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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1943
Page
5
Washington AP April's canned goods stamps become valid Thursday but housewives may hold them for a week as officials hint value will rise next month. Officials imply reductions in point values for many fruits and vegetables could take effect April 1, with April coupons valid March 25 to cover shortages. A new table of fruit and vegetable values is expected over the weekend.
Officials remind that March blue A B C stamps must be spent by midnight or next week or become worthless. April blue D E F stamps follow. Red meat fat oil cheese stamps update weekly with red A valid for the week starting Monday.
An army court martial in Phoenix sentenced a Negro soldier to death for his part in a Thanksgiving night riot that killed two civilians and a lieutenant and wounded many. He was the only one to receive the extreme penalty out of 27 tried as four others drew 50 year terms and one 40 years.
An incident involving a military police officer attempting to arrest a soldier led to a deadly outcome. Both involved parties are described as Negroes.
A reflection on the hired man who stays at home during wartime while soldiers fight abroad. It praises his daily labor from chores to farming tasks and his quiet, steady contribution to home life. The poem mentions Jim Riley and the family, the barn, and the cycle of planting and harvesting.
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