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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1962
Page
1
President Kennedy launches a 26 member commission led by Eleanor Roosevelt to study discrimination against women and report by October 1 1963. The group will examine federal employment policies labor laws and legal treatment to remove barriers to full partnership in democracy.
Mrs S G Courtney 520 Sixteenth Street SE returned from attending the wedding of her grandson Lt Courtney M Rittgers son of Col and Mrs Forest S Rittgers of Alexandria Virginia and Miss Mareele Blessing daughter of Mr and Mrs Myron Blessing of Overland Park Kansas The ceremony was Saturday at 2 in Faith Lutheran church Prairie Village Kansas Best man was Capt Forest S Ruthgers Jr of Carlisle Pennsylvania The bride is attending the University of Kansas City The bridegroom was graduated from West Point.
A Florence designer Guidi presents a dramatic dinner ensemble in emerald green satin held by an elasticized band. The gentleman’s jacket features red and black satin damask detailing for a striking formal look.
A man stationed at Fort Benning Ga will ship to Korea with the army in March. Attending the wedding were Mr and Mrs Harold J Miller of Manchester. Mrs Rutgers and Mrs Miller are daughters of Mrs Courtney.
Six local girls plan a teeners Valentine party Saturday at 7 30 at the Embassy club Sandy Shore of KCRG will spin records Hostesses include Susan Hinkhouse Sandra Adams Nancy VonVoltenburg Joanne Hunter Nancy Whitehead and Janette Peters Ninety six guests mostly from McKinley junior high school will attend.
Mr and Mrs Henry C Bern celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 4 in the Memorial building The couple married February 21 1912 in Gladbrook They lived on a farm before moving to Reinbeck where Bern served on the police force He now works with Reinbeck Bait They have a son
About eighty guests attended a Saturday dinner in the American Legion hall to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Verle Kress. The couple have four children and two grandchildren.
Donna Louise Henkes and Bennie F. McKinney exchanged marriage vows at First Methodist Church in McGregor. The ceremony featured a Chantilly lace gown and red rose bouquet with a hundred fifty guests at a church reception. The bride attends business school in Des Moines and works for Zurich American. the groom studied at Drake and Iowa State and works for Iowa Power and Light in Des Moines.
Mrs Charles Woods was honored at a post nuptial shower Sunday afternoon in St James Methodist church. Hostesses listed include Mrs Norman Sutliff Mrs Philip Montgomery Mrs Walter Wright of Palo Mrs Margaret Schultz and Miss Susan Schultz and Mrs Dan Randall. Mrs Woods is the former Judy Kinnan of Iowa City.
Lawrence Arata of West Barnstable Massachusetts lives on the White House third floor for over four months working as an upholsterer for Mrs Kennedy. He renovates furniture for the colonial style program and interacts small with the Kennedy family while continuing to labor on Green Room furniture and Lincoln Room chairs.
A farewell party was given Monday evening at 1021 Hill Drive SE by Mrs Don Harrelson for Mrs Herbert Blakely. Twelve guests attended and the Blakelys plan to move to Augusta Georgia later this month with her husband.
Miss Kay Kester daughter of Mr and Mrs Claire Shaw married William Kragenbrink son of Mr and Mrs W H Kragenbrink of Earlville Sunday at 3 in the Methodist church. The couple will reside in Northwood where the bridegroom is manager of Great Plains Lumber Co.
Stanley Garringer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Garringer of 2032 Park Avenue SE, was honored at a birthday party Sunday evening at the Garringer home. The event celebrated his fourth birthday with fourteen guests, hosted by Mrs. Garringer and Mrs. Robert Burns of 1305 Eighteenth Avenue SW.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M Rohret will be honored at an open house from 1 30 to 4 Sunday in Cosgrove hall Oxford to celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary. The couple have four children and sixteen grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. John Werner were honored Sunday afternoon at St. Joseph's hall in Earlville in celebration of their silver wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Kress celebrated their thirty four year wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their home on Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Cline of Fort Madison asserts a 55 words per minute Morse code copying record as the world women’s champion. She says the credential, authenticated by the Connecticut Wireless Assay, came in 1959 while living in Chillicothe Missouri and nearly reached 60 wpm with one miscopied word. She operates CW from her kitchen as a long-time amateur radio operator and serves in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service with mobile transceiver units for civil defense.
Special bulletin announces SLIM MINT Gum as a chewing gum that supposedly lets you eat what you want while shedding pounds and inches in weeks. It touts an exclusive formula to curb fattening cravings and reduce overall intake, with a $1.00 price.
A man reflects on his wife’s achievements with praise and says his radio operator background makes the hobby fascinating and rewarding. Their children Jim, 14, and Virginal, 10, show strong interest and curiosity.
An open house Sunday from 2 to 5 in the Memorial building observes the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dirks. The Dirks, who married Feb 22 1912 near Hudson, farmed until 1949 then moved to Reinbeck. He is an auctioneer and real estate broker and they have a son Donald.
A Camp Fire celebration was held Monday evening at Wright School with the Tand- Keca and O-Ki-Zu groups organizing the event for local youths.
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