Java-Bode, 23 Apr 1952, p. 2: Kartini Day commemoration at a packed Garden Hall in Jakarta, organised by women's and girls' associations including Gerwis and PPI; Miss Ainun speaks. Also notes Kartini events at the AURI wives' association and in Bandung.
Java-Bode, 27 May 1953, p. 2: report on the Bandung trial of Affandi Ridhwan, charged with cooperating with Darul Islam, who argued he acted with government approval. He invoked Minister Leimena's contacts with RMS bands and Mrs Salawati Daud's negotiations with Kahar Muzakkar's bands. Salawati Daud is the only link to
Java-Bode, 30 November 1954, p. 2: the Bandung branch of Gerwani (formerly Gerwis), at a two-day congress, sent sympathy to Maisuri, victim of a forced marriage in South Sumatra, and urged abolition of forced marriages. It also called for banning modern dances and immoral film imports, and backed the Ali-Arifin cabinet
Whole-page OCR of Java-Bode, 30 November 1954, p. 2. The only Gerwani item is the Bandung branch congress: sympathy for Maisuri (forced marriage victim), call to abolish forced marriage, ban modern dances and immoral films, and support for the Ali-Arifin cabinet. Other articles cover West Irian at the UN, the Chinese a
Java-Bode, 20 November 1956, p. 2: Constituent Assembly meeting in Bandung to elect its chair; five candidates (Abidin, Dachlan, Njoto of the PKI, Wilopo, Yamin) are reduced to Dachlan (Islamic front) and Wilopo (Pancasila front) after three withdrew. Mrs Suwarti (PKI) sits on the five-member election committee. No Ger
Java-Bode, 1 April 1957, p. 3: a page of classified advertisements (bookkeeper wanted, midwife wanted, tractor and car for sale, bank holiday notice, pharmacy opening). The 'Trimurti' in it is N.V. Trimurti, a firm seeking typists, not S.K. Trimurti. No relevance to Gerwani or Indonesian politics.