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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1948

Page

4

New Look Is Turning into Peacock Look

New York fashion editors study fall styles as outfits feature rear emphasis and draped backs. Designers like Ben Reig, Nettie Rosenstein, Vera Jacobs, Samuel Kass, Wersba Coppola, Riviette, and Fort Tu wick show crowding attention to back details, lace, and contrasting trims with prices below sixty dollars in some lines.

New York New York Dress Institute Ben Reig’s Fall Reig Nettie Rosenstein Deitsch. Wersba and Coppola London Riviette

Mrs Betty Schmidt Weds Mr Wear in Lake Side Church

Miss Betty Louise Schmidt married Washburn Wear Saturday at the Tettle Church of Lake side at San Brapeiten. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Schmidt of Cratford Neb and her husband is the son of Mr and Mrs G A Wear 608 Fly avenue SW. After a wedding trip to Catalina the couple will be at home at Long Beach Calif.

Betty Louise Schmidt Washburn Wear Tettle Lakeside Oat San

Rosenberg Dorff Tie The Knot In First Lutheran Church

Miss Lucille M Rosenberg weds Herman W Dorff in a 2 pm ceremony at First Lutheran Church before Rev H G Schwegler. The bride mother and father Edmund and Lucille Rosenberg of 1425 Avenue NE. Family and church guests attend a reception with a four tier cake and floral decor.

Lucille M. Rosenberg Herman W. Dorff First Lutheran H G Schwegler Edmund Rosenberg Dorff Olive Dorff Carl Eveland Larry Hansell Marvin Anderson William Burgess Kathleen Hurt Margaret McCaley June Alen National Oats Company

Kessler Family Visiting Relatives In Greenwood Drive

Mrs. Donald L. Kessler and sons Larry and Paul of Chicago visit Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Kessler at 2108 Greenwood drive SE. They plan to stay two weeks.

MRS. Kessler and Sons Chicago Donald L. Kessler Larry and Paul Dr. Kessler Mrs L. A. Kessler Greenwood Drive

Teen-Sew Pattern 4988 for summer dress designs

Teen-Sew Special Teener pattern 4988 offers a ruffle bodice dress in teenage sizes 10 to 16. Contains yardage of 3 yards for size 12. send 25 cents to Cedar Rapids Gazette pattern dept. Includes catalog note by Mrs Elizabeth Johnson visiting son at Great Lakes Naval Training Center and Milwaukee friends.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept Clinton St Chicago Anne Adams Elizabeth Johnson F Avenue Kenneth M Johnson Great Lakes Naval Training Center Milwaukee

Installation Held by Linn Encampment Auxiliary

Linn Encampment auxiliary installed new officers led by Gertrude Jackman and Ella Moody. Appointed officers include Revea Ridgley, Iva Geist, Margaret McCall, Doris Russell, Katherine Zahradnik, and Dorothy Dougherty. Committee members cover ways and means entertainment finance and floral duties.

Linn Ella Moody Jhief Gertrude Jackman Viola Vantalge Beatrice Bonham Ella Keitter Erma Boile Alta Woodside Lucile Sheets Lodema Siebert Revea i Ridgiey Iva Geist Margaret McCall Doris Russell Rosemary Lindsley Libby Howard Hazel Neal Katherine Zahradnik Dorothy Dougherty Inside Sentinel Alma Shannon Outside Sentinel Norvella Ellis Erma Boles Ella Miller Ways and Means Valeria Hamilton Bertha Green Dorothea Krogh Reven Ridgley Floral

Miss Dorothy Hannon Weds Vincent Duffy in Parnell Nuptials

Miss Dorothy Hannon became the bride of Vincent Duffy on Saturday at 9 am in Immaculate Conception church in Davenport. The pair are from Parnell with families listed as Mr and Mrs Thomas J Hannon and Mr and Mrs L J Duffy. The ceremony featured ivory satin and seed pearls, orchid bouquet, and music by Miss Marjorie Moore and Bernard McAreavy. A breakfast at Roosevelt hotel followed, with a 1027 Fourth avenue SE home to await.

Dorothy Hannon Vincent Duffy Immaculate Conception Church William Harmon Davenport Thomas J. Hannon Parnell Mr. Duffy L. J. Duffy E. M. Ward Wayne Harbour Texas John Krejel Cedar Rapids Leonard Duffy Laurence William Donahue Pat Ward Marjorie Moore Bernard McAreavy Roosevelt Hotel Fourth Avenue SE

Cedar Rapids Horsemen Plan Sunday Trail Ride and Rodeo

The Cedar Rapids Horsemen Club schedules a Sunday trail ride starting at 10 a.m. from Upmier's Stables to the Cochrane Farm. Dinner will be served and a rodeo follows.

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Miss Leota Swem Returns After Visits at Bradenton and Williamsburg

Miss Leota Swem of 222 Fourteenth Street NE has returned home after spending four months visiting friends in Bradenton Florida and Williamsburg Virginia.

Hillman Family Returns From California Visit to Compton Roots

Mr and Mrs Edward Hillman and their children Jim Dick and Jo Ann of Compton California have returned home after spending the past week visiting Mrs Hillman's mother Mrs Marlin McShane 1847 B avenue NE.

Edward Hillman Jim Jo Ann Compton Calif Hillman Marlvin McShane B Avenue

Ruth Collister and LaMar Jones wed in St James church

Ruth Collister and LaMar E Jones married at 3 pm Sunday in St James Methodist Church with Dr J Arthur Young officiating. Attendants included Catherine Barber and Marjorie Brown. music by Barber and Brown. The couple, both University of Iowa graduates, will reside in Dubuque after a short wedding trip.

