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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
4
A concise Cedar Rapids Gazette snippet mentions CWA interests with figures listed as 9.00 4.75 10.50 2.56 1.00 5.70 3.00 1.10. No further context or events are provided in the readable text.
Vice President Wallace in a magazine outlines seven economic basics for peace, including raw material access, markets, tariff reform, gold as balance, credit in trade, currency stability, and purchasing power. He argues U S leadership and sacrifices are needed for harmonious global cooperation and a strong world economy.
In reaction to Axis outrage, public opinion blames enemy aliens in parts of the country. While spies must be guarded against, most aliens are loyal to the United States and many have sons in American forces. Blanket discrimination is unjust. Attorney General Biddle urges utilizing federal services and avoiding private gestapo groups.
President Roosevelt has secured cheaper air mail for soldiers abroad. The rate drops to six cents per half ounce, down from fifty cents to the Philippines and similar charges elsewhere. Congress may extend free ordinary mail to service members, a cost the government can bear for morale and homefront ties.
Robert Quillen urges steadfast resolve in wartime, praising grit over panic. He cites an English experiment and a beaver hunter to illustrate endurance, laments tax burdens on the needy, and calls for national unity and socialist headlines to fade as Americans defend liberty. The editorial insists lack of official news fuels rumors and urges every citizen, including married women, to serve America with spirit and resolve.
Dr Joseph Fort Newton comments on food conditions and public health during wartime. He notes improvements in mental health and reduced divorces in 1938 and 1939 40, attributing gains to medical warnings and social shifts. He says the blitz increased unity and personal liberty balances community needs.
Review highlights Mission to Moscow by Joseph E Davies as a compelling account based on official reports and letters from his Russia years. It argues Stalin feared Germany and Japan, sought coalitions with Britain and France, and only joined the Nazi side briefly under pressure, while Russia boasted vast resources and growing military strength.
Paul Mallon argues for focusing on Hitler while noting Japanese subs threaten Pacific shipping. He cites Admiral Leahy’s return, Roosevelts role, and the wartime maritime labor board’s quick decisions, framing allied strategy from Vichy to Pacific defenses.
Mr Davies argues that purges eroded Western confidence in Stalin and Russia as a security partner. Britain and France barred Russia from Munich and blocked a collective security pact with Poland, choices Davies critiques in his 1938 review of Russia’s age and military resources.
The piece argues selective service balances fighting ability with industrial production. It credits the draft for placing the right men in the right roles while preserving the production line, notes volunteers still appear for Navy and Marine Corps, and honors those who serve by funding defense through taxes and bonds.
Hugh S. Johnson lauds General Jonathan Mayhew Wainright as a top American commander in Luzon, praising his character, bravery, and long service. He recalls Wainright's West Point nickname Skinny and argues the two chiefs in command, MacArthur and Wainright, stand among the army's finest leaders with deep personal ties and shared sacrifice.
Wm. Brody M D discusses natural vitamin A and night blindness. He notes cod liver oil can improve vision the next night and lists dietary sources of carotene. The piece warns of normal gut bacteria and cautions against dangerous myths while encouraging modest vitamin A intake through foods and supplements.
A garbled note recalls Bugs Baer discussing air raids and a blackout with odd phrasing and scattered lines. The speaker mentions packing a lunch and a skylight roof, then asserts the unlikely events would occur locally, ending with a casual comparison to whiskers on a catfish.
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