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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1944

Page

9

Slide: Sgt Vejda Weds Miss Blume at First Lutheran

Sgt. Charles Vejda and Miss Augusta Blume wed Sunday at 3 PM in First Lutheran church with Rev. Paul L. Miller officiating. The couple, both McKinley graduates, plan to report to Quonset Point Rhode Island and Miami Beach Florida respectively on November 3.

Augusta Blume Charles Vejda First Lutheran Church Leona Blume Nineteenth Street SE Joseph Vejda Seventh Avenue SE Paul L. Miller Marie Vejda John Frueh Corpus Christi Texas Vejda Quonset Point R. I Miami Beach Fla Army Air Corps England McKinley High School Sgt

Teen-Age Tuberculosis Lessons From Frank’s Convalescence

Lena L. Trott outlines how a teenage boy named Frank faced early tuberculosis with rest, good nursing, and family care. The story follows his gradual recovery through home treatment, isolation measures, and gradual outdoor activity as doctors monitor weight, temperature, and pulse.

Frank

Eighth Army Captures Cervia as Allied Drive Advances

Allied forces on the Adriatic front report the capture of Cervia, 12 miles south of Ravenna, with others expanding the Cesena bridgehead over the Savio river. Fifth Army pushes toward Bologna amid rain while consolidating gains near Imola.

Rome Eighth Army Adriatic Cervia Ravenna Savio River Cesena Rimini Bologna Rabbi Strada Forli Po Valley Apennines Fifth Army Logna

Autumn Slipcover Laundering Tips From Back Fence

In light autumn breezes, wash slipcovers with expert methods. Shake off dirt, rub heavy stains with soap suds, and use bluing flakes dissolved in soap chips to brighten white backgrounds. Rinse twice in lukewarm water and apply medium starch, mixing four tablespoons per quart then diluting.

Pfc Raymond Day Wounded in Italy

Pfc Raymond E Day, 23, was slightly injured in action Oct 5 in Italy. The War Department notified his father Floyd Day of 119 Fifth Street NZ. A former national guardsman, Day went overseas early in 1942. brother Jesse also serves in the army. He is a former Gazette newsboy.

Raymond Day Italy Raymond E. Day War Department Floyd Day Fifth Street National Pfc Day Jesse Gazette

Sherman Sisters Antiques Sold At Public Auction

An auction of black walnut furniture from the late Dr Amelia Sherman and Miss Althea Sherman drew about 1000 buyers at the old colonial home west of McGregor. Proceeds listed include a secretary 138 dollars a dresser 45 dollars and a rocking chair 45 dollars. The sale, conducted by Administrator Attorney A J Palas, settled the estate of the last surviving sister noted in Who's Who of Women in America for scientific research and writing.

McGregor Amelia Sherman Althea Sherman Here A. J. Palas America

Flynn accuses Dewey of deliberate falsification in claim

Edward J. Flynn charges Gov. Thomas E. Dewey with deliberate falsification over linking Flynn to the 1943 selection of five railroad brotherhoods to represent them before the railway labor panel. Flynn says his role as attorney for the brotherhoods was public and unrelated to presidential mediation efforts.

NEW York INS Edward J. Flynn Thomas E. Dewey G.O.P Flynn Dewey Herbert Brownell, Jr G.O.P. National Committee

Island of Lemnos Seized by British Troops

A British naval press dispatch announced that troops landed by British ships seized Lemnos in the Aegean, a strategic island guarding the southern entrance to the Dardanelles.

Island Lemnos Rome INS Mediterranean Aegean Dardanelles

Men and Women in the Service Update

Flight Officer Lyle J McConaughy of Marion is graduated as a B 24 bomber pilot at Fort Worth Texas. Many service members, including Joseph Rozek, Stanley Hotle, James Stoddard, and others, are listed with current postings, leaves, and assignments across camps in the U S and aboard ships and training facilities.

Lyle J. McConaughy C Cora Twelfth Street Marion Fort Worth Texas Army Air Field McConaughy Cimmaron Field Okla Garden City Kan Frederick Marion High School Cornell College

Linn County Board Proceedings October 10 1944 Iowa

Linn County Iowa Board of Supervisors met in Cedar Rapids with all members present. Minutes from October 3 were approved. A hearing established Secondary Road District No 197 with no objections. An assignment of a claim against Louis dead to A Stoner was ratified and payment accepted. Tax suspension for 1943 property taxes was approved. Various reports and road district items were discussed and motions approved.

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Tonight We Dance stars two Leland Powers graduates

Jeff Donnell and William Wright, the heroine and the heavy, both alumni of the Leland Powers Drama School in Boston.

Jeff Donnell William Wright Tonight Leland Powers Drama School Boston

Deaf mute Frank Mulvaney dies after car strike in Council Bluffs

Frank E. Mulvaney, 46, a deaf mute, died in a local hospital Sunday from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile Saturday in Council Bluffs. He had worked at the time as a laborer and lived in the city.

Council Bluffs Frank E. Mulvaney

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