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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1948
Page
15
A casual guide describes summery dishes such as sauteed liver with onion rings creamed potatoes and a marinated bean salad with gelatine dessert. It includes step by step for a lemon gelatin mold fruit salad and a three component hot dish trio featuring pan roasted tomatoes peppers fork corn scallop and pork with bread crumbs baked 350F for 45 50 minutes.
Chicago dispatch reports a glimmer of relief in rising living costs as Mary Jane Bailey editor of the World Book Encyclopedia releases a study on American divorce rates. The 1947 rate is addressed with suggested reasons and implications.
A survey of American cities shows Buffalo, New York, had the best odds of staying out of divorce courts. Buffalo’s 1948 annulments and divorces declined sharply from 1946, with 349 annulments and 887 divorces, while New York and St. Louis also reported significant drops, signaling shifting wartime finances and independence trends.
A garland of flowers and two pretty girls with hoop skirts showcases pineapple design crochet. Pattern 887 includes transfer, one 6x21 inch motif, two 6x14 inch motifs, crochet directions. Send 20 cents in coins with your name and address to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept. Chicago Ill.
In Des Moines on September 9 a Democratic women’s luncheon will feature Mrs. Charles F. Brannan and Mrs. India Edwards as guests of honor. Mrs. Benona Young announces an all day school of instruction for Democratic women with representation from across Iowa. Edwards, appointed April 20 as associate director, will join from Washington with her husband Herbert T. Edwards. The event coincides with Brannan speaking at the Loveland testimonial dinner. Perfumers note floral scents as pure perfume among the costlier options.
George Nelson presents furniture that blends into living spaces and houses radio phonograph gear. The cabinets offer wall or corner placement with internal mechanisms protected and a sliding panel surface for easy access to records. They promise near hundred‑record storage and minimal disturbance when accessing discs.
Australian conductor Eugene Goossens completed a new violin concerto in Melbourne after two years of work. The piece is dedicated to Jascha Heifetz and was long promised by Goossens as he worked during his stay in Australia.
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