Four Brides Elect Honored With Multiple Parties
Four brides elect Miss Harriett Swain Miss Gretchen Groesgen Miss Doris Young and Miss Mary Virginia Jamesson have July and August weddings planned. Luncheon showers and evening parties honor Swain Young Jamesson with hosts including Mrs. Donald Reid Mrs. W R Van Dervoort and others at Cedar Rapids and nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Swain
Gretchen Groesgen
Doris Young
Mary Virginia Jamesson
Vivien Buser
Avenue NE
Miss Swain
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Donald D. Sullivan
Prestes Tare Chee Cee Na
Beach fashion: black wool maillot with white terry shirt
A summer beach ensemble features a coal black wool maillot with a square neckline and bloomers paired with a white terry cloth shirt. The outfit includes a notched revers shirt with a self belt matching the suit length.
Klouda Nelson Wedding Held At Kenwood Methodist
Miss Eleanor Klouda daughter of Rudolph and Mrs Klouda route 1 and Arlon Nelson son of Weir and Mrs Nelson 2212 First Avenue East united in marriage Sunday June 15 at 2 30 in Kenwood Methodist church Rev Merton B Green officiated Helen Coleman Cedar Rapids and Paul Weaver Cedar Falls were attendants A dinner followed at the bride's home Mrs Nelson a Wilson high school graduate and former Peoples grocery employee, Mr Nelson a East high school Des Moines graduate attended Cummings art school and now works in Mason City, they will live at 414 East State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Klouda
Rudolph Klouda
Arlon Nelson
Weir Nelson
First Avenue E
Merton B. Green
Kenwood Methodist Church
Helen Coleman
Cedar Rapids
Paul Weaver
Cedar Falls
Nelson
Wilson High School
Peoples Grocery Store
East High School
Des Moines
Cummings Art School
Mason City
East State Street
Prills Return Home After Visit Here
Mr and Mrs Cleon R Prill of California returned home Monday after 10 days with Mr Fourteenth Avenue SW. They spent Sunday in Nevada at the home of Mr and Mrs T R Halleland with Mrs Halleland sister of Mr Prill and Mrs Schluntz. Mrs Cora Prill of Ames their mother also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon R. Prill
California
Fourteenth Avenue
Schluntz
Jeanne
Prill
Nevada
T. R. Halleland
Halleland
Cora Prill
Ames
Betty and Louise Gage Farewell Courtesies Spread
Misses Betty and Louise Gage with their parents Dr. and Mrs. Harry M. Gage depart Wednesday for St. Charles Missouri after farewell gatherings. An afternoon party at Cedar Rapids Country Club hosted by Miss Kathryn featured a floral table and a gift for Miss Gage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Louise Gage
Harry M. Gage
St. Charles
Friends of Mission Party
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Kathryn 1943
Miss Gage
Jeanne
Barbara Marshall
Jean
Joan Newburger
Patricia Graves
Patricia Salter
Betsy Jean Flodin
Jeanne Rowe
Jean Killen
Henrietta Dows
Phyllis Sheehy
Mary Jane
Walton P. Keller
Glenn W. Higbee, Jr
Rudy Soderquist
Women Plan Day At Cedar Rapids Country Club
All women members of the Cedar Rapids Country Club are invited to participate in the women’s day on Wednesday. A country club tournament will be played and luncheon has been arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Miss Virginia Black Visits NYC Relative Weekend Return
Last weekend Miss Virginia Black and her brother Carman Black returned from a two week visit in New York City. Mrs Black accompanied them and resided at 2418 Grande Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Virginia Black
Grande Avenue SE
Carman Black
Black
Pueblo Girl Visits Stansburys This Summer
Miss Patricia Kettering of Pueblo Colorado arrives to spend the summer with her uncle and aunt Dr and Mrs John E Stansbury at 2250 Country Club parkway SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Kettering
Pueblo
Colo
