Holidays Fill Cedar Rapids With Picnics and Dinners
Cedar Rapids and area residents celebrate the long weekend with many Fourth of July dinners and picnics. Two hundred fifty reservations at the Country Club for family dinners with entertainment follow the 7 p.m. show by Tom Owens and his Cowboys. A pre holiday party drew 260 dinners and dancing with Vic Miller and his band. Numerous out of town guests and houseguests are listed at various homes, cottages, and farms across Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Ottumwa, Moline, and Des Moines as families host gatherings and visits through the weekend.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Tom Owens
Cowboys
Country Club
Vic Miller
Marianne Spangler
Meadowbrook Drive
Miss Spangler
Pat Rodney
Chicago
John Allen Koch
Denver
Robert H. O’meara
Benjamin M. Stephens
Akron
Robert O’mearas
H. D. O’meara
Second Avenue
Robert O’meara
Twenty Seventh Street
Designing Woman previews winter furnishings at market
Elizabeth Hillyer reports from Chicago on the International Home Furnishings Market at the Merchandise Mart and The American Furniture Mart July 7 19. New designs span Modern Provincial 18th Century Victorian and Early American styles with ample fabrics and adaptable small space pieces though bedroom and dining room furniture remain scarce in mahogany and walnut. A manufacturer debuts small patterned chintz for coffee and occasional tables tops matching light wood finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hillyer
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
American Furniture Mart
Miss Counterman Secretly Married
Announcement states the secret marriage of Miss Margaret L Counterman to William P Dolph. The ceremony occurred June 21 at 4 pm at Rev Elmer E Diercks home in Iowa City. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.
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Margaret
L. Counterman
W. D. Counterman
Tenth Street
Cee
William P. Dolph
Myron Dolph
Fifteenth Avenue
Elmer E. Diercks
Iowa City
Iowa City. Mrs. Dolph Mrs. Dolph Has Been Employed By Penick and Ford. Mr. Dolph
Navy
Link-Belt Speedier
Cedar Rapids
Smith Ingels Wed in Nashua Little Brown Church ceremony
Mr and Mrs E D Smith announce the marriage of their daughter Phyl Elaine to Ray W Ingels. The ceremony took place Tuesday at the Little Brown Church Nashua with Rev F L Hanscom officiating. The couple will reside at 1230 Thirty-fourth Street NE and 1742 Sixth Avenue SE is cited as the family address.
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Palisades
Otto A. Kohl
Seventeenth Street
Glen E. Peck
R. C. Lees
Peoria
Kohls
David E. Beardsley
Linden Drive
George T. Wilhelm
Susan and
Robert Anderson
Welland
Elizabeth Lilly
Fan Lilly
Burlington
George E. Cromley
Des Moines
Howard Fuller
Nancy Lou
Quincy
Cromley
Fuller
J. T. Taylor
Fourth Avenue
Robert L. Buckingham
Third Avenue Road
Forrest Stewart
Marion
A. C. Stewart
Robert E. Yaw
J. J. Chapman
New Orleans
Forrest Stewarts
B. L. Knight
Robert Lundquist
Grande Avenue
Spirit Lake
Charles L. Kidd
Third Avenue
Moline
Vinton Read
V. T. Vincent
Beverly Hills
V. T. Vincents
Lawrence
Charlotte Penningroth
Fourth Avenue SE
South Bend
Ind
Clear Lake
Philip Bramson
B Avenue NE
John W. Bell
Memorial Drive
Raymond Reids
Blake Boulevard
Camp O’delhi
E. D. Smith
Sixth Avenue
Phyl“ees Lis
Elaine
Ray W. Ingels
Elmer Ingels
Mt. Eran Avenue
Little Brown Church
Nashua
F. L. __ Hanscom
Ingels
Thirty-fourth Street
Harold J. Rowes Return From French Lick
Mr and Mrs Harold J Rowe of 2232 Country Club Parkway SE returned from French Lick Indiana where they spent a period away from home and are now resuming daily routines.