Ruth Collister LaMar E. Jones St. James Methodist Church J Arthur Young Catherine Barber Abilene Kan Marjorie Brown Indianola T. C. Collister Eva Collister Ninth Street Lauress C. Collister Somerville Texas Ida L. Jones Dubuque Saul Maloff Iowa City Collister George Buse, Jr Emmett Collister Roger Young Jones University of Iiowa University of

Betty Henthorne and Don Herron wed in Waverly

Betty Bickel Henthorne and Don Herron married Sunday at the Waverly Methodist Church with Rev. G McMichael officiating. Bride is daughter of Mrs. L P Bickel of McGregor. groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Herron of Marquette. Attendants were Jeannette Hurst and Worth Stevenson. They honeymoon through the Canadian Rockies and will reside in Seattle while Herron begins work on a MA degree. she has served in the US diplomatic service in New Delhi and Washington.

McGregor Betty Bickel Henthorne Don Herron Waverly G . McMichael Marquette L. P Bickel Donald J. Herron Jeannette Hurst Worth Stevenson Knoxville McMichael Canadian Rockies University of Iowa US Diplomatic Service New Delhi India Washington DC Herron Upper Iowa University Marquette High School University of Washington Seattle

Mrs Sivertson Hosts Miscellaneous Shower for Marie McCalley

Mrs Frank Sivertson and her daughter Johanna hosted a lawn shower and garden party for Miss Marie McCalley who will wed Hulbert F Rice on August 20. Forty guests attended, with many out of town relatives from Waterloo Fairfax Center Point Walker and nearby areas.

Frank Sivertson Johanna Avenue Marie McCalley Hulbert F Rice L. L. McCalley James Smith Waterloo Frank Barta Fairfax Martin Sorensen Center Point M . McCalley

Thacker Takes Vacation to Oklahoma Ranch Visit

Mrs. Mary E. Thacker of 208 Twentieth Street NE plans a two week trip visiting Fort Smith Arkansas and her uncle W H Garrigan at his ranch near Sallisaw Oklahoma.

Mary Thacker Oklahoma Ranch Mary E. Thacker Twentieth Street Fort Smith Ark H Garrigan Sallisaw, Olla

Fishing Trip Returns From Cline's Lake Resort

Mr and Mrs Stanley Cocker and Mr and Mrs Roger Heiple return from a fishing trip to Cline's resort on Lake Kabe togama Minnesota.

Stanley Cocker C Avenue Roger Heiple F Avenue Cline’s Resort Lake Kabe Togama Minn

George W Smith Family Returns From Trip

Mr and Mrs George W Smith and their son David return from a trip visiting Kentucky West Virginia and Washington DC En route they visited Mr and Mrs George E Sweeten of Indianapolis Indiana former Cedar Rapids residents

George W. Smith David Avenue Kentucky West Virginia Washington, DC George E. Sweeten Indianapolis Ind Cedar Rapids

Dance Honoring Brannaman Draws Large Crowd in Iowa

A several hundred strong overflow crowd attended the Tuesday night dance for Ray H. Brannaman national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at VFW post 788 in Ames. Brannaman, born in Lisbon and a graduate of Washington High and Coe College, left Iowa for Denver by plane Wednesday morning after a four day visit to the state. The post 788 auxiliary drill team, led by drill master Mrs Clarence Cartwright, performed a drill before the dance. The page also notes witch hazel as a hair rinse following shampoo.

Rourke B. Hickenlooper Ray H. Brannaman Veterans of Foreign Wars V.F.W. Post 788 VFW Iowa Brannaman Lisbon Washington High School Coe College Denver Clarence E. Cartwright

Needlecraft Pattern and Book Offers

An ad promotes Pattern 770 crochet directions and a 20 cent order to the Needlecraft Dept at 549 West Randolph Street Chicago. It also offers Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for 15 cents and touts 101 illustrations of embroidery crochet knitting and home decor with free weaving instructions.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept West Randolph Street Chicago Laura Wheeler

Designing Woman Dressing Table from Leftover Wood

Practical guide to making a dressing table from simple shelves and leftover lumber. Use a wood framed mirror as a top, build a base with legs and cross pieces, pad the mirror frame, cover with bright chintz, and add a matching skirt.

Summer corn and fritter tips from home gardeners

Readers recall childhood summers as master gardeners boast of large home grown ears. Instructions cover steaming corn in husk for picnics, rinsing, soaking, baking, and keeping hot, plus a corn fritter recipe with corn pulp egg yolks whites flour and seasonings.

Corn Casserole Variants For Hearty Main Dish

The recipe suggests browning corn on both sides and offers substitutions such as salmon or chopped ham for half the corn. It describes a scalloped corn option with ham or bacon, and a cream of mushroom variant. A corn and oyster casserole with oysters, crackers, milk, eggs and butter is also provided with baking instructions.

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Sara Yakley Vera Jacob Couture Irene Castle Samuel Kass Kass Fort Tuwick Anna Moller California Ideo Lucille Rosenberg Herman Dorff Mrs. Johnson Son Great Lakes Linn Encampment Co. R. Horsemen's Club Rae LaMar Jones Betty Henthorne Mrs. Sivertson Cockers Heiples Trie Post Corp Helen Holmes Dept P.O St. Paul, Minneseis Casher Hush-A Jon Danzizer Srd St SE Designing Woman Elizabeth Hillyer Katherine McNamara Bishop's Lond Eres Lees York Dinnee Siegel LABOR
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