Manchester Wedding of Kathryn Damon and Newell Sutton
Kathryn Marie Damon of Manchester wed Newell F. Sutton in a First Lutheran Church ceremony. The double ring service featured uncles, bridesmaids in lilac gowns, and a reception in church parlors. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids with Damon employed at Northwestern Bell and Sutton at Allis-Chalmers, planning a move to Syracuse after July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Kathryn Marie Damon
Hubert Malone
Newell F. Sutton
Howard Suttons
Delhi
W. A. Adix
Richard Bauer
Cedar Rapids
Frank Davis
Jo Ann de Keyser
Frank Damon
Alice Damon
Sharon
Belinda Sutton
Susan Malone
Dean Meader
Greeley
James Perry
Dubuque
George Wall
Don Shaw
Delaware
Milton Bohnenkamp
Black Hills
Fourteenth Street
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Engagements And Weddings Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids-Deanea Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Snyder and Arthur Madlom son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Madlom exchanged marriage vows Wednesday at First Assembly of God with Rev Lawrence Huffman officiating They will reside temporarily at Point Maglee naval base California Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs Nathan E Burlingham announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Judith Kay to Richard John Wardenburg of Williamsburg They plan to wed July 20 in Williamsburg Independence Rosemary Cannon and Jim Wright married June 8 at St John s church with the groom stationed with the navy in Japan The wife will join him there later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Deanea Smith
Jerry Snyder
Center Point Road
Arthur Madlom
Samuel Madlom
Eleventh Street
Assembly of God Church
Lawrence Huffman
Point Maglee Naval Base
Calif
Nathan E. Burlingham
Fourteenth Avenue
Judith Kay
Richard John Wardenburg
Fred Lewis Wardenburg
Williamsburg
Independence
St. John's Church
Rosemary Cannon
Clarence Cannons
Jim Wright
Gilbert Wrights
Vinton
Navy
Japan
Barbara Burrack Weds Max Gernand in Arlington Church
Barbara Burrack daughter of Mr and Mrs Ervin J Burrack wed Max Gernand son of the Fred Gernands of Volga in a Saturday ceremony at St John Lutheran church Arlington. Rev J F Wipperman officiated with Carol Gilbert soloist Avon Adele Nus organist. Bridesmaids wore mint green gowns and carried white daisies. Timothy Burrack, brother of the bride, attended as part of the wedding party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Barbara Burrack
Ervin J. Burrack
Max Gernand
Fred Gernands
Volga
St. John Lutheran Church
J. F. Wipperman
Carol Gilbert
Monona
Avon Adele Nus
Joe Ogle
Elgin
Carol Huebsch
Strawberry Point
Timothy Burrack
Miss Gloria Harland Weds Robert Hummel in Aurora
Gloria Harland and Robert Hummel were united in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at a Baptist church in Aurora. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harland, wore Chantilly lace and satin with a bouquet of red roses. the groom is employed at Jesup Creamery. A 3 p.m. reception for 200 followed, and the couple will reside in Aurora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Wenger
Elgin
Ray Schmidt
Ames
James Burrack
Gary Burrack
McGregor
Carl Nus
Robert Duff
Volga
Gernand
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa State College
Omicron Nu
Phi Kappa Phi
Jesup
Eta Kappa Nu
Syracuse
N. Y
General Electric Company
Aurora
Baptist Church
Gloria Harland
Elmer Harlands
Robert Hummel
Roy Hummel
Independence
John R. Dikkers
Chantilly
Luanne Hundley
Dan Butler
Edward Zimpher
Frank Gallup
Janet Payne
Paul Hoaglan
Hummel
Jesup Creamery
Miss Donna Thompson Weds Tom Barker in West Union
Miss Donna Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Thompson wed Tom Barker son of Mrs Grace Barker at St Olaf Lutheran church in a 2:30 pm ceremony officiated by Rev I H Vallem with Mrs M C Wangsness at the organ and Miss Janice Schatz as soloist. A reception followed at the Thompson home. The bride works for H and H Distributing and the groom drives a truck for Fayette county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Donna Thompson
Floyd Thompson
Tom Barker
Grace Barker
I. H. Vallem
M. C. Wangsness
Janice Schatz
Beverly ,Thompson
Emory Christensen
Thompson
H and H Distributing Company
Fayette County
Solons Seek Study of Other Road Unit Structures
Iowa legislators plan a formal inquiry into the makeup and duties of state highway commissions nationwide. A five-signature request will trigger a legislative research department study on possibilities such as a three full-time member commission, appointments by the governor with senate confirmation, and salary implications. Current pay is 4500 yearly. past efforts to raise pay failed in Senate. Governor Loveless remains cordial to Eisenhower despite a sharp political exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Legislative Research Department
Senate
House
Insurance coverage shifts raise home fire policy costs
Insurance experts note broad changes in extended fire coverage and alarm policy rules. They say modern homes will see roughly steady rates while older houses could face higher premiums under the revised policies.
Right-of-way purchases vs condemnations in Iowa highway land plan
E. V. John of the Iowa Highway Commission reports that in the last calendar year 2,409 parcels were acquired, 2,292 purchased and 117 condemned. He notes this 95.5 percent ratio has been consistent through the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. John
Iowa Highway Commission
Weatherwax Bros Celebrate Song Centennial at Little Brown Church
More than 1,000 people packed the Little Brown Church in the Vale for the centennial of the hymn birth. Weatherwax Brothers veterans Tom Weatherwax and kin, from Des Moines and Clarence, led the sing as pastor Glenn Utterback praised the quartet in fine voice. The hymn, written by Dr. William S. Pitt, helped launch the Weatherwax troupe on the lyceum circuit from 1909 to 1921, with about 50,000 marriages recorded at the church since its fame.
