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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1943
Page
11
Louise Lux profiles Mrs Ruby Schindler of 1106 Eleventh Street NW employed as a glasier's helper by Williams and Hunting. She discusses work hours, family, son in England, marital arrangements, children, rationing, Civilian morale, politics, and views on postwar employment for women.
Miss Elizabeth Munger sister of Dr Grant B Munger at 1921 First Avenue SE has been honored by Vogue as an outstanding woman advancing liberal causes. She heads a progressive women prison in Connecticut, directing penology for 17 years and running a farm for inmates where many return by choice for rest.
A homey guide explains prep of creamed chipped beef and crackling cornbread for fast hot breakfasts. It notes beef tongue as a good sandwich meat and provides a batch recipe with corn meal, flour, baking powder, salt, egg, milk and cracklings.
A set of vintage recipe notes describes Creamed Chipped Beef serving six and Boiled Smoked Beef Tongue. Includes steps to thicken a milk sauce, prepare beef, and serve on corn bread toast, plus a spiced tongue preparation with horseradish, catsup, dill pickles, and chopped vegetables for a chilled mix.
Mr and Mrs John Swallom of Palo celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary on Christmas day. They wed Dec 24 1883 in Benton county. They live in Palo with eight children nine grandchildren in service and 36 great grandchildren.
Radio NCE broadcasts ring in 1940s New Year with three hour music blocks from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. on NBC CBS and Mutual networks. Major orchestras and vocalists including Basie Ellington Lombardo Spivak and Calloway perform from hotel venues while WGN NBC and Blue offer special Times Square coverage and late night dance programs. College bowls schedule on CBS MBS WGN and NBC include Orange Sugar Cotton and Rose Bowls with national and regional stations listing rotating hosts news and variety acts.
A fragmented listing shows hourly radio slots from 6:30 p.m. through 10:54 p.m. including WHO WMT WGN EXEL and other stations. Programs feature news, music, and variety shows with entries like Burline WMT On Broadway EXEL News Lucille Mann and WGN News. The schedule mentions sports and quiz segments with hosts such as Irving EVEXING and Gunther WHO World News, concluding with a local Bach choir program.
A radio television schedule card lists tonight’s programs including Lucille Manners Kate Smith Meet Navy Waltz Time Playhouse Brewster Boy Double or Nothing Amos n Andy Garry Moore Stage Canteen Elmer Davis and Editors Roundup airing across WMT WHO KEEL WGN WMAQ and other stations with New Year’s roundup at 11 00 all nets.
DES MOINES UP Dick Lane of Davenport, chair of the state liquor control commission, said Thursday that January sales in state stores will continue on an every other week schedule. He noted the 38,000 cases sold in two weeks exceeded the 34,000 case quota, due to December demand and stock drawdown, and predicted no firm January forecast yet.
London based AP report states the German high command claimed sinking six British destroyers and damaging light cruisers Glasgow and Enterprise in the Bay of Biscay. Germany says one of its destroyers and two MTBs were lost with other craft damaged, while Britain said three German destroyers were sunk in the engagement and Berlin claimed a British destroyer was sunk by submarines near the Banks.
Hobart Bosworth 76, noted as the West Coast’s first movie star and famed for The Sea Wolf and other rugged roles, died Thursday after an influenza pneumonia attack. Bosworth’s career spanned stage and screen, shaping early Hollywood fame.
DES MOINES AP Owners of large male Doberman Pinschers in Iowa were requested Thursday by J H Schuffman of Davenport regional director of Dogs for Defense to donate their dogs for war service. Schuffman said there was a particular need at this time for Dobermans, although several other breeds are suitable.
Frank Gervasi notes in Collier's that German ambassador Von Papen has circulated a peace blueprint framed as Nazi peace terms. He envisions restitution of lands to Germans with exceptions for Sudetenland and Austria, plus an international police force and reconstruction corps to last ten years. The plan mirrors long term Junker aims to avoid total Allied victory through negotiated peace.
The Vichy radio, controlled by the Nazi regime, announced Thursday night that Pierre Laval’s powers as interior minister were being strengthened to preserve France from the alleged threat of civil war. The broadcast was monitored in London by Reuters.
Fort Des Moines announces Capt Bernice C Philipps as assistant commandant of the first WAC training center succeeding Lt Col Delbert Fuller who left for Fort Custer Mich to attend the military government school. Philipps had served as assistant to Fuller since August 26 and her appointment aligns with a policy to replace regular army officers in key WAC administration with WAC officers.
A house naval affairs subcommittee blasted housing and city services in west coast cities and urged swift remedial action before the war moves to the Pacific. The Los Angeles Long Beach area faced the strongest critique in the report led by Chairman Vinson.
DECATUR GA AP Four DeKalb county officers accused of abusing two Negro prisoners in violation of the civil liberties act were ordered by County Commissioner Scott Candler to continue investigations and make arrests where necessary regardless of interference from federal officials. He criticized filing a criminal accusation against Chief J T Dailey and three officers instead of presenting the case to the federal grand jury, referring to the carpetbag government.
Arthur Sanders age 32 Newton coal trucker dies in a Newton hospital from injuries suffered December 13 in a coal mine accident near Monroe. A former Montezuma resident, he is survived by his widow and two sons.
London dispatch reports Marshal Tito organized a Bulgarian brigade for the Partisans. A single officer and 65 Bulgarian soldiers with equipment joined, joining others who defected, while a second Macedonian brigade defeated a Bulgarian unit near Bibvetelija on the Greek frontier. The communique cites ongoing hostilities with Mihailovic’s Chetniks and claims rail destruction and mopping up in the Sanjak and Bosnia.
Seattle bureau reports Lt. Joseph Cranny son of Timothy Cranny of Grinnell Iowa is among six men missing since December 26 after a navy training flight from Whidbey Island Whidbey Island took off four days earlier.
In Decatur Illinois an unexpected quail crashed through a front door pane during a S P Grange family gathering. The bird was soon added to the menu as dinner guests enjoyed the quirky intrusion.
Georgia Tech wins the grand slam of college football with a four time triumph at New Orleans Sugar Bowl. Tech becomes the first team to play in all four major bowls, led by Eddie Prokop and John Steber with Bill Alexander guiding the offense. Clyde LeForce, Henry Frnka, and Camp Wilson face Tennessee’s or Tulsa’s strong defense as a one armed Ellis Jones and the Tulsa squad highlight late campaign intrigue. Tech edges Clyde LeForce and Camp Wilson by a touchdown in one of the era’s hardest bowl games.
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