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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1942
Page
13
Hospitals face shortages of china and staff with first-call training camps in effect. Admission hours are 8 am to 5 pm. Visitors should limit support, avoid extra calls, and send small donations in honor of patients to aid nurses and care.
Robert Quillen discusses how great religions share roots but split into two types of adherents. One group uses faith as a gentle intoxicant to feel righteousness, while the other treats religion as a demanding call to duty, crusading, service, and societal building. He argues which religion will dominate depends on this second, active strain.
Dr. Newton notes a single kind word or smile can lift a person from despair or death while careless, indifferent remarks can chill one’s spirit. Every encounter shapes another’s mood, for good or ill, through the tone and intent of our actions.
A historical saying by Alfred Crowquill urges not to waste today for tomorrow’s loss. It cautions against idleness and emphasizes seizing present chances to secure future gains.
A collection of wartime remarks from leaders and officials. McNaughton warns against complacency at British HQ. Burton urges action against Japan in the Aleutians. Bard hints at Europe or Japan invasion as possible climax. Nelson critiques organizational efficiency. Grove notes Chile’s break with Axis. Somervell stresses wartime education for war and peace.
Col. Frederick Palmer surveys the long conflict from 1939 to 1942, weighing potential Axis missteps and Allied responses. He argues Britain’s preparation in 1940 and Russia's entry shifted the balance, noting Japan's regional aims and the risk of a simultaneous German and Japanese strike.
In South Carolina Senator Maybank narrowly won renomination by about 5,590 votes amid a climate of gas rationing and white supremacy disputes. The result signals national political reverberations as Republicans eye California and New York gains and the possible shift in power in the next Congress.
The piece argues profits across industries drop in 1942 due to high taxes. It cites National City Bank figures showing iron and steel, autos, chemicals and AT&T posting lower returns while taxes swallow 73 percent of net income versus 27 percent in 1940. It downplays navar profiteers as a vanishing breed.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists John L. Miller as publisher and Harry Boyd as editor with E. Co. Hoyt as managing editor. The notice outlines service, distribution, and wire reporting from Associated Press United Press International News Service. Subscriptions and edition details are provided.
Henry McLemore profiles Dowager Queen Mary of England, praising her poise through royal shocks from George V's death to Edward VIII's abdication and the death of the Duke of Kent. He recalls Nassau's abdication reading, the royal family’s private grief, and her steadfast grace.
A tax expert compared utilities and fatilities to a tale of Tiberius rebuke about sheep. The point: fix the sheep to grow wool, eliminate foolishness, and concentrate on essentials. Avoid shaving the sheep’s hide with the wool.
Dr. Wm Brady explains asthma origins from the Greek word for difficult breathing and distinguishes true spasmodic bronchial asthma from chronic bronchitis and emphysema. He notes overfilling of the chest during attacks, diaphragm action, and a possible allergy-related theory, offering further pamphlet on allergy.
Mrs. M. E. F. reports reducing sixteen pounds in weeks by natural physiological regulation of diet and habits rather than dieting. A reader replies praising the method and offers a booklet titled Rules for Reducing for 25 cents with return envelope.
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