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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1942
Page
4
The couple wore beige accessories and carried red rose corsages. Mrs. Moore is an Alburnett high school graduate, while Mr. Moore graduated Wilson high school. He works at Collins Radio. They will reside at 1255 First Avenue SE.
Vacation season activity fills Cedar Rapids calendar with summer travel plans and brides-to-be showers. Mrs C Ray Chandler and Mrs C H Chandler depart for Leland Michigan to open a summer home, joining Higley and family visiting Higley’s residence. The piece notes arrivals from Ames and Coral Gables and includes a lawn party for Miss Mary Irene Maclaughlin prior to her wedding to Sergi John E. Christenson with families and friends present.
Mr and Mrs Mitchell Grooms announce the marriage of their daughter Betty to George W Sheriff son of Mr and Mrs Aden Sheriff. The wedding took place Saturday at Kahoka Missouri with attendants Miss Dorothy Sorenson and Robert Wertz of Cedar Rapids. The Grooms now reside at 128 Fourth Avenue Southwest.
The YWCA announces the first summer weekly fun night for senior high students on Wednesday from 8 to 11 pm. An orchestra will play during June with dancing on the third floor and a recreation room for games and music. Hosts include members of the younger girls department and a luncheon hostess is Mrs. Howard R. Green.
Mrs. Oliver Thompson of Des Moines hosted a spring tea for Needle Work guild members on Tuesday inviting all Iowa guild members. Also noted are visits by Cedar Rapids couples and out of town guests at Glyn Mawr the Tudor country home near Olin with guests from several states.
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Pfaff of 1726 D Avenue NE was marked by a family dinner at their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs OE Mason of Williamsburg and an open house. Guests included out of town relatives from San Diego Chicago and Sigourney. A Sunday reunion at Ellis Park rose garden joined the celebration with many Pfaff family members in attendance.
Mrs Rosa L Beman announces the June 4 Lancaster Missouri ceremony uniting her daughter Genevieve Beman to Wallace J Morris son of W C Morris of Charles City Attendants were Mr and Mrs Richard Ulrich Cedar Rapids The bride wore a pink linen street dress with lace inserts a crystal necklace and a corsage of ink carnations and cornflowers The groom wore lodge attire Mrs Morris a Paris Academy of Beauty graduate They honeymooned in St Louis and reside at 1391 H Avenue NE Cedar Rapids Iowa
Mr and Mrs Fred McShane hosted an all day Sunday party at their country home near Whittier in honor of their niece Lorraine Smith and S Leonard Yarwood whose marriage is set for July 4. Guests included Frank J Smith Reuben Smith Bonnie Harold Smith Jacqueline Donald Earl Sperring Richard Darlene Rose Speerin Leta Mabel McShane N P Knight George Patterson and others from Cedar Rapids Springville Long Beach Calif.
Mrs. Robert Hedges of San Mateo California and her sons Richard Allen and Robert Bruce visit her parents Mrs. Henry Robinson and Mrs. John Mitch and sister in Saint Paul at 127 Thirty second street NE. Mrs. Hedges is the former Mildred Robinson.
Miss Virginia Ohmann will present a group of her piano and violin students in a recital Thursday at 8 p m at the Woman's club 1110 Second Avenue SE. The public is invited to attend. Participants include Cecil McFattridge Sondra Hampton Don Lodge Billy Robison Jimmy Chipokas Carlton Wick Nancy Holloway Lorraine Hill Angeline Panagos Thomas Meade Elizabeth Wenger Evangelia Thomas Beverly Ainsworth Collette Lewig Doris McCann Patricia Wren David Jacobs Gwendolyn Wren Elaine Zarub Dean Ring and Janice Clark.
Zoe Varney presents groups of her pupils in three recitals at 8 p.m. in her studio 1739 D avenue NE. Wednesday features Pamela Wheeler Edward Kaupke Mary Panagos Susanna Chipokas Joan Smith Mary Denton Inez Elaine Ponein David Bear Orville Uthoff Frank Suchomel Diana Panagos Barbara Jean Shaw Demetra Costas Ellen Kaupke. Thursday includes Janet Wieland Carolyn Havard Jean Hartman Beverly Keister Helen Costas Keith Lupton Rose Mary Jennings Bessie Thomas. Friday holds Mary Thomas pianist and Beverly Keister soprano with Rose Mary Jennings and Bessie Thomas as accompanists.
