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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1943

Page

6

Rum plan doubles 1943 tax burden at polls

The piece argues that Roosevelt and the treasury secured a plan forcing duplicate tax payments for 1943, boosting receipts by about 3 billion dollars. It contends the plan benefits administration politically, sets future tax timing, and warnings for 1943 filings amid ongoing debates over withholding and retroactive changes.

Treasury Congress

Ignorant Trainer and a Crisis of Juvenile Delinquency

Robert Quillen surveys Wilbur a troubled 16 year old, arguing the juvenile delinquency problem stems from home and social structure. He warns compulsory parental education, critiques the state, taxes, and big business, and calls for focused effort to protect youth and sustain wartime needs.

Wilbur America

Out of The Past Philosophical Remark

A concise aphorism praises effort over limited thinking, citing Thomas Hobbes as the source and noting the value of doing one’s best despite narrow minds. The remark underscores personal responsibility and perseverance in intellectual challenges.

Junk Shop Window Reflections on Belonging and Kindness

An essay highlights a junk shop window full of forgotten items that once belonged to people and brought happiness. It argues that small acts of kindness can restore dignity to lonely and neglected individuals, citing Jesus’s example of going about doing good to outcasts.

Jesus

Britain as bridge after war hinges on understanding

Vernon Bartlett argues Britain can bridge gaps between Europe and America and between Russia and the United States if mutual understanding is achieved. without Britain and Russia understanding, peace is unlikely.

Britain Europe America Russia United States M. P. Vernon Bartlett

War policy pressure from Churchill on Japan effort

The statement from Prime Minister Winston Churchill expresses urgency to boost and intensify the war against Japan, signaling a sharpened stance and resolve across allied leadership.

Japan Winston Churchill

Roane Waring Urges Jap Deportation at Homecoming

National commander Roane Waring of the American Legion calls for deporting all Japanese not born in the United States during a homecoming event, labeling them as outsiders and urging removal from American life.

Japan Roane Waring The American Legion

Spurns Tax Responsibility Lets Congress Carry the Load

Washington report on Roosevelt's tax stance in a five day congressional conference ends with uncertainty. Disclosures show Roosevelts reluctance to sign or veto the compromise tax bill, delaying clear Senate and House positions and keeping administration and conferees in suspense.

Congress Senate-House F.R Jashington Roosevelt Robert L. Coughton House Anawis Mr. Doughton Walter F. George Senate Sam Rayburn James F. Byrnes Bennett C. Clark David I. Walsh Coughton George Mr. Roosevelt Treasury

New crime wave prompts questions about idle hands

In the Omaha World-Herald discussion the line questions why crime rises amid economic stress and social neglect. The piece weighs societal factors, urges reform, and calls for community action to address underlying causes.

Omaha World-Herald

Turmoil in War Bureaus Over Civilian Supply Bill

Washington reports a backstage clash as the Senate passes a civilian supply bill despite opposition from WPB and OPA leaders. Weiner is kept on, Whiteside favored, Brown eyed for a civilian supply board. Hoping for White House guidance, tax conferees face bickering as labor politics stir.

War Management Bureaus Senate Washington Domestic War Management Bureau WPB OPA Donald Nelson Barkley Administration Joseph Weiner Weiner Arthur Whiteside Neilson Prentiss Brown Henderson Harry Hopkins White House House Banking Committee

Axis Reaction to Comintern Dissolution Shocks Allies

Axis spokesmen react with fury as Moscow announces the Comintern's dissolution. The move undermines Nazi unity and removes a central propaganda pillar, coming as Russia gains the offensive and Allied victory appears near. The dissolution aims to tighten Moscow's strategic control and sow confusion among enemy counsels.

Comintern Moscow Axis Germany Japan Russia Communist International Italy Spain Hungary Manchukuo Hitler International Berlin Leningrad Red Army

Arrival of Allies in Tunis Outdid Mardi Gras

Henry McLemore reports from Tunis on the Allied invasion, describing joyful surrender scenes and the unity of American British and French troops. He notes Donald Grant of Look Magazine sharing vivid frontline impressions and praises the Eighth Army’s desert campaigns and Ike’s leadership.

Tunis ONDON Donald Grant Look Magazine Gafsa Mediterranean Longstop Hill Bizerte Don Grant Eighth Army Jerry Tunisia

Debate Over Home Use Of Clinical Thermometers

Readers defend and oppose home thermometer use. Arguments compare clinicians’ skill to gadgets, with anecdotes on nursing training, worker fatigue, and health advice about fever detection, diet, and patient care.

M&s M.F

Fattening the World for War Signals Hard Times Opinion

In a reflective column, Arthur Beer muses on past warnings of famine and relief ships, noting current global food aid and supply strains. He doubts whether feeding the world is good or bad, and makes a sharp, controversial aside about workers and bananas.

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