Bernetah Wake Weds Dale Alderson in Chicago Church
Miss Bernetah June Wake of Cedar Rapids daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Wake of Adair married Dale Alderson of Wayne Nebraska in a single ring ceremony on July 1 at 10 30 PM at Buena Vista Presbyterian Church Chicago The bride wore blue crepe with black accessories and white carnation corn flower corsage The groom is a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs organization They plan a short wedding trip to Nashville and will reside in Chicago with the bride’s mother and Eddie Murphy in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernetah June Wake
Cedar Rapids
Herman Wake
Adair
Dale Alderson
Wayne
Neb
Buena Vista Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Eddie Murphy
Seaman
Adair High School
Alderson
Wilson and Company
Chicago Cubs
Nashville
Tenn
Doris Frehafer Weds Pfc Louis Shaffer in Lebanon
Doris M Frehafer daughter of Mr and Mrs Lance Frehafer of Lebanon married Pfc Louis R Shaffer son of Mr and Mrs William H Shaffer of Cedar Rapids in a July 8 ceremony at St Mark s Reformed Church Lebanon Rev Henry Herber officiated Best man was Henry Barth Providence R I maid of honor Mrs Esther Weaver Lititz Pa The couple had a reception at Green Terrace Annville Pa Miss Frehafer is a Schuylkill Haven High School graduate and works as a secretary for National Radiator Co Lebanon Pfeffer a Troy Mills High School graduate is serving in the Army The couple will reside with her parents for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s Reformed Church
Lebanon
Doris M. Frehafer
Lance Frehafer
Pfc
Louis R. Shaffer
William H. Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
Henry Herber
Pic
Henry Barth
Providence
R. J
Esther Weaver
Lititz
Weaver
Green Terrace
Annville
Shaffer
Schuylkill Haven
Needlecraft pattern offers farmerette rag doll and bunny
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept advertises pattern 931 for a farmerette rag doll and a bunny for children. Includes transfer pattern and directions for making a rag doll, clothes, and bunny with accompanying patterns of useful motifs. Cost is 15 cents plus mailing to The Cedar Rapids Gazette in Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmerette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
West
Randolph Street
Chicago
Ill
Helen Gerleman Bride of Pfc Lis at Camp Phillips Kan
In a double ring ceremony at Camp Phillips Kansas on July 20 9 am Lt Edward Luettgen officiated Helen P Gerleman RN of Ossian Iowa married Pfc Edward J Lis son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lis of Hartford Connecticut Attendants Irene Hanken and Lt Bernard Goracy Readings noted the brides orchid corsage and tea roses for the brides maid Lis is a Pratt Whitney alumnus and Beta Sigma Chi member prior to service Gerleman is a Mercy hospital nurse employed by Cherry Burrell Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Phillips
Kan
Helen P. Gerleman
R.N
600
Tenth Street SE
Christine Gerleman
Ossian
Pfc
Edward J. Lis
Joseph Lis
Hartford
Calif
Hanken
Lis
DeSales High School
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Cherry-Burrell Corporation
Pfc. Lis
Hartford Public School
Bryant College
R.I
Pratt-Whitney Aircraft Corporation
Beta Sigma Chi
Home Cooked Beans With Meats And Garden Tips
Practical kitchen notes on using beans with broiled meat or fish, making creamed bean dishes, and improv with leftovers. Advice on flowers kept fresh, cutting technique, and simple home uses for mashed potatoes, custards, and salad accompaniments. Includes farm family interview with Naomi Doebel detailing Mrs. Rammelsberg’s chores, chickens, canning, and daily life.
Notice of administrator in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on this day July 1944 HRDLICKA has been duly appointed administrator of the estate of the deceased. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to pay immediately and all claims against the same must be duly authenticated and presented to the clerk of Linn County. REP tEx Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SS Ag
Linn County
Better 10wa Gardens ZA Storage for Vegetables
Seasonal tips outline basement storage for vegetables noting temperature and humidity needs. Pumpkins squash and sweet potatoes prefer warm dry conditions. onions store near freezing and dry. Details cover insulation, ventilation, flooring, shelving, and containers to keep produce crisp through winter.
Home Nurse Seeks Vacation From Responsibilities
Mary Beard of the American Red Cross urges home nurses to care for themselves amid rising duties and shrinking domestic help. She warns mothers, as homemakers, face emotional and physical exhaustion risking family wellbeing during emergencies. The piece frames vacations as essential as society discusses rest this season.
