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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1968

Page

39

Constance Driscoll Weds James Cummins in Immaculate Conception Ceremony

Constance Marie Driscoll and James Duane Cummins exchanged marriage vows Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church with 175 guests at Todd's Indian House. The groom, a Northwestern University graduate, and his bride, employed by Turner Company, plan to reside in Evanston after the ceremony.

Constance Marie Driscoll James Duane Cummins Immaculate Conception Catholic Church John J. O’connor Maurice Sheehy Todd’s Indian House

Klingers Honor Engaged Couple

Mr and Mrs E Klinger hosted a dinner at the Elks club and a patio party at their home for Miss Karyn Klein and Carl Samuelson. Twenty five guests attended. The couple, daughter and son of local residents, plan to marry August 3.

Bridge Winners noted at YWCA Howell movement

George Kanellis and Phil Arnell won first in the Howell movement at the YWCA Friday morning. Forest Wolf and J H Allen were second. A master point game is planned for next Friday. Olympiad Fund charity results Friday at Welty-Way: Viola Schenken and Elizabeth Splinter first in North South, Darrel Penrod and James Nash second. East West first Leonard Balcom and Richard Thill second. No game Sunday due to national tournament in Minneapolis. A master point game is scheduled Thursday at 7 30 at Welty Way. Miss Cynthia Bowker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Bowker, will be honored at a Thursday brunch with co hosts and thirty guests invited. Miss Bowker will wed Gerald Voss August 24 at All Saints Catholic church. Panhellenic Assn meeting Monday at 8 in the home of Mrs. Rudolph Leytze with delegates urged to attend.

George Kanellis Phil Arnell Howell YWCA Forest Wolf J. H. Allen Olympiad Fund Welty-Way Cynthia Bowker James W. Bowker Thirtieth Street Harold A. Wendorf Parkview Court John C. Watson Charles E. Loomis, Jr Miss Bowker All Saints Catholic Church Gerald Voss Eldo Voss van Horne Cedar Rapids Panhellenic Assn Rudolph Leytze Forest Drive

Twilight Golf Amateur Night At Elmcrest

Elmcrest Twilight golf club hosted its annual amateur night with emcees Ted Ruffin and Frank Pfaff. Winners included J. J. Fashimpaur, Mrs. Robert Mitchell, George Ludlow, and Mrs. Frank Bedell with multiple special prizes awarded for drives, putts, and closest to pin.

Elmcrest Twilight Golf Club Rowan and Martin Ted Ruffin Frank Pfaff E. E. Heintze Sam Cohn Ruffin Pfaff J. J. Fashimpaur Robert Mitchell George Ludlow Frank Bedell John Reusch John Kederer Ray Hawkins Joe Miller Anne Bey Jim Hymes Ed Pribyl Bedell Jack Rouse Ed Houghton James Drew Beryl Starbuck Pat Robison Herman Strasburger John Koorman Robert Glee William Malloy Roy Spielman Harold Stewart Donald Albaugh Byron Thorpe

Mrs W K Cooper Hosts Salad Luncheon for Prospective Bridegrooms

Mrs W K Cooper will entertain at a salad luncheon Tuesday at 1 at 2253 Indian Hill road SE. Co hostess is Mrs Francis Flannery. Honored guests include Mines, William Gray, Robert Yaw, Richard Bausch, Newell Ingle, Ralph Hunting and Elliott Waples.

Wayne K. Cooper Indian Hill Road Francis Flannery Elmhurst Drive William Gray Robert ‘Yaw Richard Bausch Newell Ingle Ralph Hunting Elliott Waples

Mavis Engaged To Des Moines Girl For Aug Wedding

Miss Diana Lee Gibson of Des Moines is set to wed William Scott Mavis son of Mr and Mrs B P Mavis. The couple will marry Aug 17 at United Methodist Church in Des Moines. Miss Gibson works for Plaza State Bank and attended Northeast Missouri State College. Mavis will be a senior at Kirksville and works at Cedar Rapids Food Market this summer.

