Working for Mickey Mouse Is Fun Says Cedar Rapids Girl
Cedar Rapids girl describes daily life at Walt Disney studio in Burbank. She explains accounting duties tracking Fantasia showings, campuslike lot culture, and early career energy among 29 year average staffages.
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Mickey Mouse
Cedar Rapids
Walt Disney
Stu
United States
Disney Studio
San Fernando Valley
Burbank
Calif
Hollywood
Walt
Disney
Marguerite Hibnes
Peter Hibnes
Fourth Avenue SE
Coe College
Los Angeles
Pation
Walt Disney Studio
Use Caution In Selecting A Facial Skin Soap
Dr. Mary MacFadyen advises careful soap selection for facial skin. The epidermis on the face is thinner and more exposed, requiring gentle products suited to individual skin types. She notes tincture of green soap may irritate tender skin, while cold creams do not promote hair growth.
Skin Care Advice From Dr MacFadyen
Describes using cream to soften dry skin and advises gentle application. Warns against creams on oily or pimply skin as they can spread infection. Mentions using creams as a base for normal skin and promotes soft water for skin care tomorrow. Offers a free leaflet by sending a self addressed envelope to Dr MacFadyen at Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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MacFadyen
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Plane Saboteur Arrested at Martin Plant
E A Soucy announced the arrest of 22 year old Michael William Etzel for admitted sabotage against airplanes at the Glenn L Martin plant where he worked since 1939. Soucy said Etzel told FBI and company officials that he believed Germans are right and blamed the German government.
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Baltimore
E. A. Soucy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Michael William Etzel
Glenn L. Martin
Soucy
Etzel
FBI
Winton Official Service Station at Williamsburg
Official notice lists Winton Service Station in Williamsburg as a Midway Motor Co. location.
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Winton
Williamsburg Midway Motor CO
Fragmented Quote From War Plant Memoir Surfaces
Fragmentary OCR reads a charged claim about plans at a factory to weaponize against German people, mentioning damaged impressions and unidentified speakers. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable names or dates, with only hints of wartime context and internal notes.
Advice From Mary Manners on Courting Perils
In a Q and A style column, Mary Manners warns Claire to be casual with new suitors and not assume romantic intent from every remark. The piece recounts a town newcomer, a dating dilemma with parents, and a puzzled girlfriend awaiting clarification about gifts with her boyfriend.
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Oys
Claire
Miss Manners
D.T
Shake Out Curtains For Easy Cleaning
Regularly shake dust from window curtains each week to reduce laundering. Brush out dust for about half an hour, then wash in warm suds. Rinse thoroughly in clear water and dry fully on a line or stretcher adjusted to size.
Transposed Crochet Pattern for Whistler’s Mother Panel
Transposed into simple filet crochet, the world famous portrait of Whistler's mother is a crochet you’ll want to own. Begin this heirloom panel now with string or finer cotton. Pattern 1006 includes directions chart materials needed and stitch illustrations. Send 10 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette needlecraft department 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY. Include pattern number name and address.
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Whistler
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Ahepa Meeting At St John’s Church In Cedar Rapids
City briefs list a Cedar Rapids meeting of the Cedar Rapids chapter 194 Order of Ahepa at St John’s Church on A avenue and Fifth street NE with 8 pm start. The notes also mention fried chicken supper Thursday evening priced at 25 or 50 cents. Hugo Gensicke and J B Lyman, both sons of local families, are in the air corps with furloughs or completed training, from Boise Idaho and First Avenue East respectively.
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Cedar Rapids
Order of Ahepa
St. John’s Church
A Avenue
Fifth Street
Training and notices wrap up with homecoming dinner ahead
Weeks of preliminary training for ten Senna of Aaro nautics at Hemet California will move to Gardner field Taft California for further training. Make reservations now for after the game Homecoming dinners November 1 Florentine Room Roosevelt Hotel. Private John A Ousin 156 Fourteenth Avenue SW left for Camp Claiborne Louisiana after a 18 day furlough. Private Melvin J Allan son of John Allan 317 Tenth Street NW has graduated from the air mechanics course at the mute Field Illinois branch of the army air corps technical schools. The Rev H E Trimble will speak at the Second Christian church Wednesday evening on The Christian Family at a fellowship service at 6 30 Those attending are asked to take picnic requirements.