Martha Jenny Arrives to Train East Iowa Nurses
Miss Martha R. Jenny, St. Louis director of nursing for the Red Cross Midwest, arrives in Cedar Rapids to train Linn county nurses as instructors for a home nursing short course. The program at the YMCA begins Wednesday, aims to qualify many nurses for future courses, and covers a condensed 12 hour standard bedroom nursing segment in two hour sessions over three days or three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha R. Jenny
St. Louis
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn County
C. G. Lorenc
Harold Miner
C. C. Kaldenberg
Jenny
Wisconsin State Board of Health
Visiting Nurse Association
Chicago
Medal and Citation For Eugene Travis On Bougainville Isle
Lt Eugene D Travis of 424 Eighteenth Street NE received the Air Medal and a citation from the South Pacific area commander for meritorious achievement during 36 operational flights over Bougainville from Feb 9 to April 12, 1944. His reconnaissance and adjustment missions aided field artillery amid likely exposure to enemy fire. He earned second lieutenant in July 1943 at Fort Sill and soon departed for the South Pacific, later advancing to first lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vis
Bougainville
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
Travis
Iome
Fort Sill
Eta Ik
South
Men and Women in the Service Updates and Moves
A long list of service members reports new assignments leaves promotions and postings. Clare Berry is at Great Lakes naval training center while Ira Mann Jr and William Hunter return from leave or resume duties in San Diego and overseas. Sergeants and lieutenants gain ranks across Normandy Fort Benning Camp Pickett and overseas posts. APT walkout at P T C noted amid staffing tensions ahead of civil rights integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman
Clare Berry
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Myrtle Kitts
First Street
Ira Edward Mann, Jr
Farragut
Idaho
Ira E
Fruitland Boulevard
Pfc George Haddy Receives Purple Heart for France Action
Pfc George Haddy 19, of Cedar Rapids, born in Cedar Rapids and Roosevelt High School graduate, was winded in France on July 12. He has earned the Purple Heart and is hospitalized in England. He has served since last September and has been overseas since April. His parents are Mr and Mrs A G Haddy, 1412 Fifth Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Haddy
France
A. G. Haddy
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Pfc
Roosevelt High School
Engand
Philadelphia War Workers Stranded by Transit Strike
Philadelphia suffered a citywide transit walkout as trolley motormen and bus drivers walked out at 4 a.m. Stranded workers crowded street corners while subways and elevated lines remained unaffected. Auxiliary police and navy yard buses aided in moving thousands of workers to jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P-T-C
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Navy Yard
Bus Crash Injures 18 on Trip to Scott Field
In Belleville Illinois a bus carrying five soldiers and 13 civilians overturned Monday injuring 18 people none critically. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene near Scott Field as injured were treated and transported for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville, !R
INS
Scott Field
Eighth Army Advances Closer To Florence in Italy
Eighth army units press toward Florence as five German divisions resist with counterattacks along a wide front. San Michele and La Romola held after repelling tanks, while the Fifth army watches the Leaning Tower of Pisa as a potential observation point with no shots fired.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Italy
Panzer Grenadiers
Highway Two
San Michele
Eighth
la Romola
San Andrea
Fifth Army
Pisa
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Bernetah Wake Is
Bride of
Doris Frehafer
Louis Shaffer
By Saura Wheeler
Tot
Home Specialty Store
First Avenue NE
Helen Gerleman
Cecil Rammelsberg
Newhall
Naomi Doebel
Delco
Shellsburg
Grasston, Minn
Minneapolis
Grasston
A. F. Rammelsberg
Arlene
Roosevelt
Iusiness
Hrdlicka
tEx Attorner
Mary Beard
American Red Cross
Martha Jenny
East
Eugene Travis
Bougainville Isle
H. E. Travis
Eighteenth Street
Eugene D. Tra
LT. Travis
William Hunter
Naval Base
San Diego
Twenty-second Avenue
Stillman A. Wilkerson
Normandy Front
Vivian Ralston
Higley Avenue SE
Jack B. Heskett
Lillian Heskett
First Avenue
J.g
William Andrew Ser
George Wizer
Eighth Street
Gladys Cislar
Army Ordnance
Indiantown Gap
Wesley Cislar
Eighth Avenue
Frances
Raymond R. Bagley
Camp Pickett
Ray_— Jr
Second Street
Arnold C. Piersalli
Holabird Signal Depot
Baltimore, Md
Mrs. Piersall
Fifteenth Street
Glenn A. McCreary
Fort Benning, Ga
Robert Lambertsen
Pvt
George Telecky
New Guinea
Rockford Road
Earl Moeller
Camp Butner
N. C
Susie Moeller
Third Street
Raymond J. Jasper
Fort Bliss
Texas
Donald D. Caldwell
S. J. Caldwell
England
Vernon W. Bradshaw
Merchant Marine
Brooklyn
Willian Bradshaw
James “Andy” Anderson
Jones Anderson
Eleventh Street
Cpl. Anderson
Camp Forrest
Jack H. Wagner
McChordfield
Tacoma
Wash
Tom Bowker
Oakland Avenue
Was
Herbert C. Gee
New Caledonia
George Haddy
Purple Heart
Ree
Dr. D. Jayne & Son
America
Merle E. Garmoe
Dial
Wader
F. Goodrich Tires
Pracess
Second Avenue
Davenport
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