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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
8
A Cedar Rapids society member explains pride in serving with the Red Cross nursing service. She notes personal limited involvement on the nurse recruitment committee yet emphasizes the crucial support from lay workers and staff assistants whose hours and expertise aid the committee’s work.
Miss Jeanne Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs L H Miller of Burlington and Pvt David Keehn son of Mr and Mrs P F Keehn were married March 4 at 8 30 p m in Third Presbyterian church Fort Wayne Ind The Rev Andrew M Lowry officiated The couple attended The bride wore an Australian green gabardine suit with matching accessories and a silver lapel pin The Keehn family will reside with her parents in Burlington Pvt Keehn of the Army Air Corps is stationed at Baerfield Fort Wayne for the present
The Drama Guild of Wilson High School will stage a set of one act plays in the high school auditorium at 2 p.m. Thursday. It features Fright a mystery with Don Havlik Lillian Kudina John Moore Clifford Mortland and Anna Mae Stepanek. A Quiet Little Place a comedy with Richard Truesdale Patricia Splichal Marjorie Lowry Larry Kimball Lester Hurt and Sam Sheronick. The Hills of Eire a murder mystery with Ruth Ann Washburn Bill Holmes Richard Havlik Betty Nemec and Don Havlik. Small admission will be charged.
AnnualMt Mercy Junior College orchestra concert in the college auditorium at 8 p m Thursday. Public invited. Program varied with Irish melodies dominating. Orchestra personnel include Josephine Scolaro Jo Ann Clark Mary Jane Shinka Johanna Sivertson Joan Barron Connie Kregle Kathleen Scanlon Mary Terese Rink Caroline Cooke Betty Kessler Veronica Manton Lois Wilson Joyce Engler Mary Ann Nolan Patricia Wilson Phylis Soreghan and student conductor.
Floridans are alerted as San Bernardino California reports half an inch of snow on Tuesday. No fruit damage was observed, officials say.
Miss Madeline Healy discusses Linn County Red Cross nurse recruitment for army and navy service. The committee, half professional and half lay, enrolls qualified high school graduates with nursing training, tracking enrollments through Bertha Johnson and county nurses. They note regional quotas, peace time duties, disaster response, and the overlap between Red Cross nursing service and public health work.
A column advises housewives to conserve amid shortages by dyeing fabrics to freshen living spaces. It suggests fringe, repurposed sheets, dyed draperies, cushions, and towels to create bold color schemes in living rooms and bathrooms, including options like scarlet, jade, maize, and royal blue.
A cloth dyed old rose and napkins a paler rose pink create a charming backdrop for china. Bright ruffles liven plain curtains and a dipped tint can be added to curtains. Add pot holders in the same tint and a starched two inch ruffle along the windowsill edge.
Oklahoma servicemen who died in World War II will have photos and data stored in a large cabinet at the state historical society. Muriel Wright said mothers are notified promptly when a death is announced so they can supply information before families relocate.
Mary Beerd notes dry heat can relieve rheumatic joints strained muscles and toothache but should not be used without a doctor’s advice for earache with fever or symptoms of communicable disease or abdominal pain. Electric pads aid heat therapy but require intact insulation to avoid short circuits.
Guidance on safely using electric heating pads, chemical packs, and hot water bottles. Do not leave devices on overnight without close monitoring. Wrap appliances to protect skin, use towels or flannel, and substitute with heated salt or sand bags heated slowly in the oven for safer warmth.
Lt. Wayne S. Rader of Oakland Oregon credits the French underground with saving his life after a Flying Fortress raid on Leborget. Bombardier and co-pilot baled out as the plane broke apart. Rader revived and used his parachute. Two weeks later the French helped locate the co-pilot and aided their return to England.
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