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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1943
Page
14
U S soldiers in North Africa join native game hunts with Arab hosts inviting officers to participate. After a trek to high ground, hunters position themselves in a valley while native beaters drive wild boars toward the waiting Americans.
A wartime field dining scene describes a 250 pound wild boar feast with chops fried by Mess Sergeant Watkins C. Bradberry and a chef named Hiram C. King. The text shifts to a legal notice in Linn County Iowa announcing the appointment of Bess A Kepler as Administratrix of the estate of John H Kepler. The Cedar Rapids Gazette imprint and contact details conclude the piece, listing staff and advertising affiliates.
The Linn county Red Cross announces a 1943 program to teach swimming to youths who may serve in the armed forces. A two week Cedar Rapids school starts May 2 with instructors from St Louis. first aid courses will also be offered. The effort aims to reduce drownings among soldiers and trains instructors for Red Cross water safety. Your contribution to the war fund supports this program and could save lives.
A Daily Lenten Devotional by Dr. Gaius Glenn Atkins discusses power as a peril and the example of Jesus while a separate court notice announces a hearing on Ada Freese's application for widow's support in Linn County Court, Cedar Rapids, on March 20, 1943. The notices reference the estate of Lewis Freese and appoint an attorney in the case.
A white Leghorn hen owned by Mrs A F Scherer near Mexico Missouri laid an egg nearly seven inches in circumference and weighing 4 ounces. An Angus cow near Clarinda Iowa contributed triplets to bolster meat production amid likely meatless days.
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