College Club Hears Talk on Chinaware
Miss Hazel Brown told College club members that handcraft chinaware is nearing perfection as American craft adapts Greek Chinese and English influences. Other program parts praised Wedgwood and Lenox, and Miss Sara Ann Brown discussed guiding youth in personal and social living at Wilson high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Club
Hazel Brown
Light Company
Miss Brown
Cue Vita
America
Wedgwoods
Sara Ann Brown
Wilson High School
Jennie E. Post
Brown
John T Hecker
Iowa State College
W. Burl James
B. A. Coe College
Edna Neitzel
University of Nebraska
University of Denver
Tourst Club to Meet at Mrs Sefton Home
Members of the Tourst club will gather Wednesday at 2 30 p m at 1323 B avenue NE the home of Mrs E M Sefton for a panel discussion led by Mrs G W Hearn Mrs L D Burkhalter Mrs G L Bachelder and Miss Claribel Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Sefton
B Avenue NE
Tourst Club
G. W. Hearn
L. D. Burkhalter
G. L. Bachelder
Claribel Weaver
Sturdivans Entertain At Card Party
Mr and Mrs Paul Sturdivan hosted a pinochle party Saturday evening at their Center Point Road NE home Guests included Mr and Mrs Everett Faas Mr and Mrs Jerry Tickal and Mr and Mrs Ralph Byerly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Studivan
Center Point Road
Everett Faas
Jerry Tickal
Ralph Byerly
Walker woman hosts sisters at Saturday theater party
Miss Arlene Stoll of Walker visited over the weekend with her sisters Miss Maxine Stoll and Miss Esther Stoll at 1212 Third Avenue Southeast and was the guest of honor at a theater party Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Stoll
Walker
Maxine and
Esther Stoll
Third Avenue SE
Mrs Fisher Visiting Charles W Binghams
Mrs Jerome C Fisher of Cleveland Ohio visits at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Charles W Arena 3300 First Avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs Fisher
Charles W. Binghams
Jerome C. Fisher
Cleveland, O
Charles W. Arena
First Avenue
Mrs Stansbury Returns From Chicago Weekend
Mrs John E Stansbury at 2250 Country Club Parkway SE has returned home after a weekend in Chicago. She visited with her brother Dr H R Conn of Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Stansbury
Country Club Parkway SE
Chicago
H. R Conn
Akron
Melody Camp Royal Neighbors Install Officers
Melody Camp No. 10715 Royal Neighbors of America held an officer installation Friday at Moose Hall. Mrs. William Danson presided. ceremonial marshal was Mrs. Willa Mae Rush. installing chancellor was Mrs. Charles Bowman. New officers include Mrs. Genevieve Hollingsworth oracle and many others across secretarial, financial and drill roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors of America
Moose Hall
William Danson
Willa Mae Rush
Charles Bowman
Genevieve Hollingsworth
Oracle
Donald Bradley
Harley Huff
William Liston
Vaughn Stoddard
Clara Runquist
Walter Pack
Vivian Hansen
Wilbur Cooper
Inner Sentinel
Mae Melichar
Outer Sentinel
Peter Hansen
Leona Smothers
Edwin Hardy
Bess Wilson
Minnie Johnson
Elizabeth Elliott
Clara Hall
Anna McCurley
Mae Taylor
Stoddard
Arnold Layer
Praha Rebekah lodge hosts Czech night celebration
About two hundred members of Praha Rebekah lodge No. 5 gathered for a Czech night on Friday. Emma Jadrnicek Bes sie Naxera and Victoria Polehna organized the program with Bohemian costumes. Villages performed by C S Karla Masaryk chorus and Z.C.B.J. group with folk dances. Officers from Iowa Rebekah Assembly attended and the next meeting schedules a Valentine party on February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praha Rebekah Lodge No. 5
Emma Jadrnicek
Bessie Naxera
Victoria Polehna
C S
A. Karla Masaryk
Esther Klersey
Len
Narodni Pisne
Zahucely Hory
Elsie Volak Drahovzal “Beseda
Z.C.B.J. Lodge
Jerry Hendrix
WMT Melody Girls
Praha
Rebekah Assembly of Iowa
Maude Sivers
Ann Belehrad
Guardian
Ray Brague
Dvoraks Hostess Shower For Bride Arline Stoker
Mrs B P Dvorak and her daughter Vivian hosted a miscellaneous shower Friday evening at their home 303 Highland Drive NW. The event honored Miss Arline Stoker, wed Sunday afternoon to Virgil Dvorak at St Pauls chapel, with 25 guests attending and prizes in banco awarded to Mrs Ben Elgas, Mrs Lucille Boyd, and Mrs Sylvia Francik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Dvorak
