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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1943
Page
13
In London a haircut proves scarier than air raids for an American reporter. The barber, silent and brusque, scars the ears with scalloping and leaves the head uneven. The experience ends with the reporter wearing a tin hat to hide the resulting odd look.
Robert Quillen notes a wartime fear arising from a Pacific coast club guest who claimed Japanese consular agents supported home life in Honolulu. He argues hundreds of consular agents aided Japan, evading inspection, while officials balked at action. The piece links loyalty doubts, wage needs, and fear of treachery to harboring Japs in Hawaii.
The author, reflecting on a varied life as businessman physician minister and editor, shares lessons from aging. He recalls a boyhood question about happiness in old age and a老人 who found contentment through faith, self restraint, and generosity. He notes a lifelong Bible class teaching and the passing of a well-loved model of happiness and usefulness.
Major General Hershey calls for a shift from plenty to scarcity to support the draft. Louis R. Shamie urges eating less meat so soldiers receive necessary rations. Walter P. Reuther argues Americans must conserve breath and maintain strength to supply fighting equipment.
Pertinax analyzes the sudden death of Hans von Moltke the German ambassador to Madrid as a setback for Nazi aims in Spain. The piece cites German efforts to pull Franco into war, German military influence in Morocco and Melilla, and shifts in Spanish leadership and diplomacy amid rising Allied concern. It notes German massing in San Sebastian, reassignment of officers, and Goebbels’ pessimistic propaganda to scare Madrid, with uncertain outcomes for Franco’s neutrality.
Detroit News reports captive blimps over raid areas as misleading. Lawmakers consider that inflation of control measures could be affected by such displays.
A terse exchange depicts a sergeant asking a private if he shaved and the private affirming. The sergeant then advises to stand closer to the razor next time, highlighting mock military banter.
Paul Mallon argues daily self restraint and neighborly cooperation can guide postwar policy. He says nations should act with common sense, maintain defense, and avoid half way compromises with others while preserving core beliefs and integrity.
The national war labor board allows regional boards to use streamlined procedures to adjust wages up to 50 cents an hour or 20 dollars weekly. Rules cover elimination of substandard wages and inequalities for small groups, with limits on affected workers and a caution that minimums may still be set higher or lower. The move signals clearer wage standards despite some flexibility remaining.
John Kieran reviews Bernard De Voto’s The Year of Decision 1846 noting its thesis on decisive moments and linking it to Polk era expansion. The piece praises De Voto’s research and Benton’s prominence, while warning the volume is long and taxing but richly informative.
A humorous note reports a town tale about bigamy rumors and wedding antics during wartime rationing. It mentions an OPA official in Indiana asking guests not to tie cans to the couple’s car and riffs on rationing and social events.
A doctor argues open air life and sun or skyshine, not climate, influence tonsil health via skin produced vitamin D. He advises sun exposure and vitamin D in enlarged tonsils without immediate drastic treatment, and notes UV varies by latitude and weather. He also affirms dancing is healthy for children and supports arts education.
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