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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1943
Page
11
Metropolitan Life reader Henry McLemore describes a tense stay in a London hotel during air raids. He recounts choosing a top floor room despite danger, notes the strange pride of facing bombs, and recalls tips from locals about safer floors and the unsettling sounds of searchlights and anti aircraft fire.
Robert Quillen reports an interview with MIAR MURPHY about a navy lieutenant survivor of the carrier Wasp. The piece explores how deep conviction, faith, and zeal transform individuals beyond willpower, driving selfless service for a cause larger than themselves.
The article surveys four ancient temperaments phlegmatic sanguine choleric and melancholy with later additions and mixed types. It cites Hippocrates Galen and Plato noting temperament shapes mood behavior and life outlook. Examples include Mark Twain Whitman and Carlyle and a proposed committee of four temperaments.
Secretary Knox notes only chiefs of staff can judge war plans as the global conflict moves toward decisive stages. Chiang Kai-shek says Axis forces are shifting to defense after repeated European and Asian defeats. Senator Murray urges reelecting Roosevelt to keep him as commander in chief until victory.
Col. Frederick Palmer assesses Rommel's defensive skills in Tunisia, noting German and Italian forces, supply lines, and the potential limits of Rommel's strategy as Allied pressure grows. He highlights Rommel's tank focus, El Alamein lessons, and uneasy alliance dynamics with Italian troops facing dwindling morale under German leadership.
A close student argues Adolf Hitler embodies a deep rooted German disease. He links Nazism to the adoration of force and skulduggery as methods, tracing predictions to Clausewitz and prior German leaders. He cites a Beethoven memorial crowd shouting Sieg heil.
A Dubuque Telegraph-Herald note urges citizens to stay active and do not merely shuffle through war work. The piece stresses the need for initiative and practical actions to support wartime production and morale.
Paul Mallon argues there may be no Luftwaffe left and dismisses rumors of hidden planes. He cites Hitler's front losses, Rommel's campaigns, and the Vatican communications channel as part of wider war uncertainty. Stalin and Hitler speeches are weighed for signs of vast casualties behind the front.
The piece explains why 48 000 planes reported as produced last year seem to be missing on fronts. It notes 24 000 may be combat ships with the rest trainers and transports, dispersal of planes to allies and theatres, and the difficulty of global logistics delaying visible air power. It concludes that reinforced forces will yield decisive blows once bases and supply lines are in place.
John Kieran notes the wartime impact on both big league and neighborhood hockey. Players enlist or are drafted. teams struggle with manpower, medical help declines, and makeshift padding appears as tanks and arms affect the ice game.
In a sardonic voice Arthur Baer recalls Prohibition era gangsters and overhyped tales from the east side. He quips about hootch and plaster tastings while noting ceilings on spinach and lettuce and the dulling effect of time on sensational stories.
A reader describes a case where cold wet compresses were used to treat suspected measles in a child. Doctors gave medicine and warmth. the rash appeared later, followed by broncho pneumonia, yet the child recovered. The correspondent challenges cold therapy and questions its impact on the illness.
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