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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1942
Page
29
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Iowa interests highlighted in a brief item listing numeric figures: 9.00 4.73 250 1.00 13.00 6.75 350 1.25. No further context provided.
A presidential forecast of severe manpower shortages by fall clashes with the 40 hour week stance. The piece argues longer hours could boost output and ease shortages, while warning inflation from overtime costs and urging a firm wartime stance on profits and agriculture to avoid selective labor privileges.
The article denounces antiwar and pro Axis sentiment at home after Pearl Harbor. It labels groups as Britain and Russia haters, appeasers, defeatists, and American fascists urging resistance to war efforts. It calls for unity and zero tolerance for actions hindering the war.
The piece notes spring’s renewal in Iowa with buds and birds returning but warns that ongoing national war effort prevents full enjoyment of nature and leisure. It emphasizes the essential element missing is victory in the ongoing struggle.
A wartime letter compares spiritual armor to practical measures during blitz days. The author urges readiness, faith, and moral courage, noting gas masks and shelter as needed tools while hoping for peace without further destruction.
The editor extols gallant youth and urges older and poorer readers to emigrate to a new world on the soil as a hedge against revolutionary upheaval. A farm offers security, fuel, water, shelter, and livestock, while preserving dignity during wartime inflation and social strife.
Analysis stresses British and American wartime priorities in the Middle East and Pacific theaters. It notes Churchill and Curtin align on lines of action, Casey shifts toward Cairo, and Moscow remains crucial amid Nazi aggression. India emerges as a pivot in Anglo American strategy.
Opinion argues Japanese residents on the Pacific coast will be moved to centers in the Sierra Nevada region. It urges humane handling to prevent fifth columnists, supports using loyal Japanese as farm labor, and notes 100,000 to be relocated and first group of 1,000 to depart.
Gen Hugh S Johnson warns that stopping the Panama Canal or a heavy naval loss in the Pacific would be catastrophic. He notes Pearl Harbor altered risk assessments, discusses naval strategy and the idea of a fleet in being, and points to Axis influence in Latin America and far coastlines.
A physician author discusses a family's struggle with sons drifting toward drink, urging parental pledges and ongoing conversations to curb alcohol use from a young age. He notes tobacco and alcohol differ in health impact and stresses father child bonding as key to prevention.
The article outlines a government push to raise 1,900,000 more soldiers in nine months, splitting recruits between old and new registrants. It notes reclassification, age groups 21 to 44, and possible officer and labor exemptions amid wartime uncertainty.
A fragmented wartime column uses metaphors of boxing and gardening to urge action and resilience. It contrasts shadow-boxing with real effort and recalls past momentum, urging readers to commit to decisive work rather than hollow bravado.
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