Women in War Work Interview with Kathryn McAreavy
Kathryn McAreavy of 387 Sixteenth Street SE discusses wartime employment at Century Engineering starting June 1942. She rose from assembly line to automatid screw machine, balancing four children ages 10 to 16, husband in the Seabees, and duties at home while attending to shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. She notes supportive teens, asks Germany be kept from rearming with an occupation army, and shares hopes his return leave will allow family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century
The
Seabees
Loras College
Dubuque
John Francis
Immaculate Conception High School
Mary Louise
Tommy
Immaculate Conception
Terry
Cedar Rapids
LaPlant Choate
LaPlant
Germany
Cabbage Recipes and Ways to Use It
Victory cabbage dishes abound with steps for boiled cabbage with cheese sauce and baked gratin, cabbage in milk, potato and cabbage soup, cabbage shells with dressing, and quick coleslaw with vinegar and mayonnaise. Includes tips on cooking times and serving ideas.
Clever Tricks Keep' Patient from Slipping in Bed
Mary Beard of the American Red Cross describes simple devices to prevent bed slipping. A brace under the foot of the bed using a pillow or small box helps patients push up. A hammock or swing made from a pillow and sheet or rope provides a seated, comfortable position and reduces strain from staying in bed.
Edgar A. Guest Poem About Foreseeing Love and Debt
A fragment of a verse by Edgar A. Guest reflects on reading the future and the idea that a man’s fate will revolve around books and debts. The piece explores romance, time, and the stubborn pull of literature over material concerns.
Spring Outfits Pattern Set from Cedar Rapids Gazette
A beginner's joy with a matching set in straw yarn or cotton features pattern 781 for hat and purse stitches. Includes a needlework motif booklet for linens and garments. 15 cents copy price. Send 15 cents to Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept. Chicago 80 Illinois. Write pattern number name and address plainly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
West Randolph Street
Chicago
Pattern 4630 for women with multiple sizes available
Pattern 4630 offered in sizes 34 through 48 requires 35% yards of 35 inch fabric for size 36. The price is 20 cents. Send payment in coins with name and address to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept. 130 N Clinton St Chicago Ill 80. Write plainly size name address style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
N. Clinton St
Chicago
Ill
Entangled: Christian conscience in markets and nations
Dr. Atkins argues modern Christians face entanglements in food trade and goods produced in sweat shops. He urges a long range goal of Christian markets and moral influence across business and politics to sustain personal conduct and broader relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagan Corinth
America
Prayer for Strength to Endure Worldly Strife
A religious reflection describes enduring earthly struggle through Christian faith. It invokes prayer to avoid worldliness and despair, seeking Jesus Christ's example, blameless happiness, blessed labor, and gains used for the common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Carrier Pigeon Honey Returns From Atlantic Pacific Mission
Honey a carrier pigeon with 672 prior flights completed a risky photographic mission across the Isthmus from Atlantic to Pacific. Wounded on return, the bird arrived at Panama Headquarters with a bleeding back and claw-marked feathers. Sgt Urban Kubat oversaw the operation as others were likely lost to hostile fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Ins
Honey
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
Urban Kubat
Portland
Ore
Sgt. Kubat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women In War Work
Kathryn McAreavy
Sixteenth Street
Century Engineering Company
Louise Lux
Camp Peary
Parnell
John
Boss Hope
Bing Crosby
Reader’s Digest
Gazette
Marines
Ryan
Coggon
Mrs. McAreavy
Naomi Doebel
Quick Cole Siaw
Mary Beard
American Red Cross
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Wise
Morocco
Nellie Drew
Seventhal
Post Office
First Street
Ame
Second Avenue SE
Honeymead
Honeymead Products Company
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
le Aa
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Hutchinson’s
Ted
Sty Td
Heinz Mustarel
Tang and Freshness Cars
Gaius Glenn Atkins
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ of America
DR. Atkins
Jimmy
Sam
Uncle Sam
Ginsberg’s
Wilson Certified Picnics
Penick
Jack Sprat
Joranges, Doz
Texas
Gatto’s
Springville Creamery Co
EAS
Libby
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