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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1956
Page
7
East Side Cedar Rapids residents report a thief removed their yard flag and clamps, leaving the pole in place after cutting away the flag. The incident sparked questions about motive from patriotism to vandalism as investigators examine who would steal a cherished symbol.
Mr and Mrs Edmond P Boynton mark their 60th anniversary with a 5 to 7 PM cocktail supper at 2335 Blake boulevard SE. About 125 guests attend at the Boynton home hosted by their son Douglas at 4251 E avenue NE and joined by the Motts and Heineys.
Lois Marie Frost and Jon Valentine exchanged marriage vows Saturday at St Pauls Methodist Church at 4 30 pm in a ceremony before an altar of white stock dofugi mums and pompons Rev Jackson Burns officiated The bride wore a powder blue polished cotton gown with a portrait neckline and a bouquet of white pompons and blue delphiniums Roberta Arthur served as maid of honor Richard Sandercock was best man A reception followed in the church parlors The groom is employed by Sun Super Mart Inc They will reside at 3138 Mt Vernon Road SE Cornelia Montgomery returning home for the summer from Radcliffe College Cambridge Mass also noted
Several Cedar Rapids youths depart Monday for summer camp sessions. At Camp Cheley in Estes Park Colorado are Melissa Lyon Susan Keller Howard Cherry and Walter Corey. At Camp Lake Hubert in Minnesota attenders include Marge Carrigg and Linda Wells. Tom Rieke of Victor will attend Camp Lincoln at Lake Hubert Minnesota.
The women's invitational golf tournament at Indian Creek Country Club begins Thursday with 8:30 a.m. tee time. Mrs. George A. Carter and Mrs. H. W. Leffingwell head as chair and co chair. Committees include Welcoming, Starting and Scoring, Registration, Breakfast, Refreshments, Luncheon, Flowers, Cards, Table, and Pitch and Putt with named members such as Mrs. John Stearns, Mrs. David Thaler, Mrs. Lee Hillbrunner, Mrs. Ted Ruffin, Mrs. Sam Cohn, and many others.
Miss Louise Barry daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Barry of 2225 Blake boulevard SE leaves Friday for a bicycle tour of Europe with 11 Iowa State College classmates. They sail from New York July 3 aboard the S S Arosa Star and will visit England France Italy Austria Germany Belgium and Holland before returning home. They plan to meet foreign exchange students who studied in Cedar Rapids and will dock in Quebec on Sept 24.
Mr and Mrs Carlton N Owens 621 Thirty first Street SE welcome their son and daughter in law George C Owen and their children Katherine Deborah Robert and Michael of Newton as weekend guests Also visiting are their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert A Schory and their children Owen Peery and Curtis of Lafayette California The Schory family arrived today and Mr Schory will depart this evening for the East while the rest stay for several weeks
Elizabeth N Hoyt lauds Steve Allen’s The Funny Men as a generous, insightful survey of 16 television comics. Profiles include Benny, Berle, Cox, Cantor, Lewis, Marx, Hope, Skelton and others, with two chapters on TV humor theory. The book, lively and well written, earns high praise.
The Country Club hosts a women’s golf invitational Tuesday inviting Indian Creek Elmcrest and Ellis Park Women’s Golf Association members. Coffee at 8 a.m. first tee luncheon 1 p.m. General chairman Mrs Gene Mason with co chairs and helpers listed. includes luncheon and pairings details. A Cedar Rapids resident at 318 Crescent Street SE returns from a East Coast vacation.
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