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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1942
Page
3
Washington reports looser WAAC entry rules for about 25 000 auxiliaries to begin in three months. Applicants may vary in weight height and age and may be married or single with limited makeup allowed. All must be citizens in good health of high character and ready to serve for set terms.
The remark likens civilian kitchen police duties to those of soldiers and sailors, emphasizing voluntary or compulsory service skills and discipline in daily civic life.
Lieut. Gov B B Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids Republican gubernatorial candidate told a banquet of Master and Journeymen Barbers that America remains safe for free talk in barber shops. He praised open discussion on war tactics and sports while affirming freedom of opinion amid wartime unity.
Hickenlooper states Americans who oppose treason are not to be judged, condemning a dictator’s spies and persecution. He asserts that as long as the U S Constitution protects free speech, there will be no bloodthirsty head hunting like Nazi Germany.
Cedar Rapids board adopts rule allowing teachers to credit additional training and experience through June 30 to set salaries for next year. Salaries follow a sliding scale with max at five years training and 12 years experience. contracts previously due a week before year end are rescinded.
Dr Myron L Koenig chair of the rules committee said contracts must be sent before April 15. The new rule sets June 30 as the training deadline for another year of experience. The board may consider the extra year's work in contracts, if officially indicated by an accredited institution registrar or designated authority.
Carl Johnson a former Gazette carrier and Roosevelt high school honor graduate is transferred to the Pensacola Florida air station for flight training. Born in Cedar Rapids he is the grandson of the Ahlgrens and Mrs Gust Johnson. His mother is Mrs Frank Defer of Detroit and he attended the University of Iowa and Wayne University before enlisting last fall for Naval Reserve Aviation in Miami.
The Red Cross urges women to join nutrition classes in Linn County to address widespread malnutrition among schoolchildren. Chicago chapter reports 8,000 women in nutrition classes this year.
A sewing session is scheduled for Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 719 First Avenue SW the home of Mrs. James Taylor. Volunteers will sew for the Red Cross.
The board of education approved a schedule reducing renovation expenditures to 24117 this year from 39680.50 last summer. Chief Engineer Joseph Suma submitted the plan with J. C. Blodgett noting it covers essential upkeep as Power concerns loom. Major item is a new Tyler school roof at 3175 and Franklin high entrance rehab at 1000.
Geoffrey Morgan, on loan from Douglas Aircraft, told Roosevelt High seniors that high school is a factory creating good citizens. He outlined four marks of an educated person: character, courage, courtesy, and culture, stressing that employers review high school records for dependability. The assembly opened with the national anthem, introduced by principal Fred J. Kluss.
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