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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
6
A New York business school head says many secretaries and typists take night refresher courses to secure jobs after the war. He urges nationwide programs for thousands of newcomers and warns that untrained workers will lose positions once postwar competition heats up. Refresher instruction could reduce unemployment and raise workplace efficiency and courtesy.
Mrs. Howard Bennett of Cedar Rapids discusses war plant work as a crystal finisher for Weak stern Hasley, family housing, rationing, and married life during wartime. Her husband serves in aerial gunnery and may be sent overseas. she plans to stop work after the war and hopes to raise five sons.
Mary Beard of the American Red Cross notes that households should avoid overstocking medications. Most homes are near drugstores, and many drugs spoil or lose potency with age, making elaborate home cabinets unnecessary.
The article lists common emergency medicines and supplies to keep at home. Include antiseptic, burns treatment, pain relief, poison ivy remedies, cough medicine, headache tablets, petroleum jelly, and ensure storage out of reach of children. Also stock adhesive tape, absorbent cotton, gauze, finger dressings, tweezers, thermometer, measuring medicine glass, and droppers.
San Antonio leads Texas by offering the Mill Race studio at Brackenridge park with space for painting drawing etching and lithography. Local artists sponsor the project and servicemen already join night classes in art and ceramics at the Witee museum.
The article shares practical uses for home canned tomatoes and other garden produce on a hot day. It provides step by step guidance for stewed tomatoes with onions green pepper and basil and suggests layering tomatoes with corn for baked dishes. A spaghetti sauce recipe using tomatoes is included with ingredients and quantities.
A detailed home kitchen guide outlines mushroom and liver enhanced sauce for spaghetti, plus a cream version using celery and bean juices. It includes sauteed mushrooms with onions, peppered tomato base, and serving ideas with beans and parmesan, plus a Bonne Femme style bean dish with pork and lettuce accent.
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