Gloves Give Smart Note of Color for Wartime Fashions
Gloves will be a major fashion point this fall and winter as women seek feminine touches to outfits during wartime. White gloves, recommended for safety during winter blackouts, will pair with any color or black and are made in glace leather or washable doeskin. Short gauntlets suit coats, long gloves elevate afternoon dresses, and slip on styles remain popular for daytime wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Barnen
Special Gazette
Knights In Armor
Pledges to Be Introduced at Coe College Dance
Members of the Kappa Delta sorority at Coe College will introduce pledges at their annual informal pledge dance Saturday evening in the recreation room of the men's gymnasium. Chaperons are Professor and Mrs. C. Wilfred Perkins and Mr. and Mrs. Kent Andrews. The room will feature an autumn theme with pledge names on wall leaves. Arrangements are led by Misses Ruthanne Herald Doris Shirreffs DeVonne Fraseur Mercedes Brockner and Janine McGill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Delta Sorority
Coe College
C. Wilfred Perkins
Kent Andrews
Ruthanne Herald
Doris Shirreffs
DeVonne Fraseur
Mercedes Brockner
Janine McGill
Delta Theta Chi Holds Progressive Dinner
The Delta Theta Chi sorority began its fall rushing with a progressive dinner on Wednesday. Hosts included Mrs. George Taylor at 84014 Sixth Avenue SE, Miss Bobbie Kuhn at 638 C Avenue NW, and Miss Anne Severn at 1820 Fourth Avenue SE. Guest lists featured Marie Glenn, Bernifa Conway, Dorothy Lee, Nadine Hamilton, and several members and committee figures led by Miss Severn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Theta Chi
National Educational Sorority
George Taylor
Sixth Avenue SE
Bobbie Kuhn
C Avenue NW
Anne Severn
Fourth Avenue SE
Marie Glenn
Bernifa Conway
Dorothy Lee
Nadine Hamilton
Donald C. Sloan
Harry Spre
Wetamochick Camp Fire Elects New Officers
Members of Wetamochick Camp Fire group hiked to High Rock on Friday then explored after lunch. New officers elected are Shirley Allen president, Jean Hoffman vice president, Beverly Bowers secretary, Betty Buck treasurer, Carolyn Hamilton scribe, Norma Standard telephone girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetamochick
High Rock
Shirley Allen
Jean Hoffman
Beverly Bowers
Betty Buck
Carolyn Hamilton
Norma Standard
Takahia Camp Fire Group Hosts Charity Sew-In
Members of the Takahia Camp Fire group met Wednesday afternoon at the home of their guardian Mrs. M Buckland 270 Fifteenth Street NW After a brief meeting they sewed for the needy to earn a national honor.
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Takahia
Accent on Panels Anne Adams Dress Pattern Appeal
The article promotes Pattern 4238 with panelling to elongate and slim the silhouette and offers sizes 34 through 50 in wearable cotton. Sixteen cents buys the pattern and four yards of fabric are needed for size 36. Send order with name address and style number to The Cedar Rapids Gazette pattern department in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne ‘Adams
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York
N. Y
Government Offices Removing Air Conditioning
War Production Board Chairman Don ald M. Nelson approved ten tentative plans to remove cooling equipment from many government offices and ship it to war plants needing constant temperatures. He even suggested removing the machinery from his own office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Werbecks Host Dinner Among Relatives From California
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Herbeck of 857 Eighteenth Street SE entertained nieces and nephews at a Thursday dinner. Present were Mr. and Mrs. William D. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Brown, Mr. and Mrs John D. Coombs, Mr. and Mrs Ray M. Nolan, Mrs. Woodrow P. Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs Darwin Van Shibe and their children Darwin Jr Mary Jill, and Louis and James Brown home from California awaiting departure for the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Herbeck
Eighteenth Street
William D. Fox
Robert G. Brown
John D. Coombs
Ray M. Nolan
Woodrow P. Gallagher
Darwin van Shibe
Darwin, Jr
Mary Jill
Louis
James Brown
California
Armed Forces
Cultus Club Dessert Luncheon Hosted by Mrs Mayberry
Members met Thursday at Mrs R R Mayberrys home 1413 First Ave SW for a dessert luncheon. Guests included Miss Grace Listebarger and Mrs R M Bullard and Miss Anna Marie DeCastello who reviewed The Corn is Green by Emlyn Williams. Next meeting set for Oct 22 at Mrs F G Kelloggs home 1427 Fourth Ave SE with Mrs R S Heal presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cultus Club
R. R. Mayberry
First Avenue SW
Grace Listebarger
R. M Bullard
Anna Marie DeCastello
Emlyn Williams
F. G. Kellogg
Fourth Avenue SE
R. S. Heal
Ha-Se-He Camp Elects Officers At Patrol Meeting
The Ha-Se-He Camp Fire group met Wednesday evening at guardian Mrs Francis Stephen's home on 33000 avenue NE. Officers for the coming year were elected: Patricia Portzline president Dolly McBride vice president Sally Moyers secretary Joan Stockwell treasurer Donna Herring scribe and committee members Joan Pinkney and Caroline Van Note. Plans for a Halloween party were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ha-Se-He
