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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1942
Page
1
Miss Alice Louise Schmidt and John D. Nyquist were married Friday at 12:30 pm in Trinity Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids. Rev P L Bornhoeft officiated and the couple will live in Cedar Rapids where Nyquist works as an engineer at Collins Radio.
In a 4 o’clock ceremony at English Lutheran church Gretchen Neumann daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Neumann will marry Dr Robert G Schreffler of St Louis son of Daisy Schreffler of Sunbury. The couple will reside in St Louis. An informal reception for visiting lecturers and summer faculty follows at Iowa Union. Dean and college officials will attend.
Newhall Mrs. Frank Boddicker hosted St Pauls Catholic aid event. An ice cream social is planned for June 21. Out of town guests include Mesdames Oren Kelly Springville Richard Stallman Cedar Rapids Henry Schulte and Margaret Schulte Walford Richard Pickart Nettie Brecht Wallace Schulte and Mrs Ray Orf hosted a party for her son Jack turning six. Urbana marriage of Elaine Markham and Leo W Sweeney performed at St Patrick s rectory Iowa City by Rev Reily. Family and close friends attended. The couple will live in Iowa City where Sweeney will manage the University of Iowa employment service.
Royal Neighbors of America No 70715 will entertain Jones and Linn county camps at Moose hall in a district meeting Friday. It is the 25th district event with 14 camps to demonstrate ritual work. Grace McCurdy of Rock Island Ill supreme oracle guest of honor. Flo rence Bridges of Mapleton Ia state supervisor, Mable Potter of Spencer state juvenile organizer, Isabel Phelan of Davenport district 1y guests. Afternoon school of instruction and ritual demonstrations. evening class adoption and public session.
Solon St Peter and Pauls Catholic church hosts its annual chicken dinner five miles northeast of Solon with a Corpus Christi procession led by Rev M J Diamond and parish children. Also notes an American Legion auxiliary party for service members families and a West Liberty marriage for Corrine Foster and Warren Kellogg May 31 at the Methodist church with future residence planned near Mass.
Ruth B Schroeder of Tipton married John Lloyd Rendall of Fredericksburg Virginia in a Wednesday ceremony at Collegiate Presbyterian church Ames. The double ring service featured bridesmaids Helen Steele Arlington and Charlene Nichols Nichols Ta Sigma Kappa sisters. st man Donald Melstrom Ellsworth Wis. A reception followed at the Sigma Kappa house. The bride is Tipton High and Iowa State College graduate. the groom a Drake University and Iowa State alum finishing PhD work in chemistry at Indiana University Bloomington with Eli Lilly fellowship.
Miss Kathryn Ann McEvoy of Coggon and Kenneth A. Robert of Central City were married Wednesday at 9:30 am in St. John’s Catholic church by Rev. E. L. Bierie. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robertson of Cedar Rapids. They will live on a farm near Central City.
Shellsburg Mrs Carl Popenhagen was honored at a party with hostesses Mrs Evelyn Tumilty, Mrs Mildred Whipple and Mrs Verna Dickson. Wednesday Mrs Frank Tumilty received a party hosted by Mrs Lillian McCormick, Mrs Inez Penrose, Mrs Jeanette Young and Mrs Josephine.
Mrs. Anne Boehmke of Keystone announces the engagement of her daughter Dorothy to Arthur Franzenburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Franzenburg of Keystone. The ceremony is set for Sunday June 14 at 2 p.m. in St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Keystone.
Navy Avenger squadron to be sworn in on the Cedar Rapids city hall steps at 1 25 p.m. with Mayor Frank Hahn speaking. Enlisted men will receive gifts before being escorted to the station. The schedule also lists Raiders baseball games at Hill park and a Hawkeye Boys State camp opening in Grinnell.
Miss Wanda Rosdail and J Dean Stoner wed Friday at Church of The Brethren in Walford. The bride wore white lace and satin with a train and veil, attended by June Lee as maid of honor. The reception followed and the couple will reside in Cedar Rapids after a home visit.
Frances Eby notes summer fashion centers on washable crease resistant fabrics and practical two and three piece suits. Slacks culottes and jeep suits in denim and California fabrics dominate, with bright colors, stout accessories, and war era accessories like victory volunteers and sail cloth styles shaping a feminine, durable wardrobe.
Mrs. L J Twogoods piano and voice pupils perform Monday at 8 pm in the Beethoven club room of the YWCA. Participants include Dorothy Deal Paul McGuffin Roger Jennison Martha Jennison Richard Jones Sandy Marson Sally Mead Patty Du Toit Jean Dunlop Eroy Cullman Shirley Mead Theodora Davis Ruth Mar son Chester Wetzel Sarah Jenn son Dean Rig Marie Morlan Dorothy Cook David Ring and Mary Jeanne Palmer. An annual spring dance recital by Adelen Hutchison pupils follows at Hayes Music Box with The Modernettes featured and ballroom dancing after.
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