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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1943

Page

5

Playtime Wardrobe Pattern for Girls Sizes 2 4 6 8

Anne Adams presents a complete wardrobe pattern 4366 for children featuring rompers overalls and a sunsuit with heart pockets. The pattern, excluding one yard amounts, costs 16 cents. with Spring Pattern Book 10 cents more. Send size name address style number to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department New York.

Anne Adams Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department West Seventeenth Street New York N. Y

Woman's Club Elects Mrs Armstrong President for Year

Cedar Rapids Woman's club chose Mrs W R Armstrong as president for the coming year at a Monday meeting at the club house. Incoming officers include Mrs G Y Swartzendruber and Mrs Bertha LeFebvre among others. Also selected were delegates to state and district conventions and new program and trustee members. A separate luncheon at the Pickwick club honored Mrs Hick enlooper of Des Moines with guests from Algona.

W. R. Armstrong Cedar Rapids Robert E. Campbell A. H. Mott Snouffer Armstrong Talbott Campbell Swartzendruber Mines Henry Hromek Elsenbast Oliver Wilson Walter Heathel Leo Schoonover Misses Snouffer Mary Woitishek Anna Woitishek Mmnes Charles Bode Warren Hansen LeFebvre W. R. Foor C. E. Roberts Galen Finnigan A. B. van Dyke H. N. Jerome Aulden Griffin J. T. Taylor Charles Gunn F. E. Corey George Yuill the Woman's Club Ben Ogden Hickenlooper B. B. Hickenlooper Des Moines Pickwick Club Milo A. Chehak Greenwood Drive Don Hutchinson Algona

Bridge Club Hosts at Mrs Wernimont Residence

Mrs. Raymond J. Wernimont entertained her bridge club at her home on Avenue NE Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs. Paul J. Clarke Jr, Mrs. Edmund Welch Miller Jr, and Mrs. W. C. Black.

Raymond J. Wernimont Avenue NE Bridge Club Paul J. Clarke, Jr Edmund Welch Miller, Jr W. C. Black

Mrs Hahn and daughters return from Madison weekend

Mrs. H. Cedric Hahn and her daughters Suzanne and Sondra visited Madison Wisconsin to see Mrs. Hahn's mother Mrs. E J Reynolds. The Music Study club plans a Friday luncheon at 1 pm hosted by Mrs. George Hearn at 2335 Ridgeway Drive SE.

H. Cedric Hahn Suzanne and Sondra Madison, Wis Hahn E. J. Reynolds George Hearn Ridgeway Drive

Surprise 25th Anniversary Honored at Penrod Home

Mr and Mrs Edward Penrod of 801 Shaver road NE were surprised by friends on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on Saturday Gifts were presented to the honored couple Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Getlin Mr and Mrs Al Getlin Mr and Mrs J H Husted Mr and Mrs Charles Husted Mrs Grace Dailey and Mrs Cecil Sorenson of Toledo Ohio.

Myr Edward Penrod Shaver Road Joe Getlin al Getlin J. H. Husted Charles Husted Grace Dailey Cecil Sorenson Toledo Ohio

Miss Deacon to Wed Creswell in May Ceremony

Mrs. Robert F. Horak hosts a Tuesday evening courtesy for Miss Marjorie Deacon. Deacon will marry Robert B. Creswell U S N R on May 8 at 4 pm in the Deacon home. Guests include Mrs Knickerbocker Mrs Lyon Mrs Claassen and Miss Fuhrmeister.

Marjorie Deacon Robert F. Horak Meadowbrook Drive Miss Deacon Robert B. Creswell U.S.N.R Deacon Knollwood Drive William Knickerbocker Wallace D. Lyon William Claassen Jane Fuhrmeister

Mrs Loomis Hosts Monday Book Club Luncheon

Mrs Loomis of 2312 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE entertained members of the Monday Book Club at luncheon. Mrs McClaughry presented the review with Mrs McCray as a guest.

M. B. Loomis Twenty-sixth Street Drive Monday Book Club R. W. McClaughry V. McCray

Miss Riordan Elected Treasurer at Ward Belmont 1944

Miss Elizabeth Riordan granddaughter of Mrs. Edward C. Clark of 2483 Grande avenue SE has been elected treasurer of the preparatory student council for 1944 at Ward Belmont school in Nashville Tennessee. She is a member of the Anti Pandora club.