Francis Stephen
Patricia Portzline
Dolly McBride
Sally Moyers
Joan Stockwell
Donna Herring
Joan Pinkney
Caroline van Note
Bluff View Aid Members Celebrate Birthdays at Covington
Mrs. William Benner entertained 25 members and friends of the Bluff View Aid society at her Covington home. A luncheon was served. Mrs. Floyd Leonard and Mrs. John Keetschman received birthday gifts. Hostesses to the society will be Mrs. Joe Dostal and her mother at 824 M avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Benner
Bluff View Aid Society
Covington
Floyd Leonard
John Keetschman
Joe Dostal
Dostal
M Avenue
P T A Meetings At Fillmore And Kenwood
Fillmore P T A hosted kindergarten mothers with Mrs Vernon Pickerill and Mrs Leslie Frink at the tea table. Kenwood P T A held a teachers reception at Kenwood Presbyterian church with 69 guests, Halloween decor, and programs led by Mrs Clifford Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore P.T.A
Vernon Pickerill
Leslie Frink
Kenwood
O. C. Long
H. H. Pearson
South America
War Wives Group Dines After Reunion Near Camp Claiborne
Louisiana group of war wives long with husbands serving in the AEF in Ireland held a dinner at Fleming tea room. Attendees included John Elliott, Walter Kansky, Ray Murdock, Charles Holman, Ralph Whitmore, John Parker, Roy Larkin, Arthur Elliot, Clinton Farrington, Richard McLaughlin, Fern Andrews, and Mrs Del T Stanton whose husband serves in the navy at Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Camp Claiborne
A.ef
Ireland
Fleming Tearoom
Mines
John Elliott
Walter A. Kansky
Ray R. Murdock
Charles H. Holman
Ralph L. Whitmore
John R. Parker
Roy Larkin
Arthur Elliot
Clinton J. Farrington
Richard McLaughlin
Fern Andrews
del T. Stanton
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Mrs Narley Burns Honors Mrs Elliott Shower
Mrs Narley Burns at 310 Fifteenth Street NW hosted a Thursday evening shower honoring her sister Mrs Robert E Elliott formerly Miss Jean Weis. Prizes went to Mrs Carrol Johnson Miss Kay Jillick and Mrs E T Klein with many relatives and friends present including the Mines E J Weis G L Ferguson Richard Reilly Opal Elliott Gladys Spelman Emery Drakos and the Misses Maxine Nowadzky Betty DeMoss Evelyn Triebil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E Elliott
Jean Weis
Harley Burns
Fifteenth Street NW
Carrol Johnson
Kay Jillick
E. T Klein
The
Mines
E. J. Weis
G. L. Ferguson
Richard Reilly
Opal Elliott
Gladys Spelman
Emery Drakos
Maxine Nowadzsky
Betty DeMoss
Evelyn Triebil
Philathea Class Luncheon Hosts Directors at Nine teenth St
Mrs W L Cadron hosted the Philathea class luncheon at 1110 Nineteenth Street SE with assisting hostesses Mmes W E DeNio S E Garber Ethel Mahon Carl Stookey and J A Yessler. After the business meeting Dean Ring played On the Trail and Star Dust by Carmichael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Cadron
Nineteenth Street
Philathea
Mmes
W E. DeNio
S E Garber
Ethel Mahon
Carl Stookey
J A. Yessler
Dean Ring
Grefe
Carmichael
Cross Town club meets at Mrs Kremenak home
Members of the Cross Town club gathered Thursday at 719 Fourteenth Street SE. Prizes went to Mrs Blanche Combs Mrs Elmer Waller and Mrs John Coombs. Mrs Waller received a surprise shower. A wiener roast is planned for Monday at 3009 Cottage Grove Avenue SE. Guest Mrs Wendl Kubik attended. Next meeting set for October 22 at Mrs John Coombs 714 E Avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Town Club
Joe Kremenak
Fourteenth Street SE
Blanche Combs
Elmer Waller
John Coombs
Waller
Cottage Grove Avenue
Wendl Kubik
E Avenue NW
Family Reunion Guests Arrive From Three States
Mrs. Ella Fisher hosts relatives for a Sunday family reunion at 1151 Center Point road NE. Guests include sisters Mrs. Homer Schulen berg of Los Angeles and Mrs. Mary Gilbert of Prairie City Ila and brother Harry Barr of Denver Col. The gathering brings together family members from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Fisher
Center Point Road
Homer Schulenberg
Los Angeles
Mary Gilbert
Prairie City
Ila
Harry Barr
Denver
Col
Miss Betty Rapoport Hosts Open House Event
Miss Betty Rapoport 2301 Blake boulevard SE will host an open house Saturday from eight to eleven as courtesy for her house guest Captain Charles E Farber Kalamazoo Michigan. The two plan to marry this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Rapoport
Blake Boulevard
Charles E. Farber
Kalamazoo, Mich
Miss Rapoport
Captain Farber
Roths From Minneapolis Visit Cedar Rapids Friends
Mr and Mrs Arthur Roth from Minneapolis Minnesota formerly Cedar Rapids spent Friday with friends in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Roth
Minneapolis, Minn
Cedar Rapids
Household Exercises From Dr Mary MacFadyen
The article promotes home chores as exercise, detailing ways to work out while cleaning. It covers scrubbing floors, picking up items, cleaning baths and floors, bed making, elbow grease for arms, polishing, ironing, and pairing daily chores with a brisk walk for overall fitness. It emphasizes bending, squatting, and waistline stretching.
