Fourth of July Drum Cakes and Cherry Milk Drinks
Simple red white and blue drum cake recipe uses corn syrup and orange zest with a light vanilla milk drink. It suggests sparkling blue ice cubes and decorative icing to mimic drums and serves eight.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
7
Cooking Page invites readers to share favorite recipes
The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa calls on readers to exchange tested recipes or request specific dishes through the Cooking Page Editor. Submissions from both women and men are welcomed to enrich the community recipe swap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Victory Food specials boost regional produce pricing report
Markets list watermelon from Texas and Georgia, cantaloupe from Imperial Valley California, raspberries local, strawberries from Wisconsin, cherries from Washington, apples from Illinois, corn, spinach, peppers from Texas and South, cucumbers from South, beets and turnips plentiful and cheap, potatoes from California with higher prices. Includes home grown varieties and assorted pricing trends across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Georgia
Imperial Valley
Calif
Wisconsin
Washington
Illinois
Michigan
Mississippi
Victory
Agricultural Marketing Administration
South
California
Manchester Native Miller Promoted to Brigadier General
Fred W. Miller of Manchester rises to brigadier general after serving 26 years in the U. S. Army. A veteran of the Mexican border tour, World War I, and the Army of Occupation, he now serves at Camp Jackson S. C. as assistant commander of the Thirtieth Infantry Division. His wife is Miss Ting Ve Myvisi, with sisters Mrs Cori Gavin of Manchester and Mrs Gus Muehe of Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Fred W. Miller
Roosevelt
Gus Miller
Manchester Barber
Miller
Lone National Guard
Army of Occupation
Camp Jackson
S. C
Kentucky
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Ting Ve My Visi
Cori J. Gavin
Gus Muehe
Mason City
Classic Home Recipes from Cedar Rapids and Pontiac Traditions
A collection of vintage cooking instructions from Cedar Rapids and Pontiac. Includes baked fish with peppers and tomatoes, beef simmered in a spiced tomato sauce, bran muffins with sour milk, muffins with All Bran, and string beans with mushrooms. Also notes on muffins and kitchen tips from Mrs. A M V, Mrs H L Shaw, and Miss S D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Miles Sutera
Monroe Township
Ruby Jane Coleman and Joseph Kuhn to Wed
Special to The Gazette notes the upcoming marriage of Ruby Jane Coleman and Joseph Kuhn as announced by WALKER Mr. and Mrs. Leslie in a local society notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Jane Coleman
Joseph Kuhn
Web
the Gazette
Walker
Mrs
Leslie
Iowa Retail Sales Tax Sets New Record in 1941-42
Iowa's retail sales tax yielded a record 18,805,087 dollars for the 1941-42 fiscal year ending Tuesday, up 18 percent from the prior year’s 15,903,387. Retail volume reached 940,254,000, with April to June totaling 4,496,960, while merchant reports fell to 65,201 from 69,812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Lowe
Scrap Rubber Drive Reaches 400 Tons in Linn County
Linn County collected 42,677 pounds of scrap rubber on Monday, bringing the campaign total to 400,201 pounds. The goal remains 600 tons, with E. R. Potter urging broader cooperation after Washington extended the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Petroleum Industry Committee
E. R. Potter
Linn Campaign
Washington
Britain to Send War Material to Reds Without Pay
Radio Moscow says Britain and the Soviet Union signed a reciprocal agreement in Moscow and retroactive to June 22. Britain will deliver war material and aid to the USSR without pay and extend a further credit of 109.75 million dollars. The Soviet government seeks mutuality in all aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Radio Moscow
Russia
Moscow
A. I. Mikoyan
Archibald Kerr
Part of Carnival for Fourth Arrives at Hawkeye Downs
Rides and amusements for the July Fourth Hawkeye Downs celebration arrive Monday night. The Hanford post of the American Legion contracted concessions for an all day carnival atmosphere assisting the eighth annual event. Amusements run all day, peaking during afternoon motorcycle races and the evening program and fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Downs
Hanford Post
The
American Legion
War Production Board amends clothing restrictions
Washington AP reports the War Production Board amended orders on women and children's garments to exempt maternity lingerie. The changes allow double material yokes on flannelette gowns and pajamas for extra warmth and permit wider and longer measurements on evening slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warduction Board
Arlington Sailor Seeks 4th Battle
Arlington sailor Squires with the U S navy spent the weekend with his family hoping to return aboard the light destroyer he was on when war broke out. The ship was five hours from Manila when the Japs attacked and escaped from the Java sea bottleneck. Squires spoke with Paul Willerton of Arlington before the Houston’s loss and says his ship ran out of ammunition in the Java battle. He has not been home in two years in the second year of his second enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ments
Squires
U. S. Navy
Manila
Java Sea
Houston
Paul Willerton
Arlington
Java
Iowa Mechanics Sought for Armored Divisions Enlistment
Two hundred seven Iowa men aged 14 to 44 are sought in an enlistment drive to join the Eleventh ordnance battalion for maintenance work with armored divisions. Cedar Rapids area applicants should contact R. H. Allen of Allen Motor Co before July 6 for information and filing. On July 6 and 7 Lieut. Fenner and Sgt. Page assist, with Major Leo Heintz leading the battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Eleventh Ordnance Battalion
Cedar Rapids
R. H. Allen
Allen Motor Company
Second Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Allen
Frank VL. Fenner
Robert D. Page
Camp Perry
Ohio
Leo Heintz
Dolliver Foster Olson Report Their Campaign Expenses
James I. Dolliver of Fort Dodge reported spending 592.50 in his Republican U S Senate bid with 530 in donations. LaMar Foster receipts 232 expenses 234.75. W S Jacobsen 1,175 expenses. John Olson no receipts and 588 expenses for Secretary of State bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James I. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
U. S
Iowa
Congress
LaMar Foster
West Branch Democrat
W. S. Jacobsen
Clinton Democrat
John Olson
Calamus Republican
River Flood Drenches Decorah After Cloudburst
High water from a cloudburst north of Decorah flows over Highway 52 and floods the west boundary of the Fifth ward. The Upper Iowa river crests at about 14 feet, inundating homes and businesses while paddlers navigate flooded streets. minimal property damage reported despite extensive flooding and cattle loss nearby.