Elizabeth Riordan Edward C. Clark Grande Avenue Ward-Belmont School Nashville Tenn Riordan

P T A Meetings At Johnson School

The Johnson P T A will meet Wednesday at 2 30 p m to elect officers The program includes The Ball Game by the 6B and 6A boys the Weggis dance by the 5B boys and girls and the Virginia reel by the 6B 6A boys and ae Mrs P E Conrad is president Polk The Polk school study group led by Miss Sara Ann Brown will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs B C Woodson 1829 D avenue NE Assisting hostesses will be Mrs Cliff Shannon and Mrs William Beet The lesson will be on Hob es

Johnson P.T.A P. E. Conrad Gazette Cedar Rapids Women's Auxiliary Marine Corps Nora Cocker Washington Avenue Des Moines Cocker lown-Illinois Gas and Electric Company

Bride-Elect Marguerite Broghammer Feted Before Wed

Miss Marguerite Broghammer, to wed Lieut Charles Beard at Immaculate Conception church, was honored Monday at a crystal shower at Mrs Wurster's tea room. Hostesses were Miss Adrine Brady and Mrs Paul Feldhaus with several friends and relatives in attendance.

Marguerite Broghammer Charles Beard Immaculate Conception Church Henry Teahen Sam Broghammer Cresco

Supper Honors Lieut Grafton Before New York Trip

Mr and Mrs E D Holvenstot hosted ten guests at a Sunday evening supper at 1815 B Avenue NE. The event honored Lieut William Grafton and Mrs Grafton, who just took part in the "We the People" broadcast. Lieut Grafton departs Wednesday for New York City while Mrs Grafton resumes her duties as an instructor at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

E. D. Holvenstot B Avenue NE Holvenstot Lieut William Grafton We the People Lieut. Grafton New York City Grafton Lawrence Kan University of

Modern Reading Club Luncheon Planned at Cedar Rapids Club

Members meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Mrs. Karl P. Blaise will host. Mrs. W. E. Peschau will oversee the program.

Modern Reading Club Cedar Rapids Country Club Karl P. Blaise W. E. Peschau

Kagha Camp Fire Girls Treasure Hunt Held at Home

Jean Hunt hosted nine Kagha Camp Fire members at a treasure hunt Friday at 1940 A Avenue NE. Refreshments were served.

Jean Hunt Robert Hunt Avenue NE Kagha

Summer Crochet Beret and Purse Pattern 594

Laura Wheeler promotes a straw yarn crochet beret and matching purse with open shell stitches and solid double crochet. Pattern 594 provides directions and materials. send 11 cents and pattern number to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept in New York. Delivery may be delayed due to heavy mail volume.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Miss Bettie Thomas Free Recital at Sinclair Chapel

Miss Bettie Thomas a Coe College piano pupil will present a recital Thursday at 8 15 p m in Sinclair Memorial chapel assisted by Norma Jean Oliphant clarinet student of Howard Ellson Thomas a junior at Coe is daughter of Mr and Mrs J Paul Thomas of Mechanicsville member of a cappella choir YWCA AWS WAA and Delta Delta Delta sorority Oliphant a Center Point freshman will be accompanied by Lulubelle McGinnis orchestral parts by Max Daehler.

Bettie Thomas Max Daehler Coe College Sinclair Memorial Chapel Norma Jean Oliphant Howard Ellson Thomas Coe J. Paul Thomas Mechanicsville Y.W.C.A A.W.S W.A

King Family Honors Sergt William L King on Easter Dinner

Mr and Mrs William O King hosted Easter Sunday dinner at 1206 Ninth Street NW to honor their son Sergt William L King home from Fort Dix New Jersey on an all day furlough. The gathering included the Kings children and families, Sergt King’s grandmother Mrs Theresa King his uncle John King and Miss Margaret Gearkee.

William L. King Fort Dix N. J William O. King Ninth Street NW Kings Sergt. King Theresa King John King Margaret Gearkee

Miss Mary McWilliams Returns Home From Pella Visit

Miss Mary McWilliams of 2248 Grande avenue SE has returned home after a week with her uncle and aunt Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Lankelma in Pella Iowa.

Mary McWilliams Grande Avenue G. H. Lankelma Pella

Rebekah Lodge Card Party Set for Wednesday

Home Rebekah lodge No. 79 schedules a card party for Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Glow room of the Gas company venue.

Rebekah Lodge No

Music Supervisor and Wife Injured in Perry Accident

Mr and Mrs John E Hutchins were injured in an automobile accident en route to Omaha on April 16 and are hospitalized at Kings Daughters hospital Perry. Hutchins a Cedar Rapids schools music supervisor for two years suffered bruises and a fractured knee cap. Mrs Hutchins has bruises a blood clot and was unconscious for a week. The crash involved two trucks and demolished the cars right front.

