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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1942
Page
4
Instructional fitness guide by Dr Mary MacFadyen outlines gradual calisthenics for hip slimming. It lists leg swings high kicks abdominal tightening and side bending with cautions for those over forty and a note to obtain doctor permission before starting. A free leaflet offer requests a 3 cent stamped self addressed envelope to The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Troop 1 Immaculate Conception and Patrol A Troop 25 win the finals of the annual first aid contest at Grace Episcopal church in two divisions Senior Troop 1 and Junior Patrol A led by Don Maresh and Eugene Broman. Second place teams from Troop 12 and Patrol B Troop 25. Judges included Mrs Shive and Miss Hubbard among others. Other participants included Troop 18 Trinity Methodist and Troop 36 First Baptist.
Eight players advanced from last Saturday’s semifinals to the final rounds of the city marble championship sponsored by the playground and recreation commission. Saturday pairings: Bobby Jennings vs Milton Horak, Jack Schloeman vs Neil Hamilton, Harold Hora vs Bobby Lynxweiler, Norbert Horak vs Lyle Pickart.
Leila Wheeler presents a scrap bag elephant applique pattern number 255 with diagram and directions for quilt making. Send 10 cents plus 1 cent mailing to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft department in New York for pattern and yardage details.
Mary Manners counsels a frugal wife to inspire her husband rather than nag and notes a henpecked man may fail without support. Dear Miss Manners advises a lonely girl that her boyfriend likely won’t return, urges independence, dating another, and warns against being a perpetual doormat.
A reader compares 1942 to 1918, urging strong patriotic enthusiasm. The writer laments quiet communities, calls for daily flags, Liberty Loan zeal, and rousing send-offs for troops, advocating collective pride and action to support victory.
The treasury department announces a pledge of freedom urging America’s 50 million income receivers to regularly invest in war bonds for the duration of the war. State and city officials will aid in collecting voluntary, confidential pledges, with Oregon first to complete its canvass.
A man in a small boat attempted to rescue others near the Atlantic coast after a tanker was torpedoed and shelled on April 10. Wind aided his voyage, and he reached the sinking scene. He was rescued by noon the next day about 20 miles from his starting point.
The Chicago Sun will raise the price of its Sunday issue from five to 10 cents, effective next Sunday. The paper cites rising production costs and declining ad revenue as reasons for the adjustment.
Japanese broadcasts quote a naval commander claiming 15 enemy merchant ships were sunk in under an hour during a dawn April 6 attack off the Indian coast. The fleet pressed close to shore as hills and forts were visible.
The historic Governor's Island in New York harbor is remembered as a fashionable summer retreat for city residents, offering leisure and scenic views during its peak as a resort destination.
Police chief Tom Condon opened a reading material bin in the station lobby for Victory Book day. The drive is part of the Victory Book campaign by the American Library Association Red Cross and USO to supply books and magazines to soldiers in the army navy marines and coast guard.
British Middle East Headquarters in North Africa reports sandstorms on the Libyan desert battlefield were so intense that Axis planes reportedly bombed one of their own columns. Land fighting was restricted by the conditions.
Soviet communique reports heavy losses for the Germans from Leningrad to the Black Sea as rains flood battlegrounds. Russians claim 17 German planes destroyed and several localities captured while Zhukov and Timoshenko push toward Smolensk and Kharkov. Germans harassed by Cossacks and tanks on multiple sectors.
Berlin report says Rome stated on Tuesday that the departure date for United States diplomats and newspapermen is now set for April 30. The note comes from a German broadcast source citing official Italian announcements.
The Federal Power Commission invited the Illinois Commerce Commission and 15 utility customers of the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America to a Chicago conference on April 16 to discuss a new rate schedule. The schedule aims to cut annual bills by at least 3 750 000 starting Sept. 1, 1940, with attendees including Central States Electric Co. and Iowa Power and Light Co. Central States Electric said no reversal of proposed changes had been made.
Iowa's industry edged forward in March with employment rising 0.8 percent from February, state labor officials reported. The expansion pace began to pick up as spring arrived, marking the first twinge of improvement in the industrial sector.
The bureau reports March employment across 426 firms totaling 75,881 workers, up 77 percent from March 1941 while February remained 8.2 percent above last year despite seasonal cutbacks. The average weekly wage rose to 30.90 dollars and work weeks averaged 44 hours. Keokuk led with a 111 percent upswing. Mason City dropped 127 percent in February but gained 109 percent by March. Fort Dodge rose 43 percent and Cedar Rapids up 0.7 percent.
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