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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1943

Page

4

Anne Dunlap and Capt Waite wed in Tennessee

Anne M. Dunlap daughter of Mrs. Ray R. Dunlap and Capt Nelson A. Waite of Savannah Ga were married December 10 at 6 pm in the post chapel at Memphis Tenn The ceremony was performed by the post chaplain before palms taps and white chrysanthemums A reception followed at the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Thompson in Memphis Waite recently transferred to Walker Kan and he is a navigator in the ferry command of the Army Air Corps The bride employed by the ferry command in Memphis prior to marriage and is Franklin High School alumna.

Memphis, Tenn Anne M. Dunlap Ray R. Dunlap Twenty-fourth Street Nelson A. Waite Savannah Curt Waldron Memphis Earl Thompson Capt

Episcopalians to Act in January on Vacancy

Rev. Frederick G. Williams, chair of the Iowa Episcopal diocese committee, said a January meeting will decide actions to elect a successor to Rt. Rev. Harry S. Longley. A special convention previously elected the Rev. Ernest V. Kennan of Baltimore, who declined the post.

Davenport Frederick G. Williams Clinton Episcopal Diocese of Iowa Harry S. Longley Ernest V. Kennan Baltimore Des Moines

Taylor School Presents Nativity Program Thursday Night

Taylor School will present The Story of the Nativity Thursday at 7 30 p m under the direction of Miss Clara Johnson and Miss Laura Williamson. Cast includes Marlene Koury Helen Shipe Millicent Smith Jerry Rutan Don Bradley Wallace Krause Lee Pancratz Stanley Shadle Harvey Goodenough Rodney Gould Arthur Klingler Harold Tyler Duane Van Horn Glenn Matter Joan Rosina Jane Ann Gardner Carol Ford Marjorie Warren Mary Ann Jerman Loretta Klingler Joyce Schwartz Joan Bradley Emma Jane Zamastil Patricia Hovorka James Dorland Mary Lou Field Carol Bauserman and Dallas Patten with a chorus of 38 students.

Women in War Work Interview with Miss Peggy Duffy

Miss Peggy Duffy of 117 Second Avenue SW describes her work at Turner as a crystal finisher now supervisor of her shift. She was among the first group hired, works 7 to 3:30 six days a week, and plans to quit after the war. Her family includes many in service, with brothers in Camp Haan California and desert maneuvers Arizona. She supports war effort and enjoys dancing, movies, and reading. She notes married women will likely quit after the war and stresses not taking jobs from men.

Orville Camp Haan California Raymond Arizona Dubuque Cascade Duffy

Slim Turnout For Cedar Rapids Symphony Concert

A near empty Memorial Coliseum greeted a Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra performance with Otto Jelinek as violin soloist. Jelinek played Mozart, then Schumann with wife Mrs. Jelinek at piano. audience rewards reflected modest turnout but high praise for musicianship and stage presence.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Otto Jelinek Memorial Coliseum Jelinek University of Iowa Music Department Schumann

Christmas Tree Cookies Help Deck Homes For Holidays

Old fashioned cookies replace candy canes for Christmas decorating. Shape cookies as fir trees stars angels bells or soldiers and trim with silver or colored sugar. Make colored sugar by dissolving coloring in water and mixing with granulated sugar to decorate dry on unglazed paper.

Lenora Beggs McKinley School

Christmas Tree Cookie Decoration Methods

Instructions describe frosting with icing on stockings and soldiers on tree cookies, using green tint for outlines, adding tinsel and red ribbon, and securing with hooks. Also doubles as a tea sized cookie recipe variant increasing milk to three tablespoons, rolling 1 1 8 inch dough, cutting patterns, and baking at 400 degrees for about eight minutes yielding about 2 3 4 dozen cookies.

Christmas Church Programs Summary in The Gazette

The Gazette will publish brief summaries of Christmas programs from various churches this coming Sunday. Wartime space limits mean only salient features will be listed. If your program is included, submit it to the city desk by 9 a.m. Friday.

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London Again ends amid Humperdinck preferences

Joseph H. Kitchin led the program with Coates's London Again featuring Oxford Street Langham Place and Mayfair. He then conducted Humperdinck selections Hansel and Gretel and the Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime, which drew more favorable notices than Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No 3.

Joseph H. Kitchin London Eric Coates Oxford Street Langham Place Mayfair Beethoven Mr. Jelinek Hansel and Gretel

Local concert draws praise yet laments cold reception

The opening Bach selection impressed but a cold Tuesday night and free admission underscored weak local music support. The piece sparked nostalgia for students who once saved for gallery tickets and waited in long lines for warmth and drama from the performers.

Compositions Missing in Cedar Rapids Tuesday Evening

A terse note indicates that compositions were not found in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday evening, with no further details on performers, venues, or alternative listings.

Cedar Rapids

Iowa City Lieutenant Reported Prisoner of War in Germany

Iowa City Lt John K Anderson reported missing on his thirteenth bombing mission over Germany is now described as a prisoner of war in that country. News reached his mother Mrs Marguerite I Anderson from a Moline minister after a shortwave church broadcast Monday night.

Iowa City John K. Anderson Germany Marguerite I. Anderson Anderson Moline Byer Ceremany

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Anne Dunlap Tennessee Episcopalians Arrid The American Institute of Laundering Vee Bey T. Jer Women In War Work Peggy Duffy Second Avenue SW Turner Company Louise Lux Florence Callahan Cpl Bob Callahan Australia Herbert Albert Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Angel Tree Slim Turnout Montrose Pee Eae Christmas Club First Trust and Savings Bank First Trust & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Ely Newman Paradise Porat Ladies' Home Journal Beck Second Avenue SE Bach Jesus Ares Naldy's Cedar Rapids, Lowa Raed Rna Rae ene _ees Rap-Idol Dist. Corp New York N.Y Abel Montgomery Ward Ark Eyche Ontcomery Ward Second Street DIAL
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