More Nurses In Wartime Demand At Cedar Rapids Hospitals
The Cedar Rapids hospitals seek more nurses amid wartime shortages. Cadet nurse corps classes start soon at Mercy and St Luke’s with government funding and stipends. Graduate nurses are aiding in easing the shortage while training continues.
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Ince
Florence Nightingale
Irving Berlin
Angels of Mercy
Cedar
Cadet Nurse Corps
St. Luke’s
Mercy
St. Luke's
Barbara Ann
Nurses At Mercy
Older Women Back to Nursing in Wartime Cedar Rapids
Miss Ras muessen cites graduates with children returning to nursing to fill shortages. Women in their fifties and sixties join full-time and private practice roles as the cadet nurse program ups demand. Cedar Rapids hospitals have lost over a hundred nurses to service abroad, with alumnae serving from Africa to New Guinea, shaping wartime care.
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Miss Rasmussen
Barbara Ann
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Alaska
South Pacific
Australia
England
France
Mercy
Africa
St. Luke’s
New Guinea
Cretonne
St. Luke's Hospital
Mary Ludlow
Thirty-fourth Street
Montgomery Beret
James D. Pope
Marion
St. Luke's
Nurses Needed for War Casualties Urges Public Aid
A Mercy alumna on the west coast writes of casualties arriving within eight days after injuries in the Pacific. West and east coast nurses absorb casualties from Normandy and other fronts. The piece explains eligibility for entry into military service, ranks, pay, and the need for civilian cooperation to free nurses for urgent cases.
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Bataan
Corregidor
Carlos Romulo
Mercy
Pacific
States
St. Luke’s
Army
Navy
Gandhi and Jinnah Meet to Discuss Hindu Muslim Problem
In Bombay Mohandas K Gandhi and Mahomed Ali Jinnah met at Jinnah's home on Saturday and began talks that may resolve India's Hindu Muslim issue.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
Jinnah
India
Optimists to Honor Gale White Monday
Optimists honor Gale White at a memorial service during their weekly meeting at noon in the Roosevelt hotel. The Rev. J. D. Kearn will speak and W. E. Maupin will unveil the club service flag with its first gold star. Walter Dawson will read Mr. White's obituary.
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Optimist Club
Gale White
France
Roosevelt Hotel
J. D. Kearn
St. Matthew's Church
W. E. Maupin
Ninth District
Optimist International
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Marie Kirsch
Charles City
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Mechanicsville
Edward G. Lipp
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W. T. Sands
Second Street
Thornton & Minor Clinic
McGee St
Kansas City
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