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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1940
Page
14
Rushing activities dominated Iowa City's social calendar with numerous engagements weddings and parties. Notable items include Jean Stebleton's marriage to Evan Parry at the Coast House dormitory with Rev Ron T Jones officiating and several engagements including Margaret Murphy to John Sheppard and Irma Fisher to Karl Miller.
Mrs Otto Koranda and Miss Lula Koranda hosted a surprise party for Mrs Mike Koranda on her sixty first birthday. G E Leffingwell and Louie Hodovel hosted a party Monday. Seniors gave a party at Supt E T Jansen home for Mr and Mrs K Blackman who were married Sunday. Juniors hosted a jamboree for faculty and guests and to bid farewell to the old gym. two postnuptial showers were held Thursday at the school.
Nature notes praise fall signs and bird feeding a kitchen window flat for winter birds and Polly the Parrot as a neighborly companion. Gardens show asters and colors while drought lingers and local clubs meet with social events and new WCTU club formation.
The Monticello Country club wrapped its summer with a closing bridge tournament held Thursday afternoon and Saturday evening. Local clubs hosted events include the Friday literary gathering with readings by Mrs Stuhler and Mrs Lovell. Notables: Mrs Halstead Carpenter hosted the Friday literary club, PE O chapters hosted a dinner in Anamosa, and a fall picnic opened by the Monticello Business and Professional Women's club at Stuhler's Acres.
The 200 Coggon congregation plans its annual fried chicken dinner this Thursday in the church dining room. The Christian aid society hosted a guest day with Mrs. Walter Pike and others on the program. The Ladies Literary and Social club met at Mrs. Mary Heideman’s home with several members presenting.
Miss Margaret Jensen daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Jensen and Wilfred B Thompson son of Mr and Mrs James Thompson, both of West Liberty, married Saturday at the Church of Christ in a ceremony by Rev Frank W Sutton. The couple will reside on a farm near West Liberty.
At the home of the Rev Fr J Behan Nadine Ireland daughter of Mr and Mrs M H Ireland will wed John Wilson Fahey of Anamosa son of Mrs Martha Fahey of Dubuque Miss LaRaine Fahey Dubuque will be maid of honor Henry Manning of Dubuque will attend Mr Fahey Miss Ireland a graduate of Anamosa High School has worked for the Anamosa Poultry and Egg Co Mr Fahey a Columbkille Bayliss graduate is manager of Anamosa Motor Sales Mrs Nora Neunaber of Anamosa and Floyd McQuire were married at the Methodist church with Rev J K Delahooke officiating Attendants were Mrs Louise Dirks and Henry Dirks Also announced is the Des Moines marriage of Anna Conmey former Anamosa girl to John P Cavanaugh Des Moines native Anna is a University of Iowa graduate and Equitable Life employee John attended Drake University and works for Town Packing They will live in Des Moines Gail Mosely elected president of Alpha Beta Delta sorority at Leigh Pearson home with Betty Ann Schuchman vice president Elizabeth Jean Stover secretary and treasurer and Maxine Carroll scribe
West Branch hostess Mrs. William Hahn invited her Iowa City club sisters for a Thursday luncheon. The group then attended the Friends ladies quilt show in the afternoon.
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