PTA Leader Calls Parental Interest a Key to Peace
Mrs New ton P Leonard head of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers urged renewed parental involvement at the fifty ninth annual convention in Chicago. She said the home shapes moral standards and that schools must share the peacebuilding task while ensuring children receive factual information without prejudice. She highlighted homework issues, school shortages, and calls for ongoing PTA support of the United Nations.
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Chicago
VNS
Newton P. Leonard
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Leonard
PTA
Providence
R. L
United Nations
United States
Hawaii
Women’s Club Meet Opens in Philadelphia Delegates Arrive
Some 3,000 delegates from all states and 30 foreign countries travel to Philadelphia for the sixtieth General Federation of Women’s Clubs annual meeting. An open house at women’s medical college honors federation support for medical education. Adlai Stevenson headlines Tuesday night, James P. Mitchell speaks Friday. A two year Independence Hall restoration project, funded by 220000, is dedicated.
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Philadelphia
INS
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Women’s Medical College
Adlai E. Stevenson
Iowa Jayceettes Name Clinton Woman as Head
Doris Cristensen of Clinton was elected president of the Iowa Jayceettes at the Newton gathering. Other officers include Ruth Feldman of Fairfield and Lois Shiffler of Ames as vice presidents Phyllis Hibbs of Marshalltown as secretary and Mrs Donelson Clinton as treasurer.
Reception honors J W Hummel and Glen Peck couple
Mr and Mrs Glen E Peck entertained sixty guests in the Florentine room at the Roosevelt hotel to honor Mr and Mrs J W Hummel. The Hummels, who returned Friday from a three week wedding trip in the south, are accompanied by Mrs Hummel the former Pauline Andreas.
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Glen E. Peck
Seventeenth Street SE
Florentine
Roosevelt Hotel
J. W. Hummel
Vernon Drive SE
Hummels
South
Quota Club Dinner Set for Palisades Clubhouse
Quota club members and guests will dine Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Palisades clubhouse. Meet at the Roosevelt hotel at 5 30 p m for transportation by car to the Palisades. Each person should bring her own table service.
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Quota Club
Palisades
Roosevelt Hotel
Miss Shirley Ann Kimberling and Roland Thomson wed in Tipton
Miss Shirley Ann Kimberling of Tipton married Roland Dean Thomson of Clarence at the Methodist church. The double ring ceremony was conducted at 2:30 with Rev. A. C. Long officiating. Attendants included Mrs. Cecil Slach as matron of honor and Leland Thomson as best man. A reception for 200 followed in the church parlors. The couple will reside in Clarence where Thomson teaches. the bride is employed by D. A. Donahue Insurance Agency in Tipton.
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Tipton
Methodist Church
Shirley Ann Kimberling
Roland Dean Thomson
Claud Kimberling
Thomson
Richard Thomson
A. C. Long
Joyce Bentrott
Clarence
C. C. Crawford
Cecil Slach
Jean and
Joan Ruzek
West Branch
Leland Thomson
Cedar Falls
Ga Thomson
Richard Kemmann
D. A. Donahue Insurance Agency
Zinssers Visit Fraser Family in Woodland Drive Home
Mr and Mrs William K Zinsser of New York spent the weekend with Mrs Zinssers parents Mr and Mrs William O Fraser at 358 Woodland Drive SE. The gathering highlighted family warmth and local ties.
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William K. Zinsser
New York
Linen and bathroom shower honors Miss Hildred Starks
Mrs. Howard Buck and Mrs. Kenneth Kohl hosted a linen and bathroom shower Friday evening at the Kohl home on Thirty-fourth street NE honoring Miss Hildred Starks bride-elect of Norman Buck. Fourteen guests attended including five from out of town and relatives from Central City and Lost Nation.
