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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1969
Page
15
At Hialeah racecourse a pink silk tent gala drew 700 guests for the Flamingo ball raising nearly 200000 for the American Cancer Society. Celebrities arrived by car and helicopter while fashion shows and fireworks lit the night.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Holmes of 1507 Tenth Avenue SW were honored Saturday at Elmcrest Golf and Country Club for their 58th wedding anniversary. Hosts were their children Leo Holmes Lloyd Holmes Stanley Schreiber Richard Fosdick and Coral. The couple has eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Cindy Hiland daughter of Gerald and Mrs Hiland of 1150 Twenty seventh street NE has been initiated into Alpha Chi Omega at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
Visiting Mrs Vera Craft of 886 Center Point road NE are her son John Craft of Honolulu and her daughter Mrs Roy Weirich of Council Grove Kansas, and daughter Lucia.
Jerry Moore son of Mr and Mrs Harold Moore of 700 Twenty sixth street SE won first place Saturday in the seventh annual Dubuque Symphony Orchestra student contest. He will perform Mozart Concerto No 4 on violin with the Dubuque orchestra at Clarke College on March 15. other winners were Steve Giegerich of Monticello and Alexander Heller of Madison, Wisconsin. Each will receive a $50 check at the March 15 concert.
Hurt grandparents seek guidance on grandchild visit restrictions and unfair discipline. A California reader asks about slang miscommunication. A man recalls a past pregnancy, adoption, and threats. Abby advises letting the matter go and respecting boundaries.
Bernice Ida May Mahan and Duane Dale Countryman were married Sunday at 2 in a ceremony at Immanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Lewis A Miller officiating. The couple will reside at 415 Ninth Avenue SE. The bride attended Washington High School and works with M and J Feeds.
In Sunday’s duplicate bridge at Welty Way the North-South winners were Jim Nash and Mary Egan of Iowa City, first, followed by DeVere Hirt of Iowa City and Keith Bean of Williamsburg, second. East-West winners were Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Schmeidher of Amana, first, with Mike Walrath and Timothy Parris of Iowa City, second. The next game is Thursday at 7:30.
Dr. Donald Strutt was chosen as the new commodore of the McGregor Upper Mississippi Boat Club at the annual winter party held Saturday at Gessler's Blue Heaven in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. John B. Walters of Cedar Rapids stepped down as president.
Miss Kathleen Ann Nielson and David Arthur Taylor married at St Pauls United Methodist Church with a 4 30 ceremony performed by Dr Arnold Herbst and Rev Donald F Taylor. The couple will reside at 200 Thirteenth Street SE. The bride studied at St Lukeis School of Professional Nursing and the groom is a Coe College junior employed at the Roosevelt hotel.
About 75 guests gathered Sunday at 104 Outlook Drive SW to honor Mrs Joseph Kilberger on her 93rd birthday. The event was hosted by Mr and Mrs Vernon Rompot with co hosts Mr and Mrs Charles Krizek Jr Mrs Kilberger is a great aunt to both couples and currently stays with them.
Richard L Kouba and Linda S Lorie exchanged wedding vows at Beth Eden United Methodist Church in Rockford Illinois in a 230 PM ceremony. The couple will reside in Loves Park Illinois. Mrs Kouba works at Rockford Memorial Hospital and is a nursing school graduate. Mr Kouba attends Rock Valley College and works for Chrysler in Behudie Illinois. Attendants were Sue Lamb and Patric Healy. Parents are Caesar Lorie of Normal Illinois and Louis Kouba of Wyoming Iowa.
Cedar Rapids Little Muddy society members C A R elected to state offices at the Children of the American Revolution conference in Des Moines held at Hotel Kirkwood. Janet Edwards was elected state treasurer and Cynthia Spike Iowa state flag bearer. Attendees from Cedar Rapids included Mr and Mrs Charles K Spike Mrs Ralph L Edwards Mrs Frederick J Schueler and Randy Banse.
Blanche Ames, 91, a botanical artist and early suffrage advocate, died Saturday in North Easton, Mass. Her works are showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, highlighting her contributions to art and the suffrage movement.
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