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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1947

Page

18

Double wedding at Peace Lutheran church on New Year’s Day

Marjorie Anne Meints and James W. Henderson united in a New Year’s Day ceremony at Ryan Peace Lutheran Church. Rev. Nathaniel Mathias led the double ring service as attendees included the Hendersons and Albert Kuhler provided music. The bride’s dress was white wool crepe with an orchid. she plans teaching in Williamsburg. The groom is a former serviceman now farming.

Marjorie Anne Meints Carl Meints James W. Henderson A. W. Head Ryan Nathaniel Mathias Albert Kuhler Robert Henderson Henderson Iowa State Teachers College Williamsburg Armed Forces

Church Circle Activities and Hostesses Named

Numerous church and religious circles list meeting times locations hostesses and speakers. Groups include St. Margaret's St Rose Circle Woman's Auxiliary Peoples Social circle Circle 1 2 3 and many others with addresses and schedule details across churches in the area. Activities feature tea towel showers prayers devotions and lectures with Mrs. F D Fillmore and Rev. Marion Williams among speakers.

St. Margaret’s Circle Orville Hoffer Charles Mraz Marie Goslin St. Rose Circle

Local Club Meetings Set For Thursday And Week

AAUW notes the Central Park international relations study group meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at 217 Eighteenth St NE with a Russia articles review by Mrs. Frank Nye. A creative writers group gathers Wednesday at 8 p.m. at 1829 B avenue NE to discuss manuscripts.

Central Park C. E. Roberts Frank Nye Russia Harper's Creative Writers Group F. G. Murray B Avenue NE

Dorothy Slater to Wed Chester Grafft in Olin

Dorothy Jean Slater will marry Chester Marion Grafft February 2 at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church in Olin. Rev. William Strait will officiate. Miss Slater is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Slater and Mr. Grafft is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Grafft of Anamosa. Slater attended Cornell College.

Hellsburg Mildred Jean Hayes Herbert Hayes Charles Bryden Marian Hayes Feldpouch Waterloo Coe College Kelvin Marine Corps Quaker Oats Company Cedar Rapids Shellsburg

Eastern Iowa couples announce engagements and weddings

Ed Ar l Riverside and surrounding counties report forthcoming nuptials for several couples. Mary Esther Thole and Raymond Thole plan a January 11 ceremony in Edgewood with Father W Cross officiating. Inez Witousek and Thomas J Hartley announce a February 6 wedding. Lucile Meskimen and Regis Meskimen plan engagement details with no date yet set.

Betrothal announced for Arlene Clark to Bob Gieskieng

Mr and Mrs Earl Cannon announce the engagement of their daughter Arlene Clark to Bob Gieskieng son of Mr and Mrs Edward Gieskieng of Marengo The announcement notes the couple from Northwest 814 Verna Street.

Larence Ernest Wulff Anata Elde Gale Kenneth Wagner Ernest Wagner Tipton Arengo Mervin Dellamuth Marengo Lucile Regis Meskimen C. A. Meskimen Ely Earl Cannon Verna Street Arlene Clark Bob Gieskieng Edward Gieskieng

P T A Council to Meet with Speakers and Plans

The P T A Council will meet Tuesday at 1 45 p m in the board of education building Hale C Reid director of curriculum and instruction will speak on modern curriculums Mrs Otto F Hanzlik chairman of by laws revision The executive committee will meet Monday at 1 30 p m The P T A meeting will be held Wednesday at 2 p m with Miss Lilian Anderson of the Public Health Nursing Association as speaker Keith Benner Scout executive will outline the Scouting program and the school orchestra will play Refreshments will be served

P.T.A. Council Board of Education Hale C. Reid Otto F. Hanzlik Lilian Anderson The Public Health Nursing Association Keith Benner John Y Thirty-fourth Street Jack Insane Grant Poole I. K. Roberts Thirtyfourth Street Floyd Sapp Stanley Davis Agnes Teigen Community Nutrition Center Oscar Lundquist C Avenue NW James Zearing

School groups and PTA events populate local weekend schedule

A series of PTA meetings and study groups are listed with times and hosts across several neighborhoods. Activities include school age and pre-school study groups, dessert luncheons, guest speakers, and hosting duties at homes on Johnson and Thirty fourth streets NW and NE, plus a note on turkey grade tagging requirements.

