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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1941
Page
5
Dr Mary MacFadyen explains vitamins are not cure-alls but essential for health. A balanced diet should include vitamin A thiamin riboflavin nicotinic acid C D and K from protective foods daily such as milk eggs cheese cod liver oil leafy greens carrots tomatoes and citrus fruits. A daily plan recommends whole grain cereals butter green vegetables and meat, with emphasis on vitamin A and carotene in vegetables and fruits.
Six men were fined $25 each plus costs after a midnight brawl at Elmer’s tavern, 128 First Street NE. D. H. Roseberry, Art Preston, and Kenneth Byers pled guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace, with three others also charged in the incident. The city collected $150 in fines and costs.
Pattern 4940 is available in children's sizes 2 4 6 8 10 and for a doll 18 inches high. Size 6 jumper requires 13 35 inch fabric and 44 yard contrast. For doll yardage see pattern. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY ten cents more buys our Pattern Book with hat and bag set pattern.
A wealthy but humble woman asks how to handle lingering feelings for her friend’s husband. The adviser warns against pursuing him, noting he may already love his wife and would risk much by leaving. End with urging to remove the temptation and focus on her marriage.
A reader asks if she should leave her husband due to his mother living with them and undermining their marriage. The advice suggests she go home temporarily and arrange for the mother’s care elsewhere, asserting she should not stay in a hostile home. The exchange emphasizes prioritizing her role as wife and mother while seeking a workable solution.
Senator Wheeler released a seaman's letter claiming the U S Navy fights in the Pacific as well as the Atlantic and that the cruiser St Louis sought a German raider near Vladivostok before a Singapore convoy run. The Navy restricted reporting on sinkings.
Grinnell students celebrated a football win over Coe while breaking ground for the college’s new gymnasium. Kent Hampton led a campus parade, presented a spade to Gerald Grant, and crews began excavations as a drag line dug in. A faculty student volleyball contest followed, the professors defeating the student leaders 15-6, 13-8.
Guidance on choosing intact jars with tight lids for fall canning. Use new rubber rings, discard cracked jars, and ensure all parts are thoroughly cleaned and sterilized before use.
Gazette Special Weller shares observations from a traveler about why nine out of ten people become conversational bores. He cites talking too much, sharing trivial details, and failing to link experiences to the listener as key faults. He urges self questioning to avoid boring others.
Crochet lovers can craft a dinner cloth or heirloom spread from pineapple design strips. Pattern 1014 offers strip directions, stitch illustrations, materials needed, and a photograph of the strip. Send 10 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette needlecraft department for pattern 1014 with name and address.
Gordon Keith confronts Avis Bailey in a sharp exchange over past scandals and money as she questions his fidelity and plans a sudden departure. The scene shifts to Constance visiting a summer camp run by Mike Flaherty and Terry, rekindling a quiet romance and hinting at a new life with Terry while contemplating past entanglements.
Dr T W Schultzan Iowa State College economist urged a new 10 percent defense income tax to curb inflation. Speaking at an Iowa Farm Bureau conference he said the levy could raise five to nine billion dollars annually and be tied to federal expenditures. He also proposed paying farm benefits in federal bonds and other saving measures.
London AP reports a Soviet foreign office commentary blasting Finland as Nazi dominated after its alliance with Germany. Moscow accuses Helsinki of subservience, claims Finland seeks peace with US while delaying war declaration against Britain and its Axis allies Hungary and Romania. The dispatch notes Finland’s self defense claims as unjustified and alleges Finnish authorities terrorized people while courting the USSR.
The speaker argued prices for wheat and cotton should be dampened and criticized the department for withholding cotton from the market. He condemned current price control legislation as overrated for inflationary control and warned that attempting to manage millions of prices nationwide would cause trouble. He also touched on federal bond purchases by taxpayers matching annual income taxes.
DES MOINES INS Maj George A Irvin said the army will soon roundup men dodging service by trickery or oversight. Irvin, visiting Des Moines as a rep of Brig Gen Hershey, will inspect defense workers and visit Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming on a four state tour.
Chesley G Peterson a 23 year old Idahoan took command of the First Eagle squadron of the RAF after the death of American leader Stanley Mears Peterson holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and is among the Eagle squadron aces His father resides in Santaquin Utah Mears and Pilot Offer Ross Scarborough 19 of Pomona California were killed in a mid air collision during a practice flight.
A hobby of giving with a personal touch offers affordable options for fall weddings. Consider monogrammed tea cloths, breakfast or luncheon sets on fine linen or cotton in unique shades. Use a pattern service or DIY with a ziprageer to stitch the monogram.
An advertisement touts a home cough syrup mixing 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water with 22 ounces Pinex to yield a pint for family use. It claims fast relief from colds, loosened phlegm, and easier breathing with a tasty taste, plus a money refund if not satisfied.
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