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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1962

Page

4

Mary Lea Becker Weds Ferdinand W. Pape in Cedar Rapids

Mary Lea Becker married Tuesday to Ferdinand W. Pape of West Union. Rev. Ferdinand A. Mack officiated at a ceremony followed by a reception for 500 at the Sportman's Club. The bride, Clarke College graduate, and groom, a DeVry Tech Institute alumnus and electronics technician at Collins Radio, will reside in Hiawatha.

Ferdinand W. Pape West Union Ferdinand A. Mack Sportman’s Club Clarke College DeVry Technical Institute Chicago Collins Radio Co Cedar Rapids Hiawatha

Marriages Mark Weekend in McGregor and Cascade

Beverly Bachtell married Dennis Lange at the McGregor Methodist church with Rev. Sylvan A. Lange officiating. The bride wore a lace gown and red rose bouquet, with Kay Kaufman as maid of honor. In Cascade, Loras Gudenkauf and Mary Leo Recker wed at St. Patrick's with a Chantilly gown and stephanotis bouquet. reception followed with 150 guests in the church hall. Additional recital notices omit six participants.

Rodney Ames James Rollinger Man Roger Cascade Lange Larry Peterson Judy Recker Coggon Bernadette Gudenkauf Lipares Loras Recker Thej Gene Gudenkauf McGregor Cascade The Hardware Co Phil Kelchen Coggan Lenny Beck McNamara Mr. Rollinger Cascade

Ports to Observe Silver Anniversary

An open house Sunday from 1 to 4 will honor Mr. and Mrs. Loren Port on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The event will be held at the Port home and hosted by their daughter Mrs. Eddy Bailey of Springville and daughter-in-law Mrs. Maurice Port of Whittier. The couple have eight children and four grandchildren.

Wallbeek Loren Port Port Eddy Bailey Springville Maurice Port Whittier

Weddings Tie Grapes Wright in Cedar Rapids Ceremony

Wedding notices for Jean Ann Grapes and Larry L. Wright in St Patrick s Church Cedar Rapids with reception follows and both work locally. Also Patsy Ann McKinney and Carson Beckett wed in Garnaville in a Fayette area ceremony. Sandra Parisi and Arlo Pape marry at St Bernard s in Middleton Wisconsin.

Slim Mint Gum promises fast weight loss in new ad

A bold advertisement touts Slim-Mint Gum as a daily snack cure that dulls appetite and speeds weight loss. It claims instant effects and urges readers to buy at drug stores for $1.00.

Slim-Mint

Parkade Work Finished. City to Inspect Before Acceptance

The general contractor Abell Howe Co announced completion of the new Parkade to city officials on Wednesday. The structure was briefly closed Tuesday for final work and reopened Wednesday pending formal acceptance after inspection. Public safety officials study surfacing options for possible future surface finishing changes.

Abell Howe Co Frank Bush

City faces choice on unassessable paving of Thirty-fourth Street

City council weighs deleting unassessable 1300 foot section of Thirty-fourth Street SE from 1962 paving. Half cannot be assessed to county residents. the city would cover about 10 000 dollars. Officials review voluntary county assessments and potential removal if owners refuse. If cut, west half paved, east remains unpaved to Cottage Grove.

Thirty-fourth Street Terry Drive Cottage Grove Avenue Stolba Johnson

Cedar Rapids Manufacturers List Deadline Set for July 13

The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce updates its manufacturers list for the annual printing. A chamber spokesman urged any new manufacturers in the Cedar Rapids area to contact the chamber office promptly by telephone or mail. Deadline for filing the listings is July 13.

Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Sonic booms shake Cedar Rapids in new wave of flights

A loud sonic boom rattled Cedar Rapids around 9:30 Tuesday night, one of five in the past week. Officials at Bunker Hill air force base in Peru Indiana attributed the blast to a B 58 crew flying the St Louis to Minneapolis corridor above 40 000 feet at Mach two. Supersonic flights will continue but not on a regular schedule as pilot training resumes and crews build experience with weekly scheduling as available.

Cedar Rapids Bunker Hill Air Force Base Peru Ind St. Louis Minneapolis iMach Two Air Force Bunker Hill

Cue Students Testify Over Jailed Mississippi Visit

A white Jackson lawyer and four college students jailed 20 hours in Clarksdale without outside contact called on the Justice Department to probe civil rights violations. Attorney William Higgs and students including a Black girl testified to the Civil Rights Advisory Committee after being released without charges.

