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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1944

Page

14

Coe College Band Palm Sunday Concert Thrills 2500

CHICAGO 2500 spectators applaud the Coe college women’s band at Orchestra Hall Palm Sunday concert directed by Capt Stanley Vesely. Ardis Goeken and Suzanne Elliott headlined solos with praise from music director Br Edgar Nelson. Dr Charles A Anderson urged democracy’s roots in faith and spirituality.

Chicago Coe College Women’s Orchestra Hall Stanley Vesely Zamecnik Saint-Saens Ardis Goeken Joliet Ill Kreisler Edgar Nelson Miss Goeken United States Suzanne Elliott Oak Park Grieg Mildred Kopecky Clear Lake Charles A. Anderson Coe College Chicago Sunda Evening Club America Anderson Red Cross

Yanks Captured By Welsh Farmers After Mistaken Identity

Four United States army engineers in England were captured by RAF police and Welsh farmers who mistook them for German paratroops after a door knock. The doughboys learned the farmer had never seen U S soldiers before. RAF men then invited the Americans to the Navy and Army Air Force Institute.

London INL Reuter United States Army England R.A.F United States Raf Navy Army Air Force Institute

Woman in War Work at Century Engineering Interview

Mrs. Libby Watson, employed by Century Engineering, describes her wartime role inspecting stainless steel aircraft parts. She and her husband Harold Watson, serving since Aug 1941, have toured duty in Italy and Africa with him overseas since Jan 1943, while her brother Staff Sgt. Leo Birka lies in England.

Libby Watson Milner Hotel The Century Engineering Company

Sinaiko Open House At Roosevelt Hotel

Mr and Mrs Joe Sinaiko host an open house in the Roosevelt room of the Roosevelt hotel after the Cedar Rapids Symphony concert. The event honors their niece Miss Lois Albert, a soloist at the concert, and is held at the hotel instead of the Sinaiko home.

Joe Sinaiko Linden Drive Cedar Rapids Symphony Roosevelt Room Roosevelt Hotel Sinaiko Sinaikos Lois Albert

Marguerites and Brownies Recipes Shared for Sweet Tooth

Over the Back Fence shares simple dessert ideas by Naomi Daebel including Marguerites using soda crackers and frosting and a brownie recipe with chocolate and nuts. Also noted is a quick canned soup dinner with biscuits and a tip to keep cookies soft with a damp blotter.

Naomi Daebel Norma Manson Winifred Hargrave

Old-Fashion Foot Baths Fight Colds Says Red Cross

Mary Beard of the American Red Cross advises home nurses to use old fashioned foot baths to prevent colds in children. Begin with wet feet, then soak up to the knees in hot water for about 30 minutes, finish with a warm bed and hot lemonade or milk. Mustard may be added to the bath mix.

Wilson

Temperature guidance for mustard bath use

The instructions state: mix mustard with a little tepid water, ensuring all lumps dissolve to prevent skin blisters. Use bath water cooler than plain mustards says, as heated water can feel hotter.

Fell Through Store Window Charged With Intoxication

Donald L Mann 34 of Robins was charged with intoxication after falling through a Kresge store window at First Avenue and Third Street SE. He was taken to St. Luke's hospital with a head wound requiring five stitches after police were called by Alison hotel staff. He wore an army uniform though discharged in January 1943.

Donald L Mann Robins Alison Hotel Mann Kresge Ifirst Avenue Third Street St. Luke’s Hospital

Soybean production in Manchuria tops 150 million bushels

The report notes Manchuria as a major soybean region with an annual yield of about 150 million bushels, highlighting its significance to regional agriculture and supply.

Manchuria

Aunt Het Quips on Bills and Wages

Aunt Het notes people are queer and bills rise while wages vary. She cites Bill earning large sums but saving nothing, Henry keeping a fixed salary yet tucking away a small amount each month.

Bill Henry

Disappearance of Hat Coat and Jewelry Reported

Items missing include two rings a bracelet and a man s hat and coat from Liggett s Third avenue store and Harmony cafeteria. Doris F Etzel Marion reported jewelry missing from backbar while working Thursday and left with her husband and Dr and Mrs H L Miller nearby. Hartl s car with faulty brakes caused a reckless driving guilty plea.

Liggett Third Avenue Doris F. Etzel Marion Harmony al G. Nelson Twelfth Street Sn Avenue H. L. Miller Hartl First Avenue

Mrs Eaton Struck By Car Driver Fined for Brakes

Mrs Earl M Eaton was bruised and lacerated when struck by a car driven by 17 year old Edward G Hartl of Marion at First Avenue and Fifth Street E Saturday evening. Authorities cited Hartl for bad brakes after the incident.

Earl M. Eaton Greenwood Drive Dr. Eaton Edward G. Hartl Marion First Avenue Fifth Street Eaton

Native sparrows save farmers millions yearly

Native American sparrows are estimated to save farmers about 35 million dollars annually by eating weed seeds and insects, reducing crop losses and pesticide needs.

Red Crossing of Prut Described by Soviet War Reporter

Pravda prints B Polevol dispatch detailing a dramatic Soviet crossing of the Prut into Romania. Soldiers, ferries sinking, panicked German and Romanian troops, improvised bridgeheads, and sappers pushing across as the advance resumes into Romania. Also notes U S murders running 44 percent below prewar average in first half of 1943.

Moscow Pravda Monday B. Polevol Prut Polevoi Rumania Romania U. S

Pattern 4708 Sizes and order for Cedar Rapids Gazette

Today's Pattern Pattern 4708 comes in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 30 32 34 36 38 40. Size 16 uses 2% yards 35 inch fabric and contrast yard. Send 20 cents for patterns to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept 130 N Clinton St Chicago Ill. Include size name address and style number.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept N. Clinton St Chicago Ill

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