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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
16
On Tarawa a Marine unit in range of snipers discovers a Japanese officer's trunk with three white summer uniforms. Marines don the outfits and joke about laundry quality before returning to combat, a brief moment of levity amid ongoing fighting.
United States Marines assaulting Tarawa found improved living conditions versus the Solomons. Instead of sodden foxholes they use shelter tents and blankets on coral sands. Malaria and damp surroundings are less evident in this dry belt area, easing discomfort for the Leathernecks.
Frank Sinatra asked to be drafted and phoned local draft chief Ira Caldwell from Boston. He will join 27 men in the December quota at the Newark induction center, and he is the only married man among them.
Edgar A. Guest portrays the wife of a Boy Scout leader who endures long separations and sacrifices to support his work. She manages home duties, hosts visitors, and endures late meals while he guides boys through camp and skill learning. The poem emphasizes steadfast, virtuous partnership and the cultivation of responsible future citizens.
Senator Davis proposes Congress rename the Aleutian islands the Billy Mitchell Islands to honor airpower pioneer William Landrum Mitchell, whose legacy was long disputed by the army.
Joseph B. Eastman director of defense transportation asks 1 450 local chambers of commerce to boost efforts to conserve shipping space amid railroad shortages. Eric A. Johnston president of the U S Chamber backs the appeal in a joint letter.
About 107 men bid the OPA ceiling price of 892.95 dollars for a tractor with tires at a farm near Monmouth. Leo Jones of Kirkwood, Illinois, won the bid by lot.
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