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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1947

Page

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Parties To Honor Charys Lenzen and Richard Pinney

Miss Charys Lenzen and Richard Pinney will be married on June 9 and are to be honored guests at courtesies Friday and Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Chehak and Mr and Mrs Milo Chehak will host a picnic supper for 16 at their Crescent Street SE home. Mr and Mrs Max W Burrell and Mr and Mrs John J Livingood will host a buffet supper Saturday at the Livingood home with 22 expected attendees.

Charys Lenzen Richard Pinney John Chehak Milo Chehak Crescent Street Max W. Burrell Meadowbrook Drive John J. Livingood Knollwood Drive Livingood

Colleen Roberts Weds James Reese in Trinity Church

Miss Colleen Roberts and James Arthur Reese married Thursday at Trinity Methodist church. Rev. J. E. DeLong officiated. The couple will reside in Cedar Falls after a Chicago trip. both are students at Iowa State Teachers College.

Colleen Roberts James Arthur Reese Trinity Methodist Church J. E. DeLong D. R. Roberts Washington Avenue Mr. Reese A. K. Reese Elmhurst Drive Jane Reese Dave Koch Elgin Dick Roberts Jack McCabe Glen Brad Winnifred Sherren Hawkeye Chicago Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College

Ottumwa Woman Returns Home After Visit at Bever Avenue

Mrs. W. T. McElroy of Ottumwa left Thursday for her home after spending several days in Ottumwa visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prewitt at 2442 Bever Avenue.

W. T. McElroy Ottumwa Mrs. Prewitt Bever Avenue

Recital by Mrs. L. J. Twogood Students at Home

Music students under Mrs. L J Twogood present a recital at 812 Wellington street SE on Saturday at 7 30 p m. Vocalists include Charlotte Condon Judy Johnston Marjorie Fugate Betty Smalley Elaine Chaires Barbara Munger William Schelvin and Sally Mead. Juanita Wilson will perform a group of piano numbers.

L. J. Twogood Wellington Street Charlotte Condon Judy Johnston Marjorie Fugate Betty Smalley Elaine Chaires Barbara Munger William Schelvin Sally Mead Juanita Wilson

Pi Omicron Hosts National President Visit

Iota Epsilon chapter of Pi Omicron sorority will host national president Miss Mylola Cooper of Signal Mountain Tennessee for three weekend social functions. A Friday picnic at Bever Park kicks off the visit followed by a Saturday luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel hosted by Mrs Mabel Sayers and a Saturday dinner at the Elks club for Miss Cooper.

Iota Epsilon Chapter Pi Omi Mylola Cooper Signal Mountain Tenn Miss Cooper Cedar Rapids Bever Park Mabel Sayers Roosevelt Hotel The Elks Club

Designing Woman By Elizabeth Hillyer Window Frames Idea

The article urges production of window cornices or cantonieres to refresh rooms for summer. It suggests using wood for frames with wallpaper or fabric coverings, noting fabric gives a softer look and should match existing room decor. It references Venetian blinds and adaptable, stylish finishes.

Elizabeth Hillyer

Garfield Students Present Mexican Fiesta Program

Garfield students staged a Mexican Fiesta program with a gay background atmosphere created by the class members. A banquet followed, served by parents. Arrangements were led by Mrs Bert V Teeters and Mrs Rose Mitralsky. During refreshment hour music was provided by Dorothy Meaney, Nancy Monroe, Barbara Wood and Lola Flohra.

Bert V. Teeters Rose Mitralsky Dorothy Meaney Nancy Monroe Barbara Wood Lola Flohra

Supper Honors Dorothy Mueller and R L Kirkman

Miss Dorothy Mueller and Robert L Kirkman who will be married soon will be guests of honor Friday evening at a buffet supper hosted by Mrs Frank Mueller and Miss Carol Pangburn at the Mueller home 1701 C avenue NE Members of the bridary will attend Guests from out of town include Jackson of Ames and David Kirkman of Iowa City The table features a pastel theme with a miniature bridal party around a Maypole Tiny Colonial nosegays mark each place

Dorothy Mueller Robert L. Kirkman Frank Mueller Carol Pangburn Mueller C Avenue NE Bridary Jackieson Ames David Kirkman Iowa City

Phyllis West Marries Robert W. Johnson in Cedar Rapids

Mr and Mrs Marvin R West announce the marriage of their daughter Phyllis to Robert Warren Johnson son of the Frank Johnsons. The ceremony featured an aqua suit for the bride and orchids with white roses. Attendants Miss Maxine West and William A Kuda. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.

Marvin R. West C Avenue NW Phyllis Robert Warren Johnson Frank Johnsons H Avenue Maxine West William A. Kuda Miss West Johnson

Miss Marilyn Mills Bride Elect Feted At Kitchen Shower

Miss Marilyn Mills was honored at a kitchen shower Tuesday evening at 141 Thirty third street drive SE. Co-hostess Mrs. Roland Litz and guests included Mrs. H. R. Harrison Mrs. Robert Doolittle Mrs. Richard Emerson Misses Ruth Prichard Ar lene Rose LaVonne Chermak Frances Rees. She will wed Roger Heald of West Branch on June 8.

