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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1943
Page
7
Homer helps Mr Grogan the aging telegraph operator as he fights to keep his job and dignity. The scene shows Grogan's pride in work and a fading era of teletypes, contrasted with a teacher's liberal influence on student opinions.
The poem prays for protection and safe return of soldiers serving abroad. It asks God to bless the boys far away, spare them from harm, comfort the wounded, and bring victory and freedom home. It invokes devotion, duty, and heavenly guidance for their missions.
A morning holdup at United State Bank on Sixteenth Avenue West yielded 835 dollars in cash to two unmasked bandits. Former President Herbert Hoover briefly visited Cedar Rapids as his train paused en route to California. A winter storm disrupted telephone and telegraph lines, while the Iowa Senate approved a two cent gasoline tax at retail. Mrs. F. G. Murray was elected to the Geneseoten board of education, and A. N. Palmer of New York City, a Cedar Rapids native, was noted in the report.
A proposal outlines construction of a $70,000 apartment building planned for 6845 First Avenue. Details target a modest, multi unit complex with localized impact and zoning considerations. The notice emphasizes project scope and approval steps for the site.
A haystack on a farm near Sacred Heart academy burned after a spark from a Milwaukee engine. firefighters battled through mud but the hay was destroyed before wagons arrived. Alfred Noyes, renowned English poet, gave a program at the Coe chapel. City council heard plans to enlarge the municipal bath house on the island for exclusive use of girls and women.
Albert E Wiggam presents bite sized Q and A on diet in different climates and on interpreting language in relationships. Dr George Cowgill Yale nutritionist says climate or world location barely affects soldier nutrition if clothing fits climate. The piece uses examples from Greenland to India to illustrate feeding confidence.
Puzzle fragment shows a list of clues and answers about naval air forces and symbols. It includes references to Squadron 2 and U S Naval Air Force, plus scattered crossword style hints like Greek letters native metal and various abbreviations. The legible portion hints at a broader cryptic or crossword page from a naval publication.
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