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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1946
Page
10
The engagement of Miss Lillian Voorhies of Marion to Pfc. Edward M. Hogan was announced at a party hosted by her parents, Mr and Mrs Lee Voorhies. Hogan is en route from Japan after 39 months in the army with 21 months overseas.
Camp Fire girls from Mrs Henry Kenyon Mrs J Edmunds and Mrs Donald Mann lead a family night at St James Methodist with camp movies talks by Camp Fire board members and a 6 pm covered dish dinner led by Mrs Gordon Oswald.
Local organizations list weekly events with hostesses topics and speakers. D. D. Offringa discusses Citizenship at Peoples and church parlor luncheons feature guest speakers Harold Templeman Merton Green and others. Meetings cover picnics devotionals sewing circles and scouting activities across multiple churches.
Mrs. Lucile Henderson announces the approaching marriage of her daughter Eleanor to Ervin Price Jr. of Coggon. The wedding is set for January 27 at the Presbyterian Church in Coggon.
Mr and Mrs A W Hinton announce the engagement of their daughter Lorraine Lee to S Sgt Hillis C Blood son of Mr and Mrs E N Blood Their addresses are 108 Sixth Street NE and 386 Fifteenth Street SE No wedding date has been set Miss Hinton attended McKinley High School and has danced professionally She was a vocalist with Bob Welty's band and now works at Lapes flower shop Sgt Blood is a Mt Vernon High School graduate attended Cornell College worked at Douglas Aircraft in California and Collins Radio prior to service He is stationed in Mill Valley California.
Community nutrition service sponsors distributed folders in schools to acquaint mothers with the well children clinic for ages two through twelve. The clinic meets first and third Thursdays, 10 to 11 am, with a doctor and nutritionist consultations.
Miss Virginia Everett Hahn of Providence wed Lt. (j.g.) William Lee Kelsey USNR in Trinity-Union Congregational Church with Rev. Richard K. Morton officiating. Miss Hazel Tisch hauser of Dubuque married Thomas C. McDermott Jr. on Dec. 29. Miss Leone Marie Loop of Hopkinton married Leslie E. Hartman of Marshalltown in a Jan. 12 ceremony at the Hopkinton Methodist Church officiated by Rev. E. J. Starr.
Mr and Mrs D L Rooks announce the engagement of Marilyn to Anthony R Fontana boatswains mate 2/c son of Mrs Frances Fontana of Los Angeles and Thomas Fontana 1321 Hinkley Ave NW No date set for the wedding Miss Rooks a Wilson high school graduate works at the Des Moines Register Cedar Rapids Fontana attended Roosevelt high school He recently returned to the States after two and a half years overseas service and is convalescing in a California naval hospital
Community groups announce schedule of picnics dinners and meetings this week. Townsend Victory Club 8 meets tonight at 6 in Pythian hall with a covered dish social hour after delegate reports. Other groups include B of L E division 159 K of P hall 2, Cedar Rapids Moose Lodge 304 Monday 8, Be Friendly Club dinner 6 30 at Wurster's, Supreme Forest Wooedmen Palm Grove 1 Monday 3 Unity Center, Juniors 4, Auxiliary 17 Linn En campment 8 Maine hall, Junior Maccabees Saturday 2 Sokol hall, Star of Maine Degree staff 6 30 picnic supper Maine lodge hall.
Mr and Mrs Harold G Polk of Coggon announce the engagement of their daughter Louise to Walter D Rowe son of Mr and Mrs Charles Rowe of Coggon No date has been set for the wedding Rowe recently was discharged from the army after serving overseas 26 months
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