20 Jul 1947
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1947
Page
1
Mrs. Homer Cherrington of Iowa City Institute directs a morning choir. Ev and mornings from St. Pauls will perform at the Wednesday evening session.
Betty Jean Springer and Harold A Thomas marry at Buffalo Evangelical United Brethren Church near Cedar Rapids. Ceremony at two o clock with Rev Louis T Olson officiating. Bride's gown white tafetta with lace bodice, long sleeves, fingertip veil. Reception at bride's home. couple to live near Alburnett. Food note on bacon thiamine appears after wedding item.
Mt Vernon May 29 The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church hosts its third annual institute July 29 to 31 on the Cornell college campus. About 250 women from the Upper Iowa Conference are expected to attend with speakers including Mrs James Oldshue of Chicago and Mrs Miriam Yung executive secretary of the Woman's Society for Women in China. Cornell professor Eric Kohlman will speak in the evening and the teaching staff includes Mrs David Shipley Miss Edith Parks and Dr Mavis Holmes. Mrs A E Brown of Cedar Falls chairs the planning committee.
The Praha Rebekah lodge installed officers led by noble grand Henrietta Sea right sup to noble grand Frances Hall and other posts including Laura Horsky Edna Kelsey Emma Blehnik Dorothy Dytrt and Marie Novak. Committees were named for draping charter burial and reception with members Beatrice Trachta Jadys Everhart Denise etc. Radiation and atomic lab jargon appears with a warning about safety and secrecy at Oak and Hanford and Los Alamos. A wedding date is announced for Martha Zemlicka and Donald Hanson at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church.
In Cedar Rapids Miss Jeanette Kanellis daughter of Mr and Mrs Nikitas Kanellis will wed Jerry Dytrt Bryan son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Dytrt July 7 in the rectory of St Matthew s church with Rev J C Kearn presiding. Also in Cedar Rapids Miss Geraldine ter of Mr and Mrs F W of Independence will marry oe Suchan son of Mr and Mrs Pour oy a after an teen ously slap ahing Its tin a freshness will give your ts a.
Washington AP reports more than 300 women scientists and technicians work on the national atomic energy program under the Atomic Energy Commission. The group spans reactor operation to analysis of minerals with several at Argonne laboratory in Chicago, including Maria Mayer and Leona Woods Marshall.
Cotes Rabie Oust at tawsntwm and Cofer Rapids Country pie tournament at Ellis park. One Mad Sind Miekt at Fred Petrick home 8 15 p.m. through July big A reservations club all Monday. Wings Over Europe at University theater Iowa City 2 p.m. Also Tuesday. Roundtable on modern paintings by University of Iowa art department faculty main auditorium 4 p.m. Tuesday. Linn County R jean Women’s club annual family event large pavilion ver park public invited. Annual water meet at Eilis park pool Wednesday. Band concert south campus of Iowa Union 8 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. James Yearous announce the forthcoming marriage of Kathlene Jane Yearsous to Harold Glass Jr. The couple will wed July 27 at 8 p.m. at Ilyria Community Church in Elgin.
Mrs J R Hoffman of Los Angeles who visited a week en route from the Chi sorority convention in Quebec left for home after several dinners. Mrs R P Ink hosted a dinner at the Elks club in Cedar Rapids last week. The accidental death rate for children under five has fallen 27 percent over 23 years.
A listing of church group meetings and activities including Grace Episcopal and Westminster Presbyterian. Groups meet Thursday or Tuesday at various times with social gatherings, picnics, potluck luncheons, and required picnic items. Locations include Bever Park, Daniels Park, Elis Park, and local streets and avenues.
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