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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1943
Page
11
Henry McLemore describes Hyde Park soapbox scene with Allied leaders praised and mocked, amid blackout and air raids. Citizens debate Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Russia, moral questions, and wartime policy as planes roar overhead and banners rise.
The piece quotes Goebbels on wartime retreat and portrays Nazi leaders as treacherous opportunists driven by revenge. It argues they are not patriots but merciless looters harming civilization, with the German army depicted as a doomed, reckless force. The author questions Allied trust among allies and mocks enemies’ dodging and lies.
The piece contrasts a town council joke about building a jail with a call for careful, realistic world-building. It warns against slogans and utopian schemes, urging spiritual awareness, restraint, and trust in God while planning for a just postwar world.
Union leader John L. Lewis cites higher absenteeism in congress than industry, noting Senate Truman Committee investigations this morning. He urges action to halt the drain of workers from farms to military and industry and to redirect those left on farms back to work. Governor John C. Vilan echoes call for prompt action.
Col Frederick Palmer argues for intensified operations against Japanese garrisons on Kiska and Attu in the Aleutians while noting strategic aims in Europe and Africa. He predicts spring weather will shape bombing and highlights need for air power and allied reinforcements.
The piece notes that since Pearl Harbor about one fifth of correspondents have been sidelined by death injury or capture. It argues war reporting carries extraordinary dangers and hardships beyond traditional glamour, with glamour fading except for triumphant return moments on radio.
British and American forces encircled Rommel near Mareth, pushing a southern armored column toward Tebaga and El Hamma while other units closed in from the north. The move threatens Rommel’s line, potentially forcing a retreat to Sfax or Sousse and prompting a larger strategic encirclement. Hitler seeks a new spring army of 1.5 to 2 million, but manpower, industry, and training limits hinder that plan.
David Nichol reports from Moscow that spring 1943 is tainted by war ruins and typhus. He notes snowmelt revealing dead soldiers at Stalingrad, famine, and pestilence across Russia and occupied Europe, with Red Cross warnings on disease as armies return home.
John Kieran argues against decimal metric adoption, praising the old system and defending its quirks. He cites Ingalls of the American Institute of Weights and Measures and notes U S practice with pounds, bushels, and cords while urging care in modernization.
Cartoon style skit notes the Spratts facing food rationing and a black market loan during spring. A hostess offers more but napkins replace servings while a butcher shifts Liver and cat jokes reflect past scarcity.
Dr Brady outlines iodine preparations from strong solutions to mild tincture, recommending Mild Tincture of Iodine for home first aid. He shares personal use on mouth ulcers, cautions about bottle labeling, and advises ophthalmic and dietary considerations for common skin and oral issues.
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