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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1939
Page
5
A holiday feature notes strong demand for fur chubbies for dolls of all ages, with babies favored hooded woolies. It cites two trends the grand lady head and period styles, including princess Elizabeth outfits and regal accessories.
A display chronicles doll outfits from 1720 hoop skirts to 1939 shirtwaist dresses. Dolls model lace trimmed pantalettes, pinafores, and varied headpieces while textiles include white leather, blue taffeta, and satin gowns with maribou edging.
Ernest R. Moore of Cedar Rapids completes History of the Grand Lodge of Iowa 1913 1938 a 310 page volume printed by Laurance Press Cedar Rapids 2000 copies for 547 lodges The work is the third volume in the official Iowa grand lodge history Moore a former lieutenant governor grand master 1924 and treasurer 1919 retires as Mount Hermon lodge No 263 treasurer after long service and lodge honors are recorded.
More than 50 children of the Children's Home will attend the eighteenth annual Christmas party hosted by Ardexan temple No. 234, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan. The group departs at 7 15 p.m. for a loop district tour to view streets and stores.
After an entertainment at the Knights of Pythias hall, Santa Claus will distribute presents from a Christmas tree. Following the opening of presents, the Dokies will invite members and friends to join in activities starting at 9 15 p.m.
The Y M C A boys department will be open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during Christmas break with no changes to swimming or gym times. The op shop runs all day. A Building Boys committee meeting is set for Wednesday at 5 p.m. A craft and hobby display from the Y M C A craft shop will occupy the Paramount theater mezzanine this weekend. William Kelly and Richard Hart supervise the display. Kiwanis and Y M C A host a Northwest club Christmas party Friday at 7 p.m. Featuring movies songs candy and games. On Saturday December 23 twenty five Pioneer club boys will sell Christmas buttons downtown for Public Health Nursing. Wilson Hi Y meets Monday 7 30 p.m. Trinity M E church Hi Y meets Monday 7 p.m. Roosevelt Hi Y meets Tuesday 7 30 p.m. McKinley and Franklin meet Wednesday.
Cedar Rapids residents are invited to the Rotary club Christmas broadcast on WMT from 8 to 9 30 p m Monday to raise funds for needy families. Local performers plus WMT staff and Dempsy Jones will appear and donations will be announced during the program.
The I E S indirect floor lamps are prizes in a Christmas home lighting contest run by the play ground in cooperation with Iowa Electric Light and Power. Any home in the city can enter and displays must be visible from the street lit 7 to 10 each evening Dec 24 to 31. Entries due noon Dec 23 at the recreation office 501 City Hall.
The Z C B J hosts a two hour children’s Christmas party at the hall with gifts from Santa and refreshments, followed by an adult social. Several lodge officers are elected at Karel IV lodge and multiple meetings and a savings association annual meeting are planned in January 1940.
Chicago safety officials asked motorists to raise vitamin A intake to improve night vision. George Barton of the Chicago Motor Club safety bureau released the bulletin urging higher dietary A to reduce nighttime accidents.
Authors often lift titles from well known sources such as the Bible the national anthem and Lincoln's writings. From Gettysburg to the emancipation proclamation phrases appear in titles as in The Stars in Their Courses The Ramparts We Watch Bombs Bursting in Air Long Remember Forever Free With Malice Toward None So Red the Rose Grapes of Wrath and Of Thee I Sing. E. H.
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