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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1944
Page
10
Edgar A. Guest muses on outdoorsmen who envy trophies hidden after marriage. He notes moose heads ducks and birds curbing home displays while wives endure dusting and restraint, praising steadfast devotion amid clutter and whims.
Washington AP reports calendar chaos over Thanksgiving 1944. Congress fixed observance on the fourth Thursday of November, but five Thursdays appear due to the year’s layout, making Nov 23 the official date despite calendar misprints. A Madrid dispatch notes German agents seen in Spain.
The New York Times, in a delayed January 10 Madrid dispatch, reports German agents pouring into Spain to salvage what remains as the war situation tilts against Germany. The dispatch details the evident German effort amid deteriorating odds.
Readers are advised that adults may slim down safely without harsh dieting. The piece notes Marmols offers no miracle cure and cautions readers about unsupported weight loss methods.
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Washington AP says black market railroad reservations are spreading as the Office of Defense Transportation reports ticket chiselers interfering with essential travel. ODT director Joseph Eastman urged 104 city mayors to enforce local laws against ticket speculation and curb resale up to fifty dollars above face value. He cited cases where railroad employees aided the scheme and said all exposed workers were removed from duty.
The director urged that municipalities lacking anti chiseling ordinances covering tickets should act promptly to enact such laws in support of the war effort.
London reports that 81,454 marriages occurred in Britain during the third quarter of 1943, the lowest for that period since 1918. The marriage rate stood at 15.6 per thousand, the lowest since 1917, while the birthrate reached 16.2 per thousand, the highest for the quarter since 1926.
Federal Judge John P. Barnes ordered the Empire Packing Co of Chicago to pay 96025.92 in triple damages for violating OPA ceiling prices. The court found the firm guilty of bad faith and criminal intent amid accusations of side payments totaling 32008.64 for beef carcases and cuts between August 20 and October 9, 1942.
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