Des Moines West Des Moines

Miss Linda Mallory Honored At Friday Shower

Linda Mallory daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Mallory was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Lyle Brown with co hostess Mrs Ted Brousard. Twenty five guests attended. She will marry Jackie Brown on August seventeenth.

Linda Mallory Richard Mallory Sixth Street Road Lyle Brown Rich Mar Lane Ted Brousard Mallory Jackie Brown iMr Kenneth Brown Bowling Street

Lisa Van Nostrand and Bruce Alan Yates Wedding at St. Pauls UMC

Miss Lisa Whiting Van Nostrand and Bruce Alan Yates wed at St. Pauls United Methodist Church in a 4 PM ceremony performed by Dr. Arnold Herbst. The bride, daughter of Lewis and Delilah Van Nostrand, wore an empire gown with Wal lace, and carried Madam Butterfly roses. Attendants included her sister and several friends in white outfits. The groom's parents are Harold F. and (name incomplete) Yates.

Vincent Ralph Driscoll Sixteenth Street Dewey H. Cummins Seventeenth Street Madam Butterfly Amy Sconyers, Jr Laura S. Schimberg Margaret Johnston Milwaukee John E. Cummins William D. Black Minneapolis Steven J. Beckman Bettendorf Steven P. Burkhalter New Philadelphia Ohio Robert C. Cummins Chicago Mary Kay Claus Timothy E. Driscoll St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Lisa Whiting van Nostrand Bruce Alan Yates Arnold Herbst Lewis Whiting van Nostrand Trailridge Road Harold F. Yates Henderson Avenue Wallace Gary E. Thorp Shonor Elizabeth DeLay Lance Davenport Jane Cherry Anne Fisher l Debbie Taylor Elizabeth Pickford Barbara Sokol Tulsa Oklo Garrie Yates Jon Davis James Daugherty John Work Iowa City Kenneth Anderson Spencer Gary Thorp Robert Lidman

Yates-Barnes Nuptials End A University Of Iowa Match

Madison and David Moreland of Audubon hosted a 400 guest reception at Cedar Rapids Country Club after the ceremony. Mr. Yates and his bride plan to live in Denver where he serves as a lieutenant in the air force. He is Iowa University graduate and Phi Kappa Psi member. Mrs. Yates studied at William Woods College for three years and belongs to Alpha Phi sorority.

Cedar Rapids Country Club

Wignall Engagement to Rovang Announced

Announcement from Mr and Mrs Herbert Wignall of 222 Sinclair Ave SE states their daughter Laura Lee Wignall will marry Philip John Rovang son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Rovang of Osage Philip is a senior at Iowa State University where he belongs to Adelante fraternity Laura is a University of Iowa student and attended ISU prior to her engagement The Holets family reunion is planned for next Sunday at the Concession pavilion Bever Park.

Northwestern University Phi Delta Theta Cummins Turner Company Burson-Marsteller Associates Evanston Lasker W. Marvin Watson Albert D. Lasker New York Post Office Department Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee Herbert Wignall Sinclair Avenue Laura Lee Philip John Rovang Marvin Rovang Osage Miss Wignall Iowa State University University of Iowa ISU Adelante Fraternity Holets Bever Park

Showers Honor Miss Mary Salisbury Before Aug. 11 Wedding

Miss Mary Salisbury daughter of Dr. and Mrs Arnold Salisbury will be honored with two showers this week. A linen shower is set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm hosted by Mrs John Gaston and her daughter Mrs James Cunningham. A coffee gathering is planned Thursday at 10 am hosted by Mrs Edward Beatty. Miss Salisbury is the Aug 11 bride elect of Michael Garvey of Chicago.

Mary Salisbury Arnold Salisbury Greenwood Drive John Gaston Twenty Fourth Street Drive James Cunningham Edward Beatty Miss Salisbury Michael Garvey Robert Garvey Chicago

Organ Recital by Richard Neighbor at First Lutheran Church

Richard Neighbor son of Mr and Mrs Charles Neighbor 305 Fifth Street NW will give an organ recital Tuesday evening at 7 30 at First Lutheran Church He is a 1968 Jefferson High School graduate and organist at Hope Lutheran Church He studied with Harry A Christiansen 2419 E Avenue NE and will perform works by Bach Handel Pachelbel and contemporary composers plus a piece of his own The public is invited.

