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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1942

Page

6

Patriotic Diet Plans Banishing Fat and War Aims Talk

Dr Mary MacFadyen advocates reducing excess fat by cutting rich desserts and fatty foods while emphasizing vegetables fruits milk eggs and lean meat. Fifth and sixth day meal plans include orange eggs bacon beef lamb and pork with butter bread and milk. Mrs E K Beane chair of the League of Women Voters foreign policy department led a post luncheon discussion on current war aims at the Commonwealth tearoom Tuesday.

E. K. Beane League of Women Voters Commonwealth

Daughters of Union Veterans Select Delegates for Des Moines Meet

Delegates and alternates to the state convention of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War were elected at a recent meeting by Rebecca Alexander Kent. The convention will be held in Des Moines June 7 to 10. Delegates include Beulah Boner Dorothy McCrory Leola Nash Maud Searles Anita Endsley and Eva Gephart. Alternates named were Myrtle Hagan Josie Beatty Adah Too good Maxine Plummer Retha Wolgemuth and Carrie Hagan.

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Rebecca Alexander Kent Des Moines Beulah Boner Dorothy McCrory Leola Nash Maud Searles Anita Endsley Eva Gephart Myrtle Hagan Josie Beatty Adah Toogood Maxine Plummer Retha Wolgemuth Carrie Hagan

Musk ox returns home after trip and notes on musk ox

After two weeks in Chicago and Evanston Mrs. G. I. Scott returns to 517% Ninth Street SW. An unusual North American game animal is the musk ox, resembling a small buffalo and sharing traits with cattle and sheep.

Chicago Evanston G. I. Scott Ninth Street North America

Roosevelt High inducts 13 into Aristotelian honor society

Roosevelt high school inducted thirteen students into the Aristotelian chapter of the National Honor Society at an assembly in the school auditorium. Members from 12A, 12B, and 11A were announced, with Dayton McMillan achieving the highest average. A tea, performances, and remarks followed, honoring the new members and detailing future duties.

Roosevelt High School National Honor Society Robert Clark Lee Clark Lindy Evelyn Geiger Henry J. Geiger Fifth Avenue Betty Hinton A. L. Hinton First Avenue Keith Listebarger E. F. Listebarger Fairfax Rose Mary Mann Homer S. Mann, Jr Ellis Boulevard Edward Miller Earl H. Miller C Avenue NW Robert Kime K W. Kime Thirteenth Street Dayton MgcMillan G. B. McMillan Johnson Avenue NW Laren Collister T. C. Collister N Avenue NW Phyllis Chadima Libbie Chadima F Avenue NW Donald Hillmer Fred A. Hillmer Wilson Avenue NW Maxine Smith Arthur E. Smith Twentieth Street NW JoAnn Walters Glenn Walters Hinkley Avenue NW Sagamore Hall Don Lundquist Roosevelt Chapter Rita Gallagher Charles Miller Joan Gerber Fern Bryant Lorrine Selzer Elaine Anderson Dayton McMillan Jo Ann Walters

Advice From Mary Manners

Advice columns discuss Kay's charm masking anger and harming friendships while a reader asks whether to quit her job to join her army husband. Miss Manners advises staying put due to uncertain orders and potential strain. A second reader asks about dating while the soldier is drafted. the response endorses moderate dating and enjoying life despite separation.

Miss Manners Tess

100 East Iowans Join Maintenance Regiment

About 100 eastern Iowans enlisted in the Iowa battalion of the 3011st regiment first ordnance division for repair and maintenance of mechanical equipment. Enlistments totaled 400 for Iowa with 10,000 nationwide, in what was believed a record three weeks. The unit will report at Omaha around May 1 and then proceed to Camp Sutton, North Carolina, for basic training.

Iowa Ordnance Division Ray Allen Cedar Rapids Allen Omaha Camp Sutton, N. C

Wounded in Action Marine Surfaces From Cedar Rapids Family

Remes E. DeLaHunt, a sergeant and first machine gunner in the marine corps, was reported wounded in action in the Philippines. Born in Cedar Rapids, he joined the marines 13 years ago and has earned numerous rifle and machine gun marksman honors. His mother, Mrs. Ethel DeLa Hunt, lives at 114 E avenue NW. his twin brother Rames is also with the marines in the Pacific.

Remes E. DeLaHunt Philippines the Gazette Marine Corps Ethel DeLa Hunt E Avenue NW Cedar Rapids Washington High School Marines Rames Pacific

Social Security Numbers Not Necessary in Draft

John W. Donnelly, Cedar Rapids field office manager, said registrants under the selective service act do not need a social security number to complete draft questionnaires. Those not employed under the Social Security Act should write the word none in the number space, despite several requests at the office for account numbers.

