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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1942
Page
5
Nail enamel is hailed as a grooming staple and even WAAC members may tint nails tastefully. It adds sparkle to hands and is described as harmless, with remover noted as a strong solvent requiring careful use to avoid brittleness or drying.
A reader seeks guidance on getting more dates and handling a popular farmer boy. Miss Manners suggests involving friends in a double date, evaluating motives, and avoiding overreliance on a controlling mother in law. Another reader asks about a reunion with an ex. the advice warns against chasing unreliable partners and recommends seeking someone who cares.
Iowa City Kiwanis club honored Dr Frank Luther Mott head of the Iowa school of journalism and incoming Missouri university school leader. He was introduced as the fire chief of Coralville and given a fire helmet. Mott, Pulitzer Prize author of History of American Magazines, has been a Kiwanian for 15 years.
The Rev. Charles M. Leaming pastor of Open Bible church Waterloo and his group will conduct services at the Sunshine Mission at 8 p.m. Friday. The Leaming family will lead a musical service. Leaming also represents the America to Prayer crusade.
Anne Adams pattern 4002 available in children sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10 Size 6 dress all one uses 244 yards 35 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents plus one cent mailing to pattern department Cedar Rapids Gazette New York. Summer Pattern Book offers thirty two pages of easy sewing fabric conserving styles for work sports afternoon and evening just ten cents.
Red Cross notes Cedar Rapids teachers stay busy in the vacation period. A weekly Needlework Guild meets while others contribute to Red Cross material and civilian defense efforts. Do not save tinfoil from the Red Cross office as it will be discarded.
Red Cross advises Mrs. Wells G. Peck that foil collection should stop at the source and items like tin cans razor blades and glass bottles are not to be saved. They announce distribution plans in Hongkong Shanghai and Cedar Rapids for nursing aides and home nursing textbooks with 100 photographs and a national defense health focus.
The fifth annual Iowa-Nebraska CIO Council convention will convene in Cedar Rapids August 20 to 22 with headquarters at the Roosevelt hotel. About 500 delegates from affiliated unions across both states are expected to attend as national and international officers appear. Ben Henry of Des Moines is president and Tom Hadden of Des Moines is secretary-treasurer. Hadden and Arden C. Jordan were in Cedar Rapids coordinating preparations.
William J. Matias former Cedar Rapids man now in Marengo led Iowa bar exam with an 87 grade. A highway patrolman since 1935 he studied at Coe College University of Iowa and Creighton while working and studying at night. He plans to practice in Marengo. he is married to Maxine Rozek and they have two children.
Paris court convicts 19 year old Grunberg of killing a French police officer at a German army garage last January and sentences him to death. Reports from Vichy indicate the verdict and death penalty were issued Wednesday.
Cedar Rapids stores plan a city wide war bonds window drive as part of a national treasury program. W G Mudge says the open letter to Johnny display starts a series. merchants pledge space under four display types and receive emblems after selling bonds and stamps.
Mrs Elizabeth Lensett claims her husband Cahf Lensett beat her over the head with a pet cocker spaniel when she insisted he dress for dinner. The incident led to a divorce complaint filed in San Jose.
President Roosevelt proposes a nationwide campaign to eliminate venereal disease and red light districts in war industry areas. In a letter to Paul V. McNutt he urges federal state and local action across industries and communities, stressing personal responsibility and the impact on war production. McNutt sent the letter to 8500 executives highlighting lost work and health hazards to workers.
Ted Wight, 17, of 402 Sixth Street SE, suffered first and second degree burns to his left leg at a filling station on Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE Tuesday night. Police report he was cleaning his trousers with gasoline when a match was tossed near him, igniting the pants. He was taken to Mercy hospital by a citizen. condition Wednesday was fairly good.
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.