YWCA Square Dancing Club Plans Winter Outing
The YWCA square dancing group will hold a weekend outing January 30 and 31 at the Wapsie YWCA camp. They meet January 30 at 1 p.m. at the YWCA and depart January 31 at 4 p.m. for Cedar Rapids. Leroy Switzer will call the square dance January 30 at 8 p.m. with round and ballroom dancing scheduled, and a fee and registration are due by Saturday.
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Square Dance Club
YWCA
Wapsie Ywca
Cedar Rapids
Leroy Switzer
Waterloo
Danny Griffan
Dick Wissink
Bonnie Martin
Mary Lou Cover
Dick Tanner
Miss Tapper Hosts Party for Mr and Mrs Tidman
Miss Inga Tapper entertaining 25 guests at 348 Forest Drive SE Thursday evening in a party honoring newlyweds Mr and Mrs Roger Tidman. Guests included Polk school staff and former teachers. they gave a kitchen shower and a group gift.
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Inga Tapper
Forest Drive
Roger Tidman
Polk School
Tidman
Mary Lou Strickler
Jane Boyd circle lunch meeting supports charities
The Jane Boyd circle of the King's Daughters met Thursday at 1 p.m. for a luncheon at Mrs. A. F. Sander's home on Washington avenue SE. Mrs. Gertrude Bain led devotions. Donations approved totaled 25 dollars for Camp Lookout pool, 11.20 for Coe college fund, and 5 for the March of Dimes.
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Jane Boyd
The
King’s Daughters
A. F. Sander
Washington Avenue SE
Gertrude Bain
Camp Lookout
Coe College of Fund
March of Dimes
Elizabeth II sparks summer fashion with lemon dresses
New York fashion notes say Queen Elizabeth II favors vivid lemon tones in three summer dresses, a first for her. The bold yellow line, including lime and canary shades in linen, is drawing talk among Seventh Avenue stylists as reports travel from New Zealand.
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New York
INS
Elizabeth II
Sterling
Commonwealth
Elizabeth
Seventh Avenue
New Zealand
Cable
Carrie Pigeon
Liz Lemon
Directors of Teen Age YWCA Program Meet
Iowa YWCA directors meet at Cedar Rapids YWCA for a two day conference led by Miss Marilyn Patterson. Des Moines YWCA rep Miss Jeanne McGahee and Iowa district director Miss Doris Field attend. Panel on club life covers area handbook summer conference and the 1955 national centennial.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Iowa
YWCA
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Patterson
Jeanne McGahee
Des Moines Ywca
Doris Field
Wilfred Runyon
Fort Dodge
McGahee
Clare Dodge
Clinton
Miss Patterson
Eloise Chinn
Ottumwa
Marriage of Barbara Goodell and William Mease
Barbara Goodell daughter of Mr and Mrs George Goodell of 275 Twelfth Street NW wed William Mease son of Mr and Mrs Glen Mease of 1033 Third Avenue SW. The ceremony was Thursday at 8 p m at Trinity Lutheran church with attendants Delores Sander and Glen Shaefer. Reception followed at the Mease home and the couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.
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Barbara Goodell
George Goodell
Twelfth Street
William Mease
Glen Mease
Third Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
Delores Sander
Glen Shaefer
Mease
Cedar Rapids
West Side Okiriyapi Camp Fire Elects Officers
Kathy Jedlicka is elected president with Jean Dicus as vice president Glendra Harris serves as secretary Linda Rauscher named paint mage and Bernadine Barnes becomes scribe The group votes to fill officer roles at the meeting.
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West Side Okiriyapi
Kathy Jedlicka
Jean Dicus
Glendra Harris
Linda Rauscher
Bernadine Barnes
Mrs Dennis Honored at Friday Brunch
Mrs. A D Dennis of 2526 Country Club Parkway SE was honored at a Friday brunch in the Lincoln Jefferson room of the Roosevelt hotel. Hosts were Mrs A R Thiersch, Mrs Peter F Bezanson, and Mrs H A Schimberg. Twenty eight guests attended the wheel table with pastel spring flowers. The Dennis family will move to Wauwatosa Wisconsin on January 31.
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A. D. Dennis
Country Club Parkway
Roosevelt Hotel
A. R. Thiersch
Twenty-sixth Street
Peter F. Bezanson
Fifth Avenue
H. A. Schimberg
Park Terrace
Dennis
Wauwatosa
Wis
Jam-Proof Zipper Promises Easy Use for Women
New York reports a jam-proof zipper named Releel It introduced at a showing. The design looks like a standard zipper but includes a hidden second tab under the pull tab, eliminating the need for turning twisting or removing parts.