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Hemet
Calif
Gardner Field
Taft
Melvin J. Allan
John Allan
Tenth Street NW
Air Mechanics
Mute Field, Ill
Army Air Corps Technical Schools
H. E. Trimble
Second Christian Church
the Christian Family
North Linn Health Council Meeting and Local Club Events
The North Linn Health council meets at the Con Ford home in Waubeek at 2 p.m. Monday November 3 with a Linn County Medical Society speaker on tuberculosis. Grace Episcopal Church Woman's Guild reviews Keys of the Kingdom by A J Cronin at 2:30 p.m. Light Company Bungalow. Sulitani Camp Fire group hosts a social night with games and prizes. Mary Clements Connie Cornwell and Barbara Boyd perform a play. Linn Tent 38 and Ioway Hive 111 hold a hard times party with dancing at Sokol hall Thursday 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
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North Linn
Woman’s Guild of Grace Episcopal Church
Light Company
A. J. Cronin
Mary Clements
Connie Cornwell
Barbara Boyd
Linn
Ioway Hive
Sokol Hall
Rug Buying Rule: Maintain Six to Fifteen Inch Margin
A safe rug buying rule advises allowing an even margin of six to fifteen inches of bare floor around the rug. This guidance emphasizes proportional spacing to balance room aesthetics and rug presence.
Aunt Het Says Jim Sees All But His Own Women
A misread line notes Aunt Het’s quip that Jim believes others are mindful but fails to recognize his own women. The fragment hints at social judgment and gender roles within a dated dialogue. The source provides limited context and names, with a conversational, regional tone.
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Jim
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4916 Sizes 34 to 48
Pattern 4916 is available in women’s sizes 34 through 48. Size 36 requires 3 yards of 35 inch fabric and 2 yards of ric rac. Send 15 cents for this pattern to Pattern department at The Cedar Rapids Gazette in New York. Include 16 cents for a 1941-42 Pattern book offering a smart free hat and bag pattern.
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Anne Adams
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New Ys
N.Y
Leftover Veg Marinade Cups with Cottage Cheese
Marinate cooked vegetables in French dressing then scoop into tomato halves. Fill with the marinated veg and cottage cheese mounds. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve on crisp lettuce leaves.
Reheat Chipped Beef With Creamed Potatoes Dinner
Reheat chipped beef added to creamed potatoes then serve with buttered corn string beans broiled tomatoes and a green salad. Hot biscuits accompany the meal with tart canned plums and sugar cookies for dessert followed by hot tea or milk.
We the Women By Ruth Millett on English wartime rationing
Ruth Millett notes shocking American luncheon behavior toward food as Britain endures strict wartime rationing in 1941. She contrasts fat of the land attitudes with British women rationing minds and calls for gratitude and practicality in meals during the war effort.
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England
Britain
Curtain Rods to Suit Your Curtains
Curtain rods must be secure at both ends and straight to avoid sagging that diminishes the window treatment. Choose sturdy, properly fastened rods matched to the curtain type for best effect and long wear.
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Dopey Drive
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Mary MacFadyen
Germany
New Plymouth
Dodge
Belle Plaine
Raleigh’s King
Center Point Hendryx Motor CO
Mechanicsville Lynch
van Horne Wilson Motor Co
Chicago
Ceqar Rapids
Seena Ee
Omaha
Sioux City
Trepaaa
J Bites
Rockford
Des Moines
Sioux
Mary Manners
Least Whele
City Briefs
Central Park Church
Church of the Brethren
Hugo Gensicke
Henry Gensicke
Air Corps
Bowenfield
Boise
Ida
J. B. Lyman
L. R. Lyman
First Avenue E
Aviation Cadet Corps
Florentine
Roosevelt Hotel
John A. Ousiin
Fourteenth Avenue
Camp Claiborne
Fang Sho
Evra von
Baes
Bowes
Snooty Club
Ruth Millett
Gasette
Mrs. Brown
Luberger
Radiorgan
Universal Portable
RADIO
Third Avenue Secial
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NEW Dodge
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Second Avenue SE
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