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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
4
A newspaper item presents menus to feed a family of five for about $12 weekly. It outlines balanced daily meals providing adequate calories protein minerals and vitamins. It notes chocolate desserts as a favored summer treat and cocoa puff as light yet satisfying.
A newspaper notice advertises free leaflets titled Meringue Magic Desserts That Show Good Form and Pare Down Those Curves. Readers are asked to send a self addressed stamped envelope along with stamps for multiple copies and to mail to META GIVEN in care of the paper.
Recipe notes list Cocoa Puff dessert with egg whites sugar cocoa and vanilla, served with milk or custard sauce. Also outlines prepared cereals, poached eggs on toast, beet and onion salad, hot biscuits, tea and milk guidance, plus meat loaf with breadcrumbs and eggs for dinner.
The plan lists onion salt and pepper for tonight. One dozen ears corn on the cob. Two pounds buttered green beans. Five slices bread and butter. Cocoa puffs as noted. Coffee for adults only. Total cost about 1.80 dollars for the day.
Appointments in Company H 136th medical regiment list Donald G. Wingert John Parke and John J. Keith as first lieutenants in medical corps. Ray R. Murdock promoted to second lieutenant in Company C 133rd Infantry. First lieutenant to captain promotions include Leo G. Severn Harold O. Jirsa and Robert M Chapman in Company H. Beryl R. Averill promoted to captain in medical administrative division surgeon's office. Two Iowa City officers listed Robert J. Prentiss promoted to captain medical corps in 136th third battalion HQ William L. Vetter appointed first lieutenant medical corps in Company G 136th.
Rep. Francis Case accuses Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins of removing career staff to create room for a so called brain trust in the department. Case says funds were denied by Congress and that authority is lacking, pledging to drop more details soon.
Hollywood Bankruptcy Referee approves plan ordering John Barrymore to pay Dolores Costello 125 dollars weekly for the support of their three children, John Jr., Dolores, and one more minor, while Barrymore remains temporarily free of alimony worries.
The decree orders her father to pay Diana Barrymore, from a prior marriage, fifty dollars weekly. The Great Profile retains a thousand dollars weekly from his five thousand dollar income, now managed by a trustee.
Cairo dispatch says Friday royal air force communique announces successful air attacks against Italian military establishments and troop concentrations in Africa.
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