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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1943
Page
16
London report based on Finnish officials warns Finland risks being starved out of World War II. Milk and fish offer some relief for babies, but bread and meat rations are severely limited. Canteen slang traces to Italian cantina as famine worsens.
The ad claims Napoleon suffered after eating pains and pitches Udga Tablets for stomach or ulcer pain relief. It markets Udga with a 25c box and a double your money back offer if the first dose does not convince. A druggist sale is advertised and the promotion seeks trial with refund.
The Office of Price Administration set maximum prices for used commercial vehicles including trucks ambulances and buses to curb war inflation. ceilings vary by age and condition ranging from 26 to 97 percent of original delivered price with April 26 effective date. Excludes passenger cars taxicabs station wagons and farm tractors with possible future action on those vehicles.
The body of Keith Bluey Truscott and his aircraft were recovered at sea after his crash during maneuvers off Australia on Sunday. The recovery was announced on Tuesday in Melbourne.
The Hugh E Rick family held a 16 year newspaper delivery streak on a route in NE city. Elder son Hugh L Rick began in 1927 on Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets. siblings Dorothy Gene La Donna Patricia and Bob continued until last Saturday. The family noted subscriber growth from 98 to about 150 and recalled Pat training a fox terrier Peter to deliver papers before he was poisoned on a trip.
RAF fighters damaged 13 of 22 Japanese bombers and fighters attempting to attack an Allied air base in Bengal India. At least five enemy planes were probably destroyed. RAF bombers from India attacked Japanese forces along the Bay of Bengal coast north of the main base at Akyab, according to a military communique.
Buckhannon West Virginia six inmates from a prison road camp remained in serious condition after drinking an anti-freeze solution. Four convicts died and investigators said the fluid was smuggled into shanties in mess kits and consumed after lights out. No effective antidote exists for the solution.
Hollywood based film and skating star Sonja Henie filed for Lloyds of London insurance on her last five pairs of skates valued at 250000 dollars. She warned her career hinges on skate safety and noted skates wear out quickly due to daily sharpening and heavy figure skating demands.
Washington reports three Balkan Axis satellites Hungary Bulgaria and Romania seek peace feelers through neutral channels to soften defeat. The United Nations reject overtures and reiterate unconditional surrender applies to all Axis powers. Romania is hardest hit with decimated armies and widespread casualties while Hungary remains relatively intact but wary of Russian victory.
The note urges thrift and saving through War Bonds as a way to help America. It promotes buying ten percent of each paycheck and frames saving as a patriotic duty.
A brief dialogue from Claude Callan features the speaker noting the widow Dapper suspects his wits while he avoids saying a word as Ma seems to observe. The sketch implies a comic family moment and misdirection around social nerves.
An explosion during demolition exercises at Camp Swift Texas killed a lieutenant and seven enlisted men and wounded five other soldiers. Casualty names withheld pending next of kin notification. details withheld until a board of officers completes an investigation.
London AP reports the German high command says 17 heavily loaded Allied merchant ships totaling 103,500 tons were sunk in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The claim lacks confirmation from Allied sources.
AP Features explains hoeing as a key garden tactic against weeds. After rain, work soil shallowly to avoid harming roots, keeping the surface loose to absorb future rainfall. Pull quick-rooted weeds by hand and irrigate deeply along plant rows to prevent shallow roots. Mulch with straw or leaves to reduce evaporation and suppress weeds.
The first all-American train carrying U S war supplies to Russia arrived in Teheran after a 650 mile run from a Persian gulf port. American crews operated the train with Soviet control ahead to Russia. Generals Connolly Korolev and numerous officers joined Persian railway officials to receive the train. Korolev said the impact of U S supplies now falls on the war front.
Dr Robert W Drexler, zoology and botany instructor at Coe College, was elected president of Kelvin Society at a Tuesday meeting. He succeeds Rev. James B Hodgson, the current secretary and assistant professor of philosophy. E T Hjermstad led a chemistry discussion on synthetic rubber, attributing production stalemate to political disputes rather than manufacturing limits.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania 1500 Duplan corporation workers walked out after the War Labor Board refused to intervene in a wage dispute. Production of army parachutes was halted as a result.
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