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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1948
Page
1
New York fashion editors view fall lines with dramatic rearward silhouettes. Designers from Ben Reig to Nettie Rosenstein display back-focused drape and peplums, with vibrant contrasts and affordable black crepe gowns.
Miss Betty Louise Schmidt married Washburn Wear Saturday in the Little Church of Lakeside San Francisco. Bride daughters Mr and Mrs William Schmidt Crawford Neb. Groom son Mr and Mrs G A Wear 608 Ely Ave SW. After a wedding trip to Catalina Island the couple will reside in Long Beach California.
Miss Lucille M. Rosenberg and Herman W. Dorff married Sunday at 2 p.m. in First Lutheran Church. The couple's families, attendants, music, and reception described. both work for National Oats Company and Killian Company respectively.
Mrs Donald L Kessler and her sons Larry and Paul of Chicago visit Dr and Mrs L A Kessler at 2108 Greenwood Drive SE. They plan to stay two weeks.
Teen Sega pattern 4988 features a one piece bodice with a ruffle for summer wear in teen sizes 10 through 16. Instructions show fabric needs of 3 yards of 35 inch material for size 12 and offer the Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book catalog with extra frocks and a sun tan halter pattern for fifteen cents more.
Linn Encampment auxiliary 17 recently installed new officers led by Chief Matriarch Gertrude Jackman. Appointments include Ella Moody as past chief matriarch and Lucile Sheets as treasurer with several wardens, scribes, guards, and sentinels named. Committee posts cover ways and means entertainment finance and oral with multiple members listed.
Miss Dorothy Hannon and Vincent Duffy were married Saturday at 9 a.m. in Immaculate Conception church with Rt. Rev. Msgr. William Harmon officiating. The bride from Parnell wore ivory satin with seed pearls. the groom is son of L J Duffy of Parnell. A breakfast followed at Roosevelt hotel and they will reside at 1027 Fourth Avenue SE.
Mrs Johnson of 1034 Avenue NW returned from visiting her son Kenneth M Johnson an electronics technician at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. She also called on friends in Milwaukee.
The Cedar Rapids Horsemen's Club invites members to a Sunday trail ride beginning at 7 a.m. from Up Mier's Stables. Riders will travel to the Cochrane Farm where dinner will be served and a rodeo will follow.
Mr and Mrs Edward Hillman and children Jim Dick and Jo Ann of Compton California have returned home after spending a week with Mrs Mar vin McShane at 1847 B avenue NE
Miss Ruth Collister married LaMar E. Jones in a Sunday service at St James Methodist Church officiated by Dr J Arthur Young. The couple, both UI graduates, will reside in Dubuque where Jones works as a radio engineer and Ruth teaches music at the University of Dubuque. Hostesses for the church reception were Miss Betty Ann Fahrner and Mrs Richard Kruse.
Mrs. Mary E. Thacker of 208 Twentieth Street NE will spend two weeks visiting Fort Smith Arkansas and her uncle W. H. Garrigan on his ranch near Sallisaw Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Cocker and Mr and Mrs Roger Heiple return from a fishing trip to Cline s resort at Lake Kabe togema Minnesota.
Mr and Mrs George W Smith and their son David return home to 2310 B avenue NE after visiting Kentucky West Virginia and Washington DC En route they visited Mr and Mrs George E Sweeten in Indianapolis former Cedar Rapids residents.
A several hundred strong overflow crowd attended a Tuesday night dance at V F W post 788 honoring Ray H Brannaman national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars during his four day Iowa visit. Brannaman born in Lisbon and educated at Washington high school and Coe college returned to Denver by plane Wednesday morning. The post 788 auxiliary drill team gave a drill prior to the dance led by drill master Mrs Clarence E Cartwright.
Betty Henthorne and Don Herron wed Sunday at the Methodist church in Waverly with Rev. G W McMichael officiating. Attendants included Jeannette Hurst and Worth Stevenson. The couple planned a Canadian Rockies honeymoon after a reception at the McMichael home.
Mrs Frank Sivertson and daughter Johanna hosted a miscellaneous shower and garden party for Miss Marie McCalley, bride elect to Hulbert F. Rice on August 20, at their home 2406 Avenue NE. Forty guests attended on the lawn with several out of town visitors from Waterloo Center Point Fairfax Walker and other areas.
A Chicago Needlecraft Dept. ad promotes Pattern 770 crochet directions and a Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. Readers are urged to send small coins to obtain the pattern, book details, and free weaving instructions on Huck Toweling for home craft projects.
A storage minded dresser project turns basic shelves and left over lumber into a wood framed mirror with a padded chintz covered frame and matching skirt. The article also offers corn based dishes including a corn and oyster casserole with butter melted sauce and baked with crumbs.
Katherine McNamara recalls childhood corn moments as sweetcorn season nears. The piece notes gardeners boast of large home grown crops and offers tips for steaming corn and making corn fritters with fresh kernels.
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