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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1942

Page

4

Eulalia Hauser Pupils to Perform Recital Sunday

Students from Miss Eulalia Hauser will present a spring recital on Sunday at 8 p.m. in the YWCA auditorium. The program features Mary Elizabeth Eaton Nancy Galway Ruth Kenyon Allan Yarowsky Dick White and other listed pupils with several earning special ratings in recent contests and exams.

Eulalia Hauser Mary Elizabeth Eaton Nancy Galway Ruth Kenyon Allan Yarowsky Dick White Leo Roseberry Sally Sinaiko Neema Orr Jack Sedlacek Marilyn Zimmerman Marie Scott Joseph Enzler Jacqueline Middaugh Barbara Yarowsky Rozanne Ohsman Ann Patricia Sedlacek Joan Enzler American Federation of Music Clubs Kathleen Morrissey Lillian Cunningham Mozart Club

Handkerchief Shower for Mrs. Margaret Corbyn in Cedar area

A handkerchief shower honored Mrs. Margaret Corbyn as she prepares to move to Chicago. The event at Mrs. Edna Afflerbaughs featured Mrs. Laura Gregory and 1941 O E S Cedar chapter officers. Guests included Linda Schweitzer Mabel Paxton Mildred Stucker Sarah Ainsworth Bess Novotny Rachel Bishop Ruth Miskimen Albin Robertson Grace Winters Helen Fellows Louise Hastie Alma Mason IL Burmeister Belva Trinka Katherine Chambers and Frances Butcher. Piano pieces were performed by Ruth Miskimen and Mildred Stucker.

Margaret Corbyn Seventeenth Street Chicago Edna Afflerbaugh Highland Drive Laura Gregory Cedar Chapter O.E.S Mrs. Corbyn Linda Schweitzer Mabel Paxton Mildred Stucker Sarah Ainsworth Bess Novotny Rachel

Whitlocks Host Palisades Picnic Honoring DeVaults

Mr and Mrs Ralph Whitlock of 1630 Second Avenue SE entertained a family picnic at the Palisades on Thursday evening in honor of Mrs Whitlocks parents Mr and Mrs O J DeVault. Other guests included Mr and Mrs G R DeVault and Mr and Mrs Parke Parks.

Ralph Whitlock Second Avenue SE The Palisades

Ackerman Seaman Honored At Cedar Rapids Potluck

Harry G Ackerman seaman second class on leave was honored at a Cedar Rapids area potluck hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Ackerman at 925 Eleventh Street NE. Attending were Mrs Warren Carroll and her son Warren Jr of Rockford IL along with several Cedar Rapids residents including Mrs H O Dahl Cedar Falls Mrs William Ackerman Cedar Falls and the Billings family with Dickie.

Harry G Ackerman Frank Ackerman Eleventh Street Ackerman Warren Carroll Warren, Jr Rockford, IL H. O. Dahl Waterloo William Ackerman Cedar Falls W.S Childs A. M. Billings Harry Billings Dickie Cedar Rapids

Mrs John J. Lana Honored at Miscellaneous Shower

Mrs John J. Lana formerly Dorothy Kastanek was honored at a miscellaneous shower Wednesday evening in the Glow room of the Gas company. Hostesses included Mrs Mines George Svec Rubye Pachta Bernice Lana and John M Lana among others.

John J. Lana Dorothy Kastanek Gas Company The Mines George Svec Rubye Pachta Bernice Lana John M. Lana

Linn County War Bond Sales Gets New Chairman

B T Perrine is named chairman for Linn County war savings bond sales succeeding B D Silliman who resigned to join the armed forces. W L Clark states Perrine will maintain the county plan with township and city committees and urges all residents to invest, stressing bonds are a sound investment to support the war effort. Linn County ranks among state leaders in bond sales.

B T Perrine United States War Savings Linn County B. D. Silliman W. L. Clark Des Moines Perrine Henry Haegg Silliman

Social gathering features music from Honolulu Conservatory

Mrs Frank Zahradnik and guests hosted a substantial event with 80 attendees. Musical selections were performed by Patricia and Jackie Sedlacek, Bob Connett, and George Dvorak from the Honolulu Conservatory of Music. Mrs Martha Selter read two pieces.

Patricia Jackie Sedlacek Bob Connett George Dvorak Honolulu Conservatory of Music Martha Selter

Woman Slightly Injured In Crash on First Ave E

Mrs Dale Newell aged 43 of 1727 C avenue NE sustained a bruised right knee in a collision at First Avenue and Sixteenth Street E about 10 PM Thursday. Newell said he was eastbound and turning left into Sixteenth Street when the crash happened. Lloyd Chalupsky of Clutter said he stopped at the intersection, saw no signal, and started his car as Newell approached.

Dale Newell C Avenue Lloyd Chalupsky Clutter First Avenue Sixteenth Street Newell Chalupsky

Sevastopol Defenders Counter Attack Raises Tense Stand

Soviet and German reports detail renewed fighting around Sevastopol and Kharkov. Russian communiqués say defenders repulsed attacks, inflicted heavy losses, while Berlin media describe anticipated offensives and ongoing brutal fighting in Crimea and the Donets region.

Moscow Crimean Sevastopol Friny Ukraine Fedor von Bock Kharkov Bock Red Star DNB Berlin Adolf Hitler Kharkot Donets Basin Semeon Ti- Hsh Kharov

Doctor Charged Over Narcotics Recordkeeping Shortfall

Dr G H Artis 52 of 1812 Second Avenue SE was arrested on a charge of failing to keep proper narcotics records. He posted a $500 bond after appearing before Justice of the Peace H R Churchill. Artis blamed his absence from the city for 12 days due to an auto accident in Arizona involving his son Hubert, now in a Los Angeles hospital, plus office staff shortages and reporting demands.

