19 Mar 1944
Page 30
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1944
Page
30
Dora Jane Hamblin profile of army wives at Cedar Rapids USO during a March blizzard. It follows young mothers moving with their husbands, facing scarce rooms, gear shortages, and the USO’s aid as they navigate temporary housing, childcare needs, and daily mobility in military life.
An advertisement declares The Century Ordnance Divison seeks strong men who can truly get the job done, advertising steel and grit to recruit red blooded workers. It targets robust applicants and emphasizes endurance and capability for tough tasks.
A Cedar Rapids USO chapter aids service wives traveling with soldiers by offering housing, social events, and a proposed clearing house to help them find work for the brief stays. Volunteers note wives are proud, ambitious and eager to work, and credit local donors and hosts for meals, tea dances, and child care, hoping to see more smiles from those helped.
Mailers of second class postal matter must include APO numbers for service members overseas. Cedar Rapids post office notes hundreds of publications reach embarkation points without APO numbers and thus cannot be distributed overseas. Postal offices will not accept such items. mailers should obtain full addresses from next of kin for future mailings. The article also mentions the origin of the name Munda from an ancient Spanish town.
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