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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1975

Page

4

Sue Thomas Roustabout Lou Star in Oklahoma Oil Field Tale

POTEAU Osla AP Sue Thomas nicknamed Roustabout Lou works in the Wilburton gas fields as a roustabout. The Oklahoma song by Buddy Pruitt, popular on local radio, tells her story of women in oil. Thomas, a former Midwest Oil secretary, explains learning oil field work after her office closed.

Pruitt Pruitt Tool and Supply Fort Savin Ark.j Puteau Lou Tiomias

Magnetized Bullets Aid Esophagus Repair New Method

A new magnetic pellet technique helps close a gap in the esophagus of infants with blocked passages. Tiny bullets inserted at each end are drawn together by an electromagnetic field over weeks, reducing surgical needs. Two cases reported with one infant alive, others undetermined outcomes.

Boston Chad Stephen Dan Galissaro Attleboro Mass New England Journal of Medicine W. Hardy Hendren J. Richard Hale Hendren Massachusetts General Hospital Hale Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bitter National Magnet Laboratory Hendren-Hale Hendren and Hale Tiendren John Stephen

Mrs. Kuba Named To National Office

Mrs Edward R Kuba of 1228 Second Street SE was installed as national secretary of the National Women's Relief Corps at its national convention in New Haven Conn She previously served as national president and the article notes other officers including Mrs Elmer Sennett of Orleans Neb as national president and Mrs Leona Hood of Newton as treasurer Also featured is a profile of a rural roustabout Mrs Thomas who works as a relief pumper near Wilburton driving 1000 miles weekly and performing tough manual tasks in hot 106 degree weather

Edward R. Kuba Second Street New Haven Conn National Women's Relief Corps Grand Army of the Republic, Inc Kuba Elmer Sennett Orleans Neb Leona Hood Newton Amoco Wilburton

West Branch couple to renew vows on 38th anniversary

Mr and Mrs Merle Holland of West Branch plan a 2 to 4 pm Sunday renewal of marriage vows and a reception at United Methodist Church. It marks their 38th wedding anniversary. The Hollands wed Gladys Christee on Sept 1 1940 in West Branch. Hostess is daughter Mrs Merle Evans of Cedar Rapids.

West Branch Merle Holland

Dr Stillman Dies at 79. Diet Pioneer in Miami Beach

Dr Invin Maxwell Stillman, famed for dieting books that urged water intake and high protein with no carbohydrates, died of a heart attack at 79 while playing bridge at his Bal Harbour home. He authored bestsellers from 1967's Dr Stillman's Quick Weight Loss Diet to The Doctor's 15 Day Shape Up Program. Survivors include his wife Ruth, son Paul Stillman, daughter Barbara Rockbinder, and six grandchildren. services set in Brooklyn.

Miami Beach Invin Maxwell Stillman Stillman Bal Harbour New York Dr. Stillman Mi Lah Post Coney Islaid Hospital Ruth Paul Stillman Hudson Institute Paris Barbara Rockbinder Riverside Coney Island Chapel Brooklyn

Weather disrupts women's golf play at Town House club

Play was halted Wednesday due to bad weather. Next weekend will run Friday Saturday and Sunday with current handicaps. A best shot tournament with guests is planned, 15 entrants, on Labor Day. Next Wednesday is guest day with coffee and calls. Tournaments begin at 8. Reservations are necessary. Regular play resumes next Wednesday. Town House club breakfast set for September 10 at 8:40 AM in the clubhouse.

Gerving Town House Club

FDA warning flags higher heart attack risk for older birth control users

The FDA warns doctors that women over 40 using birth control pills face increased heart attack risk, with studies showing 2.7 to 5.7 times higher risk in certain age groups. The bulletin calls for label changes and notes risks are greater with smoking diabetes hypertension obesity or high cholesterol. About 10 million American women use oral contraceptives.

Washington Feed and Drug Administration FDA Drug Bulletin

Betty Ford and Susan End Vacation in Vail

Betty Ford and her daughter Susan extended their vacation in Vail Colorado after President Ford returned to work in Washington. They rode a mountain gondola, dined informally with friends, shopped, and planned returns to Washington for Betty on Thursday and Susan by Saturday as she starts freshman year nearby Mt. Vernon Village.

Betty, Susan Ford Vail Colo Betty Ford Susan Washington Ford

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