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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
11
An article urges vacationers to stay closer to home during a summer of fuel shortages and travel expenses. It highlights practical gear for near by trips, from swimwear to outdoor play items, and notes the pleasures of local lakes, rivers, and woods along with relaxed family plans and modest shopping for clothing and equipment.
Private advices from Chungking report Japan aimed to secure a permanent Russo Japanese neutrality pact after a meeting with Foreign Commissar in Moscow. The note cited by the Japanese ambassador Ndotake Sato suggests an alliance shift and potential veto by Soviet authorities.
Linn county Red Cross calls for 200 turtleneck sweaters 200 scarves for the army with shipments due by August 15. Knitters must follow the national pattern. 50 sweaters possible with current yarn. Experienced knitters obtain yarn at the YMCA office Wednesday to Friday. more yarn to come as supplies arrive.
More than 11 000 newspapers across the United States will back a national salvage program to gather scraps for war action. Dr P Miller McClin, manager of the Advertising Council, announced the initiative, backed by magazines radio and outdoor ads. A new song Junk Will Win the War by Bing Crosby will accompany the drive, which starts July 13.
General Douglas MacArthur received the Congressional Medal of Honor from United States Minister Nelson T. Johnson in Melbourne. The ceremony occurred on a Tuesday and followed the official presentation date in March.
Chicago report shows May traffic fatalities totaled 2,290, down from 3,059 a year earlier. Officials credit public caution and wartime rationing measures for lower travel, with urban deaths down 16 percent and rural tolls about 30 percent.
The Civil Service Commission reports major changes to junior public health nurse criteria removing age limits and relaxing physical standards. Registered nurses graduating after Jan 1 1920 from accredited schools and pursuing a one year public health nursing course may apply. Other notices include openings for radio monitoring officer and bindery operative at the Government Printing Office and a new custodial officer group for the Federal Prison Service with age range 25 to 58 for custodial positions.
A terse entry references an officer junior grade with a near term deadline. The brief notes an official action and unspecified authority collecting a filing or submission requirement. No names or exact dates are provided in the legible fragment.
Reports say Japan has 60 000 to 50 000 troops concentrated on Formosa the island off the southeast China coast on the route from there to Chungking. Spokesman says it is not clear where to assign them but large garrisons in China have not moved to Manchuria. Observers foresee an Allied counter offensive and potential Formosa significance to Japan’s lines to Burma Malaya and the Dutch East Indies.
A historical note states that the average hen lays about 100 eggs per year. This figure reflects routine poultry yields of the period and suggests modest production levels for small farm flocks.
U S retail sales in May show a continued downward trend since February with an estimated 4.437 billion dollars in May versus 4.467 billion in April and 4.93 billion a year earlier. The declines are mainly in durable goods as stocks are frozen or rationed and restricted installments limit purchases.
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