John E. Stansbury
Country Club Parkway SE
Miss Nellie Stratton Weds Robert Houser in Cedar Rapids
Saturday at 10 a.m. Miss Nellie Mae Stratton daughter of Mr and Mrs George Stratton 142 Thirtieth Street Drive SE married Robert J Houser son of Mr and Mrs John Houser 1318 J Street SW at St Ludmila rectory. Rev Frank R officiated in the presence of relatives and friends. The bride wore white sheer crepe with lace trim and a lace trim veil with a coronet and yellow rose and lily bouquet. Attendant Lorraine Smith in blue carried pink roses. Best man George Patek. They will reside in Cedar Rapids after a wedding dinner at the bride’s home and a visit to Oklahoma City with relatives of the bride. Mrs Houser attended Franklin high school and Mr Houser a St Wenceslaus graduate employed at LaPlant Choate company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Mae Stratton
George Stratton
Thirtieth Street
Robert J. Houser
John Houser
St. Ludmila’s
Frank R
Lorraine Smith
George Patek
Mr. Houser
Oklahoma City
Cedar Rapids
Houser
Franklin High School
St. Wenceslaus High School
LaPlant-Choate Company
Mrs. G. I. Scott Returns From Texas and Mexico Trip
Mrs. G. I. Scott of 517 Ninth Street SW arrived Saturday after a ten day journey through Texas and Mexico and a Gulf boat trip. She was accompanied by friends from McAllen, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Scott
Ninth Street
Texas
Mexico
Gulf
McAllen
Tex
Dawn Elaine Chapel Weds Russell Herwig in Home Ceremony
Dawn Elaine Chapel daughter of Mr and Mrs Orrie J Chapel and Russell Finley Herwig son of Mrs August D Herwig were married at 4 p m Saturday at the bride s home The Rev Charles J Bready officiated The couple will reside at 1045 Fifth Avenue SE after July 6 A reception for 50 relatives followed the ceremony with a three tiered cake The bride and groom plan a Wisconsin Dells honeymoon and are both graduates of local schools and Iowa State College respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G. Springer
O. J. Prather
Delbert Murphy
Kansas City
Kan
J. G. Springer
Freeport, IL
Craig
Davenport
Elaine
Wayne Toddville
Out of Town Guests Honored in Cedar Rapids Parties
Iowa weather improves as hostesses stage four series of gatherings. Mrs. W H Buck entertaining at 2015 Fourth Ave SE for Mrs Buck’s nieces Mrs Galloway and Miss Thomas. Luncheon at Cedar Rapids Country Club honored Miss Galloway with a group of local social figures. Mrs Trewin to entertain Gallo guests while Mrs Rockey Newton hosts a luncheon at the Elks Club honoring Mrs J W Hatch and Mrs Grace Hatch Wickland of New York City. Mrs Hugh W White hosts a luncheon at Meadowbrook Dr SE for Mrs Vaughn Lucas of Madrid visiting with Mr and Mrs R A Holmgren. Guests include Mrs James Tyree of Corpus Christi and her daughter Nancy, and Roland Imes of Chicago visiting Orie S Imes at 2309 Up land Dr SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Buck
Fourth Avenue SE
Marian Taylor
Martha Lou Smith
Joan Yessler
Diane Waples
Jean McGinnis
Miss Trewin
Gallo
Misses Green
Marion Toms
Charlotte
Rockey T. Newton
Ridgewood Terrace SE
The
Elks Club
J. W. Hatch
Grace Hatch Wickland
New York City
Newton
Hugh W. White
Meadowbrook Drive
Vaughn Lucas
Madrid
R. A. Holmgren
Twenty-seventh Street
James Tyree
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nancy
Roland Imes
Chicago
Orie S. Imes
Upland Drive
Women Voters Discuss American Relations
The League of Women Voters gathered at Commonwealth Monday to study cultural and commercial ties among the American republics. Minnie Patrick traced regional history from independence to the Pan American union, noting its fiftieth birthday in 1940 and urging a coordinated office. Mesdames McBaith and Claassen detailed commercial financial cultural and communicative aspects of national defense programs amid war impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Commonwealth