Highland Drive
Vivian
Arline Stoker
St. Paul's Chapel
Virgil Dvorak
Banco
Ben Elgas
Lucille Boyd
Sylvia Francik
International relations group meeting in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Woman's Club International relations study group will meet at 10 30 a m Wednesday in the Maple room of the clubhouse. Mrs Emil Rasmussen will speak on India and the War with current events led by department co chairwoman Mrs Charles E Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club
Emil Rasmussen
India
Charles E. Roberts
Ida Mansfield circle hosts luncheon at Mrs Tellier home
Members of Ida Mansfield circle of the King's Daughters plan a luncheon at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. G. H. Tellier located at 320 Forest Drive SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Tellier
Forest Drive
Ida Mansfield
The
King’s Daughters
Roosevelt P. T. A Dad's Night Rescheduled to Wednesday
Roosevelt PTA moves its annual Dad's Night to 7 30 p m Wednesday in the school auditorium instead of the originally announced venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosvelt P. T. A
Marriage Vows United Miss Marcella Walton and Harley Bruns
Miss Marcella Louise Walton and Harley Bruns exchanged marriage vows Sunday at 2 PM in the home of the bride’s parents. Rev. E J Wykle officiated. The couple will reside at 315 Fifteenth Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcella Louise Walton
E. J. Weis, Jr
C Avenue NW
Har‘ley Bruns
Ed Bruns
E. J. Wykle
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Tenth Street NW
Jean Weis
Forrest LaHue
Women Voters Board Meeting in Iowa City
The state board of the League of Women Voters will meet Tuesday at 9 15 am in Memorial Union Iowa City. Mrs C R Smith of Onslow state president will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
League of Women Voters
Memorial Union
Iowa City
C. R. Smith
Onslow
Lowe To Describe C R Civilian Defense Plan At Statewide Meeting
E E Lowe chairman of Linn county civilian defense council will go to Des Moines to attend a statewide meeting of defense council chairmen at the state house. Governor Wilson will speak and Edward A Kimball will preside. Lowe will carry duplicate Cedar Rapids outlines to explain the program to other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Lowe
Linn County Civilian Defense Council
Des Moines
Defense Council
State House
George A. Wilson
Edward A. Kimball
State
Civilian Defense Council
Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Powerful Station Blacks Out Welles Radio Address
Latin American listeners could not hear Sumner Welles after a powerful station sabotaged the airwaves. In Rio de Janeiro the broadcast was blanketed by a station playing what sounded like a German drinking song, possibly Horst Wessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Sumner Welles
United States
Horst Wessel
Daughters of Isabella to Initiate New Members
Daughters of Isabella will initiate new members at a Wednesday meeting in the Glow room of the Gas company. Dinner precedes the ceremony. Regent Mrs. E. F. Lindekin and past regent Mrs. Emma Miles lead the committee. Members should bring books for the boys in service and contact Mrs. Ray Freeman by Wednesday for prospective members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Isabella
Gas Company
E. F. Lindekin
Emma Miles
Ray Freeman
Beauceant No 87 Sews for Red Cross at Mrs Sheldon’s
The Social Order of Beauceant No. 87 met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Abbie Sheldon’s home, 1400 Second Avenue SE. Members sewed for the Red Cross and then Mrs. Sheldon served tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Order of Beauceant No. 87
Abbie Sheldon
Second Avenue SE
Red Cross
Sheldon
Social 50 Picnic Luncheon at Mrs Shepard’s Home
The Social 50 will meet on Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a picnic luncheon at the home of Mrs. Charles Shepard located at 1215 First Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shepard
First Avenue SE
Link-Belt Speeder Auxiliary Picnic and Card Party
The Link-Belt Speeder auxiliary plans a picnic luncheon and card party at 1 pm Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Luther H Crow 1218 Sixth Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther H. Crow
