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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1957
Page
2
Pittsburgh area chemist Mrs. Lisle Zehner tests fabrics at Mellon Institute to gauge water and sun resistance and to verify manufacturer claims. She creates cleaning formulas, guides on detergents, and advises shoppers on fabric care and stain removal.
Marriage vows were exchanged Sunday at 9 a.m. in Zion Presbyterian Church Coggon with Miss Marjorie Louise Stone daughter of Howard and Mrs. Stone and Donald K Miller son of Ray Miller. Rev. F A Munneke officiated. Miss Stone works for National Cash Register Co and Mr. Miller for Schomberger Motor Co.
Miss Betty Ann Burt daughter of Mr and Mrs Rollin O Burt 2141 Linden drive SE was honored at a bridal shower Monday afternoon in the Orleans patio of the Roosevelt hotel Hostesses were Mrs Anna Hendricks Mrs Frank Vetter Mrs Carl Thomas and Mrs Russell I Hess Miss Burt is the November 30 bride elect of Norman Smith son of the J Ellsworth Smiths of Chicago
Lt and Mrs John Cunningham and their children left Cedar Rapids Monday after spending a week with Mrs Cunningham s parents the H C Pollitz s 331 Twenty seventh Street drive SE
Martina McDonald and Phillip J. Reilly wed at St. Matthew's Church with a double ring ceremony at 10 a.m. Read by Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. D. Kearn. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin F. McDonald of Monticello, wore imported lace and tulle with a fitted bodice and Sabrina neckline. Best man was Raymond R. Reilly. maid of honor Miss Mary Margaret Hamel. After a reception for 60 at the Sheraton-Monroe, the couple left for a wedding trip to Illinois and Wisconsin and will reside in Peoria.
Engagement notices and recent marriages from small Iowa towns. Mary Lou Rauh of Alva, Oklahoma, is engaged to Richard E. Schminke of Cedar Rapids. they plan a December wedding at Zion Lutheran Church in Alva. Marriages include Josephine Vorhauer and Glen Finch in Sigourney, Beverly Jamison and Ronald Akers in Sheffield, and Marlene Scheffert and Gary Houg announced for Monona with Nov 12 ceremony in St John’s Lutheran Church.
Two Cedar Rapids students have been pledged to college sororities. Lois Frutchey, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Longaker, 924 Thirty-sixth Street NE, has pledged Sigma Kappa at Culver Stockon College Canton Missouri. Patricia Potter, daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Potter, 38200 Avenue NE, has been pledged to Pi Beta Phi at the University of Wisconsin where she is a freshman.
Carded pattern 896 describes a sock doll and its sleepy sister. Instructions cover two dolls in matching pajamas. Order form asks 35 cents per pattern plus extra postage. Send name, address, pattern number and zone to The Cedar Rapids Gazette New York office.
Three Blue Bird groups elected officers for the year Good Samaritan named Beverly Goodall president Nancy McPhee secretary Nancy Swanson treasurer Barbara Goodall and Kathy Kelly led the Jolly Blue Bird group with Lynda Thompson as vice president Wendy Stuart secretary Barbara Jepson treasurer Sherry Rich presided over the Jollycaps with Patty Kelly as vice president Mary Ann Jenkins secretary Pam Bramson treasurer and Marsha Curtis serving as scribe and worship chairman
Coe College library staff marked the completion of remodeling with a Friday afternoon coffee for students and faculty in the staff room. Mrs Warren Tracy Mrs F C Fisher and Freda Chambers poured. About 22800 dollars was spent on new stacks lighting fixtures and stack study areas.
Barbara Anne Dalecky daughter of the Stanley Daleckys marries Donald C. Pulkrab son of Mrs. Charles Pulkrab in a 9 am double ring ceremony at St. Wenceslaus church. Attendants wear crystalette gowns. reception at Sokol hall. couple plans to live in Las Cruces New Mexico where the bridegroom serves at White Sands Proving Grounds.
Miss Mable Nielsen of Minneapolis spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Stanton M Peterson at 2733 Franklin Avenue NE, visiting in their home over the weekend.
Betty Sweeney daughter of the Hugh Sweeneys married Florus Brummer son of Mrs Theresa Brummer at St Marys Catholic church Lycurgus in a 9 am ceremony. Rev Raymond Duffy officiated with Mary Louise Terling organist and Mrs Daniel Welch vocalist. The couple will live in Cedar Rapids with Brummer employed as a State Highway surveyor.
Inez Cooke shares seasonal crumb tips to finish dishes with a hint of basil thyme or savory. Store leftover crumbs in a glass jar for later use and flavor meals with simple pantry blends.
Betty Lou Hoyt and William Lee Ketelsen wed at First Presbyterian Manchester in a 3 p.m. ceremony read by Rev. Martin J. Prehn. The bride wore nylon lace and satin with a pearl tiara, escorted by LeRoy Hoyt as best man, and the couple plans to live in Marion after a reception for 200.
Naomi Doebel shares a spiced chutney recipe blending pears apples onions and raisins in a two hour simmer. Makes five pints and uses pickling spice tied in a bag then simmered before sealing jars.
The new residence hall at Loras College in Dubuque has been named Rohlman Hall to honor the late Henry P. Rohlman retired archbishop of Dubuque. Announcement came from Archbishop Leo Binz at a Waterloo clergy conference on Monday.
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