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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1943
Page
6
A wartime outlook notes growing domestic unrest from strikes and price fights. It criticizes War Labor Board actions, the Office of Price Administration, and internal government feuding, warning of a fragile economy and weak labor policy amid postwar planning fears.
Robert Quillen urges action to aid China in World War II. He warns against denying help, cites Burma losses, and criticizes Allied policy while urging trust in leaders yet pressing for stronger support to prevent Japan from crushing China’s breadbasket. He questions U.S. motives, drafts quips on public opinion, and ends with reflections on wartime voting during conflict.
A reflective maxim by Russell H. Conwell on how small acts and details teach instruction and happiness. Emphasizes that modest daily deeds shape character and insight for a fulfilling life.
In a light editorial, Dr. Newton recounts mythical Gremlins blamed for wartime mishaps and everyday printing slips. The piece playfully speculates how these tiny mischief makers supposedly tamper with aircraft, weddings notices, ads, and even church notices, urging patience and humility toward human error.
Dr. Frank G. Boudreau notes that animals accept logical diets without complaint, but humans hold firm ideas about what they will eat. The quote highlights tension between science and personal diet preferences.
Sir Archibald Sinclair asserts that bombing campaigns offer the sole route to Berlin without the bloodshed of land battles from the last war. He warns that air power must cripple German war capabilities to avert a repeat of previous carnage.
As Washington hosts Roosevelt and Churchill, Davies presses for a high level exchange with Stalin. The talks focus on allied strategy, possible second front plans, and coordination with Moscow amid the Red Army’s war effort and the Polish government dispute.
A young reporter recalls city editor caution about reporting as fact and the use of terms like alleged rumored and reputed. The first assignment yields a draft noting a party hosted by Mrs. Smith with guests described as local, and claims about Mrs. Smith and Joe Smith as president are mentioned.
A reader-sourced profile describes a strong, mostly young feminine Willkie movement in New England and the East. The group denounces many Republican leaders, supports Roosevelt on international issues, but opposes him domestically, hinting at a potential third party split that could aid Roosevelt's bid to a fourth term.
Col Frederick Palmer argues escort ships, particularly four stackers, are crucial to protect Liberty ships and enable faster Victory cargo production. He notes the shift delays, engine needs, and materials, stressing impact on allied aid to Russia and the broader effort against Germany and Japan in World War II.
Henry McLemore argues for a service ribbon for officers in London who live in apartments and perform their own housekeeping due to a domestic help shortage. He describes officers cleaning, cooking, dusting, and shopping, noting the impracticality of finding servants and predicting future American home tidiness after the war.
A physician recalls his era of typhoid cases and nightly croup calls. He attributes lower disease rates to better sanitation immunization and smarter parenting. He notes a personal incident of easing a child with cold damp air and links current rarity to ventilation improved habits and nutrition.
Reader questions cover riboflavin deficiency with corner mouth sores and eye irritation, hydrocele treatment options, leg cramps at night in adults, and pregnancy safety for a diabetic on insulin. Answers reference diet changes, injection methods, radical surgery, calcium and vitamin D for cramps, and insist on personal physician guidance for pregnancy in diabetes.
Arthur Bugs Beer muses on democracy's paradoxes in a sharp, witty column. He lampoons rights and responsibilities from free speech to public safety, noting the tension between personal liberty and collective order in a crowded town.
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