Women in the South Take on Housework as War Work Expands
In a Mobile voice the piece notes women and maids swap roles as defense jobs rise, with housewives learning to mop, bake, and wash for pay. It cites a longtime washer quitting after shipyards pay better, and Gov momentum as Southern women rally to support families while men toil in shipyards.
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Old South
Lawdy
Chile
Mandy
Martha
Reglar Landly
Church
Mobile
South
Biscuits for Anchors and Southern Cooking
Southern cooking struggles with kitchen help as veterans of the defense era have left gaps in staff. Recipes vanish as cooks improvise by ear, producing meals lacking southern character. An earnest aside appeals to the Daughters of the Confederacy, stressing family ties to the region.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Snowy January Day Brings Small-Town Injuries and Open Theater Permit
A light snow morning with a 13 degree low accompanied local injuries when Cedar Rapids riders Martin Shebek and G S Driscoll skidded on highway 390 and overturned. Edith Haynes fractured an arm while cranking a car. City council granted a moving picture theater permit for the Picker ing building at 307 Third Avenue. Will Rebec and Red Lucas plan tryouts for Salt Lake City Union league team.
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Martin Shebek
G. S. Driscoll
Cedar Rapids
Highway No. 390
Edith Haynes
C. A. Haynes
Morningside College
Sioux City
A. F. Walker
Pickering Building
Third Avenue
Will Rebec
Bohemian
Red” Lucas
Washington
Injuries from icy roads hit several residents
Mrs. E W DeNio is in a hospital after being knocked down by a skidding automobile yesterday. Mrs H D Cone suffered a fracture of her right arm in an ice fall. Mrs Charles S Cooper sustained a bad fracture of her left leg in a fall on the ice in front of her home yesterday. Edwin S Shortess, a civic figure, leaves for Chicago to become assistant secretary of the International Kiwanis clubs.
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E. W. DeNio
H. D. Cone
Charles S. Cooper
Edwin S. Shortess
Chicago
Willis Haskell Faces Second Six Month Mention
Jan. 8, 1917 report notes Willis Haskell involved again within six months, indicating a repeated action or event tied to the individual.
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Willis Haskell
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank Statement Notice
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank presents a financial condition statement with resources and liabilities including deposits and interest bearing items. The document lists totals for resources 1 341 108 160 and liabilities 1 613 655 15, noting profits after deductions and officer signatures.
Aerial Photographers in Army Air Corps Finish Prints Fast
Aerial photographers in the Army Air Corps can complete a finished black and white print in under five minutes after capturing the image and processing the film and paper.
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Army Air Corps
Defense Bonds Drive Home Needle to Citizens
Citizens are urged to support the war effort by purchasing Defense Bonds through banks post offices and savings and loan associations. The appeal emphasizes regular, ongoing contributions to fund national defense efforts.
City Lines Fleet Adds New Buses
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc. placed three new 26 passenger pusher type buses in operation bringing the fleet to 37, a local record says manager C. D. Lindemann. He notes the public cooperation during the recent snow storm and that they did their best under trying circumstances.
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Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
C. D. Lindemann
Lindemann
Typhus Wave Sweeps Into Germany
London reports a typhus outbreak sweeping from the Baltic regions to Germany and Poland with thousands ill in Warsaw, ghetto closures, and newly built burial grounds for soldiers. Quarantines and serum shortages loom as refugees transfer under desperate conditions across Eastern Europe.
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London
INS
Europe
Sia
West
Baltics
Poland
East
Baltic States
Russia
Ukraine
Eas
Germany
Re elect Hoop Head Named In New York
Valentine Dutch Lent of the United Military was re elected as coach of the Eastern College Las Coaches association in New York.
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New York
NEA
Valentine
Lent
United —— Military
Eastern College
Las Coaches Association
Bundle Magazines Box Loose Paper Urged
Residents urged to bundle magazines and box loose paper as part of a wartime conservation push led by the Salvation Army and Mayor Frank Hahn. The appeal stresses value of waste paper for the war effort and warns against contamination of bundles with garbage or cans.
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Frank Hahn
Salvation Army
Army
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Ben
Dinahs
Mom
Uncle Sam
Mercy
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank
Bol A
Hone
Ssesoe Os
Ehier
Kowa Camera Shop
Second Ave
Omaha
Bank
Post Office
Savings and Loan Association
City Lines
Warsaw
Vilna
Baltic Countries
Jockholm
Western
Pearce
Roosevelt
Navy Air Force
Killian
White Sale
Bath
Pespat
Saarte
Killian Company
California
E&w
Famous Shirtcraft
Coopers
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