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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
11
The Tourist club will meet Wednesday at 2:30 pm at the home of Mrs. Robert Bickel, 2241 Grande avenue SE. Miss Esther Olmsted will review Dr Albert Schweitzer by Hagedorn.
Mr and Mrs G Christian sen of Sheboygan Wisconsin left today after a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Raymond Nippe at 35 Twenty first avenue SW en route to Corpus Christi for a six weeks tour in the South The all city Camp Fire Leaders Association will hold a council fire Tuesday at 730 pm in the First Congregational church recreation room It had been postponed from last Thursday.
Adelphia circle of the Macca bees will meet Friday at 730 pm. at the home of Mrs Ruth May field, 406 Twenty-sixth street SE.
The Sun day Gazette sets Thursday noon as the deadline for church club and lodge notices. Notices must be mailed or delivered to the society desk by that hour to ensure publication.
Miss Patricia Mae Melendy and James Alma Holt married Friday at the Reorganized Latter Day Saints church in Council Bluffs. Rev V D Ruch officiated. Bride, granddaughter of Charles B Melendy, wore a gray wool suit with pink rosebud corsage. They will reside at 211 West Reed Street, Red Oak.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary to Post 788 will meet Thursday at 8 pm in the club rooms. Mrs William White, membership chairman, will lead the program. All post members and their female relatives are invited. For details call 23403 or 7014. The auxiliary approved $25 for the March of Dimes and past presidents donated pillow cases and handkerchiefs for the Old Soldiers home at Marshalltown.
New York designer Nettie Rosenstein presents a spring wool ensemble aimed at comfort and style. The outfit features a wool-knit frock with bare shoulders and navy white prison-bar stripes on the bodice, paired with a solid navy straight skirt and a matching cardigan for cooler evenings.
Cedar Rebekahs install officers led by Margaret Lowney with Ely district dep uty president assisting. Officers named include Morehouse, Anderson, King, Dougherty, Scheneberger, Slocum, Marra, Scott, and others with a large slate of committee chairs and guards.
The report on the secret marriage of Miss Joe-Ann Worley and Robert E. Haworth in The Ga zette Sunday edition corrects the bride’s mother to Mrs. Clarice Worley residing at 4707 First Avenue SE.
Adams pattern 4890 offered as slim and useful dress option. Available sizes range from 34 to 50 with specific yardage for size 36 and 35 inch width. Send 25 cents to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept. Chicago 80 for the pattern with name address size and style number clearly printed.
Elizabeth Hillyer suggests turning a wooden silver box into a hanging wall shelf to display dolls. She recommends letting a teen decorate it with color, fabric wrapped wire, and bows for a bright, inexpensive wall accent.
A B B class of the First Lutheran church will meet Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. for dessert at Mrs. Frank Nissen house, 1807 Second Avenue SE. New president is Mrs. H. J. Sindahl.
Notice is given that on February 4, 1949 in Linn County Iowa an instrument was offered as the last will and testament of Thomas Binns. The District Court at Cedar Rapids will hear proof and admission to probate. Arthur Axme ar Clerk. James E Patterson Attorney.
State of Iowa Linn County ss Notice is hereby given that on January 29 1949 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of a deceased resident of Linn County. All persons indebted to the estate must make immediate payment. Those with claims must file them with the Clerk of Linn County District Court Iowa. EL I WILCOX Executrix William O Gray Attorney.
Notice of incorporation for Hughes of Cedar Rapids Inc filed under Iowa law. Name is Hughes of Cedar Rapids Inc with principal business in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Capital stock details and board of three directors named David F Enge William Friedman L G, with officers to be elected. Dated by Dorothy H Meveigh.
Navy Mothers Club 32 installed officers led by installing officer Chief Ira Rehmel of the navy recruiting office. Officers include President Mrs. Ander, second vice-president Mrs. Bean, adjutant Mrs. Beastrom, finance officer Mrs. Scherrebeck, chaplain Mrs. Bartholomew, judge advocate Mrs. Drake, and matrons at arms Miranda Fowler and Mrs. Fuller. Committee chairs span rules to refreshments. The group voted $10 to the March of Dimes. Georgia Wilksen joined as a new member. February meeting will be a family potluck.
Mrs. Maude Blessing and her daughter Miss Gayle Blessing hosted a birthday party at 1727 C Avenue NE on Saturday evening in honor of Miss Naom. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Chester White, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Blessing, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jones and their son Kenneth, Elmer King, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blessing and their daughter Sharon.
Kay Kelty daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul J Kelty 512 Twenty sixth street SE entertained at a theater party Saturday for her eleventh birthday. Afterward the group shared refreshments at a downtown restaurant. Present were Mimi Armstrong Rochelle Padzensky Judy Wheeler Georgia Dennis Nancy Holec Ann Parke Judy Pearson and Ellen Beals.
Z Cook Woman's Relief Corps 11 will convene Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Memorial building dining rooms. An installation ceremony for a slate of officers is planned.
RECENT STUDIES show four miles of bed making and 25 hours yearly in household bed setup. Tips include one side bed making without back and forth trips and using ready mix pancake flour to top meat pies with a six casserole yield. Also suggests baked turnips and broccoli with cheese sauce as accompaniments.
Make vanilla pudding per package directions. Saute raisins and bran in butter, then fold into the thickening gelatin for a plum pudding like dessert. Bake a dish with a 14 ounce pudding base, add cheese tops, and bake until browned and bubbly in a 325 degree oven for 25 to 35 minutes.
Linn County Iowa announces the appointment of administrator number 20248. The estate requires immediate payments to the undersigned and will file with the Clerk of Linn County. Geo. C O Claassen, attorney.
The Bluff View Aid Society meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until February 9.
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