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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1949

Page

8

B P W Club to Hear Mrs Hickenlooper

Mrs Bourke B Hickenlooper wife of Iowa's senator substitutes for the senator at the B P W Club dinner meeting on Tuesday. The senator stays in Washington to vote on the farm bill. Ross Young author of Personnel Manual for Executive gives a brief talk. Theme Boost Your Home Town It Boosts You. Roosevelt hotel hosts more than 450 attendees at 7 pm. Co chairs are Mrs Sandy Bassin and Mrs Robert Zila.

Roosevelt Hotel Sandy Bassin Robert Zila Legislative Committee

Ernest L Winns Spend A Day In Cedar Rapids

Mr and Mrs Ernest L Winn of Jackson Mississippi formerly of Cedar Rapids arrived in the city Monday to spend a day while en route home from California They are guests of Mr and Mrs C J Smith 373 Seventeenth street SE A dinner will be given this evening at the Cedar Rapids Country club in the Winns honor.

Ernest L. Winn Jackson Miss Cedar Rapids California C. J. Smith Seventeenth Street Cedar Rapids Country Club Winns

Mrs Martin Shebek Visits Cedar Rapids With Stirsky Brothers

Mrs. Martin Shebek of Glendale California formerly of Cedar Rapids is visiting for three weeks with her brothers Arthur Stirsky at 636 Fifteenth Street SW and Edward Stirsky at 309 Eighth Street SE in Cedar Rapids.

Martin Shebek Glendale Calif Cedar Rapids Arthur Stirsky Fifteenth Street Edward Stirsky Eighth Street

Kcasty Cooking Tip For Frying Fat

A kitchen tip explains you can render fat for deep frying by bringing it to a boil with one apple slice one potato slice and a quarter cup of water. After brief cooking remove the fruit slices and strain the fat for use.

Richard Lange Honored On Seventh Birthday

Richard Lange son of Dr and Mrs Thomas F Lange was honored on his seventh birthday with an outdoor supper party at the Lange home 2000 Blake boulevard SE. Supper and movies followed with a large list of attending guests.

Richard Lange Thomas F. Lange Blake Boulevard SE Lange Nancy Patterson Jimmy Adams Phillip Evans Douglas Anderson Steven Prewitt Ricky Hahn Sandy Jordan Jimmy McIntyre Dicky Lutzelman Robert Caldwell Bobby Netolicky Linda Delzell John Distlehorst Susan van Nostrand Jimmy Klinger Roger Kainz Susan Heidel Margaret Ann Higbee Judy DeLay Lisa Glanville David Wray Ann Locher Dicky Wasta Julie Cobb Larry Vanda Jimmy Head Douglas Morris Steven Mahr Dickie Winter Syd Ellwood Billy Cormack Sara Jane Lange

Lecture by Dr Mather Opens Coe College Fall Series

Dr Kirtley Mather of Harvard will speak on Report from Europe at 8 15 pm in the Bryant room Coe College Fieldhouse. A coffee hour follows with Mrs F G Murray pouring and Miss Lille Gloeckle arranging. Autumn decor adorns the event open to the public with admission charged.

Bryant Coe College Kirtley Mather Harvard University Mather Europe F. G. Murray Lille Gloeckle

Gallery Attendant Names Change at Little Gallery

Mrs. Ralph Evans will serve as gallery attendant this season at the Little Gallery in the public library. She is on duty weekdays 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and weekends 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The current exhibition features 300 Daumier lithographs owned by Mr. and Mrs. Owen N. Elliott. The showcase also holds a Florida sea-shell exhibit belonging to Mrs. Howard Hall.

Ralph Evans Little Gallery Daumier Owen N. Elliott Howard Hall

Designing Women Slipcover From Felt For Lounge Chair

Felt provides a heavy durable slipcover option for chairs with rough upholstery. It holds a tailored shape, offers dark and bright color choices, and is easier to sew than expected with a large needle and standard slipcover techniques.

Mrs Arnold Wins Second Premium at Dairy Cattle Congress

Mrs J A Arnold of 339 Thirteenth Avenue SW won the second premium ribbon for her hand loomed rug at the Dairy Cattle Congress. Exhibitions were judged in the women’s building. this was her first rug entry in competition.

