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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1944
Page
10
Elberon Mr. and Mrs. John K. Konicek announce the marriage of their daughter Eleanor to Harry Andresen Jr. The ceremony will be October 18 at Elberon Methodist Church. Eleanor is a Elberon High School graduate and Andresen is a Keystone High School graduate. They will reside in Dysart.
Enrollment closes Oct. 15 for a new staff assistance class starting Oct. 16 at the Granby building with added features such as package wrapping and problem solving. 550,000 dressings have been made by Linn county units this year and three nutrition classes are open for new enrollees.
Ossian-Elaine Harriet Kvamme of Detroit Michigan and Micheal Sherenick of Detroit wed Saturday. Ossian-Vera Schaffer of Des Moines will wed Cletus Bodensteiner of Ossian Sunday in St Francis de Sales church. Monona-Georgia Bruehahn marries Eugene Dull at St Pauls Lutheran parsonage. Riverside-Mary Welsh of Dubuque wed Howard H Clawson in Kansas City Kansas Sept. 26. Shueyville Virginia Brown marries Thornton Hutson in Dubuque. Anamosa Myrna McCorker engaged to James McLaughlin of Monticello. What Cheer Mae Cowan marries Anthony J DeGregory of Cleveland Ohio Sept. 20. Traer Winifred Duffy wed Pfc Ernest Halupnik near Traer Sept. 30. Halupnik to Camp Bliss Texas after furlough.
Mount Vernon events include Dew visiting his father John Dew after two years in Iran where he led a native crew building 800 miles of road to supply Russia. Watson Kepler elected president of Past Matrons circle with Mrs. Gilliand as vice president and officers named. Hostesses Mrs. Elizabeth Kimball and Mrs. Seward Merritt. Dr and Mrs Rowley entertained the Ministerial association at a basket luncheon with Chaplain Paul Clements as speaker. Lydia class to meet for dinner at Mrs. Gusta Minott. Sunday school class enjoyed a wiener roast at Levi home and Methodist youth scavenger hunt and fireplace supper at the parsonage. A tea for New Century members showcased the Girl's 4-Hand Woman’s Home Project. Mrs. Fred Blaine chaired. Pink and blue shower for Mrs. John Colon hosted by Mrs. James C. L. Clark, Mrs. Hobart Bair and Mrs. Roy Bowman.
Elkader Sergeant Herbert C. Katchkowsky, a Guadalcanal Tarawa Saipan and Tinian veteran, returns home after 32 months in the South Pacific. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Katchkowsky. The Elkader Commercial club will sponsor a fish fry at the fair grounds Monday with Harold H Hall as general chairman and H K Roggensack as program director.
Mr and Mrs Harley Etzel announce the engagement of their daughter Ester Eben Etzel of 828 Second Avenue SE to Pfc Wilbur L Cornthwaite son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Cornthwaite of 1318 Avenue NE No wedding date set Miss Etzel works for Welch Cook Beals corporation Pfc Cornthwaite serves with the Marines in the South Pacific area
Cedar Rapids YWCA hosts the Iowa chapter of the National Association of Employed Officers this weekend. Stella Scurlock of Des Moines leads a Friday discussion on This One Thing I Do with further sessions on program trends. A Monday talk by Rev. W A Jacobs and Les Amies will cover Emotionally Speaking How's Your Balance. The group plans a dinner and prepares materials for the October 21 22 Cedar Rapids business and industrial conference.
The Leadership group will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in Ellis Park for a weiner roast. In case of rain the club will meet at the YWCA. Miss Mary I is chairman.
Anamosa residents hosted dinners and supper clubs with bridge games. Jones County Rural Youth members were entertained, and James Whit led a program. LaVerne Fulwider, on furlough from Corsica, spoke at the Anamosa Rotary. he recently completed his sixty second mission as a B-25 gunner. Mrs. I. C. Musgrove hosted an American Legion auxiliary executive board meeting.
Velma Ridenour daughter of Sam Ride nour of Greeley married Robert Yelden son of Mr and Mrs George Yelden of Delaware Oct 1 at 2 pm at the bride’s sister’s home northeast of Manchester The Rev Robert J Watson officiated Attendants were Mr and Mrs William Saunders of Delaware The couple will live on a farm near Delaware The bride attended Dundee consolidated school and the groom Delhi consolidated school
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