Women on the Farm interview with Mrs Hartl near Ely
Mrs Lottie Hartl runs 227 acres five miles north of Ely with help from her two sons Frank and Leonard and a hired man. The family plans about 80 acres of corn, 36 oats, 10 cane and eight to 10 acres of soybean hay while managing chickens, a garden and canning. Hartl says she works from 5 a.m. to 8 or 9 p.m. and tolerates limited recreation, with sons facing possible military service impacting farm operations.
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Lottie Hartl
Ely
Frank
Leonard
Helen
Julie
Wilson School
Cedar Rapids
Farm Family Remains Grounded in Rural Life After War
A farm wife outlines farm life during postwar times. She notes generous gasoline rations for farmers, visits to town infrequently, and pride in farm work. Her husband, a World War I veteran, stayed on the land. Daughters Helen helps with chores while Julia eyes teaching. The family hopes to build a new house but fears affordability.
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Ivanhoe Bridge
Helen
Julia
Today's Pattern By Anne Adams Pattern 4728
Pattern 4728 offers a versatile frock with button-up sleeves and front for everyday wear in misses and women's sizes. Includes size 36 details, yardage, and a companion linen needlework motifs pattern. 20 cents, Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept., Chicago Ill. Submit size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
Clinton St
Chicago
Ill
Nurses Recruited in Cedar Rapids to Publish Bulletin
Letters from Red Cross recruitment office in Cedar Rapids flow in for a forthcoming bulletin. Miss Bertha Johnson announced the plan to publish news about where nurses are stationed, including Ensign Margaret Dower, daughter of Mrs. J M Dower of Marengo, who joined the navy Dec 9, 1942. Dower and her mother are Iowa registered nurses. Her brothers, Lt. (j.g.) Robert K. Dower and Ensign James W. Dower, hold law degrees and serve in the navy. Robert with a headquarters squadron in New York, James in Tucson. Ensign Dower trained at Great Lakes after St Ambrose college and Mercy hospital and has been at Puget Sound. An aunt, Catherine Kane, was a Red Cross nurse in World War I.
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Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Bertha Johnson
Margaret Dower
J M. Dower
Marengo
Navy
Idella B. Dower
R.N
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Iowa
Ensign Dower
Robert K. Dower
Northwestern University
New York
Ensign James W. Dower
University of Iowa
Tucson
Ariz
Oakland
Calif
U. S. Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Wash
St. Ambrose College
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Catherine Kane
Red Cross Notes from Cedar Rapids War Effort
Mabel G. Wilson reports on James V. Blazek now in Australia bound for Red Cross service as field director. Nurse recruitment calls for 10,000 more nurses. 208 Post Office Building hosts the office. Mrs. Clarence A. Cramer returns from Chicago where she donated blood and visits family as her husband serves overseas. April totals reach 211.2 million dollars for the 1944 war fund. C. D. Hileman transfers to Peterson Field, Colo, with C. H. Gree ly taking over as local Red Cross contact. Cedar Rapids Junior Red Cross finishes 20 bed tables for Avenger Field, Grand Island Army Air Base, Sedalia Army Air Field, and Piper County Army Air Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Davis
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Cleanliness Key To Comfort For Bedridden Patients
Mary Beard urges home nurses to maintain cleanliness for chronically ill patients to prevent bedsores. Emphasis on daily baths, careful elimination hygiene, relieving pressure, and frequent position changes to stimulate circulation. Scheduled turns and monitoring for redness or bruising are advised, with light oiling of at risk skin.
Evening Movie Schedule Feature Time at Local Theaters
The Gazette lists Monday showings for Paramount State Palace Rialto and others. Titles include The Uninvited Tomorrow the World Sherlock Holmes Faces Death Springtime in the Rockies Texas Kid Sahara Wings Over the Pacific and more with various start times and short subjects.
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Gazette
Paramount
Palace
Rialto
The
Rockies
Texas
Sahara
Notice of Administration for Estate in Iowa 1944
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of West Janet in Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Those having claims against the estate should present them at the clerk of Ling Geunty Towtow office o. county Iowa District Court. FAMER: SO BEHL TAWA BERTHA WEET Administratrix J M Tallman Attorney
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Towg
Linn County
West Jate
Ofnn County
Iowa
Sal
Ling Geunty
Tows
O. County
SO Behl Tawa
Canning Asparagus And Rhubarb Methods Shared
Instructions from Extension nutritionists on 1944 home canning cover asparagus and rhubarb. Steps include washing, trimming, tying into bundles, precooking, packing hot, adding salt, and processing times at 10 pounds pressure or hot water bath. Freezing guidelines and cold water rhubarb canning are also described.
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Mabel Doremus
Nebraska's Agricultural College
Community Nutrition Service
Ball
Preservation method for rhubarb with sugar and canning steps
Wash rhubarb and cut stalks into half inch lengths without skin removal. Add one cup sugar per quart. Bake in a covered baking dish until tender. Pack hot into clean jars and seal immediately. May be cooked on stove top and syrup made per jar recipe.
Hollywood Stars and Projects Mix In Studio News
Louella Parsons reports Fredric March plans to play Ralph Bellamy’s role in Tomorrow the World after viewing the adaptation in Hollywood mid June. Disney eyes Benny Goodman for a music evolution feature blending live action and cartoons. Betty Hutton’s father is cast in Incendiary Blonde, Jane Dun drop divorce granted, Madge Kennedy tests for Dark Waters, and Louise Albritton’s romance is with an overseas pilot.
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Ollywood
INS
Fredric
Hollywood
Ralph Bellamy
Louise Albritton
George Raft
Beverly Hills
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