G H Artis Second Avenue SE L V. Carter Artis Justice of the Peace H. R Churchill Arizona Hubert Los Angeles

Immaculate Conception Flag Day Speaker Named

The Most Rev. Duane C. Hunt bishop of Salt Lake City will give the address at the Flag Day ceremony Sunday at 3 pm in Immaculate Conception church. The service flag with 105 stars and one gold star will be dedicated as patriotic organizations attend. Bishop Hunt, a native of Iowa, received an honorary doctor of laws from Cornell College in 1939.

Duane C. Hunt Salt Lake City Immaculate Conception Church Iowa Bishop Hunt Cornell College

Cedar Rapids Opens Glider Pilot Training for Qualified Men

Cedar Rapids recruiting officials announced an unlimited quota for glider pilot trainees open to men aged 18 to 35 who pass army general classification tests and medical exams. Leonard P. Hamer of 1838 6 Avenue NW was enlisted in the regular army.

Arca Army Serat Verne Small Cedar Rapids Incal Small Leonard P. Hamer Avenue NW

Junk Yard Suffering From Repeated Thefts

Isador Tucker reports recurring thefts at his junk yard on 619 Center Point Road with radios ties and hub caps missing over the past two to three weeks. Entry was often gained by breaking the fence and most breaks occurred about 400 feet from Thirteenth Street along the railroad tracks.

Center Point Road Isador Tucker Thirteenth Street

Navy Recruiter Promoted to Warrant Officer at Cedar Rapids

Pierce Nova and Carl A. Pierce, both Navy recruiters, receive warrant officer promotions effective June 3. Pierce Nova has served 15 years in the navy and is stationed in Cedar Rapids for 1 year 8 months. Warrant officer Cadre expects sea duty transfer within months.

Carl A. Pierce Cedar Rapids Pierce

Resignation of Rowley Presbyterian Pastor Kruse

The Rev Charles Kruse, pastor for three years at the Rowley Presbyterian Church, resigns and will depart July 1 for Brewster Minnesota to accept another pastorate.

Presbyterian Church At Rowley

How to Lighten Dark Skin and Improve Health Habits

A reader asks about natural ways to lighten dark skin. The piece outlines hygiene, diet with greens fruits milk eggs liver and meat, rest fresh air and moderate exercise. It notes deep pigment is hard to reach with creams and warns bleaching can injure skin while lemon juice buttermilk may affect surface color and freckles may fade in winter.

Advice From Miss Manners on marriage and in-law pressure

A reader asks Miss Manners how to handle a interfering mother who criticizes her son in law and pressures for more money. The advice urges faith in the husband, discourages maternal meddling, and suggests communicating trust while maintaining happiness and stability in the marriage.

Miss Manners

Husband’s Neglect Spur to Regular Household Allowance

He advises insisting on a regular allowance adequate for household maintenance and personal expenses. The husband may be thoughtless and needs a businesslike arrangement to improve happiness.

Horse Barn Battle Divides Shenandoah Residents

The city council weighs rescinding a building permit tied to Clyde Medley who plans a barn to house a horse in a residential district. A petition signed by 16 residents urges action amid concerns over livestock and potential impact on fuel shortages.

Shenandoah Aps Civ Council Itn Clyde Medley

Preus Will Stay At Luther College

MINNEAPOLIS AP The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America corporation reelected Dr O H Preus president of Luther College Decorah Iowa for a six year term The Rev Oliver Fielstad of Decorah was elected a member of the Luther College board of trustees.

Minneapolis Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Corporation O . H Preus Luther College

Rainbow Vets to Show MacArthur Movies Saturday

Rainbow division veterans in Cedar Rapids present a free program on Gen Douglas MacArthur day. The event at the Memorial Coliseum basement starts at 8 p.m. with Rainbow division official pictures, followed by a 30 minute film of MacArthur in action during World War II.

Douglas MacArthur Ceda Rapids Rainbow Division Memorial Coliseum MacArthur

Repair Dike Break Iowa Acres Saved

Missouri river reached 181 feet at Nebraska City area but crest was fading upstream. Volunteers repaired an eight foot dike break near Percival Iowa saving thousands of acres from flood. Farmers southeast of Nebraska City continued strengthening temporary dikes to protect land.

Nebraska City Neb Missouri River Percival

Poem Plea From War Rationing Victim

A Sioux City AP report quotes a war rationing victim who mailed a poem to the rationing board chairman. He asks to be buried under a ton of sugar beneath a rubber tree and laid to rest in a new auto machine, watered by good gasoline.

Sioux City

Anamosa Road Foreman Murphy Suspended Pending Hearing

Murphy a 15 year Jones county maintenance foreman, suspended as acting foreman after notice of insubordination charge. Buster Day Newport named acting foreman at Anamosa shop. Hearing on termination to be held in Ames by the commission. Murphy has 22 years with the commission.

Anamosa E J Murph Jones County Buster Day Newport Murphy Commission Ames M S Root

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Mrs. Whitlock Harry G. Ackerman B. T. Perrine Frank Zahradnik Erma Zahradnik Joan Seda Frances Starman Marilyn Svec Betty Novak First Ave Paredes Nabisco O Wational Risfliit Rampany 16Th Ave Old Federal Building Ard St Anne Adams Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N.Y Immaculate Conception Navy Pierce Nova Continental United States Mary Macfadyen Mary Manners RS. K Mother Lydia E. Pinkham Marilyn Jane Congress Preus Rainbow Vets Iowa Acres Bezdek’s Marion DR. H. 0. Smith Star Jewelry the Syndicate Esnec ARROW
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