Yanks in New Zealand Advise Shorter Skirts
Naomi Doebel reports U S Marines stationed in New Zealand note style shifts among local girls after brief social exchanges. From fashion talk to meals and drinks, American troops describe tea culture, steak preferences, lemonade, and peanut butter as they acclimate, with vivid anecdotes of home comforts and new habits.
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New Zealand
Naomi Doebel
Pie Jack Oberhaus
United States Marines
Cedar Rapids
South Pacific
Oberhaus
States
Wellington
New
Redondo Beach Residents Ask Army to Practice Elsewhere
Redondo Beach residents plead for air defense fire to be moved away from the city. Mayor Clyde Marsh condemns anti-aircraft fire over homes and streets while locals share shrapnel stories and urge safer targets over the ocean. The Army said it would investigate.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
Redondo
Clyde Marsh
Redondoans
Charles Morris
Ships Signal Rules In Fog During Travel
In foggy sea conditions ships at sea must sound a signal by siren every two minutes to warn others of their position and movements.
Grocers Split on OPA Price Ceilings Opinions
Cedar Rapids grocers react to the OPA retail price ceilings on foods and meats with mixed views. Some praise inflation control, others fear added work and uneven pricing between store sizes, while many hope for ironing out ceilings and fairer application. Customers largely silent as buying continues.
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Art
OPA
Cedar Rapids
Dolar
Prisoners of War Bulletin to Reach Cedar Rapids Kin
A Prisoners of War Bulletin will be mailed to next of kin of U S military and civilian seamen reported as prisoners. The Linn County Red Cross chapter will receive copies from Washington and forward them to inform relatives about POW conditions and communication rules.
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Cedar Rapids
James B. Sigmund
Home Service
Linn County
Red Cross
Washington
Sigmund
The
The Lapp Family’s Reindeer Maintenance Needs
The average Lapp family requires 100 reindeer for its main maintenance duties. This figure highlights traditional Arctic herding practices and the scale of livestock involved in northern Sami livelihoods.
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New York
Pfe. Oberhaus
Albert Hahn
Bever Avenue
Jack Oberhaus
Spe Seon
Personna
Personna Blade CO
Madison Ave
Walter M. Enger
Richard Shaw
Army
Harold L. Ickes
Mr. and Mrs. America
Cedar Rapids Fuel CO
DIAL
ED Soboda
C.R. Grocers
Dora Jane Hamblin
Newman
Newman's
Towa
Mary Miles
Newmans
Ton Loths
Ecru
Newmans Basement
Shantung
Newman’s
Lastex
Newman’s Street
Rayon Gabardine
Neumans
Victory
Addic
Neuimans
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