Lois Albert Delivers Remarkable Young Pianist Recital
Fourteen year old Lois Albert, Cedar Rapids native, wowed a medium crowd at Memorial Coliseum with Mendelssohn Concerto in G Minor and Chopin Etudes, backed by conductor Joseph H Kitchin and the Cedar Rapids Symphony. Her poised stage presence, fluid touch, and versatility mark a rising talent trained in Cedar Rapids and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Lux
Lois Albert
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Lois
Mendelssohn
Joseph H Kitchin
Miss Albert
Deanna Durbin
Chopin
Makowski
Cedar Rapids
Max Albert
Relo Zalesky
Grace Swab
Coe College
Mollie Margolies
Rudolph Ganz
Chicago Musical College
Galesburg
Ill
War Front Concert Delights Colosseum Audience With Variations
Women in war work described alongside a Coliseum concert where Cail lier presented Pop Goes the Weasel in multiple styles. The evening featured Bruch and Beethoven selections, with praise for drummer Joe Stoddard and violinist Flora Taylor. An interview with Netah Shelton covers postwar shopping, work, and opinions on Germany and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coliseum
Caillier
Joe Stoddard
Weasel
Dr Keyes Speaks on Broken Kettle Village Sites
Dr Charles Keyes director of the Town archaeological survey addressed the Kelvin Society at Coe College on a topic about the Broken Kettle and Kimball Village Sites along the Big Sioux near Sioux City. He noted the remains appear older than Woodland cultures in eastern Iowa mounds and described a mix of Middle and Upper Mississippi traits.
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Big Sioux River
Sioux City
Charles Keyes
Town Archeological Survey
Kelvin Society
Coe College
Iowa
Keyes
Broken Kettle
Kimball
Middle
Upper Mississippi
Savings Bond Push Urges Citizens to Buy More
A wartime style exhortation urges Americans to save and buy more Bonds every payday to curb black markets and inflation. It hints at personal calculation for the exact bond amount and frames financial discipline as patriotic.
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America
Slow, Supervised Diet and Exercise For Convalescent
Mary Beard outlines a nurse led convalescence plan after influenza. Emphasizes gradual increases in mental and physical activity, light daily exercise, sun exposure, and a nourishing plain diet. Recommends 15 to 30 minute activity early, avoidance of fried foods and rich pastries, and using familiar foods to tempt appetite.
Easter Ham and Nest Delights for Frugal Feasts
A 1950s style home menu offers Easter dishes using ham meat loaves rolled with grape juice, meat loaf nests with creamed carrots, May Day soup, and floating island eggs. The plan serves six to eight with points guidance and simple garnish ideas.
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Prof. Kitchin and His
Orchestra
Women In War Work
Netah Shelton
Ellis Boulevard
Weakstern Hasley Company
Norma Manson
Sgt
Frank Olinger
Air Corps
England
Iowa Manufacturing
the Gazette
Dr. Keyes
Coe’s
Bezdek
Marion 770
Hutchinson
Borden
ICE Division
State of
Linn County
Alois Preclik
District Court
Usta Preclik
F H. Kubicek
O.P.A
Yager
Horace E. Basley
Freemans
Yagers
Taylor
Shoe Department
Top Deck
Navy
Elizabeth Sutherland
Mary Beard
American Red Cross
Mary Besrd
Naomi Doebel
Dunninger
Miracle Mentalist
EXEL
The
Blue Network
Sherwin-Williams
Rexpar
Fies
Armstrong
Waxoff
Sherwin-Williams Paint Headquarters
Third Avenue SE
Dial
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