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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1949

Page

2

Woman of the Week Mrs Heefner profiles a busy Farm Bureau activist

Nancy Green portrays Mrs Vernon Heefner as a tireless Farm Bureau and community organizer from Toddville Iowa. She supervises activities across Linn Jones Jackson Scott Cedar Johnson Tama Poweshiek Iowa Clinton and Benton counties while balancing family duties on the 160 acre farm. She advocates rural education equal funding and library development and participates in foreign relation projects and local health and sanitation efforts. Her husband and daughters support her, and she values country life, home projects, and a busy schedule of speeches and meetings.

Vernon Heefner Farm Bureau Marion Phyllis Heemners Toddville Iowa Slim Linn Jones Jackson Scott Cedar Johnson Tama Poweshiek Clinton Benton Des Moines Heefner State Farm Bureau Czechoslovakia

Beethoven Club Annual Breakfast Tue at Miss Pratt home

Beethoven club members hold their annual breakfast Tuesday at 9 30 a m in the garden at Miss Margaret Pratt 521 Knollwood drive SE Attendees should bring table service If not contacted members should call Miss Pratt 8897 for reservations Also noted are local social items about graduation attendance and club meetings plus a cooking tip suggesting salmon servings of about one third pound per person

Beethoven Club Margaret Pratt Knollwood Drive Miss Pratt

Irene Rohlena Weds Harold Parr in Cedar Rapids

Marriage vows unite Irene Rohlena daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Rohlena Cedar Rapids and Harold Parr Blairstown in St Wenceslaus church ceremony led by Rev J L Kissling. Bride wore orchid encrusted gown with orange blossoms tiara and carried orchids. Attendants included maid of honor Lois Parr and bridesmaids Martha Pesek and Mrs Frances Jandik. Best man Robert Rohlena with groomsmen Joseph and William Parr and ushers Robert Jandik Edward Terness. After reception at the bride’s parents home the couple planned a Wisconsin trip and will reside in Blairstown where Parr farms.

Irene Rohlena Charles Rohlena Cedar Rapids Harold Parr Blairstown St. Wenceslaus Church J. L. Kissling Parr Simon Parr Lois Parr Martha Pesek Frances Jandik Robert Rohlena Joseph William Parr Robert Jandik Edward Terness Wisconsin Mr. Parr

Cedar View Plans Golf Breakfast

Cedar View Country club will sponsor its annual ladies day invitational Thursday. Breakfast at 8, golf, luncheon at 1, then cards or more golf. Invited clubs include Manchester Vin ton Independence Iowa City Tip ton Geneva Muscatine Indian Creek Elmcrest Cedar Rapids Ellis park. Mrs. Paul Huston chairs golf. committee: Mines Ray Cary George Villers Richard Jones Ronald Rawson. Reserve by Tuesday noon at 8274. Golf and card prizes awarded.

Cedar View Country Manchester Vinton Independence Iowa City Tipton Geneva Club Muscatine Indian Creek Country Club Elmcrest Country Club Cedar Rapids Country Club Ellis Park Club Paul Huston Cedar View The Mines Ray Cary George Villers Richard Jones Ronald Rawson J. J. Jacobs Cedar Rapids

Imogen Emery Nominated for Int’l Quota Club President

Cedar Rapids attorney Mrs Imogen B Emery has been nominated for the presidency of Quota Club International. Election events occur at the Houston convention June 25. Emery, second vice president and longtime cedar Rapids Quota leader, has served on the board since 1944 and held multiple committee roles. Other nominee is Wilhelmina Aragon of New Orleans. Delegates from Cedar Rapids include Margaret Gilbert Luella Reinking Donna Nicholas Gladys Swangler. Navy Mothers Club meets Friday at 8 PM in K P hall with Mrs Mollie Yuta reporting on the Sioux City rally and June birthdays.

Imogen B. Emery Cedar Rapids Quota Club International Houston Texas Emery Quota Club International, Inc Quota Club International Committee On Quota International University of Iowa College of Law Linn County United States Supreme Court Iowa State Bar Association Linn County Bar Association Quota Club of Margaret Gilbert Luella Reinking Donna Nicholas Gladys Swangler Ruth Bryan Rohde United States Denmark S. W. Heald Panama George E.B. Peddy Navy Mothers Club Navy K. P. Hall Mollie Yuta Sioux City

C R Couple's Bridal Dinner Tonight in Roosevelt Hotel

The bridal dinner honoring Miss Alyce Chadima and her fiancé William Barron Jr. is set for this evening in the Florentine room of the Roosevelt hotel. They plan to wed Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the First Congregational church with 42 guests attending including out of town guests Eleanor Maiden and Janne Tyler.

