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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1944
Page
7
Nursing expert Mary Beard discusses poultice use for congestion noting flaxseed meals heat and soothe skin. She lists supplies equipment and step by step preparation, testing heat on the arm and careful application with muslin cloth, oiled paper, flannel, and bandage.
Interview with Mrs. Harold Miner of 943 Eighteenth Ave SW Cedar Rapids details her Red Cross home nursing program. She outlines qualifications, class structure, locations, and plans for a permanent training room at the YMCA. She discusses family, service ties, and broader aims of home care education in wartime Iowa.
Miss Mildred Hutchins leads Wilson school home economics pupils in a wartime guide for basic white sauces used in soups scalloped dishes souffles and croquettes. The lesson outlines four sauce types with measurements steps and tips to prevent curdled soup.
Paramount presents The Sullivans and serials at 2 431 702 933. Iowa features None Shall Escape and Hey, Rookie with showings at 105 405 701 1010. State screens The Lodger and She's for Me at 120 410 705 955. Palace runs True to Life Paris After Dark and a midnight show at 1050. Rialto shows Hangmen Also Die and Prairie Thunder at 115 525 935 425 835. Times offers Stage Door Canteen and Yanks Ahoy at 235 605 935 132 502 830. Marion features Frontier Badmen and Here Comes Elmer with showings at 150 450 728 1014 and 322 614 9.
At the Maine state convention in Lewiston, Democrats instructed delegates to Chicago to renominate Franklin D Roosevelt if his name appears on the ballot. Maine plans to cast 10 votes at the national convention. The article also notes Bryansk near Orel's historical munitions role.
A Waterloo reviewer hails The Sullivans as a simple humorous war drama about the five Sullivan brothers. The Twentieth Century Fox film directed by Lloyd Bacon features Anne Baxter and Bobby Driscoll with a strong cast. The reviewer calls it inspirational and strongly recommends it for Americans, noting the cast and Midwest setting.
Louella Parsons reports Warner acquired film rights to Mrs Irving Berlin's The Land I Have Chosen the postwar story of democracy with two strong female roles likely for Ida Lupino and Barbara Stanwyck. Also mentions Ellin Irving romance, Clarence Mackay fortune talk, and various Hollywood gossip items including Gypsy Rose Lee rival Ann Corio, Duvivier Bronston deal, and John Garfield Army return.
Probate No. 17423 Linn County Iowa notices Nellie Gearkee appointed administratrix of John R Lotridge deceased. Creditors must pay debts and file claims authenticated with Linn County Clerk District Court by March 7 1944 or as directed. Grane Claasen attorney represents estate.
Daily devotional prepared for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ of America. It emphasizes the Epistles' teaching on Christian living, love as light guiding duty, and renouncing selfishness and hatred. A prayer asks for guidance by love and wisdom, in the light of Christ.
Chicago storied mayor William Hale Thompson died at 74 leaving an estate estimated at 148000 with no will found. Probate administrator Mary Wyse Thompson is named. relatives include a brother and sister. the estate comprises 23000 in personal property and 125000 in real estate.
Walter Winchell notes Le TALBOT settling into civilian life with Judy Cook while Vaughn Paul ages toward new romance with Joy Barlow. Allan Kenward and Phyllis Baxter cited. Mitchell Ayres inductee with his band, 4F players noted. Studios seek $500,000 for Under Cover. Frankie Carle’s band to be paid $7,500. A New York staffer faces graft accusations over OPA violations.
The film None Shall Escape portrays a United Nations court for war criminals with flashbacks to Wilhelm Grimm and his lover Maria Pacierkowski. Alexander Knox delivers the standout performance as Grimm amid wartime and postwar dramas. The review also notes a second feature Hey Rookie and a California Legionaire editorial critique of Walter Winchell and subversive influence.
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