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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1942

Page

5

War Bond Appeal Tonight With National Leaders

Government labor and business figures join a 30 minute radio appeal for increased war bond sales at 9 p.m. on WENR with Mor genthau Wickard Green Murray and others. A separate broadcast with Baby Snooks follows at 7 p.m. on WHO.

Eading WENR Secretary of the Treasury Henry A. Morgenthau Agriculture Claude R. Wickard AFL William Green CIO Philip Murray W. P. Witherow National Association of Manufacturers P. C. Cashen Railway Executive Association John W. O'Leary United States Chamber of Commerce Comdr Edward O'Hare Congressional Medal of Honor

Hour by Hour Radio Schedule Highlights

A detailed listing shows program blocks across stations WMT WGN WENR WHO WLS and others for Thursday April 2 and Friday April 21. It includes dances news music serials sports and variety shows with hosts and titles such as Easy Aces Wander The Warshis Series and World Today across the day and night hours.

WGN Elson Wenr Keen Tracer Wander Maudie E. Duchin Dor. Thompson Major Bowes Heatte Gunthe U. S al Pearce WGN Hill Sanders Burns & Aller Lum & Abner Mr. Branchies WMT Hunt Grant WGN L. Welk O Tim al Warner Chicago Nites Burline Brick C. Callow WGN J. Evans Wells Globetrotter WGN C. Tucker C. Foster WGN T. Weems Biro Keiser Warshis Jane Tucker Dorothy Dale Mary Miles WLS Lewis Vic Lindlahr Chuck Actes WLS Playhouse Vington Millwheel Bess Johnson Bach Linda Mary Marlin Art Godfrey Bartons Harm Vic John Jenny WES Plain Bill David Harum Kate Smith Carter Martha Helen Judy Jane This Is Life Helen Trent Hollor Sweet River Jenny Siahman Gema Cliff Owen C'boys Bentley Shelley WGN Norman WGN Deacon WGN Deacon Wls Joyce Jordan Paint Dreams Robt Clayton WGN Rhymster Jack Holden Man Perkins WEA Men of the Youngs Tobs Susie Aguie Orforn Orphan Annie WENR Howe Hedda Hopper Pas Pirates Fly Patrol J. Armstrong Armstrong Secret City Annie WMT World Today

Gas Rationing by Cards to Start May 15 in 17 States

The government will begin a meal ticket style gasoline rationing system on May 15 for 17 eastern states and the District of Columbia with seven unit cards valid until July 1. Average motorists receive 2.2 to 4.5 gallons a week, with allowances adjustable by need and supplementary cards for war workers or doctors.

Washington District of Columbia Office of Price Administration OPA American Automobile Association

Border rationing extends to gasoline use rules

Citizens entering the rationing area from outside may obtain ration cards by presenting their registration certificates at the local rationing board near the border. The policy specifies that gasoline will not be used on highways.

Tripp Pushes Sound Advertising Plan for U S Government

Frank E. Tripp, head of the American Newspaper Publishers Association bureau of advertising, urged a government advertising program at the industry convention. He proposed about 60 million dollars annually in newspapers radio and billboards to rally public support and frame national goals while criticizing publishers for copycat practices.

New York United States Frank E. Tripp Bureau of Advertising American Newspaper Publishers Association Tripp Gannett Newspapers American Society of Newspaper Editors Bureau of of Advertising Goebbels

Claim 37 Axis Planes Hit in Malta Raids

VALLETTA Malta AP says at least 37 Axis aircraft were destroyed or damaged in two days of heavy raids on the island base. British reports list three raids Wednesday with three German planes destroyed and four damaged, plus 30 planes—17 bombers and 13 fighters—hit Tuesday.

Valletta Malta

British Fleet on Prowl Near Toulon Area

AP report says a powerful British naval squadron with two battleships and six destroyers prowled the western Mediterranean near Toulon on an unknown mission. The group reportedly moved from Gibraltar into the Mediterranean and may include part of Britain’s new 35,000 ton battleships. key vessels include King George V and Duke of York.

VICHY Mediterranean Toulon France Bizerte Tunisia Tangiers Strait of Gibraltar Atlantic Britain Prince of Wales Malaya King George V Duke of York Jellicoe Beatty United Press Europe

Terror Sweeps Madagascar on Laval Orders

The London Daily Express reports a terror regime in Madagascar under Pierre Laval. Free French followers are arrested as Japanese warships move in, with Gestapo agents surveilling Governor General Annet and De Gaulle sympathizers on the island.

London INL Madagascar Indian Ocean Pierre Laval London Daily Express Antananarivo Heinrich Himmler Gestapo de Gaulle Daily Express Durban South Africa Annet Decopper United Nations

Cigarette Consumption Compared British and American Averages

A historical note contrasts yearly tobacco use with Americans at 1 045 cigarettes on average and Britons at 946 cigarettes per person per year. The comparison highlights lower British consumption in the period.

Dilling Seeks New Lawyer After Slur in Divorce Suit

Albert W. Dilling demanded a new attorney after dismissing Morris Weinshenk for making a derogatory remark about his wife Elizabeth in a divorce petition. Judge Rudolph Desart postponed the trial to May 1 to allow Dilling to retain counsel, while motions on contempt and defamatory publicity against Mrs. Dilling were weighed. Theodore Miller, for Mrs. Dilling, said Dilling denied authorship of the petition’s charges. The case involves Mrs. Dilling, author of The Red Network, and alleged Nazi correspondences.

Chicago Albert W. Dilling Elizabeth Morris Weinshenk Theodore Miller Dilling Wein

Former realtor leader N J Upham dies in St Petersburg

N J Upham, 76, former president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, died in St Petersburg Florida on a Wednesday. A resident for 23 years he came here from Duluth Minnesota.

ST Petersburg Fla N. J. Upham National Association of Real Estate Boards Duluth Minn

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