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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1943

Page

7

Birch Bark Wounds Reflect Carelessness Across Time

A short verse muses on youths who tear birch bark and lovers of beauty who scar nature. Oldsters warn that such wounds leave lasting marks and questions what charms or creatures suffer from careless acts that time cannot repair.

Author Denied 1944 Gas Ration Coupons Over Bootleg Trip

Chicago, UP Mark Miller, author of a magazine piece about a Brownsville Texas to Brainerd Minnesota bootleg gasoline trip, was denied gas ration coupons for the first half of 1944 for OPA violations. Regional OPA chief W. M. McFarland opened the door to a June coupon book if Miller meets conditions, urging newspapers and citizens to obey the law.

Chicago Mark Miller Brownsville Texas Brainerd Minn Office of Price Administration W. M. McFarland OPA Miller

Public Welfare Note on Prohibition Enforcement Gaps

A fragment cites concerns about public welfare and illustrates deficiencies in existing prohibitions and their enforcement. The text implies a discussion of legal shortcomings and potential need for stronger remedies or policy adjustments.

Penicillin Aids Troops After Other Drugs Fail

Washington dispatch reports that 247 soldiers with wounds and infections improved after penicillin and sulfa drugs failed. The War Department cites dramatic tissue repair and rapid recovery enabling major operations within days, but cautions penicillin is not a miracle drug and bacteria can develop resistance.

Washington War Department

Earlville Marine Wounded After Tarawa Landing Returns

SAN DIEGO AP Less than a month after Tarawa the wounded marines are back for hospitalization. Survivors from the first assault waves report varying wounds from light to severe yet none are in critical condition. Pfc Wayne E Rogers of Earlville Iowa recalls dog paddling 15 feet of water after taking shelter from an abandoned amphibian tractor.

San Diego Tarawa Atoll U. S Navy Guadalcanal Wayne E. Rogers Earlville

U S Army Group Insigne Horizontal Puzzle List

A list of crossword style clues with numbered entries and brief hints. Includes references to military group insignia and various word clues such as birds homes forms and ancient cities.

Making It Ashore With Psalm Teaching

A speaker recalls how repeated recitation of the Twenty third Psalm aided him as he made landfall in New Zealand, describing a minister’s instruction and the moment he reached shore.

New Zealand

Rubbing Noses A Roosevelt Greeting Custom Revealed

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt explained in a news conference that rubbing noses with Maori hosts is a family custom. She recalled her father teaching her the gesture as a proper greeting versus kissing, noting it was hygienic and a sign of welcome.

Washington Mrs. Roosevelt

Roosevelt signs repeal of Chinese Exclusion laws

President Roosevelt signed a bill ending the 60 year old Chinese exclusion policies and calling the move an historic mistake. The repeal acts to rectify longstanding exclusionary statutes in the United States.

Washington United States Roosevelt

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