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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1943

Page

2

Entertainers Bring War Tales To Cavalcade Of America

NADINE SUBOTNIK reports Kay Francis Martha Raye and Mitzie Mayfair return from Europe and Africa to dramatize their adventures in Soldiers in Greasepaint on NBC and WHO Monday at 7 pm Kay Francis leads the troupe with Raye and Mayfair also performing Vox Pop from a navy training base The schedule lists Navy Comes Through The Navy Comes Through Nothing but the Truth and Information Please with guests Sinclair Lewis and John Hersey plus Victory Tunes on Fred Waring Plea sure Time and a national winners program in music week by Emerson Meyers

Europe Africa Kay Francis Martha Raye Mitzie Mayfair America NBC WHO George Corey Miss Francis Miss Raye Miss Mayfair National Federation of Music Clubs Blue Network KXEL Emerson Meyers Washington

Evening Radio Schedule May 2 1943 Full Network Lineup

Hour by hour listings show WMT WGN KXEL and others airing music news and dramas. Notable names include Bing Crosby Bing Crosby shows and Captain Midnight type serials with World News summaries and local program blocks.

WMT One World WGN Wirhines Well Who Shelley WGN WMT Malone

Advertisement for FASTEETH dental powder

An old advertisement promotes FASTEETH as a pleasant alkaline powder that helps false teeth stay in place. It claims comfort for eating and talking, and says it leaves teeth free of gummy or sooty textures. Available at drug stores.

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Quake Jars Southeast Reich Areas

A strong earthquake shook eastern Switzerland and southeastern Germany on Sunday with epicenter near Ulm Germany. Seismographs show a powerful quake that rattled houses and dishes but caused no damage.

Zurich Switzerland Germany Ulm

Dandelion Head Yields 300 Seeds

A single dandelion flower produces about three hundred seeds. The study notes the head disperses them to spread the plant. Researchers emphasize the efficient prolific reproduction of common weeds.

Flyer's 3 Medals Testify To 322 Combat Air Hours

Sergt. Victor G. Parkhill holder of three air medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster arrived on furlough from the Middle East theater and rode a Liberator crew to Chicago. The crew has logged 322 combat hours in the African war, with Parkhill as engineer and gunner. He helped in Naples air raid and has shot down several enemy planes. Parkhill is visiting his uncle F C Moss after working at Campus Drug Store before enlisting in 1941.

Victor G. Parkhill Parkhill Sergt. Parkhill Naples Italy F. C. Moss Center Point Road NE Air Force

Critics Agree '44 to See Allied Victory in Europe

London observers and Gen. Henri Giraud forecast an Allied victory in 1944 with possible autumn climax. Tunisian campaign to finish in a month, major Allied offensives likely in Sicily Sardinia Crete and Italy, air power to intensify through the summer, and German battles on multiple fronts potentially by autumn.

Europe London Henri Giraud Algiers Giraud Hitler Germany Mediterranean Tunisia Wehrmacht Africa Corps

Govt Policy Blamed For Food Spoilage

Washington AP reports senators blame government policy for food spoilage as materials for new quick freezing plants are blocked. Sen Aiken VT announces plans for a Senate Agriculture subcommittee investigation into the shortage and its impact on supply.

Washington Sen. Aiken R-Vt Senate Agriculture

Lehman Returns From 15000 Mile Foreign Trip

Herbert H. Lehman director of the Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation returns to New York from a 15000 mile international trip described as very useful and very successful.

New York Herbert H. Lehman Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation

Wright technical school and overseas assignment noted

The source notes Wright technical school in California at Barksdale field Louisiana and in Florida before going overseas ten months ago. He has now been assigned to a U S airfield as an instructor.

Wright Technical School

Where Were All the Guards This Time

In Falls City Nebraska a small boy with a .22 rifle reportedly came within sight of President Roosevelt’s train and recognized his cigar holder as the train passed. The story notes the heavy guarding surrounding the President on his recent tour with soldiers and secret service at crossings and tracks.

Falls City, Neb INS Roosevelt Falls City Secret Service

Observers See Spain Resisting If Axis Invades

In Tangier observers say Spain would fight any invader including Germany and Italy. They expect Spain and Portugal to stay out of war this summer, though Madrid would strike back if attacked, with Axis gains potentially offset by a second front and expanded war area. Portugal would side with Spain. Franco Spaniards resent past Axis aid.

Algiers Spain Germany Italy Tangier Iberian Peninsula Portugal Francisco Franco Madrid North Africa United Nations Europe Axis

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