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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
2
A guide to making hearty stews with meat and vegetables, offering rules for tender meat and flavorful gravy. Includes lamb and beef stew instructions with potatoes carrots onions and tomato juice. Also mentions a rust prevention spray used under car bodies.
About 225 ministers business leaders and hospital board members gathered at the Montrose hotel Thursday to honor Dr J P Van Horn retiring St Luke s superintendent and his wife The program included songs by St Luke s student nurses and remarks praising his 15 years guiding the hospital his role in liquidating 375000 in debt and his work with Blue Cross The Rev Karl Meister of Elyria Ohio will succeed him in July
Reed C. Nelson was elected president of the General Agents and Managers association, Cedar Rapids life underwriters, at a Cedar Rapids Country club meeting. New officers include William D. Bayless as vice president Myron O. Bickel as secretary treasurer and Threlkeld and Paul S. Kohl as executive committeemen. The group planned for next year and the Des Moines sales conference set for June 11 and 12.
Cedar Rapids library opens at four park stations with specific weekday windows. Daniels park will be open Tuesday 3 to 8 pm Kenwood park Wednesday 3 to 5 45 pm and 6 to 8 45 pm Lincoln park Wednesday 3 to 8 pm Northwest park Tuesday 3 to 5 30 pm. The boys and girls room operates 9 am to 6 pm weekdays and 8 am to 8 pm Saturdays.
J L Beven president of the Illinois Central railroad visited Cedar Rapids Thursday to inspect railroad properties and confer with patrons. He was accompanied by Division Supt Charles F Duggan and Division Traffic Agent George H Sorensen, both of Waterloo.
Detroit based report from the 155th meeting of the Presbyterian Church in the USA urges approval of seven recommendations to strengthen theological education and post seminary training for ministers. The special committee on theological education chaired by Kon T. Jones of Iowa City proposes changes in recruitment and education methods in a 40 000 word report.
Sugarless honey flavored muffin ad promotes All-Bran muffins with honey taste. Claims include conserving sugar while providing minerals vitamins carbohydrates and proteins. Encourages trying soon.
Miss Louise Morley daughter of author Christopher Morley spoke to Wilson high school girls at the concluding session of the Wilson youth conference. She praised focusing on the job ahead and finishing school work while noting English admiration for American resolve and the British hope for US cooperation. A tea followed and the Wilson conference room was dedicated to former principal Jennie E. Post.
Navy authorities cautioned families and friends Friday against using homemade codes in letters to service members. Yeoman George Penrod said such codes risk severe penalties even if intentions are innocent, noting the real danger of transmitting coded information. Navy experts can detect family codes, which vary from obvious to ingenious, and smuggling attempts threaten lives and property.
In Cedar Rapids, police installed stop signs at Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue SE and at Sixth Street and Third Avenue SW following National Safety Council and Iowa advisory recommendations. Police Chief Tom Condon said seven accidents occurred at each intersection in 1942, all right angle and linked to limited visibility and speed, justifying the measures.
Lake Winnebago is the largest of Wisconsin's thousands of lakes with a length near thirty miles and a width around ten miles.
Mildred Chrisman 32 of 832 B Avenue NE narrowly escaped death Thursday afternoon when fumes from a kerosene stove left her unconscious in bed at 5 p.m. She was found by M. J. Peet, her employer, and hospitalized at Mercy, where attendants said her condition was fair.
The House approved placing the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in the army rather than with it. This grants members benefits similar to servicemen and lowers enlistment eligibility from 21 to 20, but would not include dependency allowances.
The text notes eligibility for national service life insurance, a six month death gratuity to a beneficiary, re employment privileges, disability retirement benefits in line of duty, free postage, flying pay and additional overseas pay.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Cedar Rapids plan memorial services at Trinity Methodist church on Sunday June 13 at 2 30 p m. Judge G K Thompson will deliver the principal address. Graves for Odd Fellows and Rebekah will be decorated Saturday the eve of Memorial Day. The memorial committee is led by James H Woodside as chairman and Marguerite McCaul as secretary treasurer.
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