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Howard Buck
Kenneth Kohl
Kohl
Thirty-fourth Street
Hildred Starks
Norman Buck
Miss Starks
Arlo Starks
Kenneth Pratt
Marilyn Starks
Central City
Harry DuBois
Milan DuBois
Lost Nation
Beverly Briles to Wed Daryl D. Daker
Mr and Mrs Ralph Briles announce the forthcoming marriage of Beverly Jean Briles to Daryl D Daker both from local addresses. Beverly is employed by Peoples Bank and Trust Company while Daryl works for Universal Engineering Corporation. The wedding is planned for June 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Ralph Briles
Third Street
Beverly Jean
Daryl D. Daker
Harold Daker
Seventeenth Avenue
Miss Briles
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Universal Engineering Corporation
Trinity Lutheran, Church
Mr and Mrs Ludwig Gregor mark 25th anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ludwig Gregor of 2480 First Street SW celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Thirty guests attended. Hostesses were Mrs Nathanielle and Mrs Betty Sramek, sisters of the couple, who were married May 27, 1930, at Vinton and have lived in Cedar Rapids since.
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Ludwig Gregor
First Street
Gregor
Nathanielle
Betty Sramek
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Alden Visits Threlkeld Home in Seattle Area
Mrs Eva Alden of Pasadena California arrived Sunday to spend a month visiting her brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs R M Threlkeld at 2408 Fourth Avenue SE.
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Eva Alden
Pasadena
Calif
R. M. Threlkeld
Fourth Avenue SE
Miss Dorothy Seifert Weds Rollin Possehl in Elkader
The Peace Evangelical and Reformed church hosted the 3 p.m. double ring ceremony for Dorothy Seifert and Rollin Possehl. Rev. Paul Kitterer officiated as guests of about 250 attended the reception in church parlors. The couple will reside in Worthington with Possehl employed by Dubuque Company.
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Eleader
Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Dorothy Seifert
Rollin Possehl
Paul Kitterer
Jean Reinhardt l
Robert Allen
E. F. Seiferts
Mr. Possehl
Rudy Possehls
Elkader
Bernadine Seifert
William Possehl
Floyd Possehl
Delbert Baars
Sylvia Livingston
Cedar Falls
Past state P E O leaders attend Iowa convention
Two former state chapter presidents Mrs Moray Eby and Mrs Carl Thomas and delegates from Cedar Rapids P E O chapters attended a three day Iowa State Chapter convention in Fort Dodge. Mrs Ted McCarrel of Iowa City was elected corresponding secretary of the state organization.
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Moray Eby
Carl Thomas
Cedar Rapids
P.E.O
Mies
Burns Byram
Marshall Hickman
Robert L. Straka
Keith Woodhouse
H. B. Helscher
R. J. Pollock
W. J. Probert
Ralph M. Laughlin
Roland O. Burt
Charles M. Fisher
B. J. Copeland
Fort Dodge
Iowa State
Ted McCarrel
Iowa City
San Diego Couples Visit Local Friends and Relatives
Mr and Mrs Clarence R Harper and Mr and Mrs Roy E Felgar of San Diego Calif are visiting friends and relatives here. The Harpers stay with S W Griswolds 1346 Avenue NE and the Felgars with Grace Yeager 1126 First Son SW. Mrs Harper and Mrs Felgar are sisters.
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Clarence R. Harper
Roy E. Felgar
San Diego
Calif
Harpers
S. W. Griswolds
Avenue NE
3Ar
Homers
Grace Yeager
Harper
Felgar
JoAnne Flenniken and Hillis Newcomb Married in Japan
Announcement shows Miss JoAnne Flenniken formerly of Cedar Rapids marrying Hillis H Newcomb in Tokyo Japan on April 23 The couple work for the army as teachers at Yoyogi School in Tokyo They honeymooned on the Izu peninsula and plan to reside in Tokyo Mrs Zella Flenniken of San Jose California and D A Flenniken of Davenport Iowa are listed as relatives JoAnne attended Franklin High School and San Jose State College Hillis Newcomb is son of Mr and Mrs R R Newcomb of West Unity Ohio and is a graduate of Indiana State College
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Roosevelt Hotel
College Club
Milton R. Langer
Korene Stahnke
Joan Kanak
Ancis C. Tucker
Eleanor S. Beck
Lela Jones
Edwin L.jones
Thirty-third Avenue
Wilson School
Sharon Louise Lamb
Barbara A. Lamb
Fourth Avenue
McKinley School
Iowa State Teachers College
Robert C. Armstrong
India
Thailand
S. W. Wilder
Rachel Witwer
Japan
JoAnne Filenniken
Cedar Rapids
Hillis H. Newcomb
Yoyogi School
Tokyo
Zella Flenniken
San Jose
Calif
D. A. Flenniken
Davenport
Franklin High School
San Jose State College
Neween
R. R. Newcomb
West Unity
Ohio
Indiana State College
Izu Peninsula
Lois Swanson Weds Richard Morris in Manchester
Lois Marie Swanson and Richard L. Morris exchanged marriage vows Sunday at the Manchester Methodist Church in a double ring ceremony. The couple, both of Manchester, will reside there after a reception for about 100 guests. Morris recently completed two years of army service.
