Cedar Rapids Gazette Local and Wire News Overview
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription rates for Iowa and out-of-state mail editions and states wire report use from The United Press. It notes the Associated Press rights and includes a brief public notice of editorial leadership and masthead details.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa
the Gazette Company
L. Miller
John BE. Battin
Cedar Rapids
Nowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
U. S
United Press
Associated Press
Robert Hal
Casualty report errors urged to be eliminated
The piece urges accuracy in casualty notices amid war, noting families misinformed when sons are alive or dead. It calls for withholding reports until doubt is removed to spare grief and preserve trust in war casualty communications.
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Iowa
Army
Navy
Pacific
Auto restrictions bring an economic headache
The war time ban on new auto and truck sales will hurt domestic revenue, with Iowa losing an estimated 1.5 million dollars annually in new car use taxes and similar losses elsewhere. Displaced auto workers and dealership closures follow, though some plants may switch to military production as a temporary wartime measure. Cooperation by producers and consumers could hasten the end of this inconvenience.
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Iowa
OPM
America
Goebbels
Hitler
Germany
Gestapo
Britain
Africa
United States
South America
Russia
Mediterranean
Near East
Atlantic
Japan
Vichy
Berlin
Washington
Moscow
Pro profiteering hampers China seizure via Burma Road graft
Reports from observers describe widespread graft in transporting goods to China through the Burma Road. Racketeers exact heavy tribute, American aid is affected, and Chiang Kai-shek faces difficulties uniting China against Japan. The profiteers undermine democracy and weaken China's resistance.
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Burma
China
Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Weather Shapes History and War in Iowa Reflection
The text argues weather governs human fate from military campaigns to daily plans, noting blizzards and cold waves test human limits. It suggests weather has thwarted grand schemes, from paralyzing nations to delaying crops, underscoring nature's unpredictable authority over history.
Sandburg analyzes Hitlers nerves and health impact
Carl Sandburg speculates on Adolf Hitler’s health and nerves amid the war, arguing the leader’s physical strain and decision pace may influence Germany’s fate. The piece weighs Goebbels orders, morale, and the analytical burden on Hitler as experts question his grip on strategic choices.
Palmer lauds U S strategy to defend Manila drop
Col Frederick Palmer argues against all out defense of Manila as too costly, urging continued resistance to save the army. He praises MacArthur’s handling of feints, notes need for unified Allied command, and stresses strategic bases in the Pacific to sustain future offensives.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Moscow
MacArthur
Cavite
Singa- Darwin
Australia
East Indies
Old-Timer Recollets Steak Price and Work Time
An old-timer recalls paying a dime for a pound of steak in his youth and notes the need to work an hour to earn that dime. The remark reflects nostalgia for past prices and wages.
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St. Louis Star-Times
Honor for Billy Mitchell Broached in Washington
In Washington last week discussions touched on Billy Mitchell and his legacy as an air power advocate. The piece notes his trial, conviction, and view that aircraft outrank battleships, framing him as a martyr to his vision. It also covers judicial appointments and senatorial courtesy affecting Judge Edward C. Eicher.
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Billy Mitchell
Patrick
Army Air Force
Mitchell
Edward C. Eicher
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. District Court of
District of Columbia
Eicher
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Midwest
Herring
Gillette
Soviet Victory Hopes Dim as Invasion Prospects Fade
A military analysis notes Nazi withdrawal along a 2000 mile front from Rostov toward Moscow. It argues Soviet gains are limited, winter conditions hinder both sides, and Moscow remains the decisive theater. It warns Allied invasion of Western Europe unlikely before 1942 and predicts a difficult Soviet push west of Moscow.
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Moscow
Eral von Kleist
Rostov
Final Victory Is Certain Over Tyranny
Poem-style lines affirm that tyranny cannot endure on earth and will be toppled. It declares that no power can master truth, and even if rulers silence truth, honest thought will prevail. The piece emphasizes faith, resilience, and the certainty of freedom despite oppression.
Bugs Baer warns of Japanese attack comment in diner talk
The columnist recalls repeated war rhetoric about Japan and Manila during weekly dinners at a Chinese restaurant. He notes how Pearl Harbor memories persist as he hears predictions that the Japs will attack and that snowball imagery ties into the wartime mood.
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Singapore
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Winston Churchill
Canada
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Bureau of Public Relations
War Departments
Washington Zoo
Ed Hadley
Trinidad
Prop
Ted Koop
Monticello
New York
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Byron Cently
Ted Wee
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William L. Mitchell
Canl
Army Air Corps
Press Club
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Nobie
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Hayes
Conkeling
Soviet
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Europe
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Stalinogorsk
Kleist
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Donetz
Ukraine
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