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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1942
Page
3
Dr. Davis argues supervised play is important for children and emphasizes nutrition. He notes essential elements come from natural foods and criticizes modern processing such as removing wheat germ and green fruit ripening during shipment.
Naval aviation cadets from the school area received their first liberty in Iowa City. Capt. David C. Hanrahan announced a 1 to 6 afternoon leave after a 2 PM start. Cadets dressed in dress blues visited Currier hall to watch movies, dance, or play cards, with several reuniting with girlfriends and parents.
In a New York letter from the Pacific theater soldiers bet on RAF raids. A pool of $2.50 tracks which German city will be flattened next, with a list of about 18 key centers and a sailor profiting $3 on Bremen.
Dr J E Davis of Chicago told doctors at the Pacific division meeting of the AAAS that victory gardens could boost resistance to cancer. He said cancer is largely a result of cellular malnutrition and suggested home gardens might improve nutrient intake and health.
The SEC ruled Standard Power and Light is a corporate shell and must liquidate assets and cease operations. Its main subsidiary Standard Gas and Electric serves about 6.3 million people in 20 states and Mexico, with Standard Power owning 53.64 percent of Standard Gas, a $777 million utility.
In Bern the Italian Stefani agency reports Pope Pius XII has considerably improved and the crisis is past after earlier mild illness.
The Waubeek area Boy Scouts plan a June 30 climax to replace wartime diverted leaders. New volunteers receive training with a roster of coordinators and sponsoring organizations including Rotary Kiwanis Lions Knights of Columbus Foresters and Chamber of Commerce groups. Local towns list organizers and training directors across Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Morgan Morris Vinton Monticello Anamosa Marion and Springville.
Police have been ordered to keep constant watch over reclaim rubber piles along Cedar Rapids filling station drive ways. Captain Steve Stolba said there have been no definite theft reports, but heaps grown large enough to be unsafely enclosed have raised concern as salvage rubber is sold to fill station operators under the Rubber for War drive.
Lieut. Donald S. Houser of Cedar Rapids, an Army officer and former insurance investigator, serves with the AEF as a baker for United States forces. Under quarter master E. R. Nederer of Chicago, his unit bakes loaves including raisin bread. Houser, class of 1937, received advanced military training at Coe and was called to duty as a reserve officer last year. He previously worked in Mason City and now lives with his wife and three-year-old daughter at 2536 Twenty-sixth Street Drive SE with his parents Amos J. and wife.
An Army and Navy Journal editorial says naval warfare will create a new backbone ship, possibly converting battleships under construction into aircraft carriers. The piece links future craft to lessons from Java Sea, Coral Sea, Midway battles, and the Bismarck, Prince of Wales, and Repulse sinkings, noting speed and eight inch gun cruisers as possible features.
The speaker outlines a ship concept protected by thick armor and anti aircraft defenses. The vessel would carry four to six 14 inch guns instead of nine 16 inch guns, plus a large air and torpedo navy with planes and bombers and a long deck for takeoffs and landings.
A solo training plane from Randolph Field crashed four miles east of Lockhart killing cadet son of Infantry Lieut. Col. L. G. Harer. He was member of training class 42 H at Randolph Field. Plane wreckage found after searching planes located the crash.
Pittsburgh police say Earl Styen and his 16 year old wife admitted their two month old daughter died after a fight in their home. Detectives report she was struck during a quarrel sparked by alleged nagging. Styen is held for a coroner’s jury on manslaughter charges.
Citizens urged to support the war effort by buying War Bonds. The campaign calls on workers to allocate 10 percent of each payday toward war bond purchases as a patriotic duty.
Dr. A W Meyer announces open enrollment for free aviation training for men ages 18 to 36 at Coe College and Cedar Rapids Airways. The six month program leads to jobs paying 180 dollars or more with the government covering tuition while trainees cover living costs and may be deferred from the draft. Training begins June 29 with options as glider, liaison or service pilots or instructors.
Municipal authorities opened shelters and soup kitchens as a severe cold wave entered its fifth day in Buenos Aires. Antarctic winds sweeping northward reached southern Brazil, causing an outbreak of colds and illnesses with 3100 reported sufferers.
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