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Manchester
Lois Marie Swanson
Harry Swanson
Richard L. Morris
William Morris
J. Heber Miller
Frank Davis
Velma Wilson
Delhi
Constance Durey
Robert Morris
Morris
Houseguests from Cherry Valley Visit Cedar Rapids Couple
Mr and Mrs Frank Christle of 842 Fifteenth Street SE host Mr and Mrs Frank Vlasek and John Vlasek of Cherry Valley California, all formerly of Cedar Rapids.
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Frank Christle
Fifteenth Street
Frank Vlasek
John Vlasek
Cherry Valley
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Flage and Edwin Winter Wed at Zion Church
Marilyn Ann Flage and Edwin A. Winter exchanged marriage vows Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Zion Reformed church. The ceremony featured nuptial music by Althea Harrison and a Cedar Rapids soloist. The bride wore a chromespun taffeta jacket dress with pink roses for a corsage, and Marjorie Flage served as maid of honor.
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Waukon
Marilyn Ann Flage
Edwin A. Winter
Zion Reformed Church
W. G. Clausing
Clarence Flage
Marjorie Flage
Cletus
Winter Brothers Honor Best Man Role at Cedar Rapids Event
Winter was best man for his brother and Ralph Flage and Donald Winter ushered. A reception for 150 guests was held. The bride has been employed by Craemer's department store in Cedar Rapids. Her husband, recently discharged from four years in the navy, will farm in Ludlow township.
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Winter
Ralph Flage
Donald Winter
Y Craemer’s
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Ludlow Township
FernaldWed to David E Wood in Winthrop Church
In a Sunday 2 p.m. double ring ceremony at the Congregational church Ann Fernald daughter of Mrs O D Fernald became the bride of Pfc David E Wood son of Mr and Mrs Merwin Wood of Rowley The Rev Robert Porter and David Davids officiated with Mrs Alfred Wenholz organist Attendants were Miss Nancy Rathbun Virgil Speece Ushers were Robert God and Robert Fernald Flower girl and ringbearer Susan Vining and Larry Miller A reception followed and the couple will reside in Waһiawa Hawaii where Wood will be stationed with the armed forces.
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Winthrop
Ann Fernald
O. D. Fernald
Pfc
David E. Wood
Merwin Wood
Rowley
Robert Porter
David Davids
Alfred Wenholz
Nancy Rathbun
Virgil Speece
Robert
Miss Lois Paulson to wed Lonnie Stolte in June
Mrs. William Reeder and Mrs. Henry Yanausch hosted a breakfast at the Ellis pavilion honoring Miss Lois Paulson mother of Leon Paulsons 815 Eighth Street SW. The bride elect received a group gift from 14 guests and plans to marry Lonnie Stolte on June 19.
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William Reeder
Henry Yanausch
Ellis Pavilion
Lois Paulson
Miss Paulson
Leon Paulsons
Eighth Street
Lonnie Stolte
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Fechattle For Women Society
Virginia Kachan
Jazette
Carl Franks
Iowa
Jayceettes
Clinton
Glen E. Pecks
Kimberling
Roland D. Thomson
W. C. Frasers
Iowa Floor Covering CO
Beverly Briles
Ludwig Gregors
Mrs. Alden
Threlkeld
Miss Seifert
C.R
California
JoAnne Flenniken
Hillis Newcomb
Lois M. Swanson
Richard Morris
Frank Christles
First Ave
Praster
Third Ave
Paramount Theater
Ctia
Vernonware
Marilyn A. Flage
Marjorie Ann Fernald
Paulson
Crilliang
Paul W. Stokesberry
American Research and Testing
Minnots
Br State Pharmacal O
Killian Company
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Killian
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