Twins, 100, Keep a Vow, Attend Party
Sarah and Mattie Duckworth born February 10 1866 in Mount Vernon Indiana celebrated their 100th birthday at Bard Convalescent Home. Attendants note Sarah in a wheelchair and Mattie bedridden yet cheerful with song. They vowed a February party last year and retained humor amid aging and adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intura
Calif
UPI
Sarah
Mattie Duckworth
Bard Convalescent
County General Hospital
Hampton
Mattie
Mount Vernon
Ind
Duckworth
Beaux Arts Ball Facility Woes Across Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Art Assn and partners face venue crunch for annual fund-raiser as 800 attendees overflow at the Roosevelt hotel causing long lines and crowded meals. The event, tied to Miss Sharon Teply and two local chapters, highlights a need for larger spaces in Cedar Rapids to host large community affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Hotel
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Min
Thejneapolis
Sharon Teply
Frank J. Teply
Hawkeye Downs
Aizine
Wiley Street SE
Delta Omega
Marya Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Mannes
McCall
Minn
State College
Art Allens
Cedars
Haute
Couture
Judy
H. Lloyd Miller
Bert Kelley
Zonta Club Initiates Six New Members
Six new members were initiated into the Zonta club after a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. Mrs. Harold Davison of Highland Park Michigan served as field secretary in charge of the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zonta Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Harold Davison
Highland Park, Mich
Indoor Picnic Sparks Joy with Simple Carpet Setup
A mother describes a cozy indoor picnic for her children using two large blankets on light carpeting. After meals, she gathered, shook, and laundered the blankets, and the kids enjoyed the playful arrangement.
Harmony Hawks Sweethearts Dinner Dance Planned at Cedar View
Harmony Hawks chorus members host a Sweethearts dinner dance at 6 30 PM Saturday at Cedar View Country Club. Invited guests include Robert Lego of Bettendorf and Robert Wessell of Iowa City from the SPEBSQSA society. Cache Flesher chairs arrangements with Skeet Powers and others assisting. Dinner follows dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Hawks
Cedar View Country Club
Robert Lego
Bettendorf
Central States
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Robert Wessell
Iowa City
Cache Flesher
Spebsqsa
Skeet Powers
W. C.rickard
Richard Leighton
Leon Kruckenberg
Flesher
Pickard
Leighton
James White
Meeting on Status of Women Held by Cedar Rapids Group
The Cedar Rapids Committee on the Status of Women schedules a free public meeting at 9 30 a m Saturday at the YWCA. Progress reports will cover wages and labor education volunteer services and welfare. Betty Talkington of Des Moines former Cedar Rapids resident and secretary of the governor s commission will speak. Mayor Bob Johnson will give the welcome. Registration is 1 dollar plus 25 cents for refreshments.
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Cedar Rapids
YWCA
Will
Betty Talkington
Des Moines
Commission On the
Bob Johnson
Interest Area Committee
33 Years of Marriage All Behind Mast
New York report profiles Electa Johnson and Irving Johnson a famed sea couple who have sailed the world together for 33 years. They traversed the globe in two boats starting with a 2 foot schooner the Yankee and later a 96 foot brig netlen yer, logging hundreds of thousands of miles with crews of young cadets and students aboard.
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South Pacific
Electa Johnson
Globe
Cook Islands
Irving Johnson
Mass
Tahiti
Bali
Pitcairn Islands
Bounty
New Guinea
U. S
Piano Auditions Set Across Three Iowa Cities Saturday
The Dubuque Archdiocesan Catholic Music Educators Assn sponsors 508 piano auditions from 48 schools, with Cedar Rapids among three hosts. Winners perform in a 10 piano concert April 24 at Immaculate Conception School auditorium.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Cook
Dubuque
Sister Mary Martin
Immaculate Conception School
August Hargrafens to Note Anniversary Mass
A Mass of Thanksgiving will honor August Hargrafen and his spouse on their wedding anniversary. Rev. John Hargrafen, the couple’s son, will celebrate the 11 o’clock service at St. John’s Catholic Church. A family dinner follows at noon at the Legion hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Hargrafens
St. John’s Catholic Church
John Hargrafen
Hall and Anna Handfelt Married Since 1916 in Menominee
The couple, Mir Hargrafen and the former Anna Handfelt, were wed February 16 1916 in Menominee US. They have ten children including Vins cent and Cletus of Delhi Rev John of San Angelo Texas Ruth and Mrs Earl Davin of Marion and other daughters and a son in various towns plus 36 grandchildren.
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Hargrafen
Anna Handfelt
Menominee
Vinscent
Cletus
Delhi
John
San Angelo
Texas
Earl Davin
Ruth
Marion
Llwellyn ‘Koelker
Manchester
Arthur Funke
Edgewood
Charles McCormick
Dubuque
Mary Carl
Sf.l
Tama Couple To Mark 50 Years of Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frahm will be honored with an open house from 2 to 4 Sunday at the Legion hall for their golden anniversary. They were married February 16, 1916 in Grinnell. The couple has three daughters, eight grandchildren, and lives in Grinnell.
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Tama
Henry Frahm
Legion Hall
Frahm
Dora Rehberg
Grinnell
Edwin Kerner
Rock Island, Ill
W. G. Wallisal
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Robert Wade
Ross Couple Open House Marks Silver Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William E Ross are honored Sunday with an open house from 2 to 4 at the Legion hall in Oelwein to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple wed February 15 1941 in Cedar Falls and have four children.
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Arlington
William E. Ross
Legion Hall
Oelswein
Ross
Vera Fleming
Cedar Falls
Disney Film Family Night at Public Library Friday
A family screening features Walt Disney People and Places plus two shorts on February themes. Nick takes place in Cambodia with a boy and an adopted elephant. The Boyhood of George Washington traces Washington’s early years. The program ends with The Tale of the Groundhog's Shadow. Free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Public Library
Nick
Gestgie Washington
Children’s Department
Dinner Will Honor Couple at Maynard Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Dito Vogt will be honored on their golden anniversary with a family dinner hosted by their granddaughter Mrs. Richard Niemann in Sumner. The couple married February 14, 1916 in Oelwein. Mrs. Vogt, former Esther Muellen, have two daughters Arlene Wolfgram of Oelwein and Melvin Graf’s wife in Aurora, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Dito Vogt
Richard Niemann
Sumner
Oelwein
Vogt
Esther Muellen
Vogts
Arlene Wolfgram
Melvin Graf
Aurora
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Dean Martin
Lord Timothy Hudson
Claudia Martin
Hollywood
Hudson
England
Montreal
Canada
San Diego
Miss Martin
Martin
By the
Way
Alpha XI Delta
Elinor Ahern
Strombecker
Strombecker Daa
TOY & Hobby Store
Gay Pauley
New York
UPD
Seven Seas
Marlene ‘Dietrich
Johnsons
CBS
National Geographic Society
Atlantic
Cape of Good Hope
Nile
Aswan Dam
Europe
Robert
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arthur
India
Mystic
Conn
Mutschler
Anry RB. E
Fed
Mt. Vernon Rd
Wolverine
Krals
Second Avenue
Anifar Farm Dairies
Sanitary Farm Dairies
F Ave
Iowa
Second Street
First Federal Savings & Loan
First. Ave, N.W
Ginsbergs
2Nd Ave
The
Dial
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