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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1953

Page

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Women For Residence Chest Drive Names Three Chairmen

Three chairmen will lead the residential division of the Community Chest campaign as announced by Chest officials. Mrs. Russell Hess will head the advance residential division, with Mrs. Donald E. Schmidt and Mrs. Marvin Bishop co chairs of the general residential campaign set for October 1929. General Chairman Duane Arnold praised the women's volunteers for their vital contributions and noted that residential workers help reach the overall goal. Hess announced a list of volunteers starting work this week, including Mrs. J. W. Albright, Mrs. Halford T. Barry, and others in the community.

Community Chest Campaign Russell Hess Fairway Terrace Donald E. Schmidt Woodiind Drive Marvin Bishop Johnson Avenue NW Duane Arnold Arnold Hess Advance J. W. Albright Halford T. Barry Max W. Burrell Homer W. Carley, Jr Carl N. Ettinger William E. Franey J. P. Galway Charles Hastings T. M. Ingersoll Clyde B. Meffert John W. Miller Eugene M. Pinney Harley Riedel W. J. Robb John E. Stansbury Clarke van Meter F. C. Waples

To Note Golden Wedding Sunday

Marengo Mr and Mrs Leo Brown celebrate their golden wedding with a family dinner at noon and an open house from 2 to 4 p m in the K P hall. They married Oct 7 1903 at the Methodist parsonage with Rev F B Tucker officiating. They farmed then moved to town eight years ago and have four children Lula Sheets Vada Rinehart Geneva Irwin and Lester Lee Brown plus three grandchildren.

Marengo Leo Brown K.P F. B. Tucker Dakotas Lula Sheets Blairstown Vada Rinehart Des Moines Geneva Irwin East Moline Ill Lester Lee Brown Los Angeles

Mrs Lumir Skripsky Hosts Vernon Fifth Birthday Roast

Mrs Lumir Skripsky entertained at a marshmallow roast at her home on Shaver road NE in honor of her son Vernon turning five. Guests included Linda Indsey Loretta Indsey Eva Robert zel Shirley Neely Michael Neely Edward Overley Sandra Harris Charlene Skripsky and Billy Skripsky.

Lumir Skripsky Shaver Road Vernon Linda Loretta Indsey Eva Robert Zel Shirley Michael Neely Edward Overley Sandra Harris Charlene Billy Skripsky

Smith Noethe wedding in Sioux Falls

Cedar Rapids man Cedar Rapids Dale E Smith son of Mrs E B Border married Beverly Noethe daughter of Mrs E E Thayer in a Sept 14 ceremony at First Christian church Sioux Falls South Dakota Attendants were Mr and Mrs Jack Smith The couple reside in Water where Smith is golf pro at the country club

Cedar Rapids Dale E. Smith E. B. Border Second Street NW Beverly Noethe E. E. Thayer Brookings S.D First Christian Church Sioux Falls Jack Smith Smith

Iowa psychodramatist Eva Rudhyar to lecture at YMCA

Eva Fechin Rudhyar, Mrs Dane Rudhyar and staff psychodrama director at Independence Mental Health Institute, will present lecture demonstrations at the YMCA Little Theater Friday at 8 p.m. sponsored by the Linn County Society for Mental Health. The free event will explain psychodrama as a method for mentally troubled individuals to act out problems for insight.

Iowa Ymca Little Theater Linn County Society For Mental Health Eva Fechin Rudhyar Dane Rudhyar Mental Health Institute of Independence Mental Health Society Nicolai Fechin America Dalton School New York Duncan J. L. Moreno Europe

Iowa University selects Currier hall unit chairs

Mrs. O C Olney hosts in Olney while Mrs. Kent Ferman visits Florence Frank in Iowa City. Emily Lathrop and Margot Palmer of Cedar Rapids chosen unit chairmen of Currier hall at the University of Iowa.