Richard Neighbor Charles Neighbor Fifth Street NW First Lutheran Church Jefferson High School Hope’ Lutheran Church Harry A. Christiansen E Avenue Bach Handel Pachelbel

Dinner To Honor Miss Sahs and Her Fiance

Dr. and Mrs. J. Stuart McQuiston will host a dinner at Blair House Tuesday at 7 honoring Miss Mary Sahs and her fiance James Engle son of Dr. and Mrs De G Ingle of 506 Twenty first Street SE. Thirty five guests invited. Miss Sahs daughter of Dr. and Mrs Adolph L Sahs of Iowa City. wedding set for Aug 3.

J. Stuart McQuiston Blair House Mary‘Sahs James ‘Engle de G. Ingle Twenty-first Street Miss Sahs Adolph L. Sahs Iowa City Mr. Engle

Richard Klincks Arrive from Europe for Visit

Mr and Mrs Richard E Klinck of Wheatridge Colorado arrive Friday with their daughter Jeanine to spend the summer with Mrs Eugene L Klinck at 1011 Twenty third Street SE as coordinators of an Alliance of International Studies project in England and southern Europe. A bridal shower for Miss Nancy Nicholson will be hosted by Mrs Robert Nunn at 24150 Avenue NE prior to her August 24 wedding to Michael Hupter.

Richard E.klinck Wheatridge Colo Eugene L. Klinck Twentythird Street Klincks England Europe Alliance of International Studies Jeanine Miss Nicholson Robert Nunn Avenue Nancy Nicholson Gordon Nicholson Estroy Drive Nicholson Michael Hupter Arthur E. Hupter D Avenue

European tapestries at Art Center through August 22

Calendar notes show European tapestries on display at the Art Center through August 22 with hours Tuesday to Saturday 10 to 5 and Thursday 10 to 8 30, Sunday 2 to 5, closed Monday. Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performs at 8 p.m. Bever. Exhibit features pottery at the University of Iowa through Saturday.

Cedar Rapids University of Iowa

Engagement announced for Miss Peggy Elaine Giboney and Charles Patrick

Miss Peggy Elaine Giboney of 330 Crescent Street SE Sheridan Wyoming is engaged to Charles Howard Patrick of 1735 Seminole Avenue NW. Miss Giboney a junior at the University of Nebraska Lincoln affiliated with Zeta Tau Alpha. her fiancé a junior at the University of Northern Iowa employed by the post office for the summer.

Peggy Elaine Giboney Crescent Street Charles Howard Patrick Gene H. Patrick Seminole Avenue Miss Giboney M. W. Giboney Bonnie Giboney Sheridan Wyo University of Nebraska, Lincoln Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority University of Northern Iowa Post Office

Diamond’s 410 Carat Diamond and Pitt's Turbulent Years

The 410 carat rough diamond bought by Thomas Pitt in Madras shaped his life and rumors of the diamond scandal haunted him until 1717 when the Regent diamond was purchased by Philip, Duke of Orleans. Pitt died in 1726. the gem now shines in the Louvre.

Pitt Thomas Madras England Philip Duke of Orleans Louis XV Europe Thomas Pitt Paris Regent Louvre

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Constance Driscoll James Cummins Mrs West Side Club Panhellenic Assn. Meeting Elmcrest Imrs W.K. Cooper Mavis Miss Linda Mallory King, Olds and LeBlanc Band Lisa van Nostrand Bruce Yates Madison David Moreland Audubon Laura L. Wignall Philip Rovang Organ Richard Klincks Cocking’s Yarn Shop Lindale Plaza Autumn Bridal Martin Hane CSH Patrick Giboney Diamond London Selby Paradise Joyce Risque Air Step Penoljo Nina California Cobbler Sbicca de Lisa Ford's
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