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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1944
Page
16
A conversation at the Delaware County Fair covers barn work milking hens and Leghorn preferences. The farmer discusses 4-H leadership, winter hobbies like reading and needlepoint, antique hunting, and political views on senators Hickenlooper and Japan.
Over the Back Fence notes revival of leather purses with rising prices this fall. Stylists advise bag lengths by height: 10 inches for those 5 ft 2 in or shorter, 12 inches for 5 ft 2 to 5 ft 6, and 14 inches for 5 ft 6 and taller. Rejuvenating an old bag remains a plan for Christmas wishes.
The guide explains emptying the bag then cleaning with a leather specialized fluid. It covers brushing suede, touch up with stain polish for faded surfaces, achieving shine with neutral cream polish, and brightening metal trims with polish cloth. It notes professional restoration for severely worn bags.
Nurse Mary Beard explains a practical routine for changing bed linens with a sizable patient. The method emphasizes preparation, patient positioning, controlled movement, and careful tucking of sheets to ensure comfort and safety.
Patricia Jeanne Goslin daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Goslin and Cliff Taylor Meloan petty officer 1/c were married Thursday at Im maculate Conception church with Rt Rev Msgr John M Molloy and Rev Bernard Collins officiating A reception followed at the bride’s home Attending were Miss Mary Margaret Goslin and Dr D E Grim Usher Harold Miner The couple will live in Cedar Rapids The bride wore a white basket weave suit with eyelet trim and daisies. Out of town guests from Waterloo attended
Doris Lee Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs John I Smith and John L Bedient grandson of Mrs T H Goodridge were married at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Dr David I Berger officiating. The couple planned a Cedar Rapids home after a Hawaii style reception and a Rochester Minnesota honeymoon. Out of town guests included relatives from Omaha Honolulu and Albert Lea. Bedient recently discharged from the Marines after service in the South Pacific.
Alex Varvaris and Mrs. Varvaris entertained 200 guests at St John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church parlor after Evangeline Varvaris received baptism confirmation and first communion by Rt. Rev. Gerasimos Elias of Chicago. Assistants included Rev. John E. Pallas and Rev. Stamatios Sarrinicolaou.
Tom Treanor, 35, NBC, Los Angeles Times and Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter, died in a frontline hospital near Le Mans after a Sherman tank ran over his jeep at a crossroads. He covered battles from North Africa to Paris and is survived by his widow Eleanor Stimson Treanor and three children.
Nick Parris served as god father and Mrs. Perila Vorgo rotsis of Minot South Dakota a cousin of Mr Varvaris acted as godmother. Guests visiting Cedar Rapids for the ceremony included Mrs Jim Varvaris of Chicago sister in law Mrs John Barlos and her daughter Miss Helen Barlos both of Chicago.
British front dispatch reports a German woman soldier found dead after a tank battle in the Vire sector between Viessoix and Burcy. She wore a German uniform with corporal epaulets and a silver star. A wallet photo showed four soldiers and the woman. a panzer uniformed man nearby was identified as the man beside her.
London reports quote Stockholm saying 100000 German slave laborers were re conditioning the Siegfried line and building new fortifications indicating the Nazis planned a major stand along this line.
Adolf Hitler and General von Rundstedt toured military installations near Chartres about six weeks earlier, according to French Patriot sources. German officers say a sharp clash occurred over defense strategy with Rundstedt urging withdrawal to German borders while Hitler insisted on defending every foot of occupied France.
The Patriots believed promised German reinforcements would arrive in large numbers, but actual divisions came in small piecemeal due to disrupted communications and air attacks on supply lines.
Mme. Chiang Kai shek under rest cure in Rio de Janeiro shows slow steady improvement. Brazilian physicians say continued complete rest is essential and recovery will take several months.
Police received reports of several thefts. P. R. Aldershot’s car on First Street SW lost a tire, tube and wheel overnight. Margie Underberg at Mt. Vernon Avenue SBE had a purse stolen from under a Woolworth’s lunch counter between 10 15 and 10 30 a m. A bicycle valued at 605 belonged to Cecil McFatridge on 1230 street.
Leroy Jayne reported a theft of wiring from his car parked at 1123 Thirteenth Avenue SE. The top of the distributor and rotary cap were missing and the incident occurred between 6 15 and 6 30 p.m. Monday near Cedar Rapids.
Lt Col Peter L Topic, a staff officer with an infantry division on the Fifth army front in Italy, is awarded the Bronze Star for his service.
A Gazette notice states that a Cedar Rapids native who joined the national guard in 1941 and moved to Louisiana earned the Bronze Star. The citation praises his tireless hours ensuring supplies reach combat troops and his planning and detail orientation aided campaign success. He and his wife and two children reside at 501 Twenty-sixth Street SE. Mrs Topic is Virginia Chandler, daughter of Everett and Mrs Chandler of Memorial Drive SE.
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