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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1967
Page
5
In Jerusalem, Israeli women from reg ular soldiers to grandmothers aid the war effort while many serve in non combat roles. Nahal girls form the only fighting unit, guarding kibbutzim and sharing patrols with men. Women are conscripted in peace time, a policy cited as unique, reflecting equal status and broad service in support roles and technical tasks.
Sunday prize winners were Mrs. Donald Roberts Mrs. Harold Layher and Tom Cooper. Max Scotts hosted the golf event and George Villers at 1241 Twenty-ninth Street NE hosted the post golf supper.
Mrs Charles D Kacer 240 Twenty fifth Avenue SW Sunday installed as Madame State pet of the Fraternal Order of Eagles auxiliary at the state convention in Dubuque Orville Dorland 1024 Ninth Street SW installed as state chaplain Cedar Rapids 1959 founder of FOE 2272 ritual and drill teams earned state and national honors Cedar Rapids teams participated in ceremonies Morris Sanford Meth Wick Manor honored at Cedar Rapids Country Club for 66th wedding anniversary Hosts were Mr and Mrs H H Morse 3825 Indianale Circle SE
Marilyn Morphew smashed a Madeira bottle to christen the Meka II, severing a cut hand but celebrating the launch as the boat slid into the Detroit River. Ross Morphew and Marilyn, married recently, celebrate their two year dream with friends and family watching the new sailboat begin its voyage.
John Duckwall presented a violin and viola recital at St Pauls Methodist Church featuring Ardis Sillick Sherry Martinson Peggy Mellerup Jane Ann Wahrer Cindy Thompson Janet Fitzgerald Kathy Mullaley Dennis Wazac Lisa Johnson Paula Leacox John Paul Kristin Erickson Christine Moore Susan Chadima and Georgia Struthers among Mrs Ke's former pupils.
Neighbor complaints over a large dry dock supporting a handmade boat revealed it was twice the size allowed by local ordinance, prompting city action and possible penalties.
The Morphews faced glass glare while moving a damaged picture for storage. John Curran of J J Curran Crane volunteered a 40 ton crane after a failed attempt with a 12 ton crane. A master point game is set for the next meeting on Saturday June 24 at the YWCA.
Marie Esther Williams wed Raymond Frank Machacek at St James Methodist Church in a 1:30 Saturday ceremony performed by Rev L George Pimlott. The couple plans to reside at Town City after a reception for 200 at the church.
In Manheim Pennsylvania a red rose was presented to an eighth generation descendant of Baron Henry W Steigel. The rite marks 1772 when the baron deeded land for five shillings and the rent of a red rose due each June. Frank Demmerly Jr of Haddonfield NJ received this year’s rent from Judge Carl B Shelley of the Commonwealth Court.
More than 125 attended the Wells family reunion in Bever Park Sunday. President is John Inge, and vice president Daniel Wells. The oldest member attending was Mrs. Eva Wells, 183, of Palo.
From the early twenties, bedtime massage with a vitalizing night cream softens surface dryness and tiny lines. Apply Clay vitalizing night cream to cheeks forehead and throat, then gently massage upward and remove with a tissue to encourage complexion loveliness.
Miss Judy Ann Kimball and Richard Rainshaw Proctor Jr exchanged marriage vows Sunday at Crescent Park Methodist Church in Sioux City. The ceremony at 2 30 pm was performed by Rev Richard L Pearson with 80 guests at a reception. The couple plans a 10 day honeymoon in Minnesota before settling in Cedar Rapids.
Banana coffee cake recipe appears alongside a Cedar Rapids wedding notice for Thomas C. Proctor and his bride. The article notes the cake is baked for 8 servings, the couple's August Iowa City home, and a rehearsal dinner at the Sheraton Morrison hotel with Cedar Rapids and Madison, Wis., hosts.
Robert C. Kimm and family of Phoenix Arizona are visiting his father J Kimm and grandmother Lena Kimm at 1428 Belver avenue SE.
In San Francisco Bill Hughes recalls a bet led him to answer a letter to a name scrawled on a new bridge pillar. Pat Lucas, then 12, and Hughes wrote for six years before marrying in 1943. They later saw the bridge together, the inscriptions now erased, and Hughes often crosses the span each day near the pillar.
In Terracina Italy early Sunday Princess Victoria Louise grandmother of Greek King Constantine reported a jewel theft valued around 10000 dollars. Police said three leather cases with jewels and the princess passport were taken after a ground floor window was entered while she slept in an upstairs room.
Joan Pellegrini who lost both feet in an August auto crash walked the aisle at St. Mary's church in West Quincy for her wedding to Joseph H. Me. The 24 year old, a blond from Quincy, endured a stone wall collision and subsequent amputation above the ankle and at the knee. Doctors from Arlington, Mass, had earlier performed the amputations.
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