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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1945
Page
4
Gloria Weiser surveys Cedar Rapids merchants offering for men only gifts for Father’s Day. Ties, desk sets, leather kits, humor items, and house thermometers lead a wide range of practical and stylish options. Gift ideas include hunting dog decor, cocktail glasses, shirts, handkerchiefs, robes, cuff links, billfolds, and travel kits.
Mrs Butterfield and Earl J North wed at 4 p m Tuesday in Thorndike Hilton chapel University of Chicago Pastor Clinton Cox of Drexel Park Presbyterian Church officiated A dinner for close friends followed at South Shore Country Club Mrs North a sustaining Junior League Cedar Rapids member Mr North a Cedar Rapids attorney
Berneice Wechsler of Cedar Rapids wed John W. Miller in a high noon ceremony at her sister Mrs. George Fuller’s Ortonville home. Rev. Oscar Peterson officiated. The couple, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, were treated to a wedding dinner and plan to live at 2032 Eastern Boulevard SE Cedar Rapids after June 20.
Edward M. Perry sues Beverly Ann Berry in Linn County District Court Iowa for absolute divorce. Defendant must appear at Cedar Rapids Court House by June 20 1945 or default will be entered and relief demanded will be granted. Attorneys Barnes Chamberlain Hanzlik and Wadsworth Cedar Rapids Iowa represent plaintiff.
Postwar Red Cross plans focus on nutrition to counter poor eating that rejected many men from service. Linn County volunteers outlined nutrition as a key project, with home service a close second. Soap shipments and kitbags ready for dispatch were reported, plus requests for shirts and dresses for refugees. Home service cases rose in May, with 607 cases and 6363 hours, and motor corps drivers logged over 1100 miles aiding Camp Good Health and Y camp trips. Gray Ladies distributed 1592 books to hospitalized patients since fall, with 45 members contributing 1308 hours in May. Histories of each corps were requested by July 1.
The Quota club held its regular monthly meeting as a picnic supper Tuesday at 6 15 p m at the Bever park pavilion. Afterward members went to the home of Misses Pauline and Lucille Murray at 1844 Second Avenue SE for further gathering.
Regular dusting or spraying helps deter tiny flea beetles that chew gunshot holes in leaves. Use one part calcium arsenate to ten parts dusting sulfur for dusting, or mix a gallon of dry Bordeaux with a tablespoon calcium arsenate for spraying. For a 40 by 50 feet garden, expect needs of arsenate, sulfur, lime, and nicotine sulfate, with extra sulfur and Bordeaux for five potato rows.
Cabinet spokesman P. H. Chang stated that retail prices in China have more than tripled since late 1944. He noted Chungking’s May price index reached 1,435 times the 1937 war baselines, with December’s index at 445 times the 1937 level.
Washington dispatch notes American Legion committees studied the GI Bill of Rights to fix flaws in Title I Education and Title III Loans. Proposals seek broader education counseling, relaxed interruption rules, higher course costs, and simpler loan procedures. Reforms target appraisal fees and refinancing options to fit current costs and uphold veterans benefits.
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.