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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1945
Page
2
By Lona L Trott Assistant Director Hed Cross Nursing Service describes prudent, calm actions for bystanders during an epileptic attack. She advises keeping the patient safe from injury avoiding crowding and using nonmetallic objects between teeth only if needed, then loosening clothing wiping the face and waiting for the attack to subside.
Ruth Millett presents a plan to send wives of fighting men overseas to be with husbands except near combat zones. The idea draws ridicule from some, but service wives see the issue as serious as reports read about shiploads.
Mr and Mrs Val Keiper of 1603 Maple Drive NW celebrate their fifty ninth wedding anniversary with open house this Sunday. Born in 1862 and 1867 respectively in Germany and Benton County they married in 1886 and lived in South Dakota nine years before returning to Iowa to farm. They moved to Cedar Rapids in 1910. The couple have eleven children, forty five grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. Oswald son and eleven grandsons are in service.
A reader argues that American wives and fianc es should be allowed to join servicemen abroad during wartime. She notes foreign wives of G I s can reach America, while American wives cannot follow overseas, leaving American women feeling unfairly treated. Congress must consider easing restrictions to reunite couples.
Traditional hot cross buns with currants and a sugar icing share pages with Braunschweiger liver sausage dishes and stuffed onions. The excerpt lists dough ingredients and steps for buns, and recipes for Braunschweiger with onions, mashed potatoes, and butter. It also includes vegetable-forward menus such as rice creole with avocado salad, endive, and various meatless options, plus a Pineapple Surprise dessert.
Club One-9-Teen marks its first anniversary with a dance Saturday from 8 to 11 pm. Skeet Davis and his orchestra will provide music and part of the admission goes to charities.
Second Lt. Richard J. Bouldin is on a seven day leave with his parents in 1037 Oakland Avenue NE before transfer from Mountain Home Idaho to Langley Field Virginia for further instruction. Seaman Bernard Gish has returned to Boston after a 10 day leave visiting family as he logs 75 000 miles overseas in 15 months. Seaman M E Batchelder, grandson of Mr and Mrs W F Dunlap of Springville, is on convoy duty in the Pacific. Pvt Junior M Moneypenny, wounded December 6 in Germany, has received the Purple Heart and convalesces in an overseas hospital. his mother Mrs Jessie Striegel at 121 Fourth Ave SW reports.
In the Army since 1940 with postings in Alaska Fort Lewis Washington Camp Roberts California Camp Berkeley Texas Fort Dix New Jersey England France Germany. Bob Crozier petty officer has reported at Jacksonville Florida after a 30 day leave with his wife and parents Mr and Mrs A B Crozier of Walford. Crozier has had 19 months in the South Pacific. Charles C Dougherty promoted to electrician's mate second class, at sea in the Pacific. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Dougherty 2924 Center Point Road NE. Raymond Garnant wounded in action in France November 15 is home on furlough with his family.
Mr and Mrs Horace P Garnant route 2 report son hospitalized at Springfield Missouri with a foot injury and scarlet fever exposure leading to several weeks of quarantine.
Intense enemy artillery fire repulsed Fifth Army patrols probing Mt Belmonte Della Spe and Castel Diano. Allied headquarters said a German patrol was captured northeast of Mt Belmonte. Other American patrols entered Carviano about a mile east of Vergato as the Eighth Army repulsed two further probes.
A pre war deluxe television receiver required a total of 33 tubes as it faced enemy attempts to cross the Senio river.
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