J. A. Arnold Thirteenth Avenue Dairy Cattle Congress Congress Arnold

Four HI Y Chapters Install Officers at YMCA Theater

Wilson Roosevelt McKinley and Marion HI Y clubs join for a joint officer installation Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the YMCA Little Theater An invitation is extended to all parents Robert Armstrong will speak on The Purpose and Values of the HI Y

Wilson, Roosevelt, McKinley Marion Y.M.C.A. Little Theater Robert Armstrong

Carpenters Return From West Coast Trip

Mr and Mrs Wilson C Carpenters from 1954 Second Avenue SE returned Sunday night after a three week West Coast trip visiting San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Wilson C. Carpenter Second Avenue SE West Coast San Francisco Los Angeles

Mr and Mrs Kerres Observe 30th Anniversary Dinner

Mr and Mrs Frank Kerres celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary with a noon family dinner for 60 at 117 Fifteenth Street SE. An evening supper for 30 friends followed with gifts. Guests came from Rock Island Edgington Illinois Council Bluffs Muscatine Coggin Arlington and Oelwein.

Frank Kerres Fifteenth Street SE Rock Island Edgington Illand Council Bluffs Muscatine Coggon Arlington Oelwein

Mt Mercy Alumnae Elect Officers At Annual Banquet

Mt. Mercy Alumnae elected Mrs Allan Parker vice president and Mary Mahon treasurer at a Sacred Heart convent meeting after the annual banquet. Other officers include Mrs Harry Suchomel president and Patricia Doyle secretary. Sister Mary Pierre RSM oversees as moderator.

Allan. Parker Mary Mahon Mt. Mercy Alumnae Association Sacred Heart Convent Harry Suchomel Patricia Doyle Mary Pierre R.S.M Regis Day George V. Young Virginia McDonnell Catherine Flaherty Mary Eleanor Mt. Mercy

Devotional Picture Embroidery Pattern Sale

Ad for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft patterns and books. Simple outlined devotional embroidery of Our Lady of Fatima pattern 712, 15x9 inches, transfers available. Send 20 cents pattern plus 15 cents for the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book with 104 illustrations to Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Chicago Ill.

Our Lady of Fatima Laura Wheeler Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept P. O Chicago Ill

Stick Em Up Poem By Edgar A Guest

A reminiscing verse by Edgar A Guest contrasts carefree childhood in a garden with modern peril. The speaker recalls fairies and playmates replaced by children with pistols and Tommy guns, cowboys and outlaws, all demanding “Stick ’em up” as danger replaces fantasy.

Married Saturday To Donald Hoyt

Miss Billie Jeanne Barto and Donald Hoyt wed Saturday at St Josephs church Marion in a ceremony by Rev M Scallom. The bride daughter of Glenn and Mrs Barto and groom son of Ambrose and Mrs Hoyt of Oxford. They plan a home in Oxford after a reception for 150 guests.

Billie Jeanne Barto Donald Hoyt St. Joseph's Church Marion M. Scallom Glenn Barto Thirtyfourth Street Dolores Dvorsky Blairstown James Hoyt Barto, Jr Louis Dvory Barto Oxford

Gold Star Mothers Plan Wednesday Meeting for Basket Making

Gold Star Mothers will meet in the Memorial building for all day work to make baskets for veterans hospitals. Attendees are asked to bring a sack lunch.

Gold Star Memorial Building Veterans Hospitals

Lulu Dvorak Weds Roy S. Hamer in Cedar Rapids Church

Miss Lulu A. Dvorak and Roy S. Hamer married Saturday at Trinity Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Rev. Glenn Har tong performed the ceremony attended by Mr and Mrs Henry Hamer. They will live at 518 Third Street SE after a wedding trip to Chicago and northern Iowa. The bride works for Western Auto Stores and the groom for Penick and Ford.

Lulu A. Dvorak Roy S. Hamer Trinity Methodist Church Glenn S. Hartong Henry Hamer Cedar Rapids Cago Iowa Third Street Western Auto Stores Mr. Hamer Penick and Ford

Also Mentioned on This Page

Betty Allen W. Howard Smith Westminster Presbyterian Church Elmcrest Golf Country Club Burianek Mrs. Smith B.P.W. Club Mrs. Hickenlooper Ernest L. Winns Kcasty Glen Peter Holt Douglas Holt First St. NW Sanitary Farm Dairies Dr. Mather Designing Women Elizabeth Hillyer Try Pettiljohns Mrs. Arnold Y.M.C.A Wilson C. Carpenters Edgar A. Guest the Poet of the People Lasswell Mes Robb Robb’s Appliance Co Second Avenue Lulu Dvorak Roy S. Hamor Peter Bea
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