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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1947
Page
7
The article surveys summer sweater fashions with short sleeves in pale blues, pinks, yellows, beige and white. It highlights button-color matching, new yarns and stitches, monograms, embroidered designs, and varied necklines including V-shaped yokes and jewel necklines. It notes suit sweaters, comfortable jackets for larger figures, and torso-length silhouettes shaping summer wear.
Linn Juniors of the King's Daughters held their quarterly meeting Saturday at the First Congregational church with Miss Jean Peck presiding. Officers were installed and a record player was donated to honor Mrs. L. A. Lower. Fifteen dollars was approved to buy records for the camp season.
Mr and Mrs John A Borgenson of Green Bay Wisconsin have returned to their home after visiting Mr and Mrs James J Borgenson at 361 Forest drive SE Mrs Borgenson stayed a month and her husband joined her Friday at their Wisconsin home.
Mr and Mrs Amos Elderkin of 1526 B avenue NE returned from a five weeks vacation in New Orleans and other gulf coast points.
VINTON Mr and Mrs Carl Rogers announce the marriage of their daughter Shirley Eileen to Hughie H Noeller son of Mr and Mrs Hugo Noeller The wedding took place Friday morning in Independence Attending were Miss Maxine Rollinson and Robert Rogers The bride wore a white wool dressmaker suit with blue accessories Corsage pink and white carnations Rollinson wore navy blue dress with red roses and yellow daisies Reception followed at the bride’s parents home in Vinton The couple will live on a farm near here The bride attended Pizzie's Beauty school in Waterloo Mr Rogers served five years in the armed forces including two years overseas
Cedar chapter 184 C E S will hold its school of instruction Tuesday at 1 p m Dinner will be served at 6 15 p m by reservation The 7 30 p m inspection will be followed by an evening of dancing and cards
A jumble of sewing pattern details for toddlers and a potato recipe feature. Pattern 4932 offers a frock bonnet slip and panties for toddlers, with size ranges from 6 months to 5 years and 35 inch fabric needs. Also included is a village-style narrative on potato popularity and two recipes for potato dumplings and potato salad with deviled eggs.
The recipe describes boiling vinegar onion and water then layering potatoes in a bowl. Each layer is seasoned with salt pepper oil and portions of the vinegar mixture. Repeat until beer is used then fold in sour cream and finish with chopped pec or riced egg.
Margaret Karban married Friday afternoon at Edwards Congregational church in Davenport. Rev. Neil Danberg officiated. The bride, daughter of Mrs. C. F. Strasburger, wore a brown gabardine suit with red roses and gardenias. She attended Stephens College and the University of Iowa, affiliated with Delta Gamma. Mr. Strasburger, owner of Market Oil and Gas Co., is a Shattuck Military Academy and University of Wisconsin graduate. They will reside in Cedar Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. H W Robinsons Cedar Rapids hosted sixty guests at a farewell Sunday gathering for Mr. and Mrs. Wesley McKay who depart Cedar Rapids for Ottumwa where Mr. McKay will manage the Witwer Branch Grocery Company.
Town meeting at 8 pm at Club One-9-Teen will debate the future of the closed facility. Sponsored by the Council of Social Planning, the forum will feature Dawson Grim, Marshall Nelson, and teen group representatives with Rabbi Herman Schaalman monitoring.
Dr Edmund G Zimmerer director of the division of cancer control in Iowa will speak to the Business and Professional women at their meeting Tuesday evening at 7 45 in the Little Theater YMCA The group invited several other women s clubs to attend and all women of the city are invited.
The Home Rebekah lodge 179 will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Pythian hall.
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