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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1944
Page
5
London reports a Beaufighter and Mosquito force attacked a German convoy near Egero off Norway. Three merchant ships of 2000 to 3000 tons were torpedoed and fires started on three others. six ships suffered heavy damage. Three Beaufighters went missing and Allied losses claimed include four planes.
A compact verse scene under a hot sun shows Edgar A. Guest with his dog and horse, a crow calling above, as the speaker recalls the line Give us this day our daily bread. The piece frames a day laborer image and prayerful refrain.
A collage of clues and answers forms a themed crossword like puzzle with entries for chemical symbols, elements, and common abbreviations. The grid unites terms such as sodium symbol Na plate paving substance and tools like wand and rodent, alongside people and places, hinting at playful wordplay and word associations.
Washington AP Joseph Warren Stilwell aged 61 commander of American troops in the China Burma India theater was elevated to the temporary rank of full general. His confirmation brings the number of active four star officers to six including Marshall Eisenhower MacArthur Arnold and Craig.
New York AP dispatch says the German news agency DNB reported a plot to topple Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Agents alleged to have planned the coup were said to be arrested in Morocco. NBC rebroadcast the story.
Police report an armed uprising by Sinarquista rightists intended for August 15 was thwarted after a skirmish in Guadalajara, resulting in one Sinarquista death and ongoing investigations.
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