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the Gazette
Decorah
Here
Iowa
Minnesota
Chester
Lime Springs
Fifth Ward
Hayem
Highway 52
Johnson
Green Parrot
Anderson
Wilson
Upper
Bluffton
Meltzer's Father 93, Former Ames Banker, Dies
William D. Meltzer 93, a former Ames banker and longtime Des Moines resident, died at home after a long illness. He led Ames National Bank and Ames Trust and Savings Bank in 1913 and served as city treasurer and councilman, later chairing the street committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
William D. Meltzer
Ames
Meltzer
Ames National Bank
Ames Trust and Savings Bank
Iowa Road Deaths Fall Off But Not So Much as Traffic
Des Moines report notes highway traffic down 21 percent in 1942, but fatalities down only 6 percent for January–May. Vehicle deaths total 173, with 6,800 accidents, 12 percent fewer than 1941, and pedestrian crashes down 12 percent yet deaths up 5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Karl W. Fischer
Commissioner of Public Safety
Mrs Hilda Hessenius Dies After Long Illness In Vinton
Mrs Hilda Nell Hessenius 43 died Sunday in Vinton hospital after a seven year illness. Born Hilda Nell in Norway she married John Hessenius on March 4 1920. Survived by husband three children Mrs Edgar Schirm Cedar Rapids and Vernon and Waldo of Vinton and mother Mrs Katy Nell Atkins. Funeral services were held at the home and Trinity Lutheran church in Vinton Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
John Hessenius
Vinton Hospital
Hilda Nell
Norway
Edgar Schirm
Cedar Rapids
Vernon
Waldo
Katy Nell
Atkins
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mt Vernon Man Emer Shotwell Dies by Own Action
Mt Vernon Iowa death of Emer Shotwell 71 a retired resident with ill health. Born in Lobo Ontario he lived in Martelle before moving to Mt Vernon in 1923. Survived by wife son Francis daughter Wilma one grandchild and half brother Bert Meeks. Funeral at Neff chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev Lamont Smith.
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MT. Vernon
Emerson Shotwell
Shotwell
Lobo
Ont
Martelle
Francis
Wilma
Bert Meeks
Neff Chapel
Lamont Smith
Brandon
Martelie
Frank D Paine Ames Engineering Head Dies
Frank D Paine 56 head of the general engineering department at Iowa State College and former mayor of Ames died in a hospital. He served thirty years on the staff and was mayor from 1938 to 1951. In 1922 he conceived the name Veishea for the university spring festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Frank D. Paine
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Paine
Paine Family Obituary Noted Incomplete Lineage
The obituary notes the passing of a man connected to the Paine family initials and mentions his widow Grace Rees Paine and two sons, indicating a family obituary snippet without full biographical detail.
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Grace Rees Paine
Ryan Carpenter Injured in Fall at Norway Building
John Speers reports 26 year old Ryan Carpenter injured in a fall from a building in Norway. Carpenter is listed comfortably at Mercy Hospital with a concussion and possible skull lacerations after the incident on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Speers
Ryan Carpenter
Norway
Mercy
Walker Private Seriously Injured at Camp Bowie
Walker Private Robert L. Coleman of Walker and son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Coleman sustained serious injuries in an accident at Camp Bowie Texas He is in a station hospital awaiting further care and updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Robert L. Coleman
Leslie Coleman
Camp Bowie
Texas
Education Board Names Dancer as Secretary to Board
DES MOINES Iowa the state board of education on Tuesday appointed David R Dancer of Lamont as secretary of the board effective August Dancer, a former Republican candidate for secretary of agriculture, will receive 3000 dollars annually and join the board's finance committee The board also reappointed William R Boyd of Cedar Ids and William G Noth of Des Moines to three year terms starting next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Education
David R. Dancer
Lamont
Secretary of Agriculture
Auy
Dancer
William R. Boyd
Cedar Ids
William G. Noth
Wednesay
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Gen. Miller
ABE. Counc
Rumanian Gevetch
H. L. Shaw
Pontiac
Mich
S. D
George S. Mills
Downs
Arlington Sailor Seeks
4Th Battle
Donald Squires
Dolliver
Foster
Olson
I. R. Meltzer
Sibley
W. D
Luther Hickman
P. A. Meltzer
Omaha
Duckworth-Kroll
Arcadia Masonic Lodge of
Ames Municipal Cemetery
Fourth Avenue
Hladky’s
LUX
Lipton
Sunkist
Kellogg's All-Bran
Coco- Wheats
Brooks
Libby
Libby's
1By's Foods
Kool Aid
Jack Sprat
Walter
Baker’s
Market
Pearl
M. J.B
Monard
Mallows
Monarch
Gibson
Ebed
Perfex
BO Sail
On Nee
Ax Mae
Een
Oems Ata
Fifth Ave
del Monte
Cross and Blackwell
S and W
Ea We
Welch's
Larg
Miracle
Lemons
del Monte Lge
BING
B. J. Meltzer
Ames Engineering
Camp
Bowie
Education Board
U.S. War Bonds
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