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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1939

Page

9

Bridal Gowns and White Flowers Highlight Early Wedding

Miss Frances Louise Eby becomes bride of Johnson Colton Greedy in a candlelit First Presbyterian ceremony. The church glowed with candelabra, greens, and white blooms as violins and organ filled the service. The couple’s nuptials usher in a week of social events surrounding Miss Katherine Stark and William G. Isom.

Frances Louise Eby Joseph H. Kitchin Bruch Ruth Ebling Massey Eleanor Taylor Katherine Stark William G. Isom Immacuate Conception Church Lydia Ann Courtright Fifth Avenue SE Betty Neuzil Grande Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Country Club Courright Neuzil

Virginia Dodds Honored Guest At Dinner Party

Miss Virginia Dodds daughter of Mrs Jessie B Dodds 2229 Bever avenue SE will enter Grinnell college soon honored at a candlelight dinner hosted by Miss Theone Larson daughter of Mr and Mrs M C Larson 9248 Meadowbrook drive SE Guests included Wallflower club members and others bound for colleges or universities Also noted Glenn W Hopkins of 2030 Grande avenue SE returned Friday from a week long fishing trip in Colorado.

Virginia Dodds Jessie B. Dodds Bever Avenue Grinnell College Theone Larson M. C. Larson Meadowbrook Drive Wallflower Club Gladys Linge Barbara Shonka Kathryn Dennison Jeanne Puckett Ruth Ann Hasek Dorothy Boison June de Nio Marjorie Moravec Betty Barnum Joan Chehak Glenn Hopkins Colorado

Hickoks Return From Ohio Vacation on Lake Erie

Dr Charles Hickok and Mrs Charles Hickok and granddaughter Mary Ann Turnbull returned Saturday after a six weeks vacation on Lake Erie near Port Clinton Ohio.

Charles T. Hickok Fifth Avenue SE Mary Ann Turnbull Lake Erie Port Clinton Ohio

Mrs J M Dinwiddie Returns From Wyoming

Mrs J M Dinwiddie has returned home to 2520 Country Club Parkway SE after spending the summer with her daughter Mrs Ralph Fuhrmeister in Sheridan Wyoming. She arrived Saturday and resumes her usual activities in the community.

J. M. Dinwiddie Country Club Parkway SE Ralph Fuhrmeister Sheridan Wyo

Community Players Open Eleventh Annual Season Drive

The Community Players launch their eleventh annual season ticket drive under Neil Montgomery with Mrs. B. P. Lattner as president. Five productions are planned, starting with A Murder Has Been Arranged directed by Melvin Severance, to be staged Oct. 16–18 at the Y M C A little theater. Tryouts for the opening cast of four women and five men are Sept. 22 at 7 30 p.m. in the little theater.

Community Theater Neil Montgomery B. P. Lattner Community Players Emlyn Wiliams Melvin Severance Little Theater Severance Gladyce Getz Marvin D. Marr Montgomery Richard M. Miller George L. Schoonover Frederick N. Lutz

Mary Zuercher Honored Twice On Her Birthdary

Miss Mary Zuercher daughter of Dr and Mrs A R Zuercher 1852 Second Avenue SE was honored twice on her birthday Saturday with a timber ride and steak fry at Ely and a picnic breakfast at Bever Park A group of friends attended the events including Ann Hill Donna Jeanne Johnson Marion Reiff Kathryn Wandel Kathryn Claassen Dorothy Spencer David Keehn Charles Knox Jr Martin Hanson Bryce Fisher Wallace Darling Jr Gordon McKay Bob Tucker and Jeanne Cash in attendance Miss Josephine Hazeltine of Santa Barbara Calif is visiting at the Hamilton home 2345 Linden Drive SE

Mary Zuercher A. R. Zuercher Second Avenue SE Ely Zuercher Ann Hill Donna Jeanne Johnson Marion Reiff Kathryn Wandel Kathryn Claas Sen Dorothy Spencer David Keehn Charles Knox, Jr Martin Hanson Bryce Fisher Wallace Darling, Jr Gordon McKay Bob Tucker Bever Park Misses Zuercher Kathryn Claassen Jeanne Cash Barbara Rogers Josephine Hazeltine Santa Barbara Calif James E. Hamilton Hamilton Linden Drive

Young Folk Head Off to School for Freshman Year

Local students prepare for college and preparatory study as they depart for campuses nationwide. Names include Margaret Ann Foster in California, Elizabeth Thompson in Missouri, Jean Killian in Wheaton Illinois, Johnny Jacobs and Walter Grady entering Notre Dame, Betty and Ray Anderson heading to Park College, and Barbara Shonka venturing to Frances Shimer School.

Satee Wile Coe College Lac Seung Aiishreek Fu Epers Mondas Iowa University of Iowa Iowa State Pomona College Margaret Ann Foster Wayne J Foster Hillcrest_diive SE Claremont Calif Elizabeth Thompson M. M. Thompson First Avenue E Lincdenwood College St. Charles Jean Killian James Killian Pleasant Drive Wheaton College Wheaton Notre Dame Johnny Jacobs J. J. Jacobs Third Avenue Walter Grady Walter F. Grady Twenty-seventh Street Notre Dame University Betty Anderson Ray Anderson Ray F. Anderson B. Avenue Park. College Parkville Cedar Rapids Frances Shimer Mount Carroll, Ill Barbara Shonka S. Vv. Shonka Twenty-fifth Street

Coe Rush Week Opens With Tea Hostesses Monday

Coe college sororities begin a four day rush week for new students with five teas on Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. Alpha Gamma Delta starts with the King Cotton tea at Mrs. David Turner’s home, 301 Twenty-third Street Drive. Members wear cotton formals with white cotton decorations and a tea table center of white flowers. Mrs. R. H. Pickford, Mrs Roy E. Choate, Mrs. C. Harve Geiger and Mrs. Myron L. Koenig serve as patronesses. A Blue Mist tea will follow at Alpha Xi Delta hosted by Mrs. George Ldird, 540 Vernon Drive SE, with decorations in blue, pink and white and roses at the centerpiece.

Coe College Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority David Turner Twenty-third Street R. H. Pickford Roy E. Choate C. Harve Geiger Myron L. Koenig Alpha Xi Delta George Ldird Vernon Drive

Toms Host Dinner Before Frances Eby Greedy Wedding

Mr and Mrs Robert C Toms at 2300 Grande Avenue SE entertained Saturday evening at their home before the wedding of Miss Frances Eby and Johnson C Greedy. Guests included Dr and Mrs C S Krause Mr and Mrs J Harold Horan Dr and Mrs A R Zuercher and Mr and Mrs Carl D Thomas.

Robert C. Toms Grande Avenue SE Frances Eby Johnson C. Greedy C. S. Krause J. Harold Horan A. R. Zuercher Carl D. Thomas

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