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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1945
Page
13
In New York, fashion experts forecast Mrs. America will remain stylish despite material and labor shortages and possible 4-F war work. Frills may drop, lines will be longer, beauty appointments require planning, yet coats dresses hats cosmetics jewelry and shoes will still be available within wartime limits.
Mr and Mrs Henry Barr announce the marriage of their daughter Marian to Pfe Emmett Rasmussen son of Mr and Mrs Everett Rasmussen. The ceremony was Jan 13 at 7 PM in Cedar Rapids with Miss Willa Nash and Verle Rasmussen in attendance. The bride wore a gold gabardine suit with brown accessories and camellia corsage.
Pie Rasmussen returns after 26 months in the South Pacific with Army Engineers including the Philippines. He goes to Seattle for further assignment. The bride will stay in Cedar Rapids at home of her parents.
A survey of 96,000 American housewives in 48 states found 61 percent believe wartime rationing has improved family health, while 4 percent saw a decline and the rest saw no change. Respondents cited more nutritious meals and greater health vigilance due to doctor shortages and rationing.
A wife recovering from influenza fainted when moved to a chair. Her daughter Dottie applies home nursing steps: prepare a high back chair, cover with blanket, assist to sit, and secure warmth. She improvises a footstool from magazines and keeps patient calm during a brief sitting period.
Dr. Earl Harper, director of Town University memorial union fine arts, urged Cedar Rapids Woman's club to apply lessons from great scholars to present issues. He cited future battles include peaceful reconciliation with enemies, empowering people in Washington, rehabilitating veterans, and fostering racial and international understanding. The club’s history and literature department organized the program with Mrs. G. Y Swartzendruber presiding.
Lt Rogers on duty at Roosevelt hotel will describe the work of women Marines. After hours Second Lt. Vivian A. Rogers writes song lyrics and Staff Sgt. Jane P. Dinges works on a detective story. Rogers and Bernard collaborated on songs used by G I radio programs in New Guinea.
Over the Back Fence offers a weekly meat buying plan from the American Meat Institute for a family of four with 50 red points. It lists point values for various meats including no point and two point options and emphasizes cooperation and substitution when a preferred cut is unavailable.
A Roosevelt high school student in Des Moines penned the Paul Duncan detective agency whose cases drive her stories. Her fiction has appeared in several publications with the latest in The American.
The article describes preparing beef, pork, lamb, and other hearts for meals. It covers stuffing, baking times at 350 degrees, and making gravies, dressings, and served portions. It also includes a dried beef and pea gravy served over baked potatoes with specific measurements.
Social Security Board recommendations to Congress would extend federal old age and survivors insurance to about 20 000 people in the Cedar Rapids area across six counties. The plan aims to raise benefits for current insured and include groups such as farmers and domestic workers, with changes to eligibility ages and wage calculations to boost payments.
Military families are noted across multiple locations as service members return home on furloughs or head to next postings. Lt. Herbert L. Killian and Cpl. Harold Hughes visit home in Iowa while stationed in Hawaii and California respectively. Others, including SGT McLane and Pvt Wols, are stationed at Camp Maxey Texas and Camp Fannin Texas with family updates and promotions detailed.
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