Minnie Patrick
Americas
Pan-American Union
Miss Patrick
J. F. McBaith
George C. Claassen
Mrs Driscoll Hosts Honor for Frances Driscoll Bride Elect
Mrs Frank Driscoll and Mrs Harris Barger hosted a Sunday evening at the Driscoll home 1112 Third Street SW honoring Miss Frances Driscoll bride elect of Donald Reed. Twenty five guests attended and played banco with prizes won by Miss Mary Ellen Birmingham and Mrs Bill Maudsley. Miss Driscoll received gifts from the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Driscoll
Harris Barger
Driscoll
Third Street
Frances Driscoll
Donald Reed
Banco
Mary Ellen Birmingham
Williamsburg
Bill Maudsley
Miss Driscoll
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4635
Pattern 4635 is available in misses' sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20. Size 16 requires 3% yards of 35 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY. For ten cents more obtain our Pattern Book with the season's complete fashion picture for matron miss and tot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Ensign Stepanek Returns Home After Navy Service
Ensign E. G. Stepanek, son of Mr and Mrs R J Stepanek of 1010 Nineteenth Street SE, arrives home for a ten day leave. He spent the past year with the naval air service at Pearl Harbor Hawaii San Diego Bermuda and Norfolk VA, his current base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign E. G
R. J. Stepanek
Nineteenth Street
Ensign Stepanek
Naval Air Service
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
San Diego
Bermuda
Norfolk
Lincoln wedding guests head home via Minnesota road stop
Mrs. W. Johnes of 1400 Second one SE hosts guests her sister Mrs. J. C. Horning and Mr. Horning from Glencoe Illinois who will stay several days en route home after attending a Lincoln Nebraska wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Johnes
J. C. Horning
Horning
Glencoe
Ill
Lincoln
Neb
Girls Kathleen Cox and Betty Fitzgerald Return from Illinois
Miss Kathleen Cox and Miss Betty Fitzgerald returned Tuesday after a week in Illinois visiting Morton Grove and Evanston friends and attending the Sokol convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Cox
Johnson Avenue
Betty Fitzgerald
Hazel Drive
Illinois
Morton Grove
Evanston
Sokol
Evenson Family Returns From Detroit Visit
Mrs. E Evenson of 1020 Third Street and her daughter Tillie Mae returned home Sunday after a two week visit in Detroit with Mrs Evenson's parents and sister.
Vacation travels of Clara Brejcha
Clara Brejcha of 1521 Third Street SW returned Sunday after vacations in the Black Hills South Dakota Newcastle Wyoming and the Sam Young ranch in western Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Brejcha
Third Street
Black Hills
S. C
Newcastle
Wyo
Sam Young
Nebraska
Wise and Kline Wed in Davenport Christian Nuptials
Mildred Mary Wise and Leonard W. Kline united in marriage at Sacred Cathedral Davenport. The bride, a Cedar Rapids and Coe College graduate, and the groom, a Mechanicsville High and St. Ambrose alum, work with Engineering and Investors Syndicate and will reside in Grand Island Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Mary Wise
Leonard W. Kline
Davenport
Lamson Couple Follows Leads to Wisconsin Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs Alfred Lamson left Sunday after visiting W Stolba of Ninth Street. They were joined by Miss Bernice Milligan and Mr Stolba on a fishing trip to Balsam Lake Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lamson
Ree
W. Stolba
Bernice Milligan
Mr. Stolba
Balsam Lake
Wis
Mrs Wolfe and Children Visit Mrs Walker
Mrs Russell Wolfe of Burlington and her children Beverly and another child visit Mrs L W Walker at 835 Third Avenue SE for a week arriving from Burlington to stay with the grandmother during the stay in town.