Marilyn Mills Luther Watson Thirty Third Street Drive Roland Litz Mmes H. R. Harrison Robert Doolittle Richard Emerson Ruth Prichard Arlene Rose LaVonne Chermak Frances Rees Mills Roger Heald West Branch

Taylor PTA honors teachers and custodian at luncheon

Taylor school P.T.A. honored the teachers and custodian Frank Valenta at a luncheon held Wednesday. The decorated table featured miniature colonial domes around a bouquet of spring flowers. Arrangements chairman was Mrs. L. T. Kieppien, assisted by the executive committee.

Rockwell City Woman Heads Amvets Auxiliary

Mrs Robena Jespersen of Rockwell City was elected president of the Iowa auxiliary of the American Veterans of World War II at a Thursday meeting. She succeeds Mrs A L Stigers of Sioux City and is joined by officers Mrs Marcia Gard Marshalltown and Darlene Gordon Clinton with Mrs C W Hilliard of Oskaloosa as executive secretary and Mrs Denny Conway Parkersburg as treasurer.

Denny Conway Parkersburg

Four Mt. Mercy Seniors Honored For Scholarship

Four Mt. Mercy seniors received the highest scholastic award at senior convocation. Recipients include Angela Cisar Marie McMahon Marie Harrington and more listed Cedar Rapids and Britt families. Additional honors went to Jean Delaney Anna Keough Janet Joyce Mary Mallon Olga Sindelar and others for outstanding academics and extra curriculars.

Mercia Mt. Mercy Junior College M. J. Tracy the Doyle M. J. Doyle Lawler Angela Cisar Thomas Cisar Cedar Rapids Marie McMahon J. Vincent McMahon Clare Marie Harrington Robert Harrington Britt Jean Delaney Gordon Delaney Anna Keough Janet Joyce Giles Joyce Mary Mallon A. J. Mallon Olga Sindelar Mike Singelar Joanne McDonnell W. E. McConkey Dixon, Ill Mary Theresa O’brien Frank O’brien Decorah Ann Chambers Margaret Fort Dodge Veronica Man Jeanette Blaine John H. Blaine Blessed Sacrament Mt. Mercy Chapel

Cartwheel Casserole Dish Serves Four

A homey dinner feature suggests a Wheel shaped casserole with luncheon meat, mushroom soup, and cheese. The method builds a smooth milk flour base, thickens, then tops with buttered bread strips rolled in cheese before baking.

Bodensick resigns as Wartburg Seminary president

Dr Julius Bodensick has resigned as Wartburg seminary president in Dubuque Iowa where he served since 1940. He remains on the faculty and will take another year’s leave while in Berlin as a liaison between the American military government and German churches.

Dubuque Julius Bodensick Wartburg Seminary Board of Regents Bodensick Berlin Churches of Germany

Tuna Fish and Egg Casserole and Related Dishes

A collection of kitchen directions includes a tuna fish and egg casserole with layers of tuna lemon juice eggs peas cheese and bread crumbs baked until brown, plus a lemon gelatin olive pickle pimiento mold and a lettuce salad with dressing. Also contains a steak pie with onions and potatoes and a pineapple fruit meringue shells dessert.

Engineer Dr Jesse E H honored with Chi Kappa Nu Award

Theodore A Hunter announced Dr Jesse E H director of Armour Research Foundation received the Chi Kappa Nu Award as the nation’s top young electrical engineer for 1940. During World War II he advised the Manhattan District and has led Armour Research Foundation since 1944. Cedar Rapids Engineers Club promotes fellowship and high service among local engineers.

Theodore A. Hunter Cedar Rapids

Engineering work eligibility for club membership clarified

A statement notes that individuals who performed engineering work in the area are eligible for membership in the club. It emphasizes that participation in local engineering efforts qualifies applicants for inclusion.

Cedar Rapids Board of Review wraps up uneventful year

Cedar Rapids mayor Frank Hahn and the city council adjourned the board for the year after a series of uneventful sessions. A tax complaint was overruled while three elderly or infirm residents had taxes suspended. Exemption requests by three churches, a hospital, and a fraternal organization were approved.

Cedar Rapids Frank Hahn

Exemption List Includes Parsonages and Church Lots

The city lists several church and parsonage properties as exemptions, including St. Paul's Methodist parsonage at 212 Twenty-fifth Street SE and Westminster Presbyterian parsonage at 2049 Fifth Avenue SE, plus a Reformed Church of Latterday Saints meeting place site at Nineteenth Street and A Avenue NE. Hawthorn Drive SW Elks pavilion lots also appear on the exemption list, with St Luke's Hospital Association property exempted. The law requires annual exemption filings for fraternal, social and veterans groups, and any liquor or gambling income may void exemptions.

Twenty-fifth ‘Street St. Paul’s Methodist Church Fifth Avenue Westminster Presbyterian Church Nineteenth Street Reformed Church of Latterday Saints Tenth Eleventh Streets St. Luke’s Hospital Association Hawthorn Drive Elks

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Pi Omicron Designing Woman F. S. Mitvalsky & CO Ed A Garfield R. L. Kirkman Phyllis West Robert W. Johnson Rockwell City Amvets Mt. Mercy Zee By Naomi Doebel Studio of Voice Gocemt Helen Sharp Maddox Sieentng Paris Academy OF Beauty Paris Academy Ron Paris Academy OF Beauty Culture Third Street Cedar Rapids, Iowa 16Th St. SE C. R. Engineers Club Jesse E. Hobson Bill Folds Sheaffer WASES Webster Col Dictionary Sanford Harmony Harmony Cafeteria S.E C.R. Board of Review ARGUS Baldridge Camera Shop RIAL Ito M-W Demoths Garmen
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