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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1945

Page

11

Jap Girl Chooses School Over Army Post Exchange Job

In Tokyo, Little Miss Butterfly, a 16 year old Japanese girl and former friend of an American prisoner of war, declines a job offer as a sales girl at a US army post exchange. She prefers finishing school to prepare for a hoped reunion after graduation.

Tokyo Miss Butterfly Hattori Army Post Exchange Help Wanted United States

Little Miss Butterfly and the Army? A Wartime Exchange

A reported letter recounts a discussion on a relocation plan with Japanese and American participants. Grosshart quotes an expression of regret over a decision and notes the possibility of Little Miss Butterfly keeping a job so long as the American army remains stationed in the area.

Roosevelt Attempt To See LaGuardia Fails

Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and five other veterans sought an audience with Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia at New York City Hall but the visit was not granted. The encounter reflects lingering influence of the Roosevelt name amid postwar veteran aid talks and city government outreach in 1940s era press.

New York INS Roosevelt New York City Hall Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr Fiorello LaGuardia

Roosevelt team seeks housing aid for veterans in New York

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and a delegation of 20 000 veterans urge the mayor and officials in New York to back temporary housing units. They press for meetings with Mayor’s housing chief Joseph Platzker and later with John Blandford national housing administrator.

James Hartin Joseph Platzker Platzker Roosevelt John Blandford Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr

Sucre Leads Patriot Forces to Free Bolivia

A century ago Antonio Jose de Sucre commanded patriotic forces that liberated Bolivia from Spanish rule, achieving a decisive military and political victory in South America.

Antonio Jose de Sucre Bolivia

Make Cough Syrup at Home for Quick Relief

Learn to make a simple two cup sugar and one cup water syrup with optional corn syrup or honey. Mix Pinex in a pint bottle for a family supply, providing four times the value and soothing throat irritation. Money back if not fully pleasing.

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