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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1947

Page

8

Pair of Coeds Reign over Coe Colonial Ball

Margaret Surfus and Renee Cardell were named Colonial Ball queens by the Coe College YWCA as Eleanor Kanaske and Mary Ellen Vavra were announced for the next year. Mary Helen Mobry presided at dinner. Miss Levitt starred in solo dances and ensembles during the evening in the women's gym.

Coe Colonial Ball George Martha Coe Margaret Surfus Fayette Renee Cardell Kenosha Wis Y.W.C.A Eleanor Kanaske Chicago Ill Mary Ellen Vavra Moline Mary Helen Mobry Cedar Rapids Theodore G. Lilley Marilyn Cies Frances Gabler Marilyn Levitt Miss Levitt

Evening of Wedgewood China Show Highlights Miss Levitt’s Choice

The event featured flirtatious Miss Levitt courted by two gallants Alice Ruth Mikas and Virginia Lagerstrom she chose both. A bridal minuet showcased Lois Proctor and Virginia Lagerstrom as bride and groom while an old fashioned Virginia reel and a Lavender and Lace finale closed the program. Ruth Zika directed the ball, a long-running Coe College tradition since 1917.

Wedgewood China Miss Levitt Alice Ruth Mikas Virginia Lagerstrom Lois Proctor Ne Lagerstrom Virginia Ruth Zika Coe Physical Education Department

Government Policy on Coal Talks Draws Fire

Rep. Landis of Indiana urged Congress to probe the administrations failure to avert a proposed April coal strike by failing to unite operators and miners. He warned that unless Congress acts the nation could face renewed labor disruption as the government run mines approach their April 1 truce expiry.

Washington Rep Landis R-Ind Congress AFL United Mine Workers

Lenten Abstinence Rules and Recipes From Immaculate Conception

Over the Back Fence outlines Lent abstinence from meat on Wednesdays and Fridays until Easter noon with allowances for eggs milk cheese and fish. It notes one full meal for adults 21 to 60 daily except Sunday, plus collations, and various diet or labor exceptions. Included are two recipes Piquant Scalloped Salmon and Fluffy Omelet with ingredients and steps.

Immaculate Conception Church

Comfort Tomato Cheese Sauce for Cornbread

The directions describe cooking onions with direct heat until tender, then adding flour and milk to form a smooth thick sauce. Tomatoes are heated with soda and blended, then folded into the tomato sauce. A portion of the hot mixture is tempered into beaten eggs with seasonings and mustard, placed over hot water, and finished with finely diced cheese until melted. Serve hot on cornsticks or cornbread.

First Use of Ration Books Traces to Ancient China

Historical note records the earliest rationing in China around 1000 B.C. rice was allocated after a flood, highlighting ancient systems of distribution and scarcity management.

Ricint Paris Isle de France China

Dry Skin Care Against Chapping by Alicia Hart

The best guard against chapping is thorough drying after a bath. A rough towel helps remove dried skin and avoid rough legs and shoulders. Model Mary Mohr recommends dunking bath oil in the water to leave a lubricating film for sleek skin and rinsing with a cool second tub to remove soap and close pores.

Mary Mohr Mary

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