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New York
INS
Mailmen's Auxiliary Installs New Officers
Cedar auxiliary 193 of the Letter Carriers Association held a dinner and installation in the Florentine room of the Roosevelt hotel on Wednesday evening. Officers installed by Marie Kragh and Louise Hanus include Evelyn Keller president Marie Driscoll vice president Charlotte Clark secretary Helen Morgan financial secretary Kathryn Stoner treasurer Lucy Sampson chaplain Vera Crofter color bearer Emma Ard reporter Phoebe Wright mistress at arms and Helen Morgan trustee.
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Cedar Auxiliary
Letter Carriers Association
Florentine
Roosevelt Hotel
Marie Kragh
Louisa Hanus
Evelyn Keller
Marie Driscoll
Charlotte Clark
Helen Morgan
Kathryn Stoner
Lucy Sampson
Vera Crofter
Emma Ard
Phoebe Wright
Hats With Eye Catching Brims Lead Spring Styles
Hat designers unveil bold spring looks to move away from pillboxes. New styles include fan brims by Sally Victor, square brimmed straw hats by John Frederics, and bretons with varied brim widths and floral or colored trimmings.
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New York
Sally Victor
John Frederics
Family Footnotes Admit Error of Ways to Child
Mrs Stone learns a rebuking bath duty was unfair to Betty and Mary. Betty, 9, tries to bathe 2 year old Mary who resists and cries. Mrs Stone reflects that her anger was misplaced and she apologizes to Betty, recognizing self‑fault in the incident.
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Mrs. Stone
Betty
Mary
Mls
Stone
Engelbart-Kirkpatrick wedding at Wayne Zion Lutheran
Arlene Engelbart wed Keith Kirkpatrick in Monticello at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. The couple, daughter and son of Amber and Mt. Vernon families, will reside on a Martelle area farm after a Colorado visit. A note mentions a lunchbox money saver.
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Mt. Vernon
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Montiscello
Arlene Engelbart
Herman Engelbart
Amber
Keith Kirkpatrick
Kenneth Kirkpatrick
Colorado
Martelle
Bright Hats and Easter Promises in Fashion Notes
The piece surveys various brim styles like mushroom and wing brims as playful fashion ideas to attract women away from shell like hats. It discusses Easter parades as a test of spectator preference and warns about anger and unfairness in social scenes. It urges frankness about past slips to help children handle anger and frustration positively.
Simple Misses Dress Pattern 4553 Ad
The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertises pattern 4553 for Misses sizes 12 through 42 with a curvy neckline bodice and flared skirt. Pattern requires 39 inch fabric and 35% yardage for size 16. mail 35 cents plus 5 cents for mailing to Anne Adams Pattern Department in Chicago Illinois.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
P.O
Chicago
Ill
Emotions Tied To Weight Loss Say Health Expert
Hartford report notes Gloria J. Pepi of the state health department cites a New Haven YWCA study of overweight women. She says emotional issues drive overeating including sorrow anxiety and boredom, and addressing feelings helped participants reduce intake and shed pounds.
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Hartford
Conn
Gloria J. Pepi
State Health Department
New Haven
YWCA
Pepi
Lambda Beta Sigma Phi hears talk by Robert Hahn
Members of the Lambda chapter heard Robert Hahn of the Linn County Association for Retarded Children at its meeting Wednesday evening in the Guaranty bank building sorority rooms. Edna Kloubec presented a cultural program on "Understanding Yourself."
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Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Robert Hahn
Linn County Association For Retarded Children
Guaranty Bank
Edna Kloubec
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Miss Tapper
Roger Tidmans
Phyllis Battelle
Arthur Say
Gazette
Carl Franks
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Frances Sneberg
Irma
Sylvia Svoboda
Matilda Bisinger
Svoboda
Des Moines
Wayne Huffman
James Butler
Ralph Baker
Cecilia Dwyer
Goodell
Mrs. Dennis
Mailmen's Auxiliary
Elizabeth Toomey
Irene
William D. Lampard
Lampard
Apaitis
Iowa Floor Covering CO
First Avenue
SFE
Dial
Gue
Leceiy
Jane Parker
America
VFA
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