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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1947

Page

4

Audrey Pickerill and Robert Van Horn Wed at Family Home

Miss Audrey L. Pickerill and Robert W. J. Van Horn married Sunday at 4 p.m. in the home of the bride’s uncle and aunt, Harold and Esther Pickerill, with Dr. Marvin B. Kober officiating. The couple will reside at 1205 First Avenue SE.

Audrey L. Pickerill Robert W. J. van Horn Harold A. Pickerill Country Club Parkway Marvin B. Kober Dorothy Lund Waterloo Sally Cobb Tipton Esther Pickerill Second Avenue Boyd C. Pickerill Los Angeles van Horn Harold A. van Horn Avenue Dolores Pickerill Johanna Hill Iden Johnson Iowa City Alice Mary Thompson Margaret Ann Paxton Barbara Fehleisen James Israel Lake Okoboji First Avenue SE Coe College Kappa Delta Sorority University of Iowa Delta Chi Son Fraternity Pi Tau Sigma

Sweeney Family Returns From Minnesota Vacation

Mr and Mrs James C Sweeney and children Judith Jimmy and Jerry 3002 Sidney Street SE have returned from a week long vacation at Lake Mazaska Faribault Minnesota.

James C. Sweeney Judith Jimmy Jerry Sidney Street SE Lake Mazaska Faribault, Minn

Margarets Wedding to Hugh Reinier at First Christian Church

Miss Margaret Bittle wed Hugh W. Reinier Sunday at 3 pm in First Christian Church with Rev L H Wood officiating. The bride is daughter of John F Bittle. groom’s parents are Mr and Mrs J N Reinier. Attendants included Lucille Kasper Roy Freshwater. ushers Joe Stepanek Gordon Walker. Reception in Roosevelt hotel Florentine room. The couple will reside at 3033 Center Point road NE after a brief wedding trip.

Margaret Bittle Hugh W. Reinier L. H. Wood Belle Plaine Cere Carroll Roberts John F. Bittles Seventh Avenue SE Reinier J. N. Reinier Sixth Street Lucille Kasper Roy Freshwater Council Bluffs Kasper Joe Stepanek Gordon Walker Florentine Roosevelt Hotel Glenn Bullman Claude Hupp Batavia Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company Heinze Electric Company Center Point Road

Frazee Women Head to New York City for Summer

Mrs. Leah Frazee and her daughter Nancy Frazee of 200 Forest Drive SE will leave Tuesday to spend the summer in New York City.

Mrs. Frazee Nancy New York City Leah Frazee Nancy Frazee Forest Drive Bemberg

Bonita Nielson to Wed William Holmes in Long Beach

Mr and Mrs Lee O Nielson of Long Beach announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Bonita to William Holmes. The ceremony will take place June 30 at 8 p m at the California Heights Methodist Church in Long Beach.

Lee O. Nielson Long Beach Cedar Rapids Bonita William Holmes California Heights Methodist Church

Pattern 4596 Play Suit And Skirt In Jr Miss Sizes

The ad promotes pattern 4596 for a play suit and skirt aimed at Jr Miss sizes 11 through 17. It highlights scoop neckline puff sleeves and easy to use sewing instructions with complete illustrations. Orders require 25 cents and mailing to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept in Chicago Illinois.

Bette Inclu Cedar Ra Gazette Pattern Dept N. Clinton St Chicago

Designing Woman By Elizabeth Hillyer Curtain Tips

The article advises using light curtains on large windows and bold wallpaper to maximize light and space. It suggests finishing arches with matching ruffles and using wallpaper on ceilings to enhance decor for bright sunlit rooms.

Elizabeth Hillyer

Milner Attends Osage Wedding as Bridesmaid

Miss Marilyn Milner of 405 Twenty third Street NE attended a wedding in Osage on Sunday where she served as bridesmaid. She and the bride were roommates at the University of [incomplete text].

Marilyn Milner Twenty-third Street Osage

Carel Ann Newberry Celebrates Fourth Birthday Party

Carel Ann Newberry of Muscatine was honored on her fourth birthday Saturday with a party at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Newberry at 1707 Washington Avenue SE. Games were played and refreshments served. Present were Peter Christiansen Judy Breckle Sharon Eye Steven Dinnel Fam Lowe Sharon Turner Lynn Pierson Lynda Darling Kathy Fosnacht and Mary Lynn Morris.

Carel Ann Newberry Muscatine O. D. Newberry Washington Avenue SE Peter Christiansen Judy Breckle Sharon Eye Steven Dinnel Fam Lowe Sharon Turner Lynn Pierson Lynda Darling Kathy Fosnacht Mary Lynn Morris

Heefner Family Holds Annual Reunion at Daniels Park

The Heefner reunion gathered Sunday at Daniels Park with 55 family members attending. New officers include W. J. Briney as president, T. H. Briney as vice president, Miss Bernice Briney secretary-treasurer, with Mrs. G. D. Heefner, Mrs. Vernon Heefner and Mrs. Willard serving on the refreshment committee.

