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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1946
Page
1
Gloria Weiser offers guidance for graduates planning a party at Keen Teen club, with fun ideas for dances, drinks, and ice cream sodas. Ray Long and his band will perform at the Flunk Fling on June 7, with free admission Friday and Saturday for guests and a ten cent membership fee. A new slick dance floor enhances space for celebrations.
Mary Ellen Davenport and a list of designers and instructors are noted. The article names several women including Neyda Eastman Esther Armstrong Helen Clyde Ruth Eileen VYornholt Joyce Skin ner Joan Engler Sally Strother Joan Fraseur and Rockwell Daehler. Instructors with pupils participating are Miss Eleanor Taylor Miss Eleanor Houts Miss Vida Rumbaugh Asst Prof Alma Turechek Prof Max Daehler Stanley Vesely and Prof Joseph Kitchin.
A school note salutes graduating seniors and announces a refreshment bar move to the juke box room for Saturday nights. It offers congratulations as seniors prepare to cache the sheep skin and wishes them luck in after high school days.
Mrs Arthur L Augustine of 202 Twenty-fourth Street Drive SE returns home after a month long visit in the East. She stayed with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs George Schuster in Glen Rock New Jersey and with Mr and Mrs Gary Ketcham in Flower Hill Long Island and spent time in New York City.
Mrs Frank B Race and her two daughters Margie and Virginia of Coral Gables Fla are expected Friday to visit Mrs S G Armstrong 2198 Blake Boulevard SE The Race family will be joined by two sons Frank Jr and Bobby and will spend the summer on their Marion area farm
Qualified electors are notified of a special election at Concord Schoolhouse on June 10 1946 from 12 noon to 7 pm. Ballots will elect one director for one year two directors for two years two directors for three years and a treasurer for a two year term. Walter A Shupp County Superintendent of Schools dated May 31 1946 Marion Township Independent School District.
The Coe college department of music will present a group of students in recital Saturday evening at 7 p.m. in Sinclair Memorial chapel. The public is invited. Performers include Jeanette Prout Martita Noell Russell Shafer Gloria Taylor Nancy Moore Jimmy Schiller Judy Boynton Marilyn Parsons Janice Levsen Dorothy Buffington Joyce Sanborn Richard Lin.
A Pattern 4886 sewing offer outlines jacket dress and bra top in sizes 14 through 42 with size 16 included and 3 yards of fabric for jacket and skirt. The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertises sending 25 cents to Chicago for pattern 4886. An accompanying nostalgic verse recalls early motor pioneer days, gear, and tinkering, praising progress and resilience.
The Blue Bird May fete resumes after rain delay with 500 plus participants at Roosevelt athletic field. Dances, folk songs, and lullabies perform under Blue Bird leaders with Mrs. Robert Schober as chair, narrated by Mrs. C A Carter, and Mrs. Orville Lentz at piano. Fathers of Blue Bird members will usher. If rain returns, the fete is postponed to next year.
Dr and Mrs J C Landenberg and their sons Jimmie and Dickie have returned to 507 Fairview Drive SE after spending the winter in Pass a Grille Florida.
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney C. Gould and their family of 442 Fifth avenue SW depart Friday for a weeklong visit with relatives in Canton Ohio. They plan to return next Friday.
Iva Lee Stevens married Frank J. Hoth at her parents home in Marion. Rev James Gable officiated under a rose arch. The bride wore white embroidered silk with a colonial bouquet. They plan to live in Elgin and have a Smoky Mountains wedding trip.
Iowa State College plant pathologist D. M. Coe warns stem rot is the most serious disease of sweet potatoes in southern Iowa. The fungus persists in soil for years and infects slips through wound sites. a protective dip before planting using Spergon suspensions can greatly reduce losses.
A vintage recipe piece offers desserts and side dishes for a Sunday menu. It presents coeur a la creme with strawberries, crumbed carrot sticks, buttered greens, a cabbage salad with mayonnaise, and a beans and onion dish. The tone echoes home kitchen guidance and practical cooking steps.
The 1939 Franklin High School graduating class plans a reunion for June 15 at 5 30 p m at the large pavilion in Bever Park. Husbands and wives of graduates are invited. For reservations and more information call Miss Jeanne Puckett 5479.
Van Vechten guild of the Peoples church elected officers including Mrs. George Sigel as president and Mrs. Thomas Radloff as vice president. Les ter Wright was named second vice president with Mrs. Donald Lackey as treasurer and Mrs. J. R. Haney recording secretary. Mrs. W. Champaugh was chosen corresponding secretary.
Mrs. E C Bauman of San Pedro California and former Cedar Rapids resident is visiting her aunt Mrs Gus Masek at 3401 Mt Vernon Avenue SE.
Louis Dvorak was elected chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 788 band. The two month old group, which appeared in the Memorial day parade, chose Ralph Harwig as band director and Glen Messner as assistant director. Charles Sullivan was elected librarian, with Martin McGuire also noted.
Secretary treasurer Charles Sova business manager William Boston and drum major remain in roles with openings for musicians. Dvorak states more players are needed as practice sessions are held at the VFW club rooms every Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
The Navy announced on Friday that applications are being sought for the V-5 flight training program. Eligible applicants must graduate high school before Sept 1, 1946. Complete details and forms are available by writing the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board at 1667 Northwestern Bank Building Minneapolis Minnesota.
On April 18 1946 Sanitary Farm Dairies of Cedar Rapids Iowa a corporation filed with the Iowa Secretary of State an amendment to its charter increasing capital stock to five hundred thousand dollars Attorneys for the corporation Smith and Sehm announce the filing.
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