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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1945
Page
2
The article urges careful winter grime removal with safety, planning, and proper tools. It covers decluttering, donating usable items, using sturdy ladders or tables, dressing safely, ventilating when removing paints, handling ammonia carefully, choosing spray cleaners, and checking a stocked first aid kit for emergencies. It cautions against rushing and emphasizes prevention and patience.
Sewing pattern notice requests orders for Pattern 4665 apron with dress-like fit and stay put straps. Sizes small through extra large listed with yardage and price. send 26 cents in coins to Pattern Dept. at 130 N Clinton St Chicago Illinois.
Ruth Millett notes a New York shop owner who says men seek glamor when shopping for wives, not practical needs. Wives of war may receive impractical luxuries that boost romance, while husbands often overlook essentials. The piece offers two lessons for women: avoid pushing husbands toward practicality and value glamor amid domestic duties.
The Alpha Xi Delta Mothers Club hosted a weekend dinner for actives pledges and alumnae at the Roosevelt Hotel. Attendees included Mines August Plock I W Stone Max Moses Jr J R Osterlund Jane Carson and several Misses and Mrs. guests from Oelwein Fairfield Mediapolis Davenport Fort Madison Oxford Junction Des Moines and other locales.
Malta chapter No. 415 O E S will meet Saturday at 7 45 p m as announced in The Gazette Sunday. A dinner at 6 15 precedes the meeting for Malta chapter past matrons past patrons and Cedar and Marion chapter officers. All members invited to the evening gathering.
First Lt. James D. Nicholas received the Bronze Star for heroic action in Germany, braving artillery and mortar fire to attempt a river crossing rescue of two U.S. soldiers. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Nicholas of Oakland Avenue SE and previously worked for Inter-Ocean Reinsurance. Commissioned from Coe College ROTC, he entered service February 3, 1942 and has been overseas since September.
Miss Mabel First daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence First of Wyoming and Lt John S Anderson son of Mrs Serena M Anderson of Minneapolis were married Friday in St Pauls Methodist church Dr Charles J Bready performed the ceremony Anderson served in Italy with the Fifth army ten months and is on leave from Schick General hospital where he is hospitalized Mrs Anderson a cadet nurse is stationed at Schick
A school of instruction in insurance programming for Cedar Rapids Association of Life Underwriters members will be held at the Montrose hotel Saturday from 9 15 a m until 4 p m. Arthur F Priebe of Rockford Ill and Russell Knapp of Des Moines will conduct the session. Priebe is a top Penn Mutual producer with eight straight years over 250000. Knapp is manager of the Des Moines agency Mutual Benefit of Newark N J and brings broad agency management experience. Tickets available from Elmer Bergmann Ira Carrithers or Paul Kohl.
J W Doc Albright longtime USO executive and Linn county attorney was inducted Monday joining 26 other Linn county men from boards 1 2 and 3. The article lists registrants from Cedar Rapids Marion Oxford Coggan and other locales with their addresses and board assignments.
President Eduard Benes ends six years exile and departs England for Kosice to establish a Czech government. He travels with Mrs Benes and about a dozen officials and staff and will be joined at Moscow by other cabinet members and Czechoslovak politicians.
Sgt Verne Wood son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Wood of Moulton received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement and service covering June 6 to Nov 8 of last year with a tank battalion he ferried maps food and water to cut off units overseas 15 months former Cedar Rapids enlistee April 1942 1008 First Avenue NE Cousin Mrs Gilbert Martin 1517 L Street SW.
Officers and sailors including Lt. John H. Nelson, sixth air force pilot in Panama, promoted from second to first lieutenant. Lt. John W. Mohrman Jr. of the Fifth Army in Italy also promoted. Others note fur loughs and commissions, with families listed in Cedar Rapids area. Capt. Dean W. Alderman promoted to captain in the Pacific. Seaman Harold R. Blocher top of radi o school in San Diego. Lt. Ray E. Murdock returns to Italy command after 30 day Cedar Rapids leave.
Hollywood star Loretta Young wife of Col. Thomas H A Lewis says a repeat stork visit is expected early next fall. She announced plans during a Hollywood event and noted she and her husband anticipate another baby.
Art Wittki reports eight homing pigeons stolen from a shed behind his home valued at 20 dollars. Lyle Herman says a saddle and bridle worth 100 dollars disappeared from a barn on 118 A Avenue NW since February 28. Ralph Davis reports a pair of shoes and 100 feet of rope stolen from the side box of his truck parked at Fifth Street and K Avenue NW Saturday night.
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