May Breakfast Ends Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Season
More than 200 members attended the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club May breakfast as retiring president Mrs. Lester L. Johnson passed the gavel to new president Mrs. A. W. Loftus. Guest speaker Miss Fannie Brooks of Urbana urged mental and physical fitness through diet and wise living, noting youth is a state of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club
Lester L. Johnson
A. W. Loftus
Karl Manz
Oliver Hafner
O. J. Elsenbast
John C. Heins
Health Education Department
Cecil Oleson
Fannie Brooks
Urbana
Gen. MacArthur
Your Doubt Keeps Youth Alive through Lifelong Learning
A speaker urges aging adults to pursue hobbies, study, join clubs, and engage in adult education as medicine for the spirit. She notes enthusiasm, humor, and praise for others help aging stay vibrant. Retiring officers listed include Mines Loftus A V Collinge Bryan Cronbaugh Leo Arthurs H E Paxton and Ludmil Prastka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Mines
Loftus
A. V. Collinge
Bryan Cronbaugh
Leo Arthurs
H. E. Paxton
Ludmil Prastka
Miss Arlis Kirsch Fetes at YWCA Shower
A miscellaneous shower for Miss Arlis Kirsch was held Monday evening at the YWCA with 40 guests. Hostesses were Mrs. P. E. Ford and Mrs. Don Ford. court whist was played and refreshments served. Miss Kirsch will wed Robert E. Ford June 9 in Charles City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlis Kirsch
Y.W.C.A
P. E. Ford
Don Ford
Miss Kirsch
Robert E. Ford
Charles City
St Luke's Auxiliary marks second birthday with annual meeting
The St Luke's hospital women's auxiliary celebrated its two year anniversary with an annual meeting and tea at the nurses' home. The group reported 594 volunteers contributing 10,908 hours, and one volunteer unit produced over 58,000 items for hospital use. Officers and committee roles were announced for the coming year, with Mrs. Worth Averill as president and other officers named to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Worth S. Averill
al W. Allen
John M. Ely
Otto Manzlik
R. S. Fleming
Archie Dennis
Leslie Buse
Sam Becker
Harold Smith
E. W. Rossiter
Edward Kadlee
Peter McCracken
Frances Wolfe
Averill
Arnold Pyle
Glen Bateman
J. Stuart McQuiston
George Miller
Motor Corps
B. L. Sheldon
F. Cruz Hahn
Miss Nita Melsh Heads King’s Daughters Junior Circle
Miss Nita Melsh entertained the June DeNio junior circle of the King’s Daughters at 1267 First Avenue SE. Officers elected include Martha McIntire president, Virginia Hoyt secretary, Jane Barrows treasurer, with Patty Beatty reporter and Peggy Caudill Dr. Jennie McCowen representative. Beatty chosen as county union officer. The group completed community work such as potholders for the Community House and bids for the Children’s Home nursery, and packed a Tama Indians relief box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Melsh
First Avenue SE
June DeNio
King’s Daughters
Jane Rae Barrows
Martha McIntire
Virginia Hoyt
Jane Barrows
Patty Beatty
Peggy Caudill
Jennie McCowen
Children’s Home Nursery
Harstad Family Returns From Sioux City 60th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Arthur O Harstad of Cedar Rapids returned home after attending the 60th wedding anniversary of Charles and Mrs Harstad in Sioux City. They were joined by their son Gordon A Harstad daughter in law and grandchildren Brent and Norris of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur O. Harstad
First Avenue
Harstad
Charles Harstad
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Gordon A. Harstad
Brent and
Norris
Marion
Mrs Donnelly Returns From Weekend Visit as Daughter Stars in Play
Mrs M J Donnelly of Nasau Street SE returns home Monday after visiting daughter Miss Joan Donnelly. Miss Donnelly, a Barat College student in Lake Forest Illinois, played the lead in The Mad Woman of Chaillot, produced Friday night in Lake Forest.
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M. J. Donnelly
Nassau Street
Joan Donnelly
Barat College
Lake Forest
Ill
Arlene Tisney Elected Secretary at ISU Science Club
Miss Arlene Tisney daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Tisney Route 3 was chosen secretary of the Science Women's club at Iowa State College where she is a freshman student.
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Arlene Tisney
Louis Tisney
Route 3
Science Women’s Club
Iowa State College
Deb-We-Win Camp Fire group visits University of Iowa campus
Members of the Deb-We-Win Camp Fire group visited the University of Iowa campus on Saturday. Accompanying the group were Mrs. A. Luckason and Mrs. D. D. Harrington.
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University of Iowa
A. Luckason
D. D. Harrington
Elizabeth Chase circle of the King's Daughters elects new officers
Elizabeth Chase circle of the Kings Daughters met at 1402 First avenue NE Monday evening. Mrs. Marvin Talbott hosted and led devotions with Mrs. David Powell assisting. New officers include Mrs. Talbott president Miss Margaret Volz vice-president Mrs. Powell secretary and Mrs. Wier Nelson treasurer. The group hemmed tea towels for St Luke's hospital.
