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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1942
Page
19
Rhea presents gardener guidance on Yucca and mallows, noting Yucca’s evergreen foliage and sun or shade tolerance, ideal for slopes and winter interest, plus late spring planting and easy care. Mallows rise from roots to tall blooms, flourishing in wet or dry soil, with late summer to early autumn color and hardiness in Iowa.
Dear Miss Manners counsels a reader on balancing cheerfulness with restraint in job interviews and relationships. She urges toning down aggression, suggests letting an ex go, and warns against possessiveness and smoking at a young age as social norms shift.
Edwin Bruns cedar rapids artist and art association president had his painting Old Brick House purchased for the permanent collection. Bruns will be honored at a public tea in the library gallery from 3 to 5 pm. The show includes works by Grant Wood Marvin Cone Arnold Pyle and Bruns pieces. The Bruns exhibition runs through the month with gallery hours listed.
Dr Mary MacFadyen advises postnatal women on supporting the bust with a well fitting uplift bra, avoiding oils and quick fixes. She recommends gradual weight loss, posture and arm swing exercises, a fresh permanent wave, new makeup, dental care, and social activity to prevent postnatal malaise.
London reports the Cripps mission failure leaves a jagged defense puzzle as Allied leadership rapidly adapts to deter Japan. Nehru and Indian leaders vow to mobilize and boost production while British administration coordinates forces, with an Indian army nearing a million men ready for combat.
Harvey Merriman a 53 year old Virginia father of three sons in the armed services prepared to enlist in St. Louis after hearing of Bataan’s fall. He served as a cook in field artillery in the last war and now bids his wife and one year old son farewell.
The Lisbon Federated church hosts a Bible and missionary conference for a week starting today. Principal speaker is Rev. Harold B. Street formerly a missionary to Ethiopia.
Community groups list multiple meetings this week including Hesperian Club gathering Monday with Miss Marie Kugler 511 Memorial Drive SE. Moose Hall chapter night Thursday 8. First aid class Monday 7:30 in the federal building and nursing class Wednesday 7 at the YWCA. Various lodges and auxiliaries set dates in Sokol hall and K P hall with socials, potlucks, card parties, and bingo plans.
Vichy dispatch reports the German authorities executed Lieutenant Rene Caron and Sergeant Emile Mollet of the French army. They were condemned for ordering the 1940 Abbeville massacre of 21 enemy prisoners including German, Italian, Belgian, and Dutch captives.
Home addresses and meeting times for Sunshine Circle L A P M T Z Cook Corps Pythian Sisters Wild Rose lodge Jolly Mothers Valley Camp R N A and others are listed with venues at homes Maine lodge hall Sokol hall K P hall and Light company Bungalow. Luncheons card parties business sessions and social hours populate the schedule.
In Chicago the Illinois primary next Tuesday tests the Kelly Nash Democratic machine and the Republican incumbent senator while measuring war's political impact. Secretary of State Hughes expects about 1.585 million votes, far below 20 year norms, with others predicting near 2 million. Stump tours shrink and crowds are smaller as Paul Douglas challenges Raymond McKeeough for the Democratic senatorial nomination backed by Kelly Nash.
Washington AP The War Production Board ordered all civilian truck production halted after current quotas. Rubber blowout shoes, deemed uneconomical tire repairs, are banned. Sale or use of used electric generating equipment and steam boilers requires government authorization. Medium truck lines must close by April 30 and heavy trucks by May 31. Light trucks had stopped last February.
Cedar Rapids stores launch America's Home Week extending to April 19, showcasing furniture floor coverings and other home goods amid wartime priorities. New wood furniture gains prominence as metal items shrink, plastics appear, and design adapts with grooves and louvres.
Mr and Mrs F A Hawkins of Anamosa announce the engagement of their daughter Susan of Chicago to Ensign W H Marten Jr son of Mr and Mrs W H Marten of Reinbeck The wedding is planned for early May in San Francisco where Marten is stationed Miss Hawkins a Marion high school graduate class of 1939 works for United States Gypsum Company Ensign Marten a Reinbeck high school and Cornell college graduate earned his commission in the naval reserve at Northwestern University The Hankins family moved to Anamosa from Marion last September Miss Hankins will visit April 19 before heading west The Lisbon high school girls glee club will present the operetta False Fernando April 28 in the school auditorium with leading roles by Evelyn Kaleban Nola Robertson Francis Reynolds and Fannie Lou Sankat
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Urban Jr of Iowa City visiting at Mrs. Urban’s parents home. Robert Early two year old son of Mr and Mrs B J Early had left eye removed at Mercy hospital after an eye tumor. Cedar Rapids fire department responded to two grass fires and a bonfire on Saturday, affecting a Windett garage, Vernon drive SE property, and a barn on Fourth avenue SE.
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