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Harold J. Rowes
French Lick
Ind
Harold J. Rowe
Country Club Parkway
French Lick, Nd
Clay E Phillips Family Returns From Northern Trip
Mr and Mrs Clay E Phillips and their son Gary returned from a trip north to Port Arthur The Phillipses said Clay Jr remained at Camp Allen in Grand Rapids Minnesota during the journey
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Clay E. Phillips
Gary
Port Arthur
Clay, Jr
Camp Allen
Grand Rapids
Minn
Jellied Meat Loaf Dinner From A 1940s Menu
Naomi Doebel shares a Saturday prep guide for a Sunday meal featuring jellied meat loaf with veal pork or beef, plus side dishes of chips radishes onions peas and rhubarb frappe with raisin topping. The recipe includes steps to simmer meat, strain stock, chill, and assemble layers with hard boiled eggs, then prepare a peas and lettuce mix and a rhubarb raisin dessert.
Rita Power and Robert Hennessey Wed in Cedar Rapids
Rita Marie Power and Robert Hennessey wed at St. Patrick’s Church at 8 a.m. on Wednesday with Rev. D. G. Peters officiating. Attendants included Maureen Power and Mary Elizabeth Hennessey, and a reception followed at the bride’s home with a wedding trip to Wisconsin Dells before settling in Cedar Rapids.
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Rita Marie Power
Robert Hennessey
St. Patrick’s Church
D. G. Peters
Mary Lou Bosmek
Joseph Klimes
E. L. Power
Avenne
Hennessey
George Hennessey
Thirtieth Street
Thomas Power
William Hennessey
Wurster
Wisconsin Dells
Cedar Rapids
Rebecca McDermott Weds Warren A Strait at Justice Office
Rebecca McDermott and Warren A Strait were married June 28 in the office of Justice of the Peace Howard R. Churchill. The bride is the daughter of T. C. McDermott Jr. and Mrs. McDermott of 1264 Twentieth Avenue SW Ottumwa groom Warren Strait is the son of the Victor Straits. The bride wore a creme dress with gardenia and rose corsage. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McDermott Jr. Strait works for Rock Island Motor Transit Company.
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Rebecca McDermott
Warren A. Strait
Justice of the Peace
Howard R. Churchill
T. C. McDermott, Jr
Twentieth Avenue SW
Mr. Strait
Victor Straits
Ottumwa
T. C. McDermott
Strait
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
Simple applique patch pattern for towels and textiles
Laura Wheeler offers pattern 747 with six motifs 4 by 12 inches featuring lazy daisy flowers for towels pillow-cases and scarves. The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept prints charts photos and concise directions and requests 20 cents and the pattern number name and address for receipt at 549 West Randolph Street Chicago 80.
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Laura Wheeler
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
West
Randolph Street
Chicago
Ruth Hemmer and Ray E Darling Wed In St James Church
Miss Ruth Hemmer married Ray E Darling in a Thursday evening double ring ceremony at St James Methodist church. The couple will reside at 1026 G avenue NW after a wedding trip. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Kaminsky and Mr and Mrs Joe Kadlec.
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Ruth Hemmer
Ray E. Darling
St. James Methodist Church
F. L. Hinshaw
W. J. Hemmer
Second Street
Mr Darling
Albert Johnson
H Avenue
Dorothy Close
Ruth Johnson
Howard Johnson
Donald Johnson
Bill Johnson
Earl Darling
Lester Baldwin
W. E. Bixby
Henry J. Hromek
Mr. Darling
G Avenue NW
Frank Kaminsky
Rock Island
Gertrude Stauffer
Oelwein
Lewis Schirm
Garrison
Joe Kadlec
Ely
Dostals Arrive from California for Short Visit
Dr and Mrs Robert J Dostal of Santa Monica arrive by plane Saturday to spend two days with his brother Dr Frank Benesh and sister in law at 2232 Grande Ave SE before continuing to New York City.
