Reds Set to Hit First and Hardest in 1942 Battle
London dispatch reports the Red Army aims a bold 1942 offensive at Kharkov, with Timoshenko striking a surprise blow before German summer moves. Axis morale low, German forces massed for Caucasus push, while Zhukov expected to open a Moscow front thrust. The battle remains indecisive amid shifting fronts and large-scale mobilizations.
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London
Red Army
Hitler
Semyon Timoshenko
Moscow
Grigori Zhukov
Ukraine
Timoshenko
Caucasus
Russia
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Chuguev
Krasnograd
Marmois Tablets Advised For Sensible Weight Loss
An advertisement targets fat women, urging sensible eating and Marmois tablets as a non starvational aid. It warns Marmois is not a cure-all and advises following the package directions and consulting for advisability.
Somervell Aims to Standardize British American Arms
Lieut. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, commander of the U S Army Service of Supply, said the United States is ready to send men and materials to a European front despite shipping shortages. He plans standardization of British and American equipment and expects American production to peak this fall. He noted tanks are ahead of schedule and that U S troops may use British gear both in air and ground roles.
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Brehon B. Somervell
United States Army Service of Supply
United States
Australia
India
Britain
Admiralty
Air Ministry
War Office
Induction of Iowa Selectees Accelerated This Summer
Iowa selective service officials said inductions will speed up in late June and early July to fill the July call by July 12. The move accompanies the transfer of the induction center from Fort Des Moines to Camp Dodge, delaying arrival of the new center until Aug. 1.
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4103
Mail fifteen cents plus one cent mailing for Anne Adams pattern 4103 in sizes 36 to 48. Pattern requires about 3% yards of 35 inch fabric for size 36 and three more percent for contrast. Send order to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department 243 West 17th St New York NY.
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Anne Adams
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Cedar Rapids
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
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Vitamin B complex and bread explain essential nutrition
Dr. Mary MacFadyen notes that vitamin B1 and B2 are vital for appetite, nerves, and growth. She explains sources like brewer's yeast, greens, whole grains, and enriched white bread, urging daily consumption to prevent pellagra and deficiency.
Crochet chair cover and scarf end pattern set
Novel crochet pattern uses string in a chair themed design. Pattern 337 includes charts and directions for making chair decor suitable for a buffet setting and can double as scarf ends.
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Fido
Sewing Pattern Request Instructions for Cedar Rapids Gazette
Instructions request 10 cents plus 1 cent mailing for a pattern. Include pattern number name and address. Mail to The Cedar Rapids Gazette needlecraft department 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
City Briefs Market Open Saturday Memorial Day Reported
The city market will be open Saturday for Memorial Day not Friday as previously reported per market master Frank Pollack. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Kopecky, formerly of Cedar Rapids and now of Newton, visited relatives in town before heading to Philadelphia where Kopecky has a navy yards position. Due to the holiday, want ads for Saturday’s Gazette Memories Day will be accepted until 10 AM. ads for Sunday’s Gazette follow.
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Frank Pollack
Paul A. Kopecky
Cedar Rapids
Newton
A. J. Kopecky
Eighth Avenue SE
J. S. Lindsey
Eighth Avenue
Philadelphia
Kopecky
Navy Yards
Gazette
Gazette Ad Deadlines Notice
Announcement notes May 30 closing for Want Ad submissions and May 31 deadline at 12 noon for ads. Readers are urged to dial 2 1121 to place advertisements.
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Gazette
Olson Conducts Cedar Rapids Stop for Secretary Nomination
John Olson of Calamus, a farmer and two term Iowa legislator active in the Farm Bureau, visited Cedar Rapids on Wednesday as part of his Republican bid for secretary of state.
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John Olson
Calamus
Cedar Rapids
Olson
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Navy rejects officer for eyesight in chase incident
Dallas AP reports policeman Lee May chased a suspected car Wednesday night and fired three times. Two shots hit rear tires and one punctured the gas tank. The Navy has rejected May because of poor eyesight.
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Lee May
Navy
Lee Beccause
Navy limits women nurses to noncombat zones
Navy restricts women nurses from front line duty while male nurses are trained by them to serve in combat zones.
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Navy
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