John W. Donnelly Cedar Rapids Social Security Board Donnelly

Aunt Het Reflects On Love Across Ages And Class

Aunt Het muses on whether a girl can love a man twice her age, noting it’s possible but rare for such affection to bloom when the man is poor. Her wry observation hints at social class and romance in the era’s context.

Graduates of High School Join Navy Aviation Cadet Program

High school graduates may enlist in class V-5 for aviation cadet training. Carl A. Pierce of the Cedar Rapids navy recruiting sub station announced Friday. Age limit is 18 to 27. Full details were not yet available. He urged graduates to apply at the station where applications will be accepted tentatively with preliminary physicals.

Carl A. Pierce Cedar Rapids

WPB Cracks Down on Chemical Black Market

The War Production Board ordered suspensions against Acme Chemical Co. Inc. and Rona Chemicals of New York City for alleged black market profits over 100 percent. Acme received priority to buy ascetic anhydride and salicylic acid for aspirin, while Rona acted as its agent, selling large quantities. No preference orders will be granted to the firms for six months as punitive action.

Washington INS War Production Board New York City WPB Acme Chemical Company Inc Rona Chemicals Acme Rona

Consistory Class Named For MacArthur

The 1942 spring class at Iowa Consistory Cedar Rapids was named for General Douglas MacArthur. The 29-name roster completed a war bond effort, with about 2200 dollars set aside for bonds under committee head Paul N. Clark. A Thursday banquet drew 400 plus attendees as the pageant Spirit of America performed and a 30 minute chorus program was given by the Cedar Rapids Masonic choir.

Court of Honor Iowa Cedar Rapids Douglas MacArthur Paul N. Clark Clark Fred J. Witousek Fred C. Henson Ervin R Moen Alex Fidler Adolph Seifert Lincoln Gettysburg George R. Liddle Dewey Manila Edwin W. Lundquist Pershing France Charles Penningroth Dan M. Stewart William Groper William Stafford George QC. Wilson Consistory Norman Emerson Dick Lucore Edward J Dahms MacArthur Henry E Kunz John L. Berger Edward E. Lowe Mason M Kaupke Norman D. Bowers Robert E. Campbell Joe Cohn Sam Cohn Henry J. Geiger George B. Holmes John J. Ingalls Sabin G. Nassif Joseph Ohlman Otto P. Rigg Neil E. Schaffner George R. Starman Harry J. Stites Floyd Turkle

Knitting Pattern 329 For Sweater Skirt And Shorts

The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertises pattern 329 for a durable cool washable knit set including sweater skirt and shorts in sizes 4 and 6. Instructions list materials and stitches with illustrations. Send 10 cents plus 1 cent postage to The Cedar Rapids Gazette needlecraft department New York for pattern details and to receive the guide.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Department Eighth Avenue New York

Prominent Iowa Residents Named in Record List

The article lists individuals from Marion to Camp Roberts including Charles A. Engel Nathan P. Vanderlinden Donald D. Clark Henry C Dixon Herbert P. Haven Capt William C. Parker Earl Rhine Fredric C Liffring John T. Wiley and Harold W. Swift as part of a regional roster.

Charles A. Engel Nathan P. Vanderlinden Marion Donald D. Clark Lisbon Henry C Dixon Waterloo Herbert P. Haven Cresco William C. Parker Camp Roberts Calif Earl Rhine Oelwein Fredric C. Liffring Cedar Falls John T. Wiley Palo Harold W. Swift Marengo

Barber Family Aids War Effort With Induction Pallbearers

Smethport Pennsylvania reports Albert Marasco closed his shop and posted Closed until after the Hitler funeral. He and five other local men were listed as pallbearers for a forthcoming induction into the army. The six men left Friday to report for service.

Smethport Albert Marasco

11 Principles and 12 Fields of Action Card Puzzle

A fragmented OCR list presents a sequence of clues and partial terms from 11 Principles through 54 Milligram. It includes topics like 12 Fields of action 14 Mock and 18 Evil, with entries such as Sea eagle Bondage and New Testament abbr. The text hints at a crossword style card or puzzle format with undefined connections and missing full definitions.

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Mary MacFadyen Mrs. Beane D.U.V Kosters Ellen Davis Marilyn Morehouse Mary Manners Kay Cently Yewmans Basement National Optical New Roosevelt Hotel Oren Princinal C. R Second Street Navy Jeu Wheeler May Charles Ritz Oconomowoc Wis Horizontag Alle Dieia Robert The Pa Fico Kialian Company
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