Justice Department Higgs L. A. Ross Coahoma ‘County Vicki Burroughs Greene

College Students Race and Racial Identity Noted

Report lists Iowa student Jean Johnson 21 from Des Moines and three others, Phillip Keith Ensley 19 from Westchester New York and David F Campbell 19 from Tulsa. All but Miss Johnson are described as white.

Iowa Jean Johnson Des Moines Phillip Keith Ensley Westchester N. Y Coe College David F. Campbell Tulsa Oberlin College Miss Johnson

City Briefs Include Meetings At Downtown Venues

Community notices list meetings for Salvation Army advisory board Thursday noon at Bishop cafeteria and Chamber of Commerce directors Friday noon in the Roosevelt hotel. Lions club shows Masters film Thursday noon at the Roosevelt. Retail Merchants education committee meets Friday noon in Montrose Sheraton to plan an adult program. Residents note regular gatherings at 10914 Second Avenue SE and Third street addresses.

Salvation Army—Advisory Board Bishop Cafeteria Chamber — Board of Directors The Chamber of Commerce Roosevelt Hotel Lions Club Alanon Iowa City Second Avenue SE Merchants — Distributive Education Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce Sheraton-Montrose

Good Neighbors Okay Two More Agency Budgets

Two more agency budgets were tentatively approved by the United Good Neighbors campaign budget review committee. Total approved budgets reach 413,424 with 258,367 to be raised next fall. Key increases include Jane Boyd Community House and Home for Aged Women driven by new building needs and program staffing.

United Good Neighbors Campaign Jane Boyd

Budget Strains Tie to Campaign And Welfare Group Request

Discussion on funding shifts as the Iowa Welfare Assn seeks 410 dollars, up from 69 last year in membership dues. A full time executive was hired. action postponed pending a report on Linn County dues. The request reflects Cedar Rapids area population share for United campaign cities.

Nnot Iowa Welfare Assn Association Linns Cedar Rapids United Campaign

Eastern Iowans Join Army and Air Force Enlistments

Four residents from eastern Iowa enlist for recruit training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Don R Floetchinger 20 will serve in airborne infantry. Wayne E Schulte 19 Robert G Seliskar 19 and Larry D Oltrogge 20 slated for administrative training. Jerry E Sents 18 to Lackland Air Force Base for electronics training.

Iowa Army Fort Leonard Wood Don R. Floetchinger Eighteenth Street Airborne Infantry Wayne E. Schulte Norway Robert G. Seliskar Amana Larry D. Oltrogge University of Iowa Waverly Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Jerry E. Sents Fifth Avenue SE

Market Burglarized in Riverside Prompts Quick Investigation

A Riverside market was burglarized Tuesday night. Gerald R. Rogers, linked to the Streb promotion, faces police scrutiny as officers report missing items including 25 pounds of meat groceries cigarets and cash totaling between 70 and 75 dollars. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Rogers of 1263 Thirty-third Street NE.

Gerald R. Rogers Riverside Burday Calvin Rogers Thirty-third Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mary Lea Becker Loras Gudenkauf Beverly Bachtell Dennis Lange Russell Bernhard Elkader Lee Wirkler Ahinesh Nawlawn Usnercu Schemmel Drug Store Gudenhauf Owen Howard Paint and Floor Covering Co Fairfax St. Patrick's Auditorium Kathleen McNamara Marie Kathy Stark Tracy Duffy Kathleen Hobson Kathleen Nielson Shirley Etten Winthrop St. Patrick's Catholic Church Jean Ann Grapes Hubert Grapes Larry L. Wright Wayne Wright Route One E. J. Supple Smulekoff Center Point Road McGregor Methodist Patsy Ann McKinney Marcene L. Glasses Carson Beckett George Becketts Garnaville Donald Kimball Fayette Beckett Farmers’ Co-op Creamery Woody Stolba Bob Johnson Stewart Shank East Side West Side First Ave Oy Taz Town & Country Cue Mississippi Friedl Fernwood Johnson Avenue City Realty Adv Petite Third Avenue SE Mike H. Sindelar Third Street Mercy Hospital Florida Hiltbrunner 2Nd Street Sanford Tywell Hagen-Renaker 3Rd Ave Odds and Ends Iss America Robb’s Appliance CO Second St
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