Gertrude Stein Artwork Gift Planned For Museum
New York AP reports five heirs hosting a 25th anniversary fete in Postville as part of a plan to donate part of Gertrude Stein's famed collection to the Museum of Modern Art. The gift involves David Rockefeller John Hay Whitney William Paley and Andrew Meyer. Stein's collection includes 38 Picasso works and nine by Juan Gris. Details on the number of paintings and timing remain undecided.
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Postville
NEW York
Robert Hangartner
Gertrude Stein
Museum of Modern Art
David Rockfeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
John Hay Whitney
William S. Paley
Women In Pants To Be Admitted To Inaugural Ball
AP reports that inaugural ball attendees for Nixon will include women in pant suits and men in black tie with white tie optional. Co chairs Mark Evans and Mrs. Leslie Arends announced the dress norms at the Pierre hotel and previews of favors for guests in $1,000 boxes, including scarves and commemorative jewelry.
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New York
Nixon
Mark Evans
Pierre Hotel
Evans
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Arends
Rebekah Lodges Install Officers Across Two Groups
Officers for Star of Maine 221 and Cedar lodge 494 were installed this week by district deputy president Mrs. Otto Eckley and Home lodge 79 staff. Names include Mrs. Charles Bonham vice grand and Miss Kay Scheneberger RSNG along with other noble grand, secretary, warden, conductor, and guardian posts.
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Rebekah
Otto Eckley
Home Lodge
Star of Maine
Charles Bonham
Noble Grand
Leonard Hill
George Sheets
Cliff Shannon
Leo Mellick
Esther Jaycox
Sydney Battin
Noble Igrand
William Bradle
Wilford Ward
Fred Phillips
Ray Hamilton
Ethel Height
RSNG
Scott Hammond
LSNG
Doyle Crow
RSVG
George Swan
K. P. Shimerda
John Avis
June Anderly
Sam Allen
John McGowan
Ward
Cedar Lodge
Andrew Schamberger
Roberta Sheneberger
Frances Sheneberger
Emmett Sheneberger
Hassel Akers
Ormal Williams
Francis Lodestein
Kay Scheneberger
Ralph Anderson
Lester Scott
Clara Dougherty
Harold Griswold
Judy Richardson Weds Airman Leslie C Becker in South Carolina
The John Richardsons announce the secret marriage of their daughter Judy to Airman Leslie C Becker son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Becker 3519 Center Point Rd NE Cedar Rapids. They wed Dec 30 by Justice Ralph W Drake in Greenville South Carolina. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Art Reynolds of Hiawatha. The bride a University of Northern Iowa graduate and former Springville teacher now teaches at Oelwein Junior High. The groom is stationed with the Navy in Memphis Tennessee.
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Judy Richardson
Leslie Becker
Lamont
John
Oelwein
Navy
Memphis
Tenn
West Union Couple Celebrates 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Durscher will be guests of honor at an open house this Sunday from 2 to 4 at Bethel United Presbyterian church parlors. Their sons and daughters in law host the event in observance of the couple’s 40th anniversary. They were married January 15, 1929 and have nine grandchildren.
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West Union
John Durscher
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Durscher
Celia Frieden
Ariel Durant Finally Granted Legal Name Change
Los Angeles report that historian Ariel Durant, long known as Ariel since age 15, received court approval from Superior Court Commissioner Hyman O. Danoff to make Ariel her legal first name, replacing Ida on contracts and documents. The Durant couple produced The Story of Civilization.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Ariel Durant
Will Durant
New York
Ariel
Ida
Superior Court
Hyman O. Danoff
Grandmother Sinatra Hosts A Palm Springs Holiday At Home
Suzy Knickerbocker chronicles Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs compound filled with celebrity guests across multiple houses. The party features Elsie the cook, an Italian chef, a grand hall with a roaring fire, a Discomatic, and festive rooms like Christmas Tree House and Hayward House. Notable attendees include Yul Brynner, Truman Capote’s bulldog Charlie, the Bennett Cerfs, Loel Guinnesses, and Claudette Colbert.
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Frank Sinatra
Palm Springs
Sinatra
Suzy Sinatra
Yul Brynner
Yul
Acapulco
Frank
Loel Guinnesses
Palm Beach
Leland Haywards
New York
Nixon names Patricia Hitt to HEW subcabinet post
Patricia Reilly Hitt is nominated by President-elect Nixon as assistant secretary of health education and welfare the first woman named to a subcabinet post in his administration She has long worked with Nixon and led California GOP activities from 1960 to 1964 and 1968 campaign efforts.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Patricia Reilly Hitt
Nixon-Agnew
HEW
Office of
Consumer Services
Center For Community Planning
Pat Hitt
Robert H. Finch
Hodges Duo Win Howell Movement at Welty Way
In a Howell movement played Thursday evening at Welty Way, winners were Mr. and Mrs. James Hodges first with Mrs. Clyde Nowlin and Mrs. L. W. Busby second. A game is scheduled for Sunday at 5 30.
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Howell
Welty Way
James Hodges
Clyde Nowlin
L. W. Busby
Braille Magazine for Blind Negroes Faces Closure
Mrs. E. R. Merrick, 72, unpaid editor publisher and columnist, has run The Braille Magazine for 18 years, serving 10 000 to 15 000 readers in Europe Africa and India. The NC Federation of Negro Women’s Clubs funds half the costs. without new revenue a December issue may be the last.
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Durham
N.C
E. R. Merrick
Europe
Africa
India
Merrick
North Carolina Federation of Negro Women’s Clubs
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