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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1944
Page
13
William Hale Thompson's estate is estimated at about 2 million dollars mostly cash. Probate filings show 1.427 million in one bank and 22 thousand in another, with widow Mary Wyse Thompson awarded 100 thousand pending probate.
Secretary Stimson said the army would rather have women trained in needed skills than 4-F men in essential industry and that the current need is for fighting men and capable workers. He noted the army could use thousands of women on jobs now held by men who head large families.
A grandfather recalls pity for the rain and snow but concludes it is better to work in bad weather than stay sheltered. He laments idleness and the lure of rest while recognizing the value of being outdoors and active despite the discomfort.
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