Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1946

Page

4

Mt. Mercy Clubs Elect Officers for Year

Mt. Mercy junior college and academy select new officers for the coming year. Academy freshmen president is Rita Curran. sophomores elect Marjorie Rink as sophomore president. Freshmen officers include Mary Alice Wilson and Betty Jean Melichar. others: Mary Ann Frazier. Sophomore officers include Donna Damege and Jeanette Prout. Nancy Tarbell and Mary Jean Doyle noted. Second-year class president is Mary Jean Doyle with Winifred O’Connell, Peggy Thompson, and Mary Theresa O’Brien in respective roles. Choristers' president is Janet Joyce. officers include Joanne McDonnell and Doris Bruce. Rose Mary Devine and Patricia Bruce named librarian and assistant. Faculty adviser Sister Mary de Lourdes and director Mrs. Helen Kacena Stark. Sodality discusses The Ideal Catholic Home. chairmen appointed including Jeanne Ann Scanlon, Marie McMahon, Peggy Thompson, Jo Anne McDonnell, Dolores Kaalberg, and Sister Mary Etienne. McAuley club elects Dorothy Bradley as president with Jo Ann Clarke, Olga Sindelar, and Juanita Hauber in officer roles. Sister Mary Elizabeth is faculty sponsor.

Mt. Mercy Junior College and Academy Academy Rita Curran Avenue Marjorie Rink Twenty-sixth Street Drive Mary Alice Wilson Betty Jean Melichar Mary Ann Frazier Donna Damege Jeanette Prout Nancy Tarbell Mary Jean Doyle M. W. Doyle Lawler Mt. Mercy Junior College Winifred O'Connell Peggy Thompson Mary Theresa O’brien Decorah Janet Joyce Seventh Street Joanne McDonnell Doris Bruce Rose Mary Devine Ryan Patricia Bruce Mt. Mercy Junior College Sodality Jeanne Ann Scanlon Our Lady Marie McMahon Dodge Dolores Kaalberg Nichols Apostolic Mary Etienne The McAuley Club Junior College Dorothy Bradley Twelfth Street Jo Ann Clarke Walker Olga Marie Sindelar Juanita Hauber Calmar Sister Mary Elizabeth

Junior Matrons Club Sets First Business Meeting

The Junior Matrons Civic club will hold its first business meeting on October 9 in the Roosevelt hotel room 209. The newly organized group hosted a preliminary tea Monday at the hotel with 18 guests and 17 charter members signed. Mrs. E. H. Wheeler and Mrs. E. Koren sky poured at the tea table.

Roosevelt Hotel E. H. Wheeler E. Korensky

Kathryn Hesser Returns to Kansas City

Miss Kathryn Hesser of Kansas City has returned home after a weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hesser, 805 Fifth Avenue SE. She is employed as a research assistant by Transcontinental and Western Airlines.

Kathryn Hesser Kansas City Jay Hesser Fifth Avenue SE Miss Hesser Transcontinental and Western Airines

Avocado Substitute and Duck Dish Highlight 1940s Pantry Notes

Shortages of margarine stem from limited edible oil allocations rather than dairy collusion. Corn, soy, and cottonseed oils are tight worldwide, with exports to China and India limiting supply. Avocados reappear as a spread option, while a duck recipe with mushrooms and a mushroom sauce offers a meat alternative.

Cedar Rapids

Sewing pattern 4825 for jumper and blouse set

Advertisement for Anne Adams Fall and Winter 1946 pattern book offering pattern 4825 for girls sizes 6 to 14 with jumper and blouse, includes embroidery option, complete illustrated instructions, and yardage. Also promotes the new 1946-47 pattern book with a free hat and bag set pattern inside.

Cedar Rapids Gazette North Clinton Street Chicago Ill Anne Adams

Notice of Administrator Appointment in Linn County Iowa

The administrator for the estate of James Franklin Van Fossen in Linn County Iowa was appointed on September 24 1946. Creditors are asked to settle debts promptly with the administrator T Remer and file claims with the Linn County District Court through attorney Wm W Crissman.

State of Iowa Linn County James Franklin van Fossen Iowa T. Remer Wm. W. Crissman

Dining room chairs fade in color and finish

A reader remarks that the finish of the chairs may not be as good as it once was or perhaps was never strong, noting the dining room feels overly woody and lacking color.

Dining room color ideas from The Cedar Rapids Gazette

An October 2, 1946 local column encourages readers to break fixed notions of dining room style by choosing bold color schemes. It suggests painting chairs to echo wall draperies rugs and linens, with a note on using two or three contrasting colors for a lively effect.

Cedar Rafids Gazette

Colorful Broom Options and Care Tips

The passage lists colors for brooms including dark green olive bright green fireman red ruby mulberry dark blue and blue green with a suggestion of black. It also advises dipping a limp broom in boiling soda water and drying in the sun to revive it.

Superior Photographic Equipment Company Incorporation Notice

Notice of incorporation for Superior Photographic Equipment Company based in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Articles detail 25000 capital stock split into 400 common shares 26 00 preferred shares and board of 3 to 7 directors with initial officers named Wallace Million King and Tucker and pending annual meetings.

Superior Photographig Equipment Company Iowa Cedar Rapids Board of Directors Executive Council of William G. Wallace Gerald M. Million Margaret M. Million Kenneth M. Tucker Edgar L. King Celdar Rapids Superior Photographic Equipment Company William C. Wallace Dows

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mt. Mercy Clubs Sister Mary de Lourdes Helen Kacena Stark Keller Second Avenue Kansas City, MO First Trust SG Ay Twelfth Avenue Dexter Modern Appliance Company Naomi Doebel China India Designing Woman Elizabeth Hillyer Kenmore Food Shop First Avenue NE Heinz Jonathan Apples Yonarg Monarch Tomato Jack Sprat RCA Tuer Kre Lina Seal Monarch Brand Sauerkraut Shur-Vic Larson Sunshine Market First Avenue Fifteenth St. SE Maxwell House Wade General Foods Sport Oxfords Oxfords Second Avenue SE Tale Bea Mahims May's Drug Store Second Street SE
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication