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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1939
Page
16
Mrs Beulah DeYoung and Mrs L L Dolson play shuffleboard while audience members watch in Cedar Rapids with Mrs H C Watson, Eula Van Meter, Mrs O C Van Meter and others from Iowa City observing.
The Cedar Rapids Country Club announces its annual Pool party next Saturday evening with dinner around the pool terraces and a fourteen piece orchestra. Serving starts at 6 oclock with tables arranged for all party sizes and guests invited to enjoy the festive lanterns and social ambiance.
Miss Margaret Miller and Eliot O Waples announce their wedding planned for Saturday August 12 at 4 PM in the First Congregational Church Iowa City. A reception will follow at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house with an extensive bridal party and aquatic entertainment planned for the pool event.
Mr and Mrs Frederick James Kay announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth of Cedar Rapids to Kenneth E Myers son of Mr and Mrs O P Myers of Monticello The wedding is set Sept 4 at 8 pm in the First Congregational church Monticello Elizabeth a Monticello High School graduate and Coe College alumna is employed by Century Engineering Phi Alpha Pi member Kenneth a Coe College graduate 1936 is employed by Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Miss Marianne Corey daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Corey was honored Friday at a surprise supper party at the Sutherland Dows home. Guests included Betty Lizcar Henrietta Dows Betty Hamilton Patricia Graves and others with Miss Laws Miss White of Moline and Miss Lord of Lake Forest among those listed. An afternoon tennis tournament finals preceded a canoe trip and Cedar River picnic.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rohrbach announce invitations this weekend for the marriage of their daughter Nadgie Rohrbach to Lieut. John Randolph Maney of Riverside California son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Maney of Minneapolis. The ceremony is set for 4 PM Saturday August 19 at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Mr and Mrs J Hamilton Bell host for a week his sister Mrs J M Chanut of Dubuque and her daughter Janine at 545 Knollwood Drive SE. Commander and Mrs R G Thomas host at Grayston home Washington DC weekend. Sara Lee Hesbacher and Betty Mae Sommer return from Jackson Michigan where they aided Alpha Gamma Delta summer camp for underprivileged children.
Cedar Rapids hosts attract visitors for a weekend of parties tied to the Middle States tennis tournament and club events. Miss Henrietta Dows and Peter Dows entertained at dinner for Kathleen Lord of Lake Forest with many guests. other hostesses planned buffet suppers for in town and visiting guests across several homes.
John Cooper son of Mr and Mrs James L Cooper will celebrate his seventh birthday at Van Vechten park this afternoon with a ball game and a picnic supper. Guests include David Hickenlooper Dick Prastka Don Challed Don Wall John Killian Peter Widmer Mitchell Barnes Barnes ODonnell and others. Roy E Choate attends Fathers weekend at Culver Military Academy and Dorothy Smith of Clinton visits.
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