Women in War Work Interview With Mrs Heejner
Mrs Kenneth Heejner of 500 Tenth Street SW employed by Collins Radio discusses her wartime job shift to office supplies purchasing in September 1, her draft husband in England as a private first class in the Air Corps and daily letters. She notes community transportation support and leisure with friends in similar service households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Heejner
Tenth Street
The
Collins Radio Company
England
Air Corps
Divorcing Woman Reflects On Christmas Gifts For Husband
A widow notes each spouse must decide on divorce individually. She mentions adjusting after her husband’s absence, expecting a hard Christmas. She recalls sending him many gifts including a wedding ring he requested, while a wedding ceremony was not performed. All gifts have reached him except a photo she sent.
Transformation of Russian Romance Highlighted at Club Party
Dr. Lewis L. Dunnington told the Business and Professional Women's club that Russia has transformed from czar era illiteracy to widespread education and argues communism failed early, with Russia emerging as a dominant peace-table power. The Christmas event at the Roosevelt hotel featured singing by Mrs Carl Manfred and readings, with Este Heath and Imogen Emery also involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Lewis L. Dunnington
First Methodist Church of
Iowa City
Business and Professional Women's Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Dunnington
Imogen Emery
Dorothy Drew
Dr Dunnington
Carl Manfred
Crowell
Jesu Bambino
Yon
Virginia Morgan
Este Heath
P L Pattersons Celebrate 45 Years of Marriage
Mr and Mrs P L Patterson of 1055 Sixteenth Street NE marked their forty fifth wedding anniversary with a Tuesday dinner party hosted by their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs R J Monroe of 409 Twenty third Street NE The Iowa born couple have lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years and have two sons Paul A Patterson and Wilbur B Patterson and a daughter Mrs R J Monroe plus two granddaughters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Patterson
Sixteenth Street
Christmas Fundraiser Nets $20.90 and Donation for Coe Aircrew
The Community House event raised 20.90 dollars for the Christmas effort and the club contributed 40 dollars for magazine and newspaper subscriptions for the Coe Aircrew.
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Coe
Dairydale Red Cross unit donates dolls to Cedar Rapids
Members of the Dairydale community Red Cross unit repaired and dressed over 50 dolls for the Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids. led by Mrs E J Kouba the group also made about 20 stuffed toys for Christmas aid. The unit adds an annual project beyond regular Red Cross work and prepares kits for servicemen alongside surgical dressings work.
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Dairydale Community Red Cross
Salvation Army
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Kouba
Red Cross
Are American women patriotic enough in wartime critic
Ruth Millett argues American women are not patriotic enough despite volunteering at USO events and nursing wartime roles. She notes rising Army requirements, shifts in labor, and high spending, asserting women must prove true patriotism beyond supporting relatives at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Gazette
USO
America
WAC
Federal Reserve System
Bureau of the Census
Over the Back Fence: IFFY Dinners for Christmas Week
Naomi Doebet offers dinner ideas for Thursday and Friday with two suggested menus. Menu one features scrambled eggs with browned sausages and buttered beets, cabbage slaw with peanut butter dressing, enriched bread, fruit, cake or cookies, and a beverage. Menu two lists Creole oysters, buttered spinach, whole wheat bread, salad, Victory Snow dessert, and a beverage. Each recipe serves four and begins with Scrambled Eggs and Browned Sausages using six eggs and milk.
Festive Kitchen Preparations and Sauces from a Home Menu
A collection of step by step recipes and tips for holiday cooking includes eggs with sausage, a peanut butter citrus dressing, oyster bake, Victory Snow dessert with gelatin and orange rinds, Cranberry Mandarin sauce, and Main Dish Holiday Potatoes with creamed turkey and stuffing. The text blends cooking methods with ingredient lists for a variety of dishes suitable for a Christmas table.
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By Louise Lux
Mrs. Heefner
Mrs
Virgil Foushee
Ilinois
Transportation Department
Frank Sinatra
Linn County
Kenneth Neefner
Orient
Dle
Lokecon al
Sys
Coats
Hughes
P. L. Pattersons
Mrs. Patterson
Dairydale
Naomi Doebet
Victory
Hutchinson
Hutchinson's
ICE Cream
Borden CO
Artid
American Institute of Laundering
Aid Reanerig
Arrid
Krebs
Third Avenue SE
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