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Elizabeth Chase
The
King’s Daughters
Marvin Talbott
First Avenue NE
David Powell
Marvin R. Bishop
Talbott
Margaret Volz
Powell
Wier Nelson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mt Mercy Music Students to Perform Recital Tonight
Sixteen Mt. Mercy school of music students will perform in a 8 15 p m recital in observance of National Music Week. Rosemary Palumbo Sabre Davis Susan Marty Gerald Swan Ernest Gall Charles Gall Ann Wagner Janet Ford Jane Ford Eleanor Kucera Catherine Origer Ludmilla Svo boda Marrie Kucera Norma Kehoe Connie McNamara and others will be assisted by the academy glee club. A second recital Wednesday at 8 15 p m features Betty Collins Nancy Miller Mary Schmitz Mary Rae Hyland Therese Nowachek Nancy Rosche Nancy Schueneman Louise Mackey and Mt. Mercy College Choristers assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Mercy School of Music
Rosemary Palumbo
Sabre Davis
Susan Marty
Gerald Swan
Ernest Gall
Charles Gall
Ann Wagner
Janet Ford
Jane Ford
Eleanor Kucera
Catherine Origer
Ludmilla Svoboda
Marrie Kucera
Norma Kehoe
Connie McNamara
Academy Glee Club
Betty Collins
Nancy Miller
Mary Schmitz
Mary Rae Hyland
Therese Nowachek
Nancy Rosche
Nancy Schueneman
Louise Mackey
Mt. Mercy College
L M E Study Club Holds Annual May Dinner
Members of the L. M. E. Study club hosted their annual May dinner Monday evening at Wurster's tea room. Pastel table decorations featured a Maypole centerpiece. Guests included Mrs. Leona Trachta Mrs. Jack Onstott and Mrs Zereda Van Deusen. Mrs Van Deusen spoke and showed colored slides of her trips to Europe.
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L. M. E. Study Club
Wurster
Leona Trachta
Jack Onstott
Zereda van Deusen
Birthday honors for Charlene Skripsky on fourth year
Mr and Mrs Lumir Skripsky at 825 Shaver road NE hosted a Sunday party for their daughter Charlene Mary on her fourth birthday. Guests included David Fisher Richard Hajek Sharon Svoboda Karen Skripsky Bonnie and Jeanie Neptash Ed die Terrie Mansfield Vernon Skripsky and their parents. Refreshments were served and tiny candy baskets were given as favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumir Skripsky
Shaver Road
Charlene Mary
David Fisher
Richard Hajek
Sharon Svoboda
Karen Skripsky
Bonnie and
Jeanie Neptash
Eddie
Terrie Mansfield
Vernon Skripsky
Cactus Compounds Shown In Various Consumer Uses
The article notes cactus plants are used to produce drugs, soap cleaner, water softeners, and a boiler compound.
Darling dress pattern with pansy yoke details
Pattern C580 offers bodice embroidery transfers and skirt cutting chart in sizes 2 4 and 6. Send 25 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Chicago Illinois 60651. Also available Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for 20 cents more with crochet embroidery knitting and household pattern illustrations.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
P.O
Chicago
Ill
Needlecraft Dept
Laura Wheeler
Mary Haworth's Mail Fearful Motives Probed by War Bride
Mary Haworth, an English war bride and 1943 immigrant with a husband and child, asks whether her fear of visiting England this summer reflects deeper worries. She recalls strict, distrustful parents, a frugal life since 1946, and hopes to buy a home while balancing family and roots.
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Ear Mary Haworth
England
Mary Haworth
Eng
Designing Women Patterns Change in China and Silver
The June bride favors new patterns and shapes for china and silverware. White surfaces dominate with coupe style plates gaining popularity. Contour reveals a silver pattern with long curved handles and a universal knife and fork size reducing the need for multiple utensil sizes.
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China
Visit to England Tests Marriage and Motives
A letter writer weighs a husband and mother in-law dilemma about visiting England. The adviser questions his motives and warns that long separation risks marital strain, urging focus on the marriage and suggesting the trip only if the husband is truly magnanimous.
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V. R
Ralph
England
Bevan Wolfe
Iph
Feeder H
Cedar Rapids Clean-Up Week Urges Litter Prevention
The Cedar Rapids Clean-Up committee urged residents to stop littering as part of a city campaign to restore the Parlor City of Iowa. Chair Gary Gohmann said neat yards and clean streets aid health, safety, and fire prevention and called for year round effort to clean up, paint up, and fix up around homes.
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Cedar Rapids
Gohmann
Civic Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Love Will Help Make Baby's Mealtime Happy
A U S pamphlet says a baby's happiness at meals depends on the mother's mood. The infant feels closeness and hears the mother’s voice, and quick feeding without care can cause vomiting, fussiness, or chills as compensation.
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U. S. Children’s Bureau
Mother
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C.R. Woman's Club
Barbara Mason
Oman
Stella White
Aerowax
Beta Sigma Phi City Council
Beta Sigma Phi
Business Women’s Sorority
Robert Thorson
Xi Chi
Kathryn Marshall
Xi Delta
Arlene Moss
Lambda
Winifred Norton
Gamma Theta
Marilyn Tomash
Sigma
Bonnie Simmons
Beta Lota
Margaret Eid
Lambda Chapter
Auxiliary of St. Luke's
Arthur Poe
Morris Sanford
S. R. Hawkins
Hospital
Louis Blair
F. Critz Hahn
Auxiliary
Esther Olmsted
Denio Juniors
Sahara
Cedar Rapids Fuel CO
Soboda
Harstads
Mrs. Donnelly
Miss Tisney
College Science Club
Mt. Mercy Music Students
Canna Whsadlts
Third Ave
Neumode Ee Shop
Second Street S
Designing Women
Elizabeth Hillyer
VISA
V.R
Prastha
Larmstrong
Miracle-T
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