Alyce Mary Chadima William J. Barron, Jr Florentine Roosevelt Hotel Chadima Mr. Barron First Congregational Church George E. Chadima Harry J. Chadima Lester C. Chadima Eleanor Maiden Iowa City Janne Tyler Fort Madison Richard Layman Waterloo Keith Drake Greene Robert Roseland Clear Lake James West Sioux City J. Redell Madison Wis I. J. Barron A. E. Rogers Eau Claire, Wis

Open House at Elmcrest Golf Club Wednesday Eve

Formal opening of the Elmcrest Golf and Country Club clubhouse to be held Wednesday evening from 7:30 to 10. Four hundred fifty invitations issued to members and nearby clubs. decoration complete. no serving planned. Attendees may tour the clubhouse and grounds including the open swimming pool. A three year old birthday party for Caren Ann Carnes was hosted by her parents at their 2506 B Avenue NE home with cake and ice cream on the lawn and a list of guests.

Elmcrest Golf and Country Club Caren Ann Carnes Robert Carnes Avenue Carnes Ronnie Nazette Jimmy Joyce Spaight Karen Butch Mitralsky David Jones Kimmy Hauser Rena David LaFontaine Diane Stevens Patty Billy Redmond Ann Bender David Donna

Relatives from Detroit visit in Brand home

The Hallmarks of Guntersville Alabama visit Rob ert Neff and family on twenty fifth street SE to attend the christening of Carolyn Neff at St Pauls Methodist church. Also visiting are Leonard Nelson of Ogden and Don V Brand of Detroit with the Soboda family at 535 Knollwood drive SE.

John Hallmark Guntersville Ala Robert Neff Twenty-Fifth Street Jones Carolyn St. Paul’s Methodist Church Leonard Nelson Ogden Neffs Nelson Neff University of Owa Detroit Brand Home Don V. Brand Tommy Donny Mr. Brand Mrs H. C. Brand Memorial Drive Metelmans C. R Charles Metelman Des Moines Metelman Edward M. Soboda, Jr Knollwood Drive

To Be Married to Wayne E. Harger

Mrs. F. C. Anderle announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Marilyn Marge to Wayne Edwin Harger son of Mr. and Mrs W Roy Harger. The couple will be married July 22. Miss Anderle taught in Cedar Rapids area. Mr Harger is a senior at the university and affiliate of Sigma Pi. Guests at Dr and Mrs Morgan J Foster include Mrs Foster's brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs W L Flint and their son Chips of Evanston.

E. J. Bruns Fifteenth Street John Jaeger Helen John Evanston Jaeger Bruns Donald Alice Scar Trinity Lutheran Church Helen Rathje M. J. Rathje Anamosa J. J. McArtor G. J. McArtor Delbert E. McArtor Thirty-second Street Drive F. C. Anderle Marilyn Marge Wayne Edwin Harger W. Roy Harger Nineteenth Street Miss Anderle Clarke College Dubuque University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Harger University Sigma Pi Morgan J. Foster Linden Drive Foster W. L. Flint Chips

Circus Theme Lends Gaiety To Cotton Ball

Cedar Rapids eleventh annual Cotton Ball draws 500 guests at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Miss Catharine Yuill crowned queen after grand march. Circus decor, cotton candy cones, eight-foot clown, and a bandstand in a circus tent theme. Proceeds support Junior League civic welfare. dinner preceded by 300+ Dutch treat reservations. Out of town guests noted.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Catharine Yuill Larry Foster Junior League of Cedar Rapids Duane Arnold Country Club William P. Ellwood Grande Avenue SE J. C. Kennedy Roosevelt Hotel F. L. Hinchliffe Davenport

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Woman Mrs. Heefner Nancy Green Otter Creek Township Marion Methodist Church 4-H Darlene Ralph Clements Crescent Street Mary Jane Milwaukee-Downer Seminary Milwaukee CHI Omega Chi Omega Mothers Club Ray Hubbard Twentieth Street W. Hampton Mrs. Bell Hans Pauli John Bell Arlington Lester Trunedek Kylon DIAL Miss Rathje J. J. Jacops II Third Avenue SE Harry B. Bracey, Jr Schenectady T. D. Raher Chicago Jacobs Gertrude Iowa State College Minnesota R. M. Threlkeld Fourth Avenue SE Breezy Point Minn Walter Musker Ellis Park Rosemary Murray Miss Murray Marion Heins Rice Hotel Edith M. Glaze San Jose Calif Killian Company Nations PSECU Som Cedar Rapids, Iowa C.C.D C.R Washington Avenue SE William Chadima Nancy Yuill Pleasant Drive Killian Elmerset Mrs. Neff Wayne E. Harger Morgan Fosters William Wallace Marilyn Anderle Lasswell Studio Paramount Building Quality Cleaners Samtone BT Service
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