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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
3
Linn county relief department reports December totals up from November with 1 150 on relief and WPA, 942 on relief, 276 on WPA, and 68 on booh. There were 298 applications, 123 approved for relief, 149 for service, 12 pending, and 152 cases closed.
LaGuardia told the House defense committee that coastal and Great Lakes cities face sporadic air attacks. He warned of possible future sustained assaults and permanent blackouts, urging provision of gas masks and firefighting gear and a focus on morale in coastal communities.
Windsor Ontario United Automobile Workers of America CIO signed a no strike no lockout agreement with Ford Motor Company of Canada recognizing the union as the bargaining agent for 11 090 employees.
Urges citizens to buy United States Defense Leavings Bonds and Defense Stamps to fund military efforts. Highlights soldiers in danger and patriotism as motivation, noting bonds cost as little as $18.75 and stamps support national security through banks and post offices.
Traffic moved slowly as sleet and ice covered streets with pedestrians slipping. John L. Havek suffered hip injuries when his car was sideswiped by a truck on highway 30 west of Mt. Vernon. Paul N. Clark elected illustrious potentate of El Kahir temple of the Shrine succeeding A. E. Chase.
Dr William Gerard foot surgeon of the Iowa National Guard returns from a Des Moines meeting of the National Guard Officers association Henry Smulekoff Philip Leibsohn Herman Oransky Harry Levin and XII Schoen will attend to form plans for a $150000 state quota for relief of Jewish war sufferers The School of Citizenship opening conducted by Mrs Mat Mayer of the Iowa League of Women Voters was held at the Grant vocational school today
Mr and Mrs F H Shaver depart for Florida with plans to visit Cuba before returning in spring. Two weeks ago a horse was brought into the Coe College main building and remains at the police station unclaimed. The Coe art department notes incomplete details.
The schools received an invitation to design and create window hangings for an ideal library room to be shown at the National Drawing and Manual Training Association convention in Cincinnati next spring.
Albert E Wiggam answers reader questions on whether a woman shed lose trust after betrayal if she heals with time and manhood. He argues growth requires emotional maturity and harmony not star players on teams and jokes as mild offenses but cautions against harmful pranks and social ineptness.
London reports Polish broadcasts instruct Poles to gather evidence of German crimes for delivery to Polish consular or diplomatic officials in allied or friendly countries. Reports also note Quisling wounded in an alleged life threat, Toulon court sentences for leaders of illegal groups, Hungary restricts meat sales by day, and Count Ciano visits Budapest.
Washington AP reports Portland Oregon led all U S cities in navy recruiting for December with 90 89 enlistments per 100 000 population, as 40 000 American youths signed up that month. Seattle ranked second with 77 03 per 100 000, Des Moines eighth with 45 64, and Omaha eighteenth with 29 06.
Wendell L. Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential candidate, denies reports that he might join a panel of umpires assisting the new war labor board. He declined to elaborate on the remarks made in New York.
An advertisement touts a home cough syrup recipe using granulated sugar and water to create a syrup. It claims Pinex in a pint bottle mixed in the syrup relieves coughs from colds, soothes irritated membranes, and eases breathing for better sleep with a money back guarantee.
A verse about the contrast between rich travelers who flee cold weather and workers who endure winter hardships. The poem praises grit and pride in staying to keep the world moving, suggesting endurance has value and May arrival as payoff.
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