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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1944
Page
17
Soil improves with well rotted cattle manure and balanced plant food. Sandy soil gains fertility. heavy clay is broken by manure and peat moss. Slightly acidic to neutral soil favors vegetables. lime corrects acidity as directed by soil test.
City garden guidance covers soil preparation and lime use. Apply three tons per acre or 300 pounds for a 50 by 50 foot plot, but limit hydrated lime to 50 pounds. Avoid working when soil is wet. spade or plow to about 10 inches, smooth surface, and fix clods with light watering and raking. Plant readiness follows.
Dora Jane Hamblin profiles Mrs. Glenn Walters of 1636 Hinkley Ave NW, a cost clerk at Cedar Rapids Engineering, detailing 18 months on the job, prior work, and family. She discusses her Navy husband, two daughters, wartime experiences, juvenile delinquency views, home duties, and postwar outlook.
A vintage advice piece lists six roommate rules on tidiness and courtesy, then offers fabric care tips. It covers clean habits for cosmetics and towels, proper disposal of makeup, brushing, and bathtub cleaning, plus sewing guidance for curtains and dressmaking.
The Roosevelt study group P T A meeting will be held at the school on Wednesday at 2 due to illness. The session previously with Mrs. Arthur Norman at 504 Ninth Street SW is canceled.
Ruth Millett notes a WW II era letter from a young man asking his hometown paper to publish his plea that his parents be kinder to his wife. The piece argues that parental attitudes toward the wife affect a soldier’s morale and urges families to show support and contact with the wife who is helping at a war plant. It contrasts a supportive note from a mother with one that accuses the daughter of neglect, urging understanding and harmony.
Mary Beard of the American Red Cross urges keeping elderly individuals comfortable at home by providing own furniture when possible, warm clothing, and a safe, well heated room between 10 and 75 degrees. She notes poor circulation causes cramps, recommends hot foot baths, body rubbing with warm oil, and warm nightwear with blankets for cold weather.
A roundup of servicemen and servicewomen with leave, transfers, arrivals, and assignments. Prs James L Craft of Oceanside California visits family at 1115 Center Point Rd NE. Melvin Kuba returns to Farragut Idaho after 15 days leave. Lean Shaffer visits Viola Indiana with mother. Lt David M Thayer arrives in the British Isles per parental notice. Robert D Price on 10 day leave from Farragut with his mother. Virgil Kenny Cooper reports to Hammerfield Fresno after air corps training. enroute from Sheppard Field Texas. Robert C Rogers stationed at Cherry Point North Carolina after machinist schooling at Norman Oklahoma. Eugene F Phillips, theater projectionist, visits Cedar Rapids, departs for Camp Dodge Army service. Cecil St Germain finishes Farragut boat training, reassigned to San Diego. parents notified. John Albright arrives at Camp Roberts California. wife resides Independence. Vernon L Rompot arrives in England per wife. Robert V Kobusch transferred from Farragut to Gulfport for basic engineer training. parents advised. Charles I Victorine on 20 day leave with wife after Southwest Pacific service. Floyd H Weis arrives in England per parental notice.
Washington AP reports American-born Japanese will vote like other Americans, mainly by absentee ballot due to relocation centers after Pearl Harbor. Of about 120,000 Japanese in the country, 40,000 are aliens and 80,000 are American-born citizens, with centers in California Oregon Washington and southern Arizona enabling absentee voting.
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