Slightly Higher Prices on Food Groups Coming
Washington reports that beginning this winter housewives will face slightly higher prices for 11 food groups under a new OPA alternative pricing formula. The plan, voluntary for now, aims to ease wholesale and retailer pressure and restore stock by adding targeted markups, affecting over 575,000 stores and 5,000 wholesalers with deadlines set for November and December.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
OPA
Former Luther College Registrar Now Naval Liaison Officer in India
Lieut. R. A Haatvedt, former Luther College registrar, enlisted in the navy last summer and serves as naval liaison officer in Karachi India. He reports attending St Andrews Kirk on Sept 6 where an American chaplain preached to a diverse group of soldiers and sailors. The congregation sang hymns including Holy Holy Holy The Old Rugged Cross Stand Up for Jesus and God Be With You Till We Meet Again. Theaters draw nightly crowds with advance reservations. Haatvedt previously worked with the University of Michigan archaeological expedition in Egypt and the Near East for two years.
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Decorah
R. A Haatvedt
Luther College
Navy
Karachi
India
Jesus
Haatvedi
University of Michigan
Egypt
Near East
Cloth Pattern 464 for Grapes Design and Crochet
Advertisement for a crochet pattern 464 showing grape design cloth and scarf patterns in three sizes. Includes charts directions materials, illustration and stitches. Send 11 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Iowa Corn 89 Percent Safe From Frost on Oct 1
Iowa's 1942 corn crop reached 575,368,000 bushels with 89 percent safe from frost as of Oct 1. The report notes the crop set a record and cites high yields due to uniform stand, moisture, and cultivation, while frost-damaged soybeans and other crops are reported with mixed losses nationwide.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Department
Wheat and corn crop production in preliminary USDA tally
The USDA estimates this year’s wheat at 984 million bushels and corn at 3.132 billion bushels. Spring wheat totals reach 286.3 million, Durum at 43.5 million, with year ago outputs and ten year averages contrasted. A month earlier forecasts are noted for both crops.
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Nebraska
Washington
Agriculture Department
War Bonds Promo Encourages Per Pay Day 10 Percent
Propaganda urges readers to invest in war bonds at 10 percent from each paycheck. It emphasizes that not all with money can shoot well but all can invest to support the war effort.
Linn County Certifies Tire Purchases Over Two Weeks
The Linn County rationing board issued certificates for nine new passenger car tires to six individuals between Sept. 21 and Oct. 3, with two tires each to Dr. Philip Crew and Leo Brague and LeRoy E. Brooksman, and one tire to three taxi drivers. The board also authorized dozens of tires across trucks buses graders and tractors to numerous companies and individuals including Petersen Baking, Standard Oil, Cedar Rapids City Lines, Railway Express Agency, and Linn County officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Rationing Board
A. T. Pleune
Philip Crew
Leo Brague
LeRoy E. Brooksman
Charles Matthews
George C. Oxley
John W. Baird
Petersen Baking Company
Charles Ticky
Standard Oil Company
Chicago Milwaukee, Railroad
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Joe L. Cooper
Railway Express Agency
Sanitary Rendering Company
William Schaefer
Burch Construction Company
L. E .Petrak
J. J. Schmickle
Floyd C. Dickey
Howard F. Countryman
Dixie Donuts
J. C. Scorpis
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Dr. Philip Crew
Fred G Taylor
Harvey Chismore
Gerald Boone
W. W Blanchard
Adam B Evans
Doubt U S Could Get Much Rubber From Latin America
War Production Board officials doubted Major Dow’s claim that Brazil alone could furnish 1.5 million tons of rubber if the price rose to $1 a pound. They cited past Latin American production and the Baruch committee report indicating imports would be comparatively small.
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Washington
War Production Board
Wendell Dow
Army Air Corps
United States
Brazil
Baruch Rubber Investigating Committee
Baruch
South America
Dove
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Cc. J. Werbecks
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P.T.A. Meetings
Fillmore
By d’Alessio
Mrs. Narley Burns
Mrs. Elliott
Open House
Mary MacFadyen
Henderson
Wecollcratt Service, Inc
Liaa Wheeler
Frost Huris
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Towa
Linn
U. S
Latin America
Montrose
lAi
Rom
UNI Trades Cant Council
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