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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1945
Page
7
A brisk note praises The Bedside Tales as a varied collection from present day writers. It highlights humor subtlety travesty mystery and serious pieces showing breadth for multiple tastes and moods.
A mixed collection edited by an unnamed curator, The Bedside Tales spans four parts. It blends humorous pieces and ironic takes on sex with sharp writing from Thurber, White, Parker, Perelman, Woollcott, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Saroyan, and others. Part IV shifts to terror and mystery, including Saki and Collier.
The history and literature department meets Monday at 2 15 pm with Mrs A R Swein presenting An Afternoon with Jane Austen. The American home department holds a picnic luncheon Tuesday at 1 and a 215 program From Cabbages to Kings by Mrs F H Houston. Miss Leslie Johnson selected for Cornell College Little Theater production March 2 and 3.
To be married Saturday Mr and Mrs John L Berger announce the engagement of their daughter Nola to S Sgt Bruce Bucknell son of Mr and Mrs R E Bucknell The couple plan a Saturday 8 pm ceremony at First Lutheran Bucknell recently returned from 21 months service in the engineer corps Miss Berger has worked in a department store the last five years
Mu Psi chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon presents three sorority members in a piano recital at 8 15 tonight in T M Sinclair Memorial chapel Coe College. Dorothy Ann Kucera Vida Faye Rumbaugh Bonnie Popham perform together and solo with Eleanor Taylor as accompanist.
The state contest for student musicians at Coe College is set for March 24 with divisions for Young Artists and Student Musicians. Prizes include 1000 dollars for overall winners and 25 dollars for Leach winner. finalists may perform as soloists with the NBC Symphony and in future national finals. Clyde R. Sanborn leads the Iowa Federation of Music Clubs. details available by writing or calling.
Betty Ferguson marries M. Douglas Emrich a Navy seaman 2/c at Mechanicsville church on February 15 with Dr. Eric Clitheroe of Coe College officiating. Attendants include maid of honor Mae Ellen Ferguson and bridesmaids Dorothy Emrich and Iris Planter. Emrich serves in Great Lakes naval training and farmed previously.
An informal four hour teen dance will be held Friday at the country club from 8 to 1 with music by an orchestra. Committee members include Dr Milo A Chehak chairman Mrs Glenn O Fletcher Mrs HM Cornwell and Mrs Lester C Chadirzan and Mrs J K Von Lackum. Mrs Erwin’s daughter hosts a Kansas guest in the Erwin home at 528 Vernon Drive SE.
P.E.O. DK chapter plans Monday 8 p m session with Mrs J M Thompson at 1527 A avenue NE. Maude Stoslet presents Ether Waves with assistants Helen Dunn and Esther Chapin. Chapter GM meets Monday 7 30 p m at Mrs T Go 1319 Ridgeway SE with B L Knight and Miss Gertrude Shoemaker assisting.
The St Pauls Methodist church guilds Anna Armstrong Mahalia Pratt Rachel Kessler GailRutgers and Wesleyan Service will serve meals to service men at the USO today. Tanda Camp Fire group met at the home of guardian Mrs Wayne Stookey 2230 B avenue NE on Wednesday.
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