Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1972

Page

9

Polly Craft Ideas From Old Floor Lamps

Dear Polly I made several plant stands or small chair side tables for ash trays by cutting down old floor lamps. Some bases are attractive others less so but can be covered with circular floor length skirts. I used the light fixture top as a base for a circular plywood top. Wiring is removed. LU Cille

Polly Lucille

Carpet backing stuck to floor from melted foam

Anila asks how to remove carpet backing and foam rubber that melted and bonded to the floor. She seeks practical steps to safely detach the material without damaging the underlying surface.

Polly Anila

Polly's Problem Solving and Handy Home Tips

Readers share simple home remedies for lenses polishing with toothpaste and silver polish, using old vests as garden kneel pads, repurposing a wooden ash tray stand for sewing tools, and safe insecticide ideas for herbs. Also notes on recycling materials for comfort and gardening.

Polly Nettie

Etta Sue Hanson Becomes Bride of Richard Wilkinson

Miss Etta Sue Hanson marries Richard Wilkinson in a 2 PM ceremony at First Presbyterian Church Marion. Guests number 200 at a reception. couple to reside at 700 Thirty-fifth Street Marion after a Colorado wedding trip.

Etta Sue Hanson Richard Wilkinson Thirty-fifth Street Marion Rupert Lapthorn First Presbyterian Church Lewis Wilkinsons Eighth Avenue Louis E. Hanson Route Three Cedar Rapids Patti Demery Carol Brown Bertram Marcene Palumbo Jeff Ogden Bill John Wilkinson Virgil Hanson Glen Wilkinson Deanna Mike Wilkinson Farmers State Bank Colorado Bohemian Savings and Loan Twelfth Street Repair Garage

Dining Is Casual Colorful For Summer Tables

Aileen Snoddy notes the summer dining mood favors casual yet colorful table settings. Colorful dishes and patterns dominate from casual earthenware to fine china, with multiuse utensils and machine washable ware making stylish tables easy.

New York NEA Manhattan

Milk Chatilating in Hershey Dairy Supply

Cows from Hershey, Pennsylvania provide milk for the town's famous milk chocolate. The region sources dairy from about 50,000 cows daily to sustain production in a town famed for its confectionery industry.

Hershey

Novel jacket crochet pattern with pineapples

Crochet jacket pattern 538 in sizes 12 18 and 38 44 features openwork pineapples and 3 ply yarn. Price 75 cents per pattern plus 25 cents for air mail handling. Send to Laura Wheeler Cedar Rapids Gazette 42 Needlecraft Dept Box 161 Old Chelsea Station New York NY 10011. Misc shower for Elizabeth Koffron hosted by Mrs. Robert May of Martelle with co hostess Mrs. Richard Vileta. Elizabeth Koffron wed Jeffrey Krohn Saturday.

Laura Wheeler The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y Robert May Martelle Elizabeth Koffron Marvin Koffron D Avenue NE Richard Vileta Miss Koffron Jeffrey Krohn Mel Krohn Maquoketa

Christian Women's Club to Hear Mrs Arnold Brooks in Dixon Ill

Christian Women's club resumes meeting Wednesday at 12 30 in the Montrose hotel with speaker Mrs Arnold Brooks of Dixon Illinois the area representative for the clubs. Carolyn Mungoven of Kenwood House Interiors also speaks Jane Abernathy will sing with piano by Mrs G J Lorenzen. Reservations via Mrs James Stanaway or Mrs T Edwin Beadle numbers listed. Free nursery by appointment.

Arnold Brooks Dixon, Ill Christian Women’s Club Montrose Hotel Carolyn Mungoven Kenwood House Jane Abernathy G. J. Lorenzen James Stanaway T. Edwin Beadle Brooks Christian Women’s Clubs

Asparagus with Breadcrumbs Covered in Butter

The dish uses asparagus spears canned then drained, topped with fresh bread crumbs and fried in butter until golden brown.

Cooked Bananas Lift Basic Menus Across Diets

Banana prepared dishes offer low calories and versatile flavors. The article lists baked fried grilled and broiled methods with butter lemon juice or margarine plus variations such as egg coating with cornflakes or cranberry sauce and curry or mint jelly pairings. It suggests serving with lamb ham shrimp and other proteins.

Population of Gnaw Bone Narrow in Indiana

Small Town Gnaw Bone Indiana shows a population of two residents. The quirky census figure highlights the town's tiny size and rural character as a local curiosity.

Gnaw Bone Ind

Pilling Is Problem With Knit Fabrics

Silver Spring Md Pilling ranks with snagging as a common knit fabric problem Fibers migrate to the surface forming small balls Synthetic fibers resist breaking away making pills hard to remove Occurs in worn or abraded areas and can be worsened by dry cleaning or washing

Silver Spring Killian’s

Also Mentioned on This Page

By Polly Cramer Robert Bea Jim Anne Nancy Gazette Mrs. Wilkinson LOS Amofles Times Rinsa Rama Wilson Ave Oakland Aileen Snoddy Lenox China By Cara Wiroels Christian Women's Club Mrs. Brooks Pita Ethel Horowitz Weight Watchers Illinois Iowa Franco Palumbo Chef Palumbo Weight Watchers International Heart Fund Town House Motor Inn Weight Watchers International, Inc Great Neck, New York Progress 4Th Ave Joens Bros 16Th Ave Killians Owacity Ali KilLiani Killian the Bride’s Magazine Toman’s Leo Cortimiglia Bride’s Magazine Miss Constance Hendricks
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication