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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1942

Page

7

Night Drive to Verona Ends in Silent Resolve

Frances endures a perilous Brenner road journey with Thornley, Van Cortlandt, and Richard. After a tense passage through Bolzano they rest by a stream and plan a risky move to Paris using forged Italian marks. The group masks fear, shredding hope as Maria’s fate looms and Thornley hints Tony’s enlistment. The end finds them at the station awaiting the next uncertain step.

Brenner Road Frances Thornley Richard van Cortlandt Bob Bolzano Henry Verona Iob Germany Grenoble Thorney Lombardy Paris Tony Czechoslovakia Kurt Maria Maria Frances

Embroidery Pattern 4215 From Anne Adams

Easy transfer motif for an afternoon dress features in-one bodice paneling and slim lines. Pattern 4215 fits sizes 34 through 48 with 214 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36. Send 16 cents with name address size and pattern number to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department New York City.

Anne Adams Cedar Rapids Gazette West 17Th Street New York N. Y

Dont Neglect The Ounce of Prevention

Dr. Mary MacFadyen cautions in wartime that medical care may be stretched as doctors join the armed forces. Home duty includes regular checkups even when feeling well to prevent illness. Early care can reduce house calls and costs, with common signs like fatigue insomnia indigestion cough weakness headaches weight loss and obesity prompting medical review.

Roomer Ad Plan Scrapped After Privacy Talk With Jane

A note reveals a plan to advertise a roomer but author decides to tell Jane the matter should remain private. The change reflects concerns about how information would be shared.

Miss Manners Advice on Youth, Love, and Social Plans

Mary Manners advises a 16 year old to accept her age, warns Elsie may mature too fast, and counsels a 17 year old in love about practical dating. The column discusses social timing, staying realistic, and testing feelings by group dating to gauge seriousness.

Elsie Eyxt

What to Do About a Boy Friend Visiting My Daughter

The writer asks if a noisy and talkative boy means trouble or drinking when visiting his daughter. The reply suggests trusting the girl, inviting the boy again to observe his behavior, and giving him the benefit of the doubt, noting many exuberant youths may seem overly lively.

Papal Nuncio presses for kinder treatment of Jews in France

Monsignor Valerio Valeri met with Pierre Laval at Vichy and relayed Pope Pius XII’s urgent appeal for moderation of Jewish and refugee treatment in France. Cardinal Suhard and Cardinal Gerlier also protested racial and religious persecution. Jewish and welfare groups urged the United States and others to shelter about 3,500 Jewish children left after the Nazi roundup of 27,500 refugees slated for deportation.

Monsignor Valerio Valeri Pierre Laval Vichy Pope Pius XII France Marshal Petain Suhard Paris Gerlier Lyons United States Europe

First Western Cathedral Built in Santo Domingo in 1512

The text notes that the first cathedral in the western hemisphere was constructed in Santo Domingo in the year 1512, marking a milestone in colonial church architecture.

Hemisphere Santo Domingo

Pattern 422 for medallions in Cedar Rapids Gazette

Directions for medallions with stitch illustrations and materials. Send eleven cents for this pattern to The Cedar Rapids Gazette.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette

Needlecraft Dept pattern order request

The notice instructs customers to send a plain pattern number along with their name and address to Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY. It requests clear submission details for processing orders.

Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York, NY

Japan’s Naval Edge Worn Down Says London

London reports from Sydney that Solomon Islands fighting shows Japan lost naval supremacy in the southwest Pacific. The Star says a decisive showdown with the United States is forming, likening it to Jutland, with Allied air and naval force driving Japan’s attempts to disrupt supply lines.

London London Star Sydney Solomon Islands Japan Southwest Pacific the Star United States Solomons Jutland Australia New Zealand The Star Robert Lee Ghormley Berlin

News From the War Front Solomons Airdrome Seized

A German styled report notes leaks about Axis allies to boost Germany. It questions Japanese aerial reinforcements. Marines capture the sole airfield base in the southern Solomons.

Jin Germany Solomons

Consul Quarton Returns From Japan After War Detention

Harold B Quarton former U S consul general at Keijo Korea tells of four months in Korea and four in Yokohama after being held by Japan during the war. He and vice consul Arthur Emmons were searched mistreated and confined before boarding the Gripsholm on arrival in the United States.

Harold B Quarton United States Keijo Korea States Gripsholm Quarton W B. Quarton Algona Sumner Quarton Indian Road William Quarton Twenty-fifth Street Drive Cedar Rapids Arthur Emmons Hartford, Conn Yokohama

American diplomat among last to leave Germany and later Korea

The record recounts a U.S. diplomat, one of the last Americans to exit Germany in the war era, who also served in Amsterdam and Sweden and represented the United States as it recognized Esthonian and Latvian governments. He worked on the Rhineland commission at Coblenz, served in Havana and Ecuador, and was stationed in St Johns Newfoundland before going to Korea.

Germany Cedar Rapids Amsterdam Netherlands Sweden United States Quarton Rhineland Coblenz Havana Ecuador Korea St. Johns Newfoundland Unis

Tithing Recommended For Iowa Lutherans

Delegates at the Iowa West district conference in Arnolds Park recommend tithing. Dr J W Behnken, president of the Missouri Synod, urged Lutherans to buy bonds and support higher church budgets generously.

Arnolds Park Ia Iowa West District J W Behnken Chicago Missour Synod

American Tanks Claim Fastest, Finest in World

Army desert warfare officials in California announce that upcoming American tanks will outrun, outgun, and outmaneuver any rivals this fall and winter. Col. Donald B. Sager says new models feature heavier 150 mm guns and naval caliber armament, with improved efficiency and crew comfort tested in severe desert conditions under Maj. Gen. Alvin C. Gillem.

US. Army California Desert Donald B. Sager Army Desert Warfare Board Sager U.S Desert Warfare Board Alvin C. Gillem

United Air Lines interview for Cheyenne sheet metal trainees

Job seekers were notified that Mr. Murray of United Air Lines will interview from 8 am to noon Saturday at the Cedar Rapids office about sheet metal trainee positions in Cheyenne Wyoming. The interview was moved from Friday to Saturday per the employment service notice.

United States Employment Service Murray United Air Lines Cedar Rapids Cheyenne Wyo

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