew's Church

Mu Phi Alumnae Recital At Olivet Church

Mu Phi Epsilon alumnae and actives from Coe College present a Friday evening recital at Olivet Presbyterian Church at 8 pm open to the public. Performers include Marilyn Rech, Virginia Geesaman, Miriam Irwin, Betty Debban, Marjorie King, Ruth Carlson, Myra Mojdara, Rebecca Doolittle, Collette Lewis, and others with pieces by Chopin Handel Bach Delibes Vierne and Dunhill. Additional club notices follow.

Mu Phi Epsilon Coe College Olivet Presbyterian Church Chopin Marilyn Rech Handel Virginia Geesaman Miriam Irwin Claire de Lune Margaret Elert James Rogers Betty Howe Bach Betty Debban Delibes Marjorie King Ruth Carlson Lewis Vierne Myra Mojdara Edwards Dunhill Rebecca Doolittle Betty Deban Charlotte Lazier Joan Kubik Collette Lewis

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Miss Hoffman Fred Bjornson Mrs. Erbeck Alpha Chi Alpha Chi Omega G. A. Erbeck F Avenue C. J. Novotny Chi Omega Mothers Club Herman Helms Elmhurst Drive Evelyn Newland Civil Defense Office CHI Omega W. P. Whipple Bever Avenue J. T. van Orsdol R. E. Long J. W. Smith Joe White Ann Kettler Stewart Holmes William Holmes Mark Meredith Montgomery Ala Holmes Forest Drive Mr. Holmes Big Delta Alaska Harold Soverns Texas Harold Sovern Thirtieth Street Galveston Houston Sengskows Fort Myers Fla John C. Engskow Mrs.Barre Clarinda Henry Holschers Henry Holscher Grande Avenue Fred Loy John Reid Harold E. Reid Country Club Parkway SE John A. J. Diebold Ray Harp Glendale Calif Mark W. Cox Ricky Dennis Tucson Ariz Cox Malta P.E.O. Meetings W. E. Caldwell G. E. Turner R. D. Jansen L. W. van Nostrand, Jr Hallmark Light CO Mrs O. H. Tousey Twenty-third Street Drive Aenae J. L. Cooper Glenway Drive Touseys Marathon Davenport Tim Tousey Kendall Sickinger Marilyn Taylor William Jackson Lionelles Merrette Hall M. G. Bryan Ruth Bryan Ep Hedberg Turner Alley S Oe Sanborns Vacation Fort Lauderdale C. R. Sanborn Women’s Committee Florida Lowell A. Phillips Eleventh Street Fort Pierce Mr. Phillips Richard Phillips Bishop’s Tom Linder India Shakespeare Club David ‘Ward Thirty-eighth Street Howard Heathman Fifth Avenue SE Acapulco Mexico Carol Gorman River Forest Moray L. Eby Key West Havana Cuba George P. Nichols West Liberty ALI Baba” League Coe Auditorium Cedar Rapids Country Club Richard Scherling Helen Hubbard Vernon Heights Reading Club Avenue Monday Book Club Don S. Challed Glenway Drive SE Walter ‘Miller Miss Dove Frances Grey Patton Cultus Club C. F. Peremsky B Avenue NE Ta-Wan-Yo-Ki Ta- Wan-Yo-Ki Camp Fire Group Susan Furnace Nancy Reed Betty Smith Sue McDonald Karen Bell Lorraine Bannis N. J. Gorman Twenty-third Street Barbara Krage Rosary College To Forest, Ill Kiwanis Ladies Kaye Fulrath Frank X. Guyott Mary Craft Janet Payne Zereda van Deusen Edwin A. Fisher Germaine Hausladen Opal Dee Porter 3Rd Ave John E. Lapes Mt. Vernon Mabel Bailey Third Street Iowa Theater Kay Caldwell ST. Luke’s iMonday Glen Harvey Eailer J. A. Yessler Fourth Avenue SE Harriet Arnow Wayne G. Basler Mu Phi L. A. Mansfield Nineteenth Street SE Mrs. Burkhalter Louis D. Burkhalter Caroline Soutter Boys Auxiliary Children’s Home George Scott A Avenue NW W. P. Corbitt C. R. Quota Club Roosevelt Quota Club By Richard Hudnut Suds May's Drug Stores Second Third
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