Mrs F L Baker of Fayette and Mr and Mrs Richard Baker of St Paul were weekend guests in the home of Mrs W C Tiedje at 2134 Mt Vernon avenue SE.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Topinka celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise party at CSP hall attended by about 200 relatives and friends. A gift was presented to the couple during the event.
Miss Edith Johnson was honored on her eighteenth birthday Saturday at a party given by her sister Miss Marian Johnson. Prizes in games were won by Dorothy and Thelma Nelson. Other guests included Bonnie Oliphant Naomi Hill Murnay Cornthwaite Jean Cornthwaite Bernard and Kenneth Johnson Frank Nash and Mr and Mrs V Ro Johnson Out of town guests were George Urs and Agnes Henricks of Martelle.
Mrs Ray Freeman of 652 Twentieth Avenue SW honored her son John Freeman on his fourteenth birthday Saturday. Assisted by daughter Dorothy and sister Mrs Frank Ehrenberger, prizes went to Frank Ehrenberger Jr Dickie Klimes and David O Rourke. Guests included Thomas Ehrenberger William Dale Louis Ford Patrick MacDermitt Donald Miller and Jimmie Walsh.
Don Wombacher of Scott Field Fa visited over the weekend in the 8 C Bridges home at 85 Eighteenth Avenue SW as a guest of Miss Joyce Bridges.
Dairydale community workers schedule a Wednesday noon picnic at the Community hall. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and all members are invited.
The article touts Marmola as a method for slimming when weight gain comes from thyroid deficiency and stresses sensible eating and tablet use per package instructions. It notes Marmola is not a cure-all and advises consulting a physician if unsure about treatment. Drumaleta claims over twenty million packages sold in thirty years.
Miss Evelyn Price daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Price of Alburnett wed Calvin Moore son of Mr and Mrs Lindly C Moore at the Evangelical church in Alburnett. The ceremony officiated by Rev C L Fuller at 6 PM Saturday with attendants Miss Eileen Tribe and Richard Shape.
A Sunday evening farewell was held at Mrs Olga Bena home route 3 for Charles John Bena who leaves Monday for military service. Attendees included Elma Vavricek Doris Zbanek Lumir Pisney Ann Zach Stanley Miller Stanley Willisel Emilie Bena and many relatives and friends.
Members of the Rock Island Womens club plan a breakfast Thursday at 9 am in Bever park. Reservations can be made with Mrs. T J Brady or Mrs. Charles Klersey. Attendees are asked to bring their own dishes and silver.
Huntington West Virginia police chief Leslie J Swann urged tougher action in a morale booster speech. Hours later his wife faced a $1 traffic fine and his brother E H Swann posted a $1450 cash bond. A note mentions broad railroad strikes in China.
The clippings list church activities a St Johns Sunday school picnic at the church, a Masonic lodge test in Dubuque, Cedar Rapids union council meeting at 129 Third Street NE, a $23.68 income tax lien against John Mehegan, an auto accident injury at Washington and Eighteenth, nurse and Townsend auxiliary picnics in Bever Park, and a Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle co-pastor Hazel Freeberg Halsey departing Saturday with unspecified destination.
The text notes a daughter traveling to the Foursquare Gospel convention at Angelus temple in Los Angeles from June 17 to 27 and visiting her Los Angeles relatives. Joe Stoddard, son of local residents, returns from Iowa State College and will work in Memphis summer at Layne Western. Harry Nelson sustains a left hand cut at work and is treated at St Luke's hospital.
Robert Carstens son of Police Sergt and Mrs F A Carstens of 409 Longwood Drive NE reported to Rock Island Monday to work with United States engineers in a project status not fully listed in the report.
The Rock Island arsenal district and Carstens, who has completed his junior year at Iowa State College, will return to Ames this fall to finish his civil engineering program. Three Link Circle of Cedar Re bekah lodge plans a 1 PM picnic at Mrs Mame Stoner's home 818 L Street SW. Marshall Brebner of 1600 Wildwood Drive NE was arrested for speeding 44 mph on Third Avenue SE around 5 30 PM Monday and did not appear in police court Tuesday.
Federal Judge Nordbye of Minneapolis is appointed to assist in the northern district of Iowa during Judge George C. Scott of Sioux City illness. He will relieve Judge Scott after Judge John C. Collet of Jefferson City, Missouri had been assisting.
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