Sergt. Benjamin V. Kirk Arrives for Cedar Rapids Furlough
Sergt. Benjamin V. Kirk stationed at Camp Claiborne Louisiana arrives in Cedar Rapids for a ten day furlough to visit his mother Mrs. Grace Kirk at 214 G avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin V. Kirk
Camp Claiborne
Cedar Rapids
Grace Kirk
G Avenue
Kacer Family Reunion Held at Fairfax Home
Thirty seven family members and two guests gathered Sunday at the Fairfax residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kacer for a family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kacer
Edward Kacer
Fairfax
Campbell Guests Visit Fort Campbell Event
E W Benbow of Seattle and Miss Edith Benbow of Fort Campbell join Mr Campbell at 2406 B Avenue NE for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Benbow
Seattle, Wash
Edith Benbow
Fort D. Campbell
Mr. Campbell
B Avenue NE
Lieut Conwell Visits Cedar Rapids Amid Leave
Lieut L C Conwell stationed at the U S Navy destroyer base in Norfolk Va flew to Cedar Rapids Sunday night to spend ten days with his parents Mr and Mrs O U Conwell at 2445 Fiavenus SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Conwell
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Cedar Rapids
O. U. Conwell
Fiavenus
Fritz Seeks Name Change in New York Suit
Andrew George William Fritz, 27, petitioned Justice Benjamin Schreiber Tuesday to change his name to Frederick claiming Fritz is too closely allied with a nant and foreign of moo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew George William Fritz
Fritz
Anant
Moo
Su- Schreiber
Benjamin
Frederick
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Young
A. Bryce Stearns
Denver
Donald Reid
Bever Avenue
W. R. van Dervoort
Robert S. Wray
John Pavis
Darwin Larson
Louise Grange
Mary Louise Nelson
van Dervoort
L’ Nelson
Dorothy Carr
Mary Nelson
Leslie T. Giblin
W. Karban, Jr
Fourth Avenue
A. H. Hallgren
Bridge
Bette
Gayle Gibling
Ruth Neary
Marian Grant
Jane Glenn
Patricia Stephens
Vernon Hendryx
Robert Maddigan
Clinton Shaeffer
Theodore Vernimont
Anton L. Naso, Jr
Miss Jamesson
Wilalee D. Ya
Wurster
Arden
W. M. Jayne
John S. Chandier
C. J. Schnoebelen
Lawrence O'Hare
A. Smrha
Adrian Pillars
Jeanne Chendler
Peggy Jamesson
and Rapids
Maryn
Marian Yavorsky
Egan Yavorsky
Belle Plaine
Jamesson
Orville M. Hepner
Marion Hepner
Sixteenth Street SE
G. O. Jamesson
J. S. Chandler
Klouda-Nelson
Prills
Betty, Louise Gage
Country Club
Miss Black
Miss Kettering
Stansburys
Miss Stratton
Robert Houser
Mrs. Scott
South
Ag Tea
Dawn Elaine
Russell Herwig
Dawn Elaine Chapel
Orrie J. Chapel
Avenue
Russell Finley Herwig
August D. Herwig
Council Bluffs
Charles J. Bready
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Killarney
Louise Sundberg
Roger Herwig
Mrs. Chapel
Thompson
Russell F. Herwig
Women Voters
Mrs. Johnes
Detroit
C. O. Wise
Blake Boulevard
Leonard Wee Con
W. Mee Eer
Sacred Cathedral
McAndrews of
McAndrews
Kline
Washington Hi
Cedar Rapids Business College
Sienaae Coe College
Mechanicsville High School
Investors Syndicate
Grand Tsland
Sergt
Kirk Home
Kacer Family
Campbells
Lieut. Conwell
Leonard T. Arduser
C. Chambers Inskeep Optical Co
Prei
DOWS
Oxfords
Les Cedar Rapids
Bargain Shoe
2Nd Avenue
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