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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1951
Page
4
A Cedar Rapids dog named Whitey, owned by Bobbie Seaton, heals after seven stitches for a breast wound at Dr. F. E. Humphreys clinic. Whitey returned for care twice more, waiting on the doorstep for treatment and treats.
Lt Cmdr and Mrs Stephen B Smith announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Carolyn Bea Smith to Donald L Gunn son of Mr and Mrs C L Gunn The ceremony will be June 18 at 1 a m in the First Baptists in Benton Miss Smith attended Coe College Mr Gunn a Coe College graduate affiliated with Chi Beta Phi is employed by Limback Lumber Company The couple plans to live in Cedar Rapids
Mt Mercy college hosts a style show and dance this afternoon at 2 on campus. Miss Cae McCarthy leads the models from Mt Mercy with students Joyce McAleer Anne Mallon Mary Ann OBrien and others in a wardrobe parade reflecting four college seasons. Dances include Rye Waltz and Minuet with callers and escorts listed. the fashion revue On and Off Campus directed by Miss Helen Werner and Mrs V E Lichtenstein invites the public.
The YWCA starts a summer health club membership from June 1 with registration this week. Tennis classes run Monday at 7 and 8 pm. The next series begins June 4. Girls softball cards and eligibility sheets due Tuesday. Keep fit classes run Monday Thursday evenings and Wednesday Friday mornings. Young Matrons host dessert luncheon Wednesday at 1 30 pm with Mines as hostesses. Mrs Maxine Zimmerman to give a reading and a cancer movie to be shown. Ball and Chain club meets Friday at 8 pm.
OTTUMWA AP Mrs O S Fatland of Colfax installed as new president at the fifty ninth annual state P E O convention closing session Saturday Mrs Helen Dryden Clarinda retiring president was installing officer Other officers elected include Mrs Irvin Bleeker Iowa first vice president Mrs Paul A Ketela Sioux City second vice president Mrs Alfred B Nesler Dubuque organizer Mrs John A Lowenberg Ottumwa recording secretary Mrs Irving W Myers Des Moines corresponding secretary and Mrs Bartholow Crawford Iowa City treasurer
Woman's Club sets an art craft class on Tuesday at 10 a.m. covering leather figurine textile painting and glass etching with a lunch. An art department tour of Mrs. W A Montgomery's home follows at 1 p.m. at 2325 Hillcrest Dr SE to view paintings.
The McKinley high school vocal department presents a spring concert Thursday at 8 p.m. directed by Paul Anthony. Alumni soprano Victoria Abodeely Sedlacek will perform with accompanist Lois Wait, and Madeleine Kauffman accompanies the choir. The program includes sacred selections, modern show tunes, and solos by Doris Davis, Don Knapp, Donna Soden and Bob Peal. A 160 voice chorus closes the event. tickets are at the door. Cedar Rapids Newcomers club hosts a May breakfast Thursday 9 to 11 a.m. at Bever Park pavilion. call 8558.
Mrs Elizabeth Spear national director of Camp Fire Girls camping department will visit Cedar Rapids this week to meet Camp Huaga members and the local camping committee. She chairs the health and safety committee of the American Camping Association and serves with the National Conference of Social Work. A buffet dinner at 6 30 Wednesday at 2198 Blake Boulevard SE will honor her with local camp committee and Cedar Rapids district council board members in attendance.
Review notes Mary Garden’s life, career, loves, and seven decades as a stage icon. The book Mary Garden's Story collects her in her own voice via Louis Biancolli, with mixed critical reception and emphasis on her stage persona and enduring glamour.
Don Rose reveals a dozen Roses with humor and insight in this Philadelphia Bulletin editorial writer and columnist’s book. He recounts family scenes and clever lines such as a quip from his son about following in his footsteps and an ocean water joke about salt for meals.
A reviewer notes Alice Leone Moats presents a frank juvenile perspective on Mexico's turbulent history with figures like Madero Diaz and Villa. The book blends self reliance and a vivid, mellifluous prose as it argues for a sincere autobiography.
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