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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1948

Page

8

Food Shower At Home for Aged Women

The Home for Aged Women will host its annual fruit and vegetable shower with open house all day and tea served from 3 to 5 p.m. Mrs. E. E. Wilcox chairs arrangements, with Mrs. O. C. Olney and Miss Laura Turner. Mrs. George S. Josselyn and Mrs. Charles S. Krause pour. board members listed include E. J. Buser, C. N. Booth, Everett C. Hoover, Herbert Henderson, Walter M. Krebs, O. C. Olney, E. E. Wilcox, and others.

Home For E. E. Wilcox O. C. Olney Laura Turner George S. Josselyn Board of Managers Charles S. Krause Mines E. J. Buser C. N. Booth Everett C. Hoover Herbert Henderson Walter M. Krebs William L. Johnes John W. Miller J. P. Montillon Elmer Johnson Ben F. Wolverton Miss Turner

Mary Rose Novotny Weds Elmer Sedlacek at St Wenceslaus

Mary Rose Novotny and Elmer Sedlacek were married Saturday at St Wenceslaus Church. Novotny wore slipper satin with cathedral train and orchid prayer book. Sedlacek's bridegroom attire included lime green maid of honor and gowns for bridesmaids. They will live near Swisher.

Mary Rose Novotny Elmer Sedlacek St. Wenceslaus Church Joseph L. Kissling Fred Novotny Swisher Joe Sedlacek Fairfax Helen Novotny Joyce Ann Vanicek Joe Novotny Edwin Dvorak Marvin Sedlacek

Circle of the King's Daughters meet for potluck supper at Heald home

Beth Dodge circle met Monday evening at Mrs. Roger Heald’s home in Iowa City for a potluck supper. Miss Connie Weatherton and Mrs. Richard Emerson were elected delegates to the state convention starting Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. Miss Myrtle Plumb will host the next meeting on Oct 18 at 1427 First Avenue SE.

Beth Dodge Circle The King’s Daughters Roger Heald Iowa City Connie Weatherton Richard Emerson Cedar Rapids Myrtle Plumb First Avenue SE

Ellis Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs T M Ellis of 1043 Fifth Avenue SE marked their golden wedding with a Saturday dinner at Wurster's tearoom and a reception at home. Married Oct 2 1898 at Corpus Christi church Fort Dodge their children C P Ellis Cedar Rapids G J Ellis Rockford IL and T C Ellis Huntington Park CA survive with a deceased daughter Mrs George Jack ley. Out of town guests included multiple relatives and friends from Rockford Waubeek Estherville Humboldt St Ansgar and Oxford. The couple received gold wrist watches from their children and families.

T. M. Ellis Fifth Avenue SE Wurster Corpus Christi Fort Dodge C. P. Ellis Cedar Rapids G. J. Ellis Rockford T. C. Ellis Huntington Park Calif George Jackley C Avenue NE George Beck Humboldt O. W. Treppin St. Ansgar Mary Small Neil Tierney William Reynolds Edward Smith Oxford

Martha Marquis Club of Coe Plans Luncheon

The October meeting of the Martha Marquis club of Coe College will be a luncheon Thursday at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Joseph H. Kitchin 1723 Third Avenue SE. Assisting will be Mrs. Vernon Lichtenstein Mrs. Fenton Wolfe Mrs. MacPherson Morgan and Mrs. Paul A. Graber. Devotions will be given by Mrs. Charles Hickok.

Martha Marquis Coe College Joseph H. Kitchin Third Avenue SE Vernon Lichtenstein Fenton Wolfe MacPherson Morgan Paul A. Graber Charles Hickok

Miss Frances Simkavitz Hosts 17th Birthday Party

Miss Frances Simkavitz of 152 Ellis Boulevard NW entertained about thirty five friends at her home Saturday evening to celebrate her seventeenth birthday.

Frances Simkavitz Ellis Boulevard

Donna McCurdy Becomes Bride of Arthur Bohlken

Miss Donna McCurdy daughter of Mr and Mrs Vern L McCurdy and Arthur Bohlken son of Mr and Mrs Fred H Bohlken were married Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church Monticello Rev William J Grossheim officiated music by Mrs E H Huibregtse and Miss Shirley McCurdy A reception for 150 followed the ceremony The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids after a wedding trip to the Lake of the Ozarks.

