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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1943
Page
8
In Cedar Rapids readers hear how telegrams announcing missing in action impact families. Mothers cry at news, messengers face difficult duties, and telegraph practices aim to ease shock while delivering casualty notices. Some missing may still be alive, offering small comfort to anxious parents.
Knapp will give an organ prelude at the YMCA Lenten luncheon on Tuesday. She will perform al legro and scherzo pieces from Whitlock Sonata I and Karg Elert Harmonies du Soir. The senior class breakfast was held at Cedar Rapids Country Club with President and Mrs. Anderson hosting. An informal dinner for the March graduates will be Thursday at the Roosevelt Hotel, sponsored by the college alumni association.
Dr. Carter Davidson of Knox College will speak at Coe College March commencement in Sinclair Memorial Chapel. About 45 seniors graduate as Col John F. Ehlert and officers receive diplomas. Dr. Charles A. Anderson awards degrees as choirs perform two anthems and a trumpet piece closes.
An advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound a home lemon juice recipe to ease rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pain. It promises rapid results within 48 hours and offers a money back guarantee if no relief, with the compound sold by druggists everywhere.
Former students may secure reservations by telephoning Miss Ruth Ie Moon at the college alumni center.
Students at Midland Texas AAF bombardier school learn the secret bombsight is a mechanical device that uses optical principles to hit targets.
Cedar Rapids hunters face travel limits as open pheasant season runs March 15 to 22 in Franklin Wright Humboldt and Pocahontas counties and areas toward the Minnesota border. Officials note A card mileage may cover necessary trips but B and C cards restrict non occupational driving. Hampton is the largest town in Franklin County's southeastern corner.
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