Navy Women Debut New Evening Uniforms at Pentagon Show
The Navy unveiled a three piece evening uniform for Waves and nurses in a Pentagon style show, a first in military history. Designed by Main Bocher, it features a blue wool suit with gold buttons and sleeve stripes, a white silk blouse, and a crescent shaped navy hat with officer insignia.
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Ahs
Pentagon
Mainbocher
Newark
Paris
Sullivan
White House
Mainbacher
Navy
Notice of Probate Executorship in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on October 18 1948 executors Maxine Boegel Charles W Boegel Jr and Bernard H Boegel were appointed and qualified as executors of Leone E Boegel decedent in Linn County Iowa The executors request payment of debts and advise all creditors to file claims with the Clerk of Linn County District Court Carl Hendrickson attorney for the estate
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Iowa
Linn County
Leone E Boegel
Maxine Boegel
Charles W. Boegel, Jr
Bernard H. Boegel
Carl Hendrickson
Principal Speaker For Navy Day In Cedar Rapids
Capt. John C. Gebhard USN will headline the Navy Day observance in Cedar Rapids at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the W F W hall. The program includes music by the V F W band and an invocation by Rev. Louis E. Wendling. The Cedar Rapids Navy League reports the naval reserve aviation unit will be activated during the program. An open house at the Cedar Rapids Organized Reserve unit runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with public inspection of the Naval Armory at Memorial Coliseum. All naval personnel are urged to wear uniforms. Gebhard, born May 18 1898 in New York City, is a Cornell engineer who joined the navy in 1921. He is a Tau Beta Pi member and traveled widely before World War II.
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Cedar Rapids
W. F. W. Hall
Second Avenue
John C. Gebhard
USN
Ninth Naval Distrct
Naval Armory
Memorial Coliseum
Franken
Navy officer Dr Gebhard led wartime public works projects
In 1942 he served as officer in charge of construction at the U S naval academy and of a 50 million dollar naval training center at Sampson New York. He then led Puerto Rico facilities costing 118 million and later became Ninth naval district public works officer at Great Lakes Illinois.
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Virgin Islands
Philippine Islands
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Sampson
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San Juan
P. R
Great Lakes
Ninth Naval District
Heart Rhythm Abnormalities May Occur Without Disease
Dr David A Nathan of Miami told the Southern Medical Association that abnormal heart rhythms can occur in healthy hearts. He cited rapid or slow beating and flutter as possible in normal hearts, often due to worry infections illness or overindulgence, all of which may be correctible.
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Bernard Ross
Miami
Fla
Southern Medical Association
David A. Nathan
Association
Regional Lung Calcification Observed Across Southern States
Dr. Ross notes a calcification of lung tissue common in the Southeast and nearby states including Kentucky Missouri Tennessee Mississippi and parts of Ohio Indiana and Illinois. He did not explain why the condition is prevalent in these areas.
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Kentucky
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Gay Blades to Perform During VFW Intermission Program
A German band known as the Gay Blades will back the intermission act at the VFW Post 788 party tonight. The Gay Blades, the Gay 90s Trio, just finished a Greenwich Village engagement and perform songs like Bicycle Built for Two. Jean Gordon Miss Iowa 1945 will also appear. A masquerade Halloween party with costume prizes is set for Friday night at the VFW club.
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Gay Blades
Entertainment
Dale McCalley
Village Inn
Greenwich Village
Iowa
Jean Gordon
V. F. W. Club
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V. F. W. Band
Louis E. Wendling
Mt. Mercy Academy
James Franken
Cedar Rapids Navy League
Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve Aviation Unit
Navy Mothers Club
Gacune
ORC
J. C. Gebhard
Barton Mfg. CO
ST. Lows
Reece
Hamilton
Newton
Fourth Ave. 5.E
Reliable Furniture CO
Frank Carey
Aia
Griffin
V.F.W
ALL America
Chicago
Bears
Sid Luckman
Cowhide
RCA
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