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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1969
Page
43
President elect Nixon draws bigger crowds than spring designs at the New York Couture Group previews. Reporters mob the floor to glimpse him as designers showcase a mix-and-match, DIY look. Eve Stillman features lingerie inspired pieces for versatile wear.
The Marion League of Women Luncheon chaired by Mrs. Donald Waters will discuss Urban Renewal. Designer notes cover youthful fashion focus, with comments on body image and dress styles, plus a week schedule of meetings hosted by local residents and clubs.
Howell movement results list winners Miss Elizabeth Splinter and Joe Verbick first, Mrs. L. W. Busby and Mrs. Howard Green second. Next game scheduled Thursday at 7 40. ABWA Criabwa group to hear Mrs Rossey dinner meeting at Knotty Pine restaurant Wednesday 6 30 with Iola Rossey to speak and demonstrate natural cosmetics.
New York AP reports a rat colony has entrenched the center parkway between 58th and 72nd streets. Expensive apartments and hotels line the block as residents report over 100 rodents foraging in trash and tunneling the grassy divider. Health workers dispersed poison and Penn Central was asked to inspect its tunnel for nests. A resident said the sight hits home when children are near rats on Park Avenue.
Sandra Kay Svestka married Roger Dale Walters in a 5 PM ceremony at St. Ludmila's Catholic Church. The bride wore satin with Chantilly lace, trained veil, and carried roses. reception for 100 followed at St. Ludmila's school. The couple will live at 1420 Eleventh Street SW.
Daisy and Violet Hilton, famed Siamese twins born in England and raised in the United States, were found dead at age 60 in Charlotte. They rose to fame in vaudeville and film, later ran a grocery job, and left a sparse, endurance-filled life. Police suspected illness. an autopsy was ordered.
Urbana safety expert JO L Hogsett warns that pressurized spray containers including paint and insecticides are dangerous for children. Oil sprays can cause respiratory issues and a near fire could flash, so keep containers in a locked cabinet and treat the sprayer as a gun. Always release pressure before disposal.
Miss Joan Marie Smith and Dennis Joseph Faltis of Silvis exchanged wedding vows Saturday at St. Malachys Catholic Church Geneseo followed by a reception for 200 at Geneseo Country Club. The couple will live in Silvis.
New York and Newport debutante Beryl Slocum and Adan Clayton Powell consider marriage. Powell, 22, declines comment while sources say his family opposes the match. Slocum, 26, is a descendant of Mayflower figures and 400 social leaders with MIT graduate Shamet Powell as a former fiancé.
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