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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1942
Page
5
Henry McLemore laments the blowout of his right front tire named Martin after a freeze. He recalls caring for him, apologizing for curb impacts, and watching the tire “whistle” as life leaves it, drawing a mournful parallel to a dying deer.
A reflective piece laments the death of Martin the tire, comparing the sadness to a dying deer and warning readers of impending transportation shift. It warns that without the spare tire, travel will require walking and evokes humor about aging, taxes, and speed.
Dayton Ohio AP reports Harry A. Toulmin aged 83 longtime patent attorney for the Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright co inventors of the airplane died Wednesday in Dayton.
The AMA Journal reports the Army Air Force requires 6000 physicians within the coming year. It seeks 2500 physicians commissioned into the Army by July 1 and 600 monthly thereafter. Eighty percent must be under 37, with the remaining 20 percent aged 37 to 45 and certified as specialists in surgery, ophthalmology, or neuropsychiatry.
A Bloomington woman admits guilt in the fatal shooting of her former fiancé Charlies O. Mat tingly. The case centers on the 21 count sentence and related circumstances in Indiana.
Boston AP reports Easter lilies will be scarce this year due to wartime supply constraints. The prewar annual shipment of about 23 million lilies from Holland is disrupted by the war in Europe and Japan, forcing a shift to domestic production.
Nehrling says most lilies for the holiday carry the label Grown in America and are raised by horticulturists in Aoubenne and Oregon. The remainder are said to come from Bermuda, believed to be the original home of the Easter lily.
Dressmaker's sturdy twill suit offered in black navy horizon blue and rose. Sizes 12 to 38. A perfect Easter suit for full busy days.
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