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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1943
Page
6
The piece surveys absenteeism in wartime industry, arguing measurement flaws and conflicting motives. It criticizes swastika plaques for absentees, cautions against punitive reporting to draft boards, and calls for case by case justice rather than blanket fixes.
A backlog of up to one million potential war industry workers is said to exist among uncounted laborers building camps and military facilities. The two year program could funnel these workers into war production as the conflict intensifies.
Col Frederick Palmer argues the U-boat threat remains the nation’s top war problem. He urges continued production of ships planes and arms, boosted industrial efficiency, and food for occupied countries to support allied advances and Russia. He notes German submarine production and British helicopter trials as potential aids.
A London report recounts a famous naval officer describing an Arctic convoy bound for Russia under enemy observation for ten days. German Focke Wulfs circled at about 100 feet, spotting for U boats until the officer tires of the aerial harassment and signals them to leave. The Germans promptly comply.
The piece notes the rise of compact meals as portions shrink and the breakfast nook of the efficiency apartment finally earns a distinct role in daily living. It reflects changing urban living habits and the adaptation of residents to smaller, more economical spaces.
A New Yorker piece recounts a journey by two majors visiting many army posts. They note most drivers display reckless disregard for life and limb until a colored corporal at a Midwestern camp drives at a cautious 30 mph and proudly quips he is in the jeep too.
A spendthrift narrator recalls generosity that left her penniless and exposes a bum’s fate after a lifetime of giving to the poor. The exchange reveals social tensions and consequences of fiscal imprudence in a condensed vignette.
The piece argues Franco Spain signals pro Axis aims, with Madrid's press and Spanish radio praising Nazi allies and urging war, while Western realists urge appeasement. It cites Franco speeches and broadcasts to show intent beyond rhetoric.
In a Buffoonish aside Arthur Baer muses on Wallace and the era of global conflict. The column riffs on wartime memory and current fears while poking at isolationism and postwar costs.
A. M. Welch of Waterloo secured a lease on a Cedar Rapids business building and plans to open a wholesale dry goods house with capital stock of 100000. The Cedar Rapids park commission will improve Ellis park this summer and the street railway aims to extend to the resort. Vinton reports daytime electricity expanding with five power motors installed and more planned. Six horses pull a milk wagon through Cedar Rapids streets while Edgewood school district voters back a new two room brick school building on Vinton road.
Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward argues that despite the Bismarck Sea victory and other Allied wins, Japanese power remains formidable. He notes Japan retains large territory, intact armies, and seeks to push toward Australia while Allied air power grows for future offensives. He cites submarine success and cautions against premature optimism.
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