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Charles Spears, Jr
Knoxville
Tenn
Spears
Charles A. Love
B Avenue NE
M. R. Warren
Fifth Avenue SE
J. C. Croson
Minneapolis
Mr. Croson
Warren
Frederick Fisher
Second Avenue SE
Ralph McClelland
Bill Lavery
Hinsdale
Robert J. Dostal
Santa Monica
Dr. Dostal
Frank Benesh
Grande Avenue SE
Dostals
New York City
Dairy Dale Church Plans Outdoor Sunday Services
The Dairy Dale Community church will conduct open air services in Bever and Ellis parks on selected Sundays. Bever park dates are July 6 20 and August 3 10 17. Ellis park dates are July 13 and 27.
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Dairy Dale
Bever and
Ellis Parks
Bever Park
Ellis Park
Marengo Couple to Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary
Marengo couple Mr and Mrs Mike Schumacher celebrate sixty years of marriage. Born in Wuerttemberg Germany in 1862 they moved to Iowa in 1886 married in Le Mars 1897 and lived near East Amana before settling in Marengo 36 years ago. They have 17 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren with children Otto Ed and Frieda of Marengo Mrs Ed Vanourney of Amana and Mrs M C Brusha of Walford.
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Marengo
Mike Schumacher
Wuertemberg
Germany
Iowa
le Mars
East
Amana
Otto
Frieda
Ed Vanourney
M. C. Brusha
Walford
Cedar Rapids sees drop in new residential permits
June saw 24 new dwelling permits issued in Cedar Rapids, down from 38 in May and equal to April, while commercial permits held at four. Residential permit value totaled 91,700 with an average of about 3,800 per unit, roughly $100 less than May’s average.
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Cedar Rapids
J. H. Lilly
Bingo Games Banned At Iowa State Fair
Des Moines AP report notes no bingo at the Iowa state fair this year. Fair Secretary Lloyd Cunningham cites Municipal Judge Don G. Allen ruling that bingo is gambling as the reason. Five concession sponsors planned bingo. they may repurpose or reclaim their payments.
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DES Moines
Lloyd Cunningham
Don G. Allen
Cunningham
May's Drug Store Ad Promotes Strong Fungicide
An ad promotes TEOL strong fungicide with 90 percent alcohol for itch relief. It claims rapid germ penetration and effective action. The notice mentions Today at May's Drug Store, Inc. and a 35 cent price back offer.
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May's Drug Store, Inc
Tenant rent acts guidance from Cedar Rapids rent office
Questions and answers clarify tenant rights under the 1947 housing and rent act. Tenants may refuse 15 percent rent increases. eviction requires one of five specified causes. If pressured, report to the area rent office. maximum rent remains the June 30 1947 level adjusted by director orders.
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T. J. Wilkinson
American Building
Cedar Rapids
Ossian delegates chosen for Iowa Legion auxiliary meet
Betty Broghamer and Helen Wolfe elected as delegates to the Iowa American Legion auxiliary convention in Des Moines from August 6 to 8.
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Ossian
Betty Broghamer
Helen Wolfe
Iowa American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Second Band Concert At Ellis Sunday In Cedar Rapids
Free band concert by Cedar Rapids musicians of the American Federation of Musicians at Ellis Park Sunday at 3 pm directed by Roy T. Schwab. First concert at Bever Park drew nearly 1,500 people. events funded with the AFM recording royalty fund and city parks cooperation. Program includes marches, overtures, medleys and selections by Sousa Wagner Bagley Cornet trio Clark Rienzi Knightsbridge and Southern Airs.
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Cedar Rapids
American Federation of Musicians
Ellis Park
Roy T. Schwab
Bever Park
A.F.M. Recording Royalty Fund
Farray Cornet
Clark
Sousa
Wagner
Knightsbridge
Coats
Bagley
Firs Sustain Stable Death Toll in U S Over 30 Years
The annual number of deaths in the United States caused by firs has remained relatively constant for three decades, indicating no significant increase or decrease in risk over time.
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United States
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