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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1944
Page
4
The column celebrates spring gardening with notes on wild grape blossoms basswood trees and iris care. It details iris fertilizing and division timing and discusses zinnia varieties their sun needs and seed sowing tips for warm soils and moisture.
Mrs. Etna Forristall announces the marriage of Ruth Simms to Ronald Caldwell. The ceremony occurred at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Amarillo Army Air Base chapel, officiated by Chaplain Roland R. Young. Mrs. Caldwell, employed by Collins Radio, plans to live in Cedar Rapids temporarily.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Carolyn Kopel of 1205 First Avenue SE to Jack P Rudolph of Jersey City New Jersey. The ceremony occurred May 22 at the bride’s uncle and aunt’s home with Rabbi Herman E Schaalman officiating. The couple will reside at Camp Phillips Kansas after a wedding dinner at the Roosevelt hotel.
Camp Hitaga will host one of nine four day national training courses for Camp Fire leaders this summer. About 100 leaders from Colorado to Iowa will attend, with seven national staff from New York directing sessions led by Edith Kemp thorne. The program covers camping crafts nature and leadership.
Three hundred twenty students will graduate from the four west side high schools Franklin Roosevelt McKinley and Wilson at commencement exercises at 8 p m Thursday in the Coliseum. Principals Hallman Tracy Kiluss Paxson will present diplomas. The West Side W C T U will hold a luncheon meeting at the Y M C A with Lucile Powell in charge of devotions.
Miss Mi nerva Terwilliger daughter of Mr and Mrs L D Terwilliger and Lt Philip E A Hunt son of Mr and Mrs W J Hunt married in a Camp Carson Colorado chapel May 13. The ceremony featured palm roses and snapdragons with Mrs W J Hunt singing and Major James F Donovan performing the nuptial. The bride wore satin crepe with a sweetheart neckline and a fitted bodice. Guests included Miss Kathleen Terwilliger and Lt Robert Young with ushers Lt George Beal and Lt Holger Munson. The couple planned a Rocky Mountain wedding trip as Mrs Hunt, a Washington high school graduate and member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, joins Lt Hunt, Hyde Park high school graduate.
The Tyler P T A will hold its annual teachers luncheon Thursday at 1 p.m. at the school. Buchanan study group meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at 1708 Seventh Avenue SE. Mothersingers conclude their meeting with new officers elected led by President Grace Meloney and Secretary Thelma Postal.
Women's feature by Frances Eby Jakoubek explores colorful washable handbag trends for spring and summer. It highlights rainbow hues, wartime plastic and wood handles, envelope and straw styles, and new all wood bags plus a McCall's pattern set for hat and bag combos with easy care and washable fabrics.
Miss Carol Jean Chapman daughter of Mr and Mrs G H Chapman and Pvt Gerald D Berchenbriter son of Mr and Mrs H C Berchenbriter married May 19 at 5 30 pm in the First Presbyterian church Tulsa Oklahoma Rev Edmund Miller officiated The couple were attended by the bridegroom s mother and Pvt Frank Alderson A wedding dinner followed at the Mayo hotel The bride a Navy sheer two piece dress wore gardenia corsage He is stationed at Camp Gruber Oklahoma with the Rainbow division Both graduates of local high schools The bride works for LaPlant Choate Manufacturing Company Corpard officials noted marriage plans and the reception details.
The Cedar Rapids P T A Council will hold a school of instruction for all officers and committee chairmen at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Glow room of the Gas company. A model meeting will be led by Mrs. Arthur Norman with talks on P T A procedures calendar topics include parent education ethics of money making budget and membership drives. A question box will follow.
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