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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
6
On Tarawa a Marine unit found a Japanese officer’s trunk with white summer uniforms. They wore the jackets and saluted, joking about laundry and addressing each other as “my dear Tojo” until a sniper’s bullet reminded them to return to combat.
United States Marines on Tarawa enjoy improved living conditions in shelter tents with blankets on soft coral sands. The author notes malaria is not evident here and contrasts current bivouac comfort with the sodden foxholes of the Solomons campaign.
A World War I themed comic panel features Wash Tubbs in a staged scene as an enemy agent is depicted. The image centers on wartime espionage tropes with a dramatic unnamed adversary. The caption suggests a humorous wartime adventure moment.
Puzzle titled FAMOUS SPY provides a mixed list of clues and answers across horizontal and vertical sections. It includes word pairs like MU INUIT and TILINISE with numbered items for languages abbreviations and common words, plus clues for chemistry and geography. The compilation presents cross references such as Deeds, Every, Tear, Roll of film, Woody plant, Near, Print measure, Editor abbr, Father, We, Music note, Hypothetical unit, Negative, Spurt, Neither, Age, Frozen water, Bright color, Tree fluid, Samarium symbol, Railroad abbr, Pair abbr, And Latin, Missouri abbr, Biblical, Solely, Strike slang, Spoil, Spaces, Hue, Sum up, Hurt, High card, Route a, Island, Matched, Manifest, Quake, Laceration area, Change, Eradicate, Capital of Norway, Otherwise, Wagers, Cut, Also, Noise, war god, Possess, Sorry, Standing room only abbr, Writing tool.
Scout leaders wife theme poem highlights the sacrifices of a leader’s spouse. It contrasts the leader’s long camps and outdoor work with the wife at home managing family and welcoming visitors. The piece emphasizes training future good men for country service and moral strength.
Frank Sinatra requested draft and asked to join the December quota. He will be the only married man among 27 drafted from Hasbrouck Heights to report to the Newark induction center.
Senator Davis of Pennsylvania urges Congress to rename the Aleutian islands the Billy Mitchell islands to honor the airpower pioneer William Landrum Mitchell, whose memory he calls fitting to perpetuate.
Phoemon B. Eastamian, director of defense transportation, urged 1,450 local chambers of commerce to aid in conserving shipping space during upcoming railroad shortages. Eric A. Johnston, president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, supported the request in a joint letter.
In Monmouth Illinois a closing-out sale drew 107 bidders who offered the OPA ceiling of 892.95 dollars for a tractor with tires. The winner chosen by lot was Leo Jones who lives near Kirkwood Illinois.
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