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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1944
Page
14
Mary Beard of the American Red Cross advises nurses to rest adequately for next day duties. She recommends a calm mind, relaxed posture, a warm bath, light reading, and brief activities to restore peace of mind and prevent fatigue in the sickroom.
Miss Evelyn Ann Watkinson wed Lt. Robert S Paukert March 9 at Writtle Essex Presbyterian church. Paukert, a Marauder bombardier and navigator with 50 combat missions, carries the Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster and Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters. He attended the University of Iowa and served at Albuquerque before overseas. He remains abroad. Mrs. Paukert will join her in laws in the United States within two months.
Mrs. Letha Waddle of 727 Havenue NW discusses wartime work at Quaker Oats since 1933 operating a puffed goods machine and steam regulator. She details family, husband in service, hours, duties, and plans after the war while supporting bonds and home farming.
Ruth Millett argues that wives who hoard belongings and neglect home life lose charm in marriage. A Minneapolis divorce case is cited about stockings kept in poor condition while many new pairs are stored, illustrating the broader point. The piece targets domestic behavior and the effect on marital happiness.
A Cedar Rapids column urges residents to return soft drink beer and milk bottles to stores to conserve glass and shipping space for war needs. It notes bottling plants in North Africa refill bottles near troops and warns some defense plants have poor return records.
A Cedar Rapids dealer cites a customer who kept returning bottles claiming they were paid for. The piece notes a nation wide campaign to reclaim unused bottles. It estimates 500 million bottles gathering dust across the United States.
Cedar Rapids recruiter Lt. Canda ce A. Carman says women may join WAC with a 30 day inactive period. Students may delay up to 120 days before active duty with travel and meal provisions but no pay during inactive status.
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the great body of work by the League of Nations should not be lost in postwar peace plans. He noted that backing the League would have led to success and that no final agreement on postwar questions will be issued soon. He welcomed Hull's speech and said future decisions depend on end of the war. He described London talks on civil air transport as informal and exploratory with progress toward an international conference and hopes for a conference this year.
Vincent Ernest of 637 Eighth Street SE pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined $100 plus costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnson on Tuesday. Ernest was arrested at Sixth Avenue SW after his car crashed into Vernon Sillick's parked machine, while he allegedly drank.
The CIO political action committee behind a $700,000 drive to mobilize labor votes encounters strong congressional opposition led by Rep. Dies and Rep. Smith. AFL President Green opposes partisan union activity in November, while Hillman chairs the committee and NY Labor Party. The piece outlines registration and poll tax hurdles, the scope of union involvement, and the political context surrounding Roosevelt’s era.
The panel accuses a communist inspired drive to discredit Congress and calls Dies a target. Hillman charges the Dies findings stem from a warped mind and fear while noting Texas CIO and AFL unions raised Dallas county registration from 68 000 in 1942 to 135 000 and organized poll tax payments at union halls.
Police arrested Century Cab drivers Ben J. Smutz and Maurice Toomer Monday night on identical charges for entering an arterial highway without stopping. Smutz ignored a stop sign at Ellis boulevard and F avenue NW, while Toomer failed to stop at Fifth street and Fifth avenue SE.
The Medal of Honor has been awarded to 83 service members since December 7 1941. Army personnel account for 39 awards, Navy 29, Marines 14, and one to a Coast Guardsman. Many were awarded posthumously.
The name Nevada derives from a Seana term meaning snow clad. The etymology ties the state to its wintry landscape, reflecting Mohave and neighboring Indigenous linguistic influence and early explorer usage.
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