John E. Hutchins Omaha King’s Daughters Hospital Perry Arthur Deamer Hutchins Cedar Rapids

Chamber Letters Urging Pay-As-You-Go Tax Plan

The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce sent letters urging passage of a pay-as-you-go tax plan to Iowa Senators Guy M. Gillette and George Wilson and to Henry O. Tate of the Second district. The board of directors authorized mailing after recommendation by the chamber's tax committee.

Ceedar Rapids

Bond sales heavy in Des Moines liquor stores

Iowa state retail liquor stores sold more than 1 million dollars in war bonds this month, according to M. L. Curtis, chairman of the liquor commission.

Des Moines M. L. Curtis The Liquor Commission Iowa

Gasoline and ration books stolen in Cedar Rapids

Loss of two gasoline ration books reported by W. L. Quinby and D. F. Van Voltenberg. About eight gallons of gasoline were taken from a car parked on D Avenue NE. Mrs Darwin Palmer reported eight gallons stolen from her vehicle parked near her home.

Cedar Rapids W. L. Quinby Fourteenth Street D. F. van Voltenberg B Avenue Darwin Palmer Twenty-fourth Street

Chamber of Commerce Allocates Funds for Boys State Delegate

Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce votes to spend $18 to send one youth to Boys State at Grinnell College from June 6 to 13. The funds cover travel and expenses for the delegate in cooperation with the Hanford post of the American Legion.

Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Hanford Post American Legion Cedar Rapids Boys State Grinnell College

Nazis Admit Lake Ilmen In Red Grip

A Berlin broadcast acknowledged the Red Army's control of Lake Ilmen south of Leningrad and suggested Soviet forces may have captured Novgorod. The report also noted the front near Taganrog and lines in the Caucasus close to Novorossisk and Temryuk, threatening the Kerch Strait escape route.

Berlin Semeon Timoshenko Lake Ilmen Leningrad Novgorod Adolf Hitler Taganrog Rostov Sea

Red Air Force hits German airfields and trains on southern front

Soviet bombers struck across Ukraine and the Caucasus destroying planes and derailing military trains south of Balakleya while ground actions remained limited. In the northwestern front a German thrust was repelled with heavy losses. At Volkhov near Leningrad Soviet scouts killed 35 enemy soldiers and captured areas after breaking into positions.

Moscow Red Air Force Ukraine Balakleya Caucasus Lake Ilmen Volkhov Leningrad Valkhov

Iowa officers promoted in rank by Navy announcement

Washington AP reports two Iowa marine aviation officers were promoted from captain to major by the navy on Tuesday. The officers are Harlan Rogers of Webb and Bowman H Sweet of Sigourney.

Yanks Attack Kiska and Attu in Aleutians Campaign

American airmen pressed 13 attacks on Kiska and launched another on Attu amid bad weather. Liberator bombers and fighters participated, hitting runways and installations though visibility limited results. In the Solomons, bombers attacked Kahili on Bougainville.

Washington Aleutians Kiska Attu Island Navy Solomons Kahili Bougainville Island Attu

Band Instruments Stolen From Ames College Concert Band

Nine musical instruments valued at 2000 dollars were stolen from the Iowa State college concert band practice room. Police Chief W J Cure called it a professional theft, noting the most valuable and easily concealed instruments were taken.

Ames Iowa State College W. J. Cure

Net Income Declines For Penick Ford In Q1 1943

Penick Ford reports three months ended March 31 with gross profit and income of 1 650 957 40 down from 2 296 174 09 in 1942 and 1 271 957 52 in 1941. Net income for January to March 1943 totals 274 862 46 as compared with 299 428 09 in 1942 and 334 693 01 in 1941.

Penick and Ford

Governor Proclaims Arbor Day Friday in Iowa

DES MOINES AP Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper proclaimed Friday April 30 as Arbor Day and urged schools civic clubs and other groups to cooperate in ceremonies of tree and shrub planting across the state.

Des Moines Bourke B. Hickenlooper

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woman’s Club Mrs. Wernimont Madison Forstmann Anthony Blotta Miss Riordan P.T.A. Meetings Sanford Banford’s Sanford’s Kagna By Laura Wheeler Aurez Arex Cedar Rapids Co Higley D. I. Danluck Miss McWilliams Rebekah Chamber Chamber of Commerce Grinnell April Reader's Digest Guaranty Bank and Trust Company Third Avenugay Third Street Federal Befosit Insurance Corporation Red Penick Torrl Bauer & Black Reo.w.s. PA A. W. Peterson Co First Street Errol Flynn Alexis Smith Gentleman Jim Lloyd Nolan Carole Landis Manila Million Berle Brenda Joyces Ann Dvorak Ben Lyon Paris
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