Linn County Leads In Red Cross Aide Program Graduation
Linn County graduates of the thirteenth Red Cross volunteer aide class are praised for wartime nursing support. Dr. Harry Jones notes 213 aides have logged 32 000 hours of service since training and Pearl Harbor. Mayor Hahn administers oath as Mercy hospital hosts ceremony with service ribbons and bars awarded to Mrs. Edward B. Zbanek and Mrs. Albert Seney.
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Linn County
Red Cross
Harry Jones
Pearl Harbor
Mercy Hospital
Frank Hahn
OCD
Edward B. Zbanek
Albert Seney
Henry Haegg
Volunteers Hear Talks At Hospital Training Class
From January to December 1944 volunteers logged 6000 hours for the hospital and 11000 hours by all volunteers, with an average of about 444 days per month per worker. The class began training January 22 at St Luke’s hospital, enrollment ongoing, with interview sessions in the federal building.
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Reach
Mary Lawrence
Erskine
John Shattuck
Red Cross
James Bever
Ben Carns
Donald Crabbs
Theodore Eicherly
William D. Foster
George Hartman
Louis B. Kacena
St. Luke's Hospital
Over the Back Fence Christmas Light Recall
Naomi Doebel notes that outdoor Christmas lights were banned three years ago to save fuel per the Solid Fuels Administration for War. Indoor tree lights are allowed and the author imagines a brighter season next year despite current fuel shortages.
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Aybe
Solid Fuels Administration
Peacock embroidery and crochet pattern 761
Readable notes describe pattern 761 for peacocks in easy embroidery stitches combined with crochet. Send 15 cents, pattern transfer details include peacock bodies and crochet directions. Mail to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Chicago Ill with name and address.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
Randolph Street
Chicago
Ill
Grandmother remedies yield to science in medical beliefs
In a Red Cross Needlework Society meeting, local mothers debate old family cures such as peppered fat pork and skunk oil versus modern medical science. The assistant director notes progress from traditional remedies to evidence based treatments while honoring practical experience.
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Mrs. Gowdy
Red Cross
Pittsburgh
Fordham Reports Fairly Severe Earthquake Felt Near Solomon Islands
Fordham University officials say a fairly severe earthquake with its epicenter in the Solomon Islands was recorded Monday. No injuries are reported and details are being reviewed by geologists.
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Solomons
New York
INS
Fordham University
Solomon Islands
World Court with Teeth Is Advocated by O'Brien
The Rev Dr John A O'Brien of Notre Dame urged creation of a world court with power to codify law and enforce decisions, abolish universal conscription, and compel adherence, citing past failures of the League of Nations and praising Dumbarton Oaks while urging stronger sanctions. About 500 attendees heard the speech at the Memorial Coliseum.
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O’brien
Louise Lux
France
England
Italy
Germany
John A. O’brien
Notre Dame University
Memorial Coliseum
Father O’brien
League of Nations
Britain
America
United States
Russia
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Hahn
Mary Barbara Ann
Mercy Hospital Nursing School
E. P. Ristedt
Wells C. Peck
Jeanette Miller
Coe College
Grocers’ Trade Magazine
Great Britain
American Institute of Laundering
Nese
Atromist Glass Ser Si
Barney
First
Dial
Naomi Doebel
By. Latsra Wheeler
Von
Tin
Lona L. Trott
Red Cross Nursing Service
Lonal, Trott
BY Williams
Holt
Balancin
Orwwe
Sara Park Salon
3Rd St. SE
Slim
Ts Killian Company
Clausewitz
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Victory Hollow
Father O'Brien
Prac
China
Notre Dame
Agee
St Joseph Amet Ett
Jason SI Ihungan
Jason
Tom
Grany
Vaporub
Selecta
SPIE
Ipilies S,roceries
C&o Lines
Chesapeake’ Ohio Lines
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Nickel Plate Road
Pere Marquette Railway
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