Sixth Street
Jolly Dozen Club Hosts Meeting This Wednesday
Mrs. C. W. Manatt of 2015 Grande avenue SE will host the Jolly Dozen club gathering at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Manatt
Grande Avenue SE
Jolly Dozen Club
City Sells $10,000 In Fire Truck Bonds To Bank At Low Rate
The Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids bought a $10 000 fire equipment bond issue from the city council on liberal terms. Baum Bernheimer company of Kansas City bid par with $2390 premium. Bonds will fund a new quadruple fire truck and be retired by taxes totaling 3000 in 1944 1945 and 4000 in 1946. The city also issued warrants to retire 23000 in 4 percent bonds and 8524 75 in interest on other issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Baum, Bernheimer and Company of
Kansas City
Donates plates saved in last two decades
William Sweikert and his wife Mrs. Sweikert turned in a collection of license plates for every year since 1921. The items, once stored in the garage and totaling many plates, were placed in the courthouse license bin to aid a potential steel shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sweikert
Daniels Street
Court House
Churchill's Review To Be Heartening Says Aide
London AP report says Prime Minister Churchill will give a wartime review in Commons this week. Major Desmond Morton says the speech will be hard in some ways but very heartening in the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Commons
Desmond Morton
Sugar rations shift to salads for White House guests
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt announced at a press conference that sugar rationing will replace desserts for White House dinners. She emphasized ongoing disapproval of hoarding and noted she and the President use very little sugar anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Franklin D Roosevelt
We, The Women by Ruth Millett
Gazette special on changing expectations for young wives. It argues women must be self supporting, adaptable, imaginative, and faithful as men join armies and defense work. It contends only capable, independent women will attract husbands in the new era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Gazette
British Claim Heavy Blow to Axis Convoy
British bombers and torpedo planes intercepted the largest Axis convoy into the central Mediterranean carrying reinforcements for the Libya counter attack. They likely destroyed a 20,000 ton liner, set another transport ablaze, and torpedoed a destroyer. A battleship, a cruiser, and another merchantman may have been hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Mediterranean
Libya
Roosevelt Appoints 24 Associate Members to War Labor Board
President Roosevelt by executive order named 24 associate members to the National War Labor Board to serve as mediators in disputes. The appointees come from industry labor and the public, replacing the earlier plan to designate umpires. William W Waymack of the Des Moines Register and Tribune is among the appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
National War Labor Board
William W Waymack
Des Moines Register and
Tribune
Fire Destroys Eight U S Trainer Planes
A fire at a Dallas aviation school destroyed eight trainer planes and damaged the hangar, parts department, and service room. The school trains pilots and mechanics under a government contract. defective wiring is suspected as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas, Tex
Dallas Aviation School
Dutch Indies White Book Accuses Japan of Planning Invasion
Batavia dispatch reports the Netherlands East Indies government filed a white paper accusing Japan of preparing since the last war for a drive into the East Indies and of seeking to split the archipelago from ABCD front in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
INS
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
N.E I
Sugar Rationing Begins in Canada
Canada starts sugar rationing for households effective immediately under wartime orders. Each person may buy up to three quarters of a pound per week, cutting average consumption by about 33 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
INS
United States
Prices and Trade Board
Dominion
Townships Boost Linn Red Cross Total to five figures
