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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1943
Page
7
Cheerful guidance for welcoming 1944 with watch parties or open houses. Tips include setting a refreshments table, fruit punch, cakes, sandwiches, and a veal knuckle mold with aspic. Detailed ingredients and steps cover stock prep, gelatin, and mold turning, plus buffet layouts for New Year’s Eve or day gatherings.
The guide suggests a versatile party spread featuring cold sliced turkey ham and tongue, assorted breads and relishes, horseradish mustard with celery dill pickles and mayo, chili sauce with olives, and nut toppings. Include fruit salad or jello, winter fruits, and leftover canned fruits, served over greens with dressing and a selection of nuts. Desserts include holiday cookies and confections or mince pies and plum pudding with ice cream.
The War Department said Fifth Army soldiers in Italy receive divisional newspapers even while in front line foxholes. Each division runs a lone mimeographed sheet with front news from the front and overseas, printed after radio news from U S stations is received.
A fragment notes that division papers are printed quickly by mimeograph and rushed to troops in the front lines, illustrating the rapid dissemination of instructions during action.
Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill recalls the Tarawa and Makin operations as a major show of American skill and resolve. He notes the Japanese fortifications were designed to hold, the quick American capture in three and a half days, and the strategic importance of Tarawa in the Pacific. He mentions seeing seven Japanese planes in four offshore days and the Liscombe Bay sinking 93 miles away.
Chicago reports Benny Goodman chosen King of Swing for the fifth time in seven years in Down Beat readers poll. The 1943 results also name Frank Sinatra as vocalist of the year, with Tommy Dorsey cited as leader of the sweet bands, Spike Jones as king of corn, and Gene Krupa as all star drummer.
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