Mount Vernon Society Roundup With D A R Picnic

Mount Vernon notes report a D A R meeting with Mrs Marie Berry and Miss Berths West at one o clock. The West End Clan held a picnic with guests. George Brown hosted a New Year's party. Jerry Walters spoke of his trip to Czechoslovakia. Daughters of Isabella and American Legion Auxiliary events listed.

Balliet D.A.R Marie Berry Berths West West End George Brown Iowa Light and Power Company Emes Jerry Walters Czechoslovakia Signi Falk New London R. A. Nelson

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Mrs. Henderson Miss Wulff Mrs. Peterson United Brethren Ladies’ Aid Society Immaculate Conception St. John’s Episcopal Woman’s Auxiliary Guild R. C. Giltrap Avenue NE W. J. Grunewald Josephine Swatash Annabelle Glazier W. E. Mickel F. D. Fillmore Children Pioneers of Iowa Nick Habib William Lawrence Earl Miller Circle 3 George Klumpar G Avenue NW Spiritual Life Group Effie Elliot St. Mark’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Glow Room Gas Company Calvary Baptist Ars Gg Poe Take First Baptist Philathea E. R. Moore Wood Drive Sinclair S. Weir Fourth Avenue SE Second Christian Edna Linkletter Avenue NW Evan United Presbyterian Ladies’ Association C. S. Woodward Nineteenth Street Agg Ag Ag M . J. Lindahl Blake Terrace Grande Avenue Augsburg F. Fitch Sixth Avenue Telephone Central Park Presbyterian First Presbyterian Trinity Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild Nelle Martin First Avenue Wesley John Miller Ieen Avenue Kensingelias John Wesley George Youtzy Seventh Street Trinity Lutheran Pastor’s Aid Club A. J. Gray Seventh Street SE Westminster Presbyterian Andrew E. Kurth Fifth Avenue District 1 E. E. Fisher William Rohrbach Fifth Avenue SE N. B. McLean Twenty-first Street T. H. Schulze Wildwood Drive Don Hamblin A. E. Bain Fourth Avenue Hugh Hillerege First E. W. Anderson Madelyn Bishop Marion Williams Ladies Aid Society John J. Vrba Fourteenth Avenue SW First Christian Frances L. White Geroe Stenner Mrs. Carroll C. Roberts Garden Drive Bethany Lutheran Ladies’ Mission Circle AAUW Central Park Group Gethsemane White Shrine Masonic Hall Dorothy Slater Ann Krupicka Artistic Cleaners Anchester Walter Thyne Edgewood Mary Esther Raymond Thole Joseph Thole Manchester St. Mark’s Church W. Cross Inez E. Witousek J. Alfred Witousek Cedar Ra Thomas J. H Clarence C. Hartley Mechanicsville Edar Rapids Miss Thyne Miss Witousek Miss Dellamuth P.T. A. Meetings Photography Morris Plan Loan Morris Edgewood I Elmer Tokheim Johnson Avenue NW Sam Pattee Kenwood P.T.A Tig Wani Schaeffer Heights Adolph Hier van Buren Richard Schultz F Avenue NW Orville Prusek Cleveland Turkey U.S O.R.C Cedar Rapids, Ia Charles Greenberg Second Street Pert Re Star Jewelry CO Lee Lil Vianaite Scanitereggisrm Dairies Fourteenth Avenue SE Madeline Beauty Shop Third Street Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mount Vernon Daughters of Isabella K. of C Hur May's Drug Store Second Street SE Pune St. SE Lydia Wehmeier Tabu Cologne Ce ‘Gn Max Dempsey Dry Cleaners Oscar Workman Second Dial
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