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Nashua
Little Brown
The
Vale
Weatherwax Brothers
Lyceum
William S. Pitt
Wisconsin
Iowa
Tom Weatherwax
Des Moines
Tom
William
Clarence
Clifford
Charles City
Lester
Wichita
Kan
Asa
Rites To Be Tuesday For Clair Martin 59
Center Point lose Clair Martin 59 a carpenter and longtime resident who died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital Born May 4 1898 he married Hazel Anangst Sept 5 1923 Surviving Hazel a daughter Mrs Robert Zahn Cedar Rapids father George E Martin Center Point brothers Eldon Cedar Rapids and Beldon Center Point sisters Mrs Ira Kramer Walker and Mrs I F Turner Encino California Services Tuesday 2 p m at First Methodist Church Center Point burial Center Point Cemetery Body at Murdoch Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Center Point
Clair Martin
Carpenter
Cedar Rapids
Hazel Anangst
Robert Zahn
George E. Martin
Eldon
Beldon
Ira Kramer
Walker
I. F. Turner
Encino
Calif
First Methodist Church
Murdoch Funeral Home
Four hundred Iowa boys sworn into Navy at Spirit Lake
SPIRIT LAKE AP- Four hundred Iowa boys were inducted into the Navy during Iowa Navy days ceremonies. The two day event peaked with a Saturday parade featuring bands from six towns, floats from nine cities, and the U.S. Navy band. Sandra Gilmore, 18, of Le Mars, was crowned Sweetheart of the Iowa Navy by a board of governors consisting of wives of visiting Navy personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Navy
U.S. Navy
Sandra Gilmore
le Mars
Pella Votes on Sunday Pool Opening Controversy
Pella voters will decide in a July 15 special referendum whether the municipal pool may be open Sundays from 2 to 5 pm. The issue divides residents over Sabbath observance and recreation needs, with church leaders stating the vote reflects community tensions and a desire for wholesome activities.
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Pella
Lambertus van Lear
Second Christian Reformed Church
William DeJong
Trinity Reformed Church
Benshoof Named Federal Rehabilita tion Representative in Kansas City
Howard L. Benshoof Iowa director of rehabilitation for 10 years began as federal representative at Kansas City for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Appointed by Mary E. Switzer, he hails from Perry Iowa and has led the National Rehabilitation Association. He now represents Iowa North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Minnesota and Missouri, succeeding Louis R. Schubert who moved to Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard L. Benshoof
Iowa
Kansas City
Mary E. Switzer
Benshoof
Perry
National Rehabilitation Association
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Louis R. Schubert
Atlanta
Services Tuesday For Hiram Houghton At Red Oak
Hiram Houghton 71 Iowa Bankers Association president and prominent businessman died Sunday in Red Oak. Funeral Tuesday at Congregational church with burial in Red Oak. Survived by wife Dorothy three sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Hiram Houghton
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa
Houghton
Dorothy Houghton
Citizens For Eisenhower Organization
Congregational Church
Houghton State Bank
Eisenhower
Former Sheriff Anderson Dies in Hopkinton
Carl Anderson aged 65, Delaware County sheriff from 1939 to 1951, died Sunday after a long illness in Hopkinton where he lived the last five years. A World War I veteran, he served as deputy sheriff from 1923 to 1939 before his election. Survived by wife Sylvern Wenger and brother L R Anderson of Grand Island Nebraska. Services Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Gill funeral home Manchester with burial at Coggon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Carl Anderson
Delaware County
Anderson
Sylvern Wenger
L. R. Anderson
Grand Island
Neb
Gill
Manchester
Coggon
Rites for Jack Wolfe Held at Des Moines
Funeral services were held in Des Moines for Jack S. Wolfe a 54 year old former head of the Welch Iowa Printing Company and longtime manager of Hawkeye Aluminum Distributing Company He died of a heart attack Sunday Wolfe served as managing editor of the Iowa Jewish News for years and published the Daily Record a court news paper He chaired several war drives during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Jack S. Wolfe
Hawkeye Aluminum Distributing Company
Welch Iowa Printing Company
Wolfe
Iowa Jewish News
Daily Record
Iowa Disabled Vets Elect New Officers
Howard Frye of DeWitt was elected Iowa commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the Dubuque convention closing Sunday. Joe Terrones of Waterloo named senior vice commander with Leonard Meyer of Dubuque junior vice commander. Charles Huber of Des Moines adjutant. Paul Low of Des Moines judge advocate. Robert Detrick of Cedar Rapids treasurer. Lois Hewitt of Oskaloosa chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Howard Frye
DeWitt
Iowa
Disabled American Veterans
Joe Terrones
Waterloo
Leonard Meyer
Charles Huber
Des Moines
Paul Low
Robert Detrick
Cedar Rapids
Lois Hewitt
Oskaloosa
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Kathryn Damon
Newell Sutton
Rieu Anh
East
Sidux City
Miss Donna Thompson
Loveless
Ike
Herschel C. Loveless
President Eisenhower
Seattle
Mr. Eisenhower
Statehouse
Weber
Weatherwax Bros
Glenn Utterback
DeJong
T. H. Klein
Ike Hoksbergen
Clarence Caldwell
Caldwell
Llinois Central
Illinois Central
Ilinois Central
Mid-America
Wayne A. Johnston
Illinois
Jack Wolfe
Cook
Cook’s
Rentile
Kentile
Cook’s Paints
Ave. S.E
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