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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1938
Page
17
A NEA digest surveys the Glamour Girls, listing Dorothy Lamour Joy Hodges Gloria Baker Maxine Marlowe and Jessie Simpson. It outlines resolutions from Louise Paine Benjamin and Gloria Bristol, detailing beauty routines, wardrobe planning, and posture rules as 1937 glamour guidance.
Mrs. Harry S. Johnson bakes about 200 aniseed cookies using hand carved German moulds from 1885 for Christmas gifts. The piece also notes gowns worn at a Country club subscription dance, highlighting Margaret Farquhar in aqua blue, Pat Graves’s dress design, and designs by Wallace Darling for Meinard.
Olin Mrs Alma Stuart with Mrs Wilda Glenn hosted the Past Matron’s Circle for a luncheon and Kensington at the Stuart home on Tuesday. Mrs Wilma McDonald honored sister Mrs Eunice Fairbanks at a post nuptial shower on Thursday. Bow Knot club members entertained their husbands with dinner and bingo Friday at the August Amend home.
Mrs Blanche McKee hosted the Five Hundred club at her home Wednesday night. Mrs Harry Straw held a New Year watch party at her home. Mrs May Fay hosted the Methodist Ladies Aid Thursday. Mrs Jane Smith hosted a birthday party with guests from Manchester Cedar Rapids Walker Ames Ft. Dodge and local families including Dale Paris Phil Hubber Len Russell Roy Attwood Emily Hugh Arthur Miller Rodney Cal Graves Carl Hamilton Helen Attwood Gerald Powell Mable Attwood and Robert Attwood.
Kalona Mr and Mrs A C Sleichter marked their fiftieth fifth wedding anniversary Tuesday. They lived on a farm near Kalona early married life and moved to Kalona thirty five years ago where Mr Sleichter dealt in livestock. They are the parents of three children and have two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Their children attended dinner on Christmas Day and helped surprise them that evening. Miss Norma Deatsch wed Virgil Lintz Tuesday morning at St Marys Riverside with Monsignor Jacobsmeier officiating. The couple received a wedding breakfast after the ceremony.
Readers debate the claim that height and figure predict intelligence. Mrs. Reid suggests truth in weight linked slowness, Mrs. Kosek agrees, Miss Atkinson doubts any link, and Mrs. Anderson sees no basis for the assumption.
The Delhi High School class of 1934 held its year end party on December 30 at the Will Schnittjer home. Attendees included Miss Maxine Schnittjer Mount Vernon Miss Anna Jane Thibadeau New Albia Miss Monica Sullivan Cedar Rapids Miss Hazel Grapes Ryan Miss Lucille Maulson Worcester Miss Ruth Manson co Delaware Mr and Mrs Alva Johnson Strawberry Point Joseph Schnittjer Robert Appleby James Grapes John Simons Paul Hugh of Delhi.
Aurora Mr and Mrs Dale Miller hosted relatives at an oyster supper and watch party on New Years Eve honoring Mrs Byron Hoaglan and holiday guests from Ashland Wisconsin. Guests included Cate Hoaglan Jay Geltz Byron Hoaglan Theron Ronald Ralph Mary Roche and others from Ashland Independence Cedar Rapids and nearby areas.
Mrs William Hamdorf and Mrs C W Paulsen hosted forty guests at a post nuptial shower in the Hamdorf home for Mrs Lyle Raider formerly Hazel Hamdorf. Prizes in 500 were won by Mrs Jennie Fey and Esther Schluter. The Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion held its annual children's Christmas party with fiddlesticks prizes won by Carolina Wiebel and Reuben Strackbein. high and low scores awarded to other winners.
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