Kent Ferman Tampa Fla O. C Olney Fifteenth Street Ferman Florence Frank Iowa City Emily Lathrop Margot Palmer Cedar Rapids Currier Hall University of Iowa H. F. Lathrop C Avenue Fairchild Aan Miss Palmer John Palmer Lincoln Heights Currier Annex

Can This Marriage Be Saved Feature Promises Help

A provocative Ladies Home Journal feature titled Can This Marriage Be Saved outlines how a wife and mother can be a husband’s partner. The October issue highlights Jane’s shy reluctance to engage with Jim’s business associates and their wives, offering guidance from the American Institute of Family Relations.

Jane Jim American Institute of Family Relations Ladies’ Home Journal

TAME Invisible Hairdressing

A vintage ad promises shinier hair with Tame invisible hair dressing used after shampoo. It claims a clear rinse that covers every strand and leaves hair with new shine and softness, available in 30c 60c and 1.00 sizes plus tax at toiletries counters.

Homecoming At Cornell To Be Gala Day

MT. VERNON Seven Cornell beauty queens who once ruled Homecoming return for the gala on October 17. The game pits Coe, 1952 Midwest conference champions, against the Cornell Rams at Ash Park at 2 p.m. The morning dedicates a new half million dollar fieldhouse. Former royalty Mrs Vincent Gough Mrs Ronald Rawson Mrs Wendel Burton Miss June Yamada Miss Ruth Temple Mrs Leigh Reynolds and Mrs Zygmont Watczak attend the dedication.

Tondoki Camp Fire Elects Officers

The Tondoki Camp Fire group elected Margaret Ann Krumboltz as president Mary Ellen Kubic as vice president Kathy Shores as secretary Judy Bezanson as treasurer Peggy Buresh as games and Kathy Thorn as scribe Mrs Peter F Bezan son is the group leader and the sponsor is Mrs Dwight Krumboltz.

Tondoki Camp Margaret Ann Krumboltz Mary Ellen Kubic Kathy Shores Judy Bezanson Peggy Buresh Kathy Thorn Peter F. Bezanson Dwight Krumboltz

Sorority hosts back-to-school event with costumes and talent

The Beta Lambda chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha staged a fall rushing program kickoff with a back-to-school theme at CA on Tuesday evening. Guests included Sarah Bender Barbara Pearson Theresa Greif Dorothy Johnston and Sharon Ann Milner. Prizes went to best costume contests and the talent show.

Beta Lambda Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha Business Women’s Sorority Sarah Bender Barbara Pearson Theresa Greif Dorothy Johnston Sharon Ann Milner

Fall Festival Across Anon Bin And Falling Colors

Puzzle style word list with multiple clues and definitions. Entries include terms like muse, expunge, palm fruit and steamship. The fragment presents a miscellaneous crossword style grid with varied clues and lengths.

Cedar Rapids Women Attend 45th Iowa Federation Convention

Fourteen Cedar Rapids women joined 300 delegates at the second district meeting of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs in Independence. Reports were given by conservation, international clubs, and community service chairs, with speeches by E E Taylor Traer and Harold Nissen Walnut, and closing remarks by Marcus Bach.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Pres Church Independence O. J. Elsenbast Conservation A.W. Collinge International Clubs ‘Council Bryan Cronbaugh G. W. DeWald W. E. Willson W. F. Naibert Ig. P. Ce Elwin Smith S. C. Cox E. C. Pickerill Everette Stout C. J. Knickerbocker Ludmil Prastka Jenna Beadle E. E. Taylor Traer IFWC Harold Nissen Walnut Marcus Bach University of Iowa School of Religion A. E. Henrich Department of Fine Arts Leo Arthur

Nine join Accordion Cadets at Hollowell home party

Nine people were initiated into the Accordion Cadets Wednesday evening at the J. W. Hollowell home 3103 Tama Street SE. The new members include Lee Rathie Newhall Bob Michalek Sandra Slate Judy Skalsky Linda Rozek Lois Jean Krumm Joann Technik Janet Schneider and Dale Williams with Mrs Gerald Boddicker as chaperon New officers for the group are

J. W.hollowell Tama Street Lee Rathie Newhall Bob Michalek Sandra Slate Judy Skalsky Linda Rozek Lois Jean Krumm Joann Technik Janet Schneider Dale Williams Gerald Boddicker

Election slate for Anamosa and nearby towns named

Craig Hollowell serves as president and Elleni Miner is vice president of Anamosa organization. Patsy Rozinek from Ely is secretary and Bob Michalek is named as juror in the slate of local officials.

