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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1940

Page

7

Cedar Rapids Sun Bathers Enjoy Long Summer Pool Days

The Cedar Rapids pool scene over a sunny spell sees local families and visitors basking at the country club. Miss Bybee from Knownville visits relatives Dr and Mrs Peschau while several young women including Miss Yessler Miss Barngrover Miss Blaul and Miss Lenzen soak up sun and apply lotion. Jean Knight and Miss Siebke are among those sunning near the diving tower as others dip toes and relax in the afternoon heat.

Paradise Cedar Rapids Miss Bybee Knownville W. E. Peschau Country Club Miss Yessler J. A Miss Blaul Theodore F. Blauls Miss Lenzen Verdi F. Lenzens Jean Knight B. L. Knight Miss Siebke G. J. Siebkes

Sara Huntington Engaged to Conrad Link in Cedar Rapids

Announcement by Mr and Mrs Arthur Huntington of 1946 Fifth Avenue SE states engagement of their daughter Sara Helen Huntington to Conrad Link of Dunkirk New York. The wedding is planned for Saturday September 7 in Cedar Rapids.

Arthur Huntington Fifth Avenue SE Sara Helen Conrad B. Link Conrad Link Dunkirk N. Y Cedar Rapids Miss Huntington Washington High School Cre College Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Ohio State University At Columbus Phi Delta Gamma National Graduate Women’s Sorority Robert Frost Frost Jones Library Amherst College Amherst Mass New Virginia Owatonna Minn Cheley Camp Estes Park Colo Link Ohio State University Pi Alpha Xi Phi Epsilon Phi Sigma Xi National Scientific Society Pennsylvania State College State College

Four Cedar Rapids Couples Attend Arlington Races in Chicago

Four Cedar Rapids couples traveled to Chicago after Arlington track races, including Mr and Mrs J Harold Horan, Mr and Mrs George S Josselyn, Mr and Mrs DeVere N Smith, and Mr and Mrs B J Meltzer, with listed addresses in Cedar Rapids suburbs.

Chicago Arlington Track Cedar Rapids J. Harold Horan Blake Boulevard George S. Josselyn Twentythird Street Drive DeVere N. Smith Twentysixth Street Drive B. J. Meltzer Cottage Grove Avenue

Elizabeth French to Be Wed to Robert Savage

Elizabeth Jane French will wed Robert Sanford Savage in early fall. The couple, from Cedar Rapids and Manitowoc, Wis., plan to reside with Elizabeth’s sister Miss Margaret French. a prenuptial tea at Cedar Rapids Country Club hosts guests and mixed golf event follows.

Walter J. French Eighteenth Street Elizabeth Jane Robert Sanford Savage Robert L Savage Seventeenth Street Miss French Cae Col«Lege Chi Omega Savage University of Jawa Jis Eddy Paper Corporation Manitewac Wis Margaret French Cedar Rapids Country Club Pauline Frederikson Mary Jane McRaith Jeanette Focht Elizabeth Focht Martha Caffman Cedar Rapids

Pool Party Highlights Cedar Rapids Country Club Calendar

Cedar Rapids Country club prepares its annual Pool party for Aug 3 with a dinner dance and aquatic show. Nat Towles and his Omaha band provide dinner music from a platform over the water. Underwater lighting enhances the acts as divers Stark and Nissen perform a double routine. Local residents and visiting guests add to the festive coast in a summer social highlight.

Cedar Rapids NS I Nat Towles Omaha dIahn Stark Georgie Nissen Mr. Stark High Tower Mr. Nissen Nissen

MISS MERRITT WASKELT TO VISIT RELATIVE IN IOWA

Miss Merritt Haskell of Kansas City Missouri will arrive to spend a week as guest of her cousin Mrs Epp Ristedt at 2262 Country Club Parkway SE Cedar Rapids. She is accompanied by her father Henry Haskell who will return to Kansas City after a day’s visit. Also, Mr and Mrs William G Isom depart for Sea Gull Lake Minnesota for a ten day vacation from 2523 C Avenue NE.

Miss Merritt Waskelt Ristedt Miss Merritt. Haskell Kansas City Epp. Ristedt Country Club Parkway Cedar Rapids Henry Haskell Sea Gull Lake Minnesota William G. Isom C Avenue NE Eugene M. Pinney Ridgeway Drive

Miss Whipple Names Her Bridal Party

Miss Whipple announces her wedding set for Saturday at St Pauls Methodist church in Cedar Rapids with Betty Whipple Frantz and James Donald Frantz of Wauwatosa Wis. Maid of honor is Marjorie Deacon, bridesmaids include Donald W Mortenson Janet Thomas and Louise Grange. Best man is Donald Mortenson and ushers include Charles J Whipple Henry P Wilder and Robert S Waples.

C. W. Whipple Meadway Brook Drive Betty James Donald Frantz John Roy Frantz Wauwatosa Wis St. Paul's Methodist Church Whipple Mr Frantz Miss Whipple Marjorie Deacon Doneald W. Mortonson Tulsa Okla Janet Thomas Louise Grange Diane Skinner Harald Skinner Donald W. Mortenson Mr. Frantz Charles J Whipple Iowa City Henry P Wilder Hubbard Woods Ill Robert S. Waples

Dutch Treat Party Honors St. Joseph Guests in Cedar Rapids

An informal Dutch treat party in the Cedar Rapids Country Club tea room Saturday evening welcomed Dick Allen of St. Joseph Missouri as the house guest of David McGregor and welcomed George Forter of St Joseph. Also attending were the listed ladies and several local men including McGregor and John Locher.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Dick Allen St. Joseph David McGregor Avenue NE George Forter Virginia Collins Barbara Blaise Jo Ann Hanzlik Mary Frances Lee Lydia Ann Courtright Martha Beardsley Jeanne Krebs Elizabeth Clark Betty Neuzil Esther Yother

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Carl Dueser Marguery Bybee Joan Yessler Margaret Barngrover Sara Huntington Kathleen Blaul and Ann Lenzen Elizabeth French Country Club Today Dwight Krumboltz Colorado John Mary David Krumboltz J. Ruskin Jones Grand Rapids, Mich Miss Winifred Murray Canada Mrs. Frederick ,G. Murray West Plains Saskatchewan Geoffrey Shepherd Mr. Shepherd Ames Gordon Billy Douglas Glacier National Park Nancy Adair E. W. Laplantes E. W. LaPlante Kenneth Adair Indianapolis Larry Hayes Marilyn Liebke Charys Lenzen and Ruth Knight James E. Blake Crescent Street Weaver Witwer Hilltop Farm Rochester Carl F. Jordans California Carl F. Jordan Linden Drive Werner Edward Hanna Gilroy
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