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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1940
Page
23
A man and wife, Jewish refugees visiting Cedar Rapids, tell a Gazette reporter of Buchenwald confinement, scarce water, overcrowded barracks, and brutal guards while pleading to keep their identities secret to protect relatives in Germany. They describe the regime’s terror and fear in exile.
The article follows a German Jewish refugee who fled with his wife after a 1938 Gestapo raid and asset seizure. He secured entry for himself and later his wife, endured years of hardship in the United States, and recalls fear under secret police as Britain and France weigh action against Germany.
HOUSTON Tex. UP A lawyer in Alaska resigns after five years citing Eskimos as all yes men. Theodore Thomas explains Eskimo clients agreed to anything and he quit when told he could collect his fee in rein deer 400 miles away.
A short notice lists rain coat sets for boys available in sizes 4 through 16 years. The item description emphasizes durable fabric and practical design for outdoor wear.
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