Craig Hollowell Elleni Miner Anamosa Patsy Rozinek Ely Bob Michalek

Iowa Homemakers View New Drapery Fabrics in Ames

Iowa homemakers from the Iowa Swine Producers wives group visited the division of home economics in Ames to preview new window drapery fabrics. Prices ranged, with $60 panels noted, favoring stylized country themes and non realistic prints over Grandma Moses motifs. Dr. Ercel Eppright presented results from a nutrition study showing one in two Iowa children lack adequate calcium, urging milk and nutrient rich foods to improve school health.

Ames Iowa Neva Peterson Grandma Moses New England Ercel Eppright Department of Food and Nutrition Eppright

Mrs Nixon Honored by Home Fashions League

Mrs Richard Nixon receives the Outstanding Home maker of the Year award from the Home Fashions League in Washington AP reports the proclamation honors her domestic contributions during the year.

Nixon Home Fashions League Washington Richard Nixon

Belvin Receives Rockefeller Poetry Scholarship Honor

William Belvin of 109% Twelfth Street NE has been awarded a $1,000 Rockefeller Foundation poetry scholarship by Paul Engle of the University of Iowa. Belvin, previously an English instructor at Coe College, earned the grant based on a group of poems he wrote.

William Belvin Twelfth Street Rockefeller Foundation Iowa Paul Engle Belvin Coe College

Keen Teen Klub Opens At YMCA This Friday

Cedar Rapids teens learn the Keen Teen Klub at the YMCA will open Friday night for the winter season. Membership cards will be sold on Klub night and later admission will be by card only. Supervisors Harley Van Akkeren and Bob Ellis report plans include dancing with Bunny Hop records, a game room upgrade, and a snack bar run by Klub volunteers.

Uazetve Keen Teen Klub Beverly Newman Sixth Avenue SE Bob Nelson Johnson Avenue NW Jean Strong Cedar Rapids YMCA Klub Harley van Akkeren Bob Ellis Mr. van Akkeren Marion Aaron Ae Mr. Ellis van Akkeren Roosevelt High School

McKinley Future Homemakers elect officers

Nearly 30 teens worked to start Klub activities this year. McKinley chapter of Future Homemakers of America elected Phyllis Boyd president ary Ann Boedeker vice president Sheron Lamb secretary Patsy Pardubsky treasurer Dixie Palmer historian Donna Kalous and Alline Vondracek music chairmen Marlene Burdick program chairman Sheryl Edwards reporter. Some members will attend a district conference meeting in Tipton Oct. 17.

McKinley Chapter Future Homemakers of America Phyllis Boyd Ary Ann Boedeker Sheron Lamb Patsy Pardubsky Dixie Palmer Donna Kalous Alline Vondracek Marlene Burdick Sheryl Edwards Tipton

Harold Ewoldt to Attend Midwest Shipper Carrier Conference

Harold Ewoldt, manager of the Traffic bureau for the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, will travel to St. Louis next Thursday for the annual Midwest Shipper Carrier Conference meeting. He chairs the rate and classification committee. The conference includes shipper and motor carrier representatives from 12 Midwestern states and aims to resolve differences and foster good relations.

Harold Ewoldt Cedar Rapids

Child Found Under Bed After Four Hours

An Omaha report says a worried couple notified police after their six year old daughter vanished for four hours and detectives later found her beneath her bed as the search concluded.

Omaha

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