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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1954
Page
4
Fashion writer Marge Kayser notes summer velvet hats become a dominant trend, with velvets in colors like yellow violet and tangerine and prices from Paris imports to budget pieces. White lace linen and straw hats also popular mid summer, paired with cotton dresses for casual or dressy wear.
The Woman's Club Artis department will host a 6 p.m. picnic supper at the clubhouse followed by a travelog of Brazil. Art Craft plans an art class Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with members bringing sack lunches. Philanthropic department will meet Thursday at 10 a.m. for hospital sewing with sack lunches also requested.
The piece argues memory is unreliable for scheduling, noting a calendar helps avoid mistimed invitations or outfits. It contrasts reliance on memory with the certainty a desk calendar provides for times like seven or seven thirty.
Bridge column fragment describes West with a 10 7 6 2 hand and East with a Q 7 4. Q leading sequence noted, balance of suits unclear, no full contract or outcome provided in readable text.
In a historic auction bridge hand Sidney S. Lenz, one of the game's greats, doubled to four spades after East led to Lenz's king with clubs. A savvy defense miscount led East to lose, while Lenz makes the contract by careful trump management and precise timing. The feature also includes bath time tips for babies by Vivian Brown, promoting gentle stroke routines and skin care after bathing for parent child bonding.
Mrs William Wessling of Watkins announces the July 5 wedding of her daughter Shirley Ann to Gene Leichsenring son of Mr and Mrs Co W Leichsenring 820 F Avenue NW. The ceremony will be at St Patrick s Church with the bride employed by Cedar Rapids Engineering Company and the groom by Collins Radio Company.
Elaine Curtis presents a recital by her piano and accordion students today at 2 00 p m in the Little Theater at the YMCA. Participants include Mary Ann Chaloupka Janet Richardson Susan Grow Barbara Melichar Karen Zvacek Delores Melichar Joyce Barger Sandra Koutney Sonja Larson Jerry Johnson Joy Daker Nancy Roloff Jerry Kolsrud Larry Kolsrud Arlene Nemec Colleen Werning Judy Prior Carol Werning Joanna Conrad Nancy Arnold Kay Donohoe Joretta Evers Mary Ellen Davis Richie Johnson Lewis Helbig Mary Susan Burbridge Donald Lacy Jean Simon George Loshbaugh Joan Simon Linda Loshbaugh Carmen Ramsey Catherine Curtis Don Kouba Irene Lebeda Rita Zilsar.
Miss Nancy Frevert daughter of Dr and Mrs M F Frevert was chosen for the office of grand faith at the Grand Assembly of Rainbow for Girls in Des Moines last week.
Cynthia Lowry notes fashion magazines offer escapist dreams for women, imagining glamour and romance while contrasting with reality. She envisions herself as a stylish dreamer, then confronts ordinary partners, aging, and finances, finding harmless fantasies still appealing.
The YWCA announces a Monday night teen dance starting at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. Calories Anonymous will hold a picnic supper at 6 30 p.m. Monday at Hulda Oakes home 3004 Outlook drive SW. For more information call 8169.
Anamosa St Patrick church hosted the marriage of Donna Doyle daughter of Mr and Mrs Le Doyle and De Wain Fluckiger son of Mrs Edna Fluckiger of Monticello. The bride wore white net over satin with Chantilly lace and a rhinestone pearl crown. They plan to live in Anamosa after a brief wedding trip. The reception for 65 was at the VFW club in Monticello.
MT VERNON The Rev Mr and Mrs C F Hartzell to mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at the First Methodist church parlors from 7 to 9 p m Thursday They married July 1 1904 at Mrs Hartzell s parents home north of Springville The couple spent 28 years as Methodist missionaries in the Philippines Bolivia Chile and Central America They have three children Irvin Lacock Donald Stewart Hartzell and L H Iverson seven grandchildren and one great grandson
A farewell dinner was held last Sunday at St Marys school for Rev Joseph Badura who departs Wednesday to settle in Buffalo New York. Badura has retired after serving as pastor of Holy Trinity and St Marys churches. Janice Hadley daughter of the K W Hadleys spends her summer vacation with Mr and Mrs E W Paul at Lees Summit Missouri.
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