Around the Town highlights from Cedar Rapids area news
A Cedar Rapids roundup shows locals reciting wallet and purse recoveries at liquor stores with a 10 percent finder’s reward debated. Other items feature GI Gazette editor Tait Cummins, wartime service letters, and Linn County rural school fundraisers raising 130 dollars for Red Cross via a barnyard auction with a rooster selling for 24 dollars.
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Tait
GI Gazette
Cummins
Linn County
Iowa
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
T. Cummins
West Cupola
Center Point
Pauline Cook
Red Cross
Jenkins Schmidt Wedding Notice in Los Angeles Church
Susanne Jenkins and Lt George W Schmidt wed February 3 at 8 p.m. in Westwood Community church Los Angeles. Susanne wore a gold street length dress with gardenias, Clive Buchan officiated, reception at the Buchan home. Mrs Schmidt returns to Cedar Rapids, husband overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Jenkins
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Susanne
George W. Schmidt
A. W. Schmidt
A Avenue NW
Westwood Community Church
Los Angeles
Fed
Clive Buchan
Mozart Club to Study Life of the Great Composer
Mozart club members meet Saturday at 1 p m at the YWCA with Miss Eleanor Houts and Miss Alma Turechek in charge of the program The topic is Mozart the Composer and Yvonne Umphrey will read program notes A playlet True Incidents From the Childhood of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by J F Cooke will be directed by Nancy Allen Others performing include Joan Atkinson Carol Bernstorf Marilyn Paxson Janne Zalesky Sally Peck Bob Meade Norman Paula Mary Anne Paula Esther Armstrong and guests Esther Armstrong Margaret McIntyre Susan McIntyre and more
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart Club
Y.W.C.A
Eleanor Houts
Alma Turechek
Mozart
Yvonne Umphrey
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
J. F. Cooke
Jet
Nancy
Mrs Coats and Children Visit in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Harvey M. Coats arrives with sons Bobby and Jimmy from Westfield New Jersey to visit her parents Mr and Mrs L T Swartzell at 2102 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. They will also call on her father in law H L Coats at 400 Fifth Ave SW and spend several days with the Swartzells this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey M. Coats
Bobby
Jimmy
Westfield
N. J
L. T. Swartzell
Fifth Avenue SE
Coats
H. L. Coats
Fifth Ave
Montgomerys Visit in West Union Mark 55th Anniversary
The Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Montgomery travel to West Union to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Howard. The Howards plan open house Monday to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Montgomery
West Union
Charles H. Howard
Howard
Betrothal Announced For Vargenia Smith In Miami Ceremony
R and Mrs Redmond David Smith 2138 Grande M Ave SE announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia to Warrant Officer James Courcey Parrish USNR son of Mrs Josephine Parrish Tifton Ga. The wedding will occur soon in Miami Fla where Mr Parrish is stationed Mrs Smith and Virginia depart for Miami early this week Miss Smith a Franklin high school graduate attended Coe college two years member of Kappa Delta sorority for the last year and a half has been a Transcontinental and Western airlines stewardess Warrant Officer Parrish is attached to the naval air transport service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redmond David Smith
Grande M Avenue SE
Virginia
James Courcey Parrish
USNR
Josephine Parrish
Tifton
Miami
Fla
Kappa Delta Sorority
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
Parrish
Naval Air Transport Service
Notre Dame University
LeRoy Wallace
Council Bluffs
W. A. Zimmerman
Iona Ity
Wallace Nelson wed in Coe chapel ceremony
Miss Jeanne Wallace daughter of Mrs. John H. Wallace and Ensign Robert C. Nelson son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Nelson of Jenkintown were married at Sinclair Memorial chapel Coe college. Dr. Eric L. Clitheroe officiated. After a reception at the Roosevelt hotel the couple will live in Miami where Nelson will be stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Wallace
John H. Wallace
Ridgewood Terrace SE
Robert C. Nelson
Charles E. Nelson
Jenkintown
Eric L. Clitheroe
Coe College
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Coe
Eleanor Taylor
Carol Jean Curran
N. M. Crawford
Jeanne Nelson
Thomas Nutting
Waterloo
Nelson
Edward Beales
Bob Nugent
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Ted Nesper
Nesper
Mister Wilkinson
Henry Adams
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Hotel
Hank
Australia
the Gazette
Dodie Hamblin
Third Avenue
Roy Wenzlik
Chamber of Commerce
Wenzlik
United States
Capt
Don Martin
Twenty-fourth Street
Martin
Ninth Air Force
First Army
Miami Beach
Capt. Martin
Susanne Jenkins
Schmidt
Mrs. Coats
Izell
Clifford E. Swartzel
Seattle
Seayeeks Son
Montgomerys
Vargenia Smith
Miss Wallace
Ensign Nelson
DRAKE
Drake University
Roosevelt
Henry G.harmon
C. Kenneth Brown
A. O. Ambroz
Bower
Ladies Literary Club
L. V. Bower
Blake Boulevard
Ladies’ Literary Club
E. P. Ristedt
John S. Hayland
Htqhee
Yoon
Stetson
Mta Beer
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