Forty percent of Linn County townships have reported toward the Red Cross war fund drive, adding 5984.37 to the fund. City totals push the overall contribution past 36000 with potential to reach 45000 as remaining reports come in from Central City Fairfax Walker Marion Jackson Springville Prairieburg Clinton College Monroe Otter Creek Spring Grove Washington and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Red Cross War Fund
Central City
Fairfax
Walker
Marion
Jackson
Springville
Prairieburg
Clinton
College
Monroe
Otter Creek
Spring Grove
Washington
Franklin
Raccoon Suspected In Capturing Dog In Tree
A black chow dog missing a week in Des Moines was found with its head trapped in a hollow tree. A boy released the dog after a failed initial pull. the animal showed a severe lip wound and was hospitalized. The Garrett family, granddaughters of Iowa Supreme Court clerk B. W. Garrett, had reported the pet missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Neill Garrett
Animal Rescue League
League
Garretts
Mary
Martha
Priscilla Garrett
B. W. Garrett
Iowa Supreme Court
Elapsed Years Between BC and AD Date Described
The statement notes that the time span from a given date in B C to the same date in A D equals one less than the sum of those years. This implies a simple arithmetic relation across the era boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
A. D
Allies Mass For Attack on Rear Of Japs in Malaya
Allied air forces claim 190 Japanese planes shot down with only five Allied aircraft lost as clashes extend from Kunming to Burma.UN forces prepare for a major land push behind Japanese lines in Yunnan and along the Thai frontier, while Bangkok endures heavy bomber strikes and Thailand announces a war declaration against the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malaya
Chungking
China
Central
Kunming
Rangoon
Burma
United Nations
Southeast Asia
Singapore
Bangkok
Thailand
Yunnan
Japan
Comci
United States
Great Britain
Gulf of Matarban
West Liberty Woman Injured in Three Car Crash
Mrs H O Keele of West Liberty sustained a fractured right wrist in a three car crash five miles south of Cedar Rapids on highway 21 Saturday night. Mercy hospital treated and released her. George W Jirouch driver of the northbound car braked for a parked vehicle on an icy road, his car slid into J W Greene’s coming from the opposite direction, and the Keele vehicle followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Keele
West Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Linn County
J. W. Greene
North Liberty
Keele
Sheriff’s Collision Near Marion Links Keele Tragedy
Sheriff James H. Smith said he braked but could not stop before crashing into the Greene machine. Mrs Keele is visiting her parents at the Hutchisons in Marion after dining there Saturday. In a separate crash, C P Sherman escaped injury when his car slid on an icy spot on highway 149, rolled over several times west of Cedar Rapids at about 1 am Sunday. he was driving about 45 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Smith
Greene
Keele
George A. Hutchison
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Sherman
Meteor Mistaken for Air Attack Spooks California Valley
A huge meteor flashed across the sky Sunday night and exploded with a blast that caused panic in the Imperial Valley. Police and sheriff offices logged numerous calls from residents 25 miles apart, fearing a Japanese bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Roosevelt Takes Time Out To View Watch on the Rhine
President Roosevelt paused from war work Sunday night to watch a command performance of Lillian Hellman's prize winning play Watch on the Rhine. The attendance included notable figures and reflected morale during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Lillian Hellman
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S. W. Wilder
Wilder
Francis Heald
Rebecca West
the White Falcon
Sturdivans
ARRID
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Melody Camp
R.N. A
Praha Rebekah Lodge
International Relations Group
P.T.A. Meetings
Wey
Lexi
Wren
Lasswell
Harley Bruns
Women Voters Board
C. R
Isabella
Mrs. Sheldon
Argentina
Labor Board
U. S
Dutch Indies
Canada
Linn Red Cross
Letonic
Susan
F. R
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