This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1944
Page
1
The article lists no point items and point free frozen foods available in Cedar Rapids, with specifics on varieties like green beans broccoli pumpkin squash rhubarb and berries. It includes suggested recipes using pork and sausage along with ration details and meal ideas for balancing scarce points.
Dora Jane Hamblin profiles Mrs. Don Ament of 10215 First Avenue NW employed by the Wenkstern Hasley company. Ament, married with a private first class husband, discusses her work, shifts, family military service, and views on war work and postwar plans. She notes she started in 1942, enjoys night shifts, and aims to return home after the war. She weighs opinions on German postwar policy and urges fairness toward war workers' spending.
A two film bill at the Iowa theater features Monogram's Where Are Your Children and Is Everybody Happy. Where Are Your Children centers on juvenile delinquency with Gale Storm, Jackie Cooper, Patricia Morison, and John Litel, while Is Everybody Happy highlights Nan Wynn and Ted Lewis in a music centric tale inspired by pre war songs and the Lewis legacy. A recounting of a chance meeting with King Haakon and accompanying British officers appears in the prose but is not part of the films.
Governor B. B. Hickenlooper designated January 14 to 21 as Junior Chamber of Commerce week and commended the organization for its service to country state and community in Des Moines.
Utterly simple two piece pattern 4441 by Anne Adams offers a smart dress for daily informal occasions. Available in women's sizes 32 through 46, size 36 requires 334 yards of 39 inch fabric and 16 cents to order from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department in Chicago.
Ruth Millett argues that wartime strain breeds resentment of women workers who buy luxury clothing while the war effort continues. She notes critics target the well dressed, not the shopgirl in overalls, and asserts workers deserve the same modest rewards for their toil.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette prints full leased wire reports from Associated Press and United Press International. It notes sole republication rights for AP credited items and local news published herein.
Rates listed for weekly and night editions show the 25 cent base, with seven issue bundles priced at 7.06 for some regions. Separate pricing applies to states bordering Iowa and other U S territories, while no mail subscriptions are accepted in towns with Gazette carrier service. Advertising representatives are Allen Klapp Company with addresses in Chicago Detroit and New York.
London AP reports Group Captain Frank Whittle, 36, inventor of the jet propulsion engine for fighter aircraft, was promoted to wing commander in the Royal Air Force.
The Needlecraft notes a pineapple design usable for beginners and experts in crochet. Three strips make a chair set or scarf ends, five for a Davenport, and one for each arm rest. Pattern 2971 gives set stitches plus a transfer embroidery motif. Send 15 cents to Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept. for patterns and catalog.
A Royal Canadian Navy officer Lt. Eric Johnson, a six foot five former Yukon prospector, tripped King Haakon of Norway in a London club scene and the king apologized for the stumble. Johnson, 38, recently completed his first long Canadian leave since 1941 and sails abroad again.
Dana Andrews returns on earnings from early support by gas station operators John Wardlaw and Stanley Twomey who backed him with 5500 in lessons. By end of 1944 he will have paid back about 25000. His first Fox deal is A Wing and a Prayer with Don Ameche after The Purple Heart.
The burning of the mortgage on the rectory of St. John's Episcopal church on Nineteenth Street at Park Avenue SE will highlight the annual parish meeting Sunday at 12 30 p m The congregation will also hear about a plan to establish a perpetual building improvement fund One improvement contemplated is a new exterior to the church building Election of vestrymen for 1944 and annual reports will follow a dinner in Guildhall The regular morning worship hour precedes the parish meeting.
Los Angeles AP Robert P Patterson under secretary of war announced at a press conference that only 377 Japanese prisoners have been taken by United States forces. He said the figure shows the difficulty of defeating Japan and that Japanese defenders fight with fanatic zeal.
Rep Tom Martin of Iowa's First District announced from Washington that he will seek another term in Congress. First elected in 1938, he is completing his third term and will pursue the Republican nomination in the June primaries.
John A. Nash, head of the John Nash company, was elected president of the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce. Retiring president L. D. Wareham. B. E. Vandecar named first vice president, Kenneth Greene second vice president, and George W. Davis treasurer.
Walter Winchell notes editors of Newsweek miss the column while a Washington shrine proposal surfaces. The Pentagon would bear a sign reading Washington Slept Here, a line first penned by a British naval commander months ago.
A mixed critique of Riding High starring Dotty Lamour Dick Powell and Victor Moore at the Paramount notes Technicolor eye appeal and Coty of songs by Cass Daley and Gil Lamb while lampooning Hays office scenes and praising Daley's comic turns. The piece reflects on the film’s lightness and the public’s appetite for escapist musicals amid war news.
A brief note references Peters and a work titled Strangers in the Dark. It hints at a today’s items roundup and mentions a tomorrow continuation, signaling ongoing coverage.
The Allies new jet propelled aircraft was nicknamed the Squirt Fighter by the London Daily Herald and other papers note the possible impact on aerial warfare.
The Gazette previews Saturday showings across Paramount IOWA STATE Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion with film names and schedules including Riding High Where Are Your Children Is Everybody Happy In Old Chicago Banjo on My Knee Stormy Weather Assignment in Brittany Mysterious Rider Lure of the Island West Point Widow Riders of the Badlands Above Suspicion Colt Comrades Lets Face It and more with listed start times and late shows.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.