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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1958
Page
2
Cedar Rapids hosts a busy Memorial Day weekend with numerous out‑of‑town guests. Families arrive from Des Moines Davenport Wilmette and elsewhere to visit relatives and attend local gatherings as the city marks the first summer holiday weekend.
Ruth Millett argues that guiding daughters to become efficient homemakers and strong wives is more vital than training for a career. She warns that daughters with only earning skills may neglect homemaking, hoping their future husband will support a home built on labor and care.
Mrs John J Kuba of 2201 Hamilton St SW was honored at a pink and blue shower hosted by Sirs Harold Mackey of 2207 Hamilton St SW with twelve guests attending. The Welcome Wagon club gave a luncheon Thursday at the Crystal Ballroom Sheraton Montrose, followed by bridge and canasta.
The text argues that pursuing luxuries leads to sacrificing true happiness, urging focus on building a good home, supporting a household, and being present for children, rather than chasing wealth or status.
Mr and Mrs Byron Hollinshead of Chicago are being honored with a series of holiday weekend parties. They arrived Friday and will be hosted at Linden Hill by Mr and Mrs Herbert Stamats for an outdoor buffer for 30 guests this afternoon at 3. A Saturday luncheon at Cedar Rapids Country Club will be hosted by Mrs Eugene C Hoyt at 1.
A Sunday 11 o'clock buffet brunch honors a couple with guests including Leland C Millers Addison J Ramseys James H Yuills and William C Crawfords at 855 Pleasant Drive SE. Earlier a Cedar Rapids Country Club dinner hosted by Mr and Myra Ramsey entertained twenty guests at Crescent Street SE.
A discussion contrasts European and American views of the wife’s role, arguing the homemaker function is central. It describes psychological comfort as essential for marriage, notes American norms often stress domestic duties, and cites criticism of the modern wife within a male-focused discourse. The piece cites a book critique of American domestic expectations and questions whether wives would resist a revolt against patriarchal norms.
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