Monticello Donna McCurdy Vern L. McCurdy Arthur Bohlken Fred H. Bohlken Presbyterian Church William J. Grossheim E. H. Huibregtse Shirley McCurdy Jacquelyn McCurdy Cedar Rapids Helen Jean Kopp Karen Egger Fred R. Bohlken Des Moines Donald Bohlken Iowa City Donald Newton

Delpha Ware and Henry Smith Married at St Pauls Church

Delpha Ware and Henry Smith were wed Friday evening at 7 in St Pauls Methodist church officiated by Rev John K Moore. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Clyde Striegel of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Smith works at St Luke's hospital and Mr Smith is employed by the Bishop Cafeteria. They will reside at 344 Eighteenth Street SE after Oct 15.

Delpha Ware Henry Smith St. Paul’s Methodist Church John K. Moore Clyde Striegel Cedar Rapids

L M E Study Club Meets At Wickham Home

The L M E Study club met Monday evening at Mrs. Elmer Wickham's 1919 Park Avenue SE home for a dessert coffee. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. Ed Shramek Mrs. O B Peal and Mrs. Park Newbold. A program of original compositions was presented and a banquet is planned for the next meeting with members to be contacted by telephone.

L.M.E. Study Club Elmer Wickham Park Avenue SE Ed Shramek O. B. Peal Park Newbold

Melvin Young and Faye Rehder Marry at Trinity Methodist

Miss Faye Rehder and Melvin Young wed Sunday evening at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev. Glenn Hartong officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wendol Rehder of Palo, wore a white satin gown and carried a cascade bouquet. The ceremony featured bridesmaids in aqua and rose gowns, a color-coordinated wedding party, and a reception in the church parlor. The couple departed for a trip after the reception.

Faye Rehder Melvin Young Trinity Methodist Church Wendl Rehder Palo Clarence Young St. Louis Glenn Hartong Paul Bradley Patt Armstrong Atkins Janice Hayes Joyce Rehder Carol Drake Keith Waterman Albert Stodola Delaine Church Cedar Rapids Lloyd Waddle Mary Jane Waddle Margaret McCulloch

Hominy Bacon Casserole and Sweet Pepper Cheese Bake

A fryer style recipe mix converts hominy into a bacon tomato dish, then parboiled peppers are filled with cornmeal cheese topping and baked. The note includes marshmallow cereal balls and corn stick muffins with milk and butter blends and a chili tomato corn dish. Six servings.

Wedding Guests From Many Towns Attends Cedar Rapids Bride

The bride wore a wine suit with black accessories and a rose corsage of Johanna Hill. She is a Cedar Rapids Business College graduate. Guests hailed from Palo, Atkins, Vinton, Shellsburg, Van Horne, Center Point, La Porte City, Mechanicsville, Anamosa, Delmar, Belle Plaine, Cedar Rapids, Toddville, Marion and St Louis Missouri.

Johanna Hill Cedar Rapids

Salad Oil Tenders and Olive Tomato Ball Squares

Recipe fragment describes cooking balls or squares from tomato mixture and olives. Yields 20 two inch balls or 24 two inch squares for a 9 by 13 pan. Process includes chilling in shallow pan and cutting olives after cooling.

Correction: two tablespoons salt not two pounds

A reader phoned to point out an error in Monday's Back Fence. The tomato ketchup recipe should use two tablespoons of salt rather than two pounds.

Back Fence

Gardenia Perfume Value From A Faded Bloom

A gardenia past its bloom remains usable to scent a bureau drawer or clothes closet, offering a simple fragrant option.

Cinnamon toast preparation steps

Mix two tablespoons butter or margarine with four tablespoons brown sugar and four teaspoons cinnamon. Spread on thin toast slices and toast in a hot oven or under the broiler until the sugar melts.

Also Mentioned on This Page

K.ng’s Daughters MR. and Mrs Ellis Martha Marquis Club OF Coe Toman Third Avenue U. S U.S Naomi Doebel Cedar Rapids Fuel CO ED Soboda Dolly Home A . Store First Avenue NE RM Schaefer & Son Epithe Doze Jewelers Cook Paint First Avenue Spencer Spencer Support Shop Iowa Laura Winsor Ruth Edwards Higqbee
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