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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1947
Page
10
Keith Brown Wilson senior stars on football and track helping win city titles. He chairs 25 to 30 members in Wilson Hi Y and serves on the all city Hi Y council. He plans law studies after graduation and appears in the Wilson a cappella choir.
Miss Carol Marie Burr of Cedar Rapids married French F. Conley of Little Rock Arkansas at Central Park Presbyterian Church. Rev Allan E. Schoff officiated. The couple plans to reside in Chicago after a wedding trip.
Parlor City Camp 1799, Royal Neighbors of America, installed officers Esther Gosnell oracle Hazel Babcock past oracle Roberta Groth vice oracle Mrs Charles Feiereisen chancellor Mary Black recorder Mrs Albert Burns receiver Emma Swartzbaugh inner sentinel Sara Martin outer sentinel Margaret Pospisil marshal Doris Ann Feiereisen assistant marshal Mrs Tom Paris manager Libbie Nemec flag bearer Clara Avis and Helen Stadler ceremonial marshal and musician.
Mozart Music club will convene at 1 p.m. Saturday at the YWCA. Members listed include Beethoven, Teddy Kottminer, Judy Boynton, Elma Fern Samuelson, Carolyn Knapp, Joan Atkinson, Marjorie Lee Morningstar, Ruth Vornholt, and Sally Strother.
Mr and Mrs John Locher Jr invite the bridge club to their home at 2039 Park Avenue SE for a Friday evening social bridge session.
Miss Connie Dennison was honored at a luncheon Friday by Miss Katherine Franken at 2302 Hillcrest Drive SE. Twelve guests attended the courtesy, ahead of her February 15 marriage to Howard C. Petterson of Tacoma.
Mrs F Wallace Darling of 3010 Cottage Grove avenue SE entertained at a luncheon Thursday with eight guests in attendance.
Mr and Mrs George E Beattie of 315 Nineteenth Street SE will host weekend guest John P Mentzer of Chicago in a domestic social notice from the local column.
Ruth Kenyon and Charlene Bender served as co hostesses at a tea held Thursday at the Robert Bender home on 613 Eighteenth Street SE. Honored guests included Miss Elizabeth Bender Mrs Alice Turner and members and sponsors of the Wahanka Camp Fire group. The event fulfilled social leadership rank requirements for both hosting girls.
New officers of Cedar Auxiliary 193 Ladies Auxiliary to the National Association of Letter Carriers were installed Wednesday evening by Jeanette Eggert, state secretary. Elected were Marie Kragh president, Mary Ovujiri vice president, June Shaw secretary, Julia Hanna treasurer, Myrtle Shaw chaplain, Louise Hanus colorbearer, Mae Whelan mistress at arms. New members initiated were Marjorie Marsh, Helen Morgan, Emma Aard and Louise Kalous.
An ad for pattern 4914 by Anne Adams promotes a slim line dress with a sidesweep and scallops. It offers sizes 12 through 42 and notes easy sewing with illustrated instructions. The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept lists Chicago address for mail orders and 25 cents is requested.
Miss Lucille Reed of 1110 First Avenue NE will entertain in the Florentine room at the Roosevelt hotel Friday evening a miscellaneous shower honoring her sister Miss Mary Reed of Iowa City. Twenty guests will share the courtesy. Miss Reed becomes the bride of Frank Roberts of Iowa City January 20.
Nine graduates from Cleveland school and their teachers were honored at a Thursday evening dinner hosted by classmates George Ehrenberger and Donald Simon. Guests included Catherine Eckstein, Mary Davidson, Bernice Miller, Marie Lappie, Edythe Barlow, Charlotte Farnum, Ethel Herrbach, Ruby Scheneberger, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bernstorf. The graduates presented a three act play titled Mr. Thanks Has His Day.
The Queen Esther circle met Thursday at 1 p.m. for luncheon at 2249 Grande avenue SE with Mrs. O. F. Paulsen hosting. De votions were led by Mrs. de L Lightner and a musical program featured by Mrs. Schweitzer, Mrs. Lester Chehak, and Miss Janet Thoman. The Margaret Bottome circle gathered at 1 p.m. for dessert luncheon at 1860 First ave NE with Mrs. Lenora Chapman hosting. Devotions were led by Mrs. Adel Tal ed and Mrs. Murray gave the admission service to Mrs. Leon Fitch. The next meeting is set for Feb. 20 at 955 Daniels street NE.
A 1950s style guide suggests splitting a ham shank for a boneless upper roast and a simmered lower portion. The menu pairs baked ham with beans, brown bread, apples, and cream, plus a separate pumpkin gelatin dessert with eggs, corn syrup, and whipped cream.
Omaha report notes three beauty parlor operators defend frequent hairdo costs as wives deserve lasting wear. Mrs. Ruth Thornton and Mrs. Betty Dunn urge men to accept prices while praising hair maintenance. Irene Kelley adds, many women lack proper grooming, while delegates prepare for Nebraska Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association convention and showcase new styling techniques.
Miss Kelley forecasts a lively evening featuring a Barber Shop Quartet with some dancing surprises as part of a local entertainment event.
A design tip for lively mantel displays suggests using varied but nonidentical objects. Mix several plates, varied pitchers and bowls with figurines, arranged for unity without rigidity, and add big shiny leaves or growing plants for living green accents.
An AP report says a man on a Northwestern train clutched a car rung and ate an apple while the train moved. After 50 feet the train hit a steel girder with only six inches of clearance, prompting curiosity about apples keeping doctors away.
A boy narrowly escapes serious harm when knocked toward a passing train but is thrown clear. Excited spectators alerted police as county hospital staff found no injuries on the youth despite the perilous incident.
A U S Army tribunal in Shanghai convicted 21 members of the Ehrhardt bureau of setting up a spy ring in China. Sentences ranged from five years to life at hard labor. leader Ehrhardt received life. The group aimed to supply vital allied military information to Japan between V E and V J days.
Washington reports Attorney General Tom C. Clark announced the appointment of a secretary to lead the Department’s new campaign against juvenile crime. The move signals heightened federal focus on youth delinquency and related enforcement initiatives.
In the sixteenth century Emperor Akbar invited Persian weavers to create rugs for his friends. Today India produces many beautiful hand woven rugs blending Persian motifs with native artistic ideas. Old Indian rugs are highly valued.
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