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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1942
Page
19
Engagement notices reveal Miss Jene Boyd daughter of Mr and Mrs Boyd and LeRoy L. Fortner son of Mr and Mrs Fortner plan marriage. Details include addresses and school backgrounds. The couple connects Cedar Rapids based families and local institutions as plans proceed.
eS Club meetings planned with 43 officers to benefit from coffee. Health Education dept hosts hike for club members. postponed until further notice. Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Harry Belding of DeKalb. AltSheetz receives library degree from Columbia University and will work at Iowa City library next year. Regina Malloy engaged to Alexander Weremy with wedding set for June 10 at St Patrick's church.
Miss Eunice Boyle daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Boyle of 1556 Washington Ave SE and Myron Jensen son of Mr and Mrs William Jensen of 337 Twenty second St NE were married Saturday at 6 am in the Immaculate Conception church. The ceremony was performed by Rev Father John Hemesnath with Miss Betty Fitzgerald and Virgil Schnoebelen as attendants. The couple planned to live at 113 Twenty first St NE. An out of town guest was Miss Helena Leighty of Akron Ohio.
Miss Mary Jean Rush daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold L Rush Leon and Charles D Bues son of Mr and Mrs William Bues 706 G Avenue NW were married May 16 at Trinity Methodist Church Kansas City Dr King D Beach officiated The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs George Brown The bride wore a cadet blue suit with navy accessories Dinner was at the Muclbach Hotel in Kansas City Shegraduated Simpson College Indianola Delta Delta Delta and works as district accountant for Southern Utilities Co in Leon He is Coe College graduate and director of social welfare for Decatur County member of Alpha Delta Alpha They live at Cherrington Apartments Leon Further items note local social and wedding notices.
McKinley high school seniors purchase a painting by John C. Kacere titled The Railroad Tracks to honor Gerald Heim, a Cedar Rapids youth killed at Pearl Harbor. Kacere, class of '37, leaves for Des Moines to enlist as a camoufleur. The memorial will hang at the school with a fitting inscription.
Donna Hersh 1805 Seventh Avenue SE was elected president of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority at the last meeting of the year. New officers include Charlotte Crone vice president Ermal Evans secretary Irene Werner treasurer and Dorothy Lightner society editor. The sorority will meet Tuesday evening at Miss Hersh's home to plan the fall program. The June 1941 Roosevelt high school class will hold a reunion and picnic Sunday at 2 PM at the duck pond Ellis Park bringing a covered dish and 25 cents. Committee: George Meyer Carolyne Savage Gene Moes Jim Forrest. Mrs. William J. Casey of Coggin announces the engagement of her daughter Eleanor Agnes to Dennis M. Hogan of Cedar Rapids. The wedding is set for June 24 and the couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.
Dorothy Hemmer and Rev. Paul B. Close wed at St. Pauls Lutheran Valley Falls Kan with service led by Dr. P H W Frederick. Attendants include Ruth Hemmer sister maid of honor and Ruth Schimmels as bridesmaid. After a two week honeymoon the couple reside in Valley Falls.
Mrs J S Schramm national wartime service chairman spoke to Cedar Rapids League at Commonwealth tearoom detailing a 20 year veteran program. She urged citizens to support useful industry to defeat the Nazis and directed minds to war work.
Dorothy Felgar daughter of Mr and Mrs Jay Felgar married Jack N Park of Beloit Wisconsin in Trinity Lutheran church Friday at 6 pm The ceremony featured palms four seven branch candlesticks and a lace bodice gown The bridal party included Mary Irene MacLaughlin as maid of honor Best man Warren H Buckner and ushers Melvin and Marvin Buckner Out of town guests Bud Yeager and Willis Hall Attendants wore navy blue and yellow with floral bouquets confirmed lists and party placements.
The bride, a Grant high school and Mercy hospital nursing graduate, has spent the past two years as a laboratory and X-ray assistant to Dr. B F Wol verton. The groom, USC and California College of Technology alum, works for Fairbanks Morse and Co in Beloit.
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