Heefner Daniels Park W. J. Briney T. H. Briney Bernice Briney G. D. Heefner Vernon Heefner Oo Willard

Mrs Hauser Hosts Music Students on Lawn

Miss Eulalia Hauser of 1740 Fifth avenue SE entertained 60 music students Monday. Following home movies, refreshments were served on the lawn.

Eulalia Hauser Fifth Avenue SE

Mrs. A C Barta Returns From Northward Trip

Mrs. A C Barta of 818 Eighteenth Street SE has completed a two week visit spanning Canada Detroit and Milwaukee returning home.

A. C. Barta Eighteenth Street Canada Detroit Milwaukee

Quaas Family Holds 30th Annual Reunion at Bever Park

One hundred Quaas family members gathered Sunday at Bever Park's large pavilion for the thirtieth annual reunion. Mrs. Kenneth Quaas was elected secretary-treasurer and C. G. Bachman was re-elected president.

Quaas Bever Park Kenneth Quaas C. G. Bachman

Mrs Garat and daughter return to Cedar Rapids home

Mrs Louise Garat and her daughter Sharon Lee, who had lived in Dubuque for seven months, have moved back to Cedar Rapids to establish their residence at 1138 Tenth Street.

Louise Garat Sharon Lee Dubuque Cedar Rapids Tenth Street

Davis- heads to Cheley camps first session in Colorado

Jim Davis son of Mr and Mrs J Elliott Davis of 2056 First Avenue SE departs for the first session of the Cheley camps in Colorado to begin a period of outdoor study and leadership training.

Jim Davis J. Elliott Davis First Avenue SE Colo

Mrs Ressa and daughter depart on California vacation

Mrs. Ted Ressa and her daughter Delores of 1841 Mallory Street SW have left for a month long vacation in California.

Ted Ressa Delores Mallory Street

Laura Wheeler pattern offers easy needlework charts and photos

Laura Wheeler introduces an improved needlework pattern Pattern 823 with simple charts and concise directions. Readers are asked to mail 20 cents, a plain address, and the pattern number to The Cedar Rapids Gazette at 549 West Ban iage Ill.

Laura Wheeler Cedar Rapids Nieh Deat West Baniage Ill

Thrifty Meal Shifts From Steaks to Roasts and Pork Butts

The article notes high prices push thrifty households away from steaks and chops toward chuck roasts loin ends and pork butts. It provides recipes using ground beef or lamb patties, smoked shoulder butt, corned beef ring mold with savoy cabbage, potatoes and carrots, plus simmering instructions and substitutions.

Ring Place

Klassen 25th Wedding Anniversary Observed

One hundred thirty friends honored Mr. and Mrs. A W Klassen at Ranger hall on 328 F avenue NW marking their silver wedding anniversary celebrated Sunday evening with a party and well wishes.

A. W. Klassen F Avenue NW Ranger Hall

Internal Revenue Jobs Open for Application in Midwest States

Applications for probational appointment to Internal Revenue Agent positions in Iowa and four other Midwestern states will be accepted until close of business July 7. Beginning salaries range from 2644 to 4902 dollars for the respective grades. Usual age limits 18 to 55 for CAF-5 and CAF-7 and 18 to 62 for CAF-9 and CAF-11, are waived for veteran preference.

Internal Revenue Agent Iowa Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners

Guidance for Newlyweds Emphasizes Solemn Home Life

The text advises couples to honeymoon privately, avoid visiting relatives, seek solitude and relaxation, live independently at first, refrain from public sarcasm, and make clear plans while calling on God for guidance. It frames marriage as a focused spiritual project with disciplined behavior.

Parson Conducts Marriage School

Chicago minister Cintes Soa conducts a Marriage School for 200 young men at his church. He teaches discretion, prudence, and secrecy in courtship, warns against long engagements and secret marriages, and cautions against extravagance and debt from large weddings.

Cintes Soa Dietanx Chicago

Dorothy Hovey Resigns From Clerk's Office Position

Miss Dorothy Hovey resigns from the district court deputy clerk and deputy registrar of vital statistics post to join Knapp and Company Investment Securities. Melvin J. McCalley of Walker will assume the job effective Monday.

Dorothy Hovey Twenty-sixth Street Drive District Court

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Audrey Pickerill Robert van Horn James Sweeney Minnesota Agaa Anne Adams F. S. Mitvalsky & CO. Furs Designing Woman Miss Milner Salem Church Miss Hauser Quaas Reunion Cheley Camps California War Clifi 1 Pepet-Cola Company Long Island City N.Y Wm. Tehel Bottling Co Towa Chenille Axminster Wiltons Wilton Corot Second Ave Naomi Doebdel Mtg Peney Killian Company Internal Revenue Parson MAUTZ Ory Barney First Avenue Norito Pmiovic Lydia E. Pinkham Vegeolydia Uncle Sam EB. O Uncle Sam Lakativ Hartmann Mademoiselle
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