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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1943

Page

10

War Correspondent Steinbeck Reports Life of Mary Ruth Crew

John Steinbeck documents bomber crew life in England through Mary Ruth and her plane crew. The piece portrays an English pub scene with mixed Allied forces, weariness before mission, and reflections on war news and public fear.

John Steinbeck England New York Herald Tribune Cedar Rapids Gazette

War Duty and Home Front War Talk in an RAF Pub

In a wartime vignette from 1943, airmen dissect a home front newspaper and debate war perceptions. They vent about bravery myths, fear, and news of casualties while sharing beer after a mission. The scene shifts to a Red Cross hotel and a returning flight, with ominous air over Bremen and a wary glance at an enemy pilot known as Red Beard.

Omber Station England Royal Air Force Great Britain Britain the Red Cross London War Department Kentucky Jerry Henry Maurice Crain Red Cross

Public Advised to Weekend at Home

Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman urged the public to spend the Fourth of July weekend at home. He said few extra trains or buses would run and travelers may find themselves stranded on holiday trips.

Washington Joseph B. Eastman Eastman

Danger signs from tired kidneys warned by ad copy

Backache and leg pains signal possible kidney trouble says ad. It touts Donn’s Pills as a long running remedy to relieve symptoms and flush waste from 16 miles of kidney tubes, urging readers to ask a druggist for the product.

Nature Donn Doan

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