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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1944
Page
10
Mrs. Fernow was re elected president of the Cedar Rapids Council of Camp Fire girls at the annual dinner Monday at First Congregational church. New officers include Mrs. C C Flodin first vice president and Mrs. Philip K Gaines second vice president. Membership stood at 1 906 with goal 2 000 by Jan 1, more than double last year.
Linn county quotas for Christmas packages to servicemen have been met thanks to many organizations and individuals. Volunteers packed boxes last week with gifts including lingerie bed jackets and other items for twenty nurses at Schick hospital who served overseas and are now in the United States to rest.
Five packages were donated for men boarding troop ships plus 38 officers gifts, and 175 packages for men at Schick hospital. Treats will also go to Schick. Mrs. Sherman Yates, camp and hospital committee chair, will deliver many packages to Clinton on December 13. The board meets December at the Y.M.C.A with remarks by Miss Dorothy Anderson.
Notice of probate proceedings for the will of Abraham Lincoln Brut late of Linn County Iowa. Hearing set December 8 1944 for proof and admission. Clerk Otto L Schiuter and attorney Moon Chas Pennineroth listed. Also notice of appointment of Claude Cleveland Roth as executor dated November 20 1944 with instructions to file and settle claims with Linn County District Court Iowa.
The American Association of University Women will host a tea for new members this Saturday at the home of president Mrs. F. G. Murray, 1829 B avenue NE. Past presidents Mrs. Dwight Krumholtz, Mrs. F. W. Orr, Mrs. Wayne Foster, Mrs. John R. Battin, Mrs. C. B. Meffert, and Mrs. John Parke will preside.
Household stain guidance for sickroom care covers treating common blood and medicine stains with water, solvents, and time limits. It lists methods for blood new and old stains, chocolate, iodine, mercurochrome, benzoin, and other substances, plus furniture protection tips.
Cpl. George A. David 22 son of Mr and Mrs Alex David 511 Seventeenth St SE worked a 24 hour Thanksgiving dinner duty for his unit at a Luxembourg rest camp between Germany and France after front duty since D day. He noted the Luxembourg people celebrated with big suppers and invited Yanks to eat while reporters praised their spirit. David enlisted January 4 1943 trained as baker and cook in Georgia and California and went overseas February 1944 serving in France Holland and Belgium before Luxembourg posting.
A humorous overseas quiz printed in Link-Belt News tests knowledge on Latin America with answers listed. It includes a recipe for Mexican rice served with fried eggs on top, and a mix of geography, history, and culture questions with solutions such as Ecuador, Buenos Aires, the Marimba, and Brazil larger than the U.S. (excluding Alaska).
John E. Arnold was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Monday night at the Montrose hotel. New officers include A. W. Jenista as vice president and Harry E. Winn as secretary treasurer. The club, formed in 1931 with 63 members, sponsors the Woodrow Wilson Junior Stamp Club and meets the first and third Mondays at the Montrose.
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