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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
8
Aboard a Western Pacific carrier George E. Jones writes of life at sea where the smoking lamp delays flight operations. The bosn jokes that three thousand fags vanish when lit while crews joke about gaso line systems and the never ending discipline of keeping planes off the deck.
The poem praises Ellendy a young girl who recites Bible verses in Sunday school. It notes her rapid mind and her effort to remember the Golden Text. The speaker imagines angels listening as Ellendy proclaims "The Lord my shepherd is" and wonders at a child’s faith and learning.
In a tense takeoff moment a pilot shouts for “Brooms” to break a nervy standstill. The crew’s maneuvers reveal a rising neurosis among the pilots as the tension finally eases.
CBS Roundup sports editor Sgt John Derr claims Ann Sheridan cancellation angered staff and suggests a confrontation in Agra. He says potential clash with Miss Sheridan was exaggerated by the paper over broken promises in the China Burma India theater.
Derr recalls Miss Sheridan in India avoiding a military police banquet in Agra after three days with no show due to illness in the USO camp. He says an officer accompanied her but she refused to attend despite orders, angering several in Agra.
A critic dismisses a routine as hammy while a producer discusses booking Madison Square Garden for an upcoming boy fashion bout featuring Miss Sheridan. He says he has spoken with Mike Jacobs but Sheridan has not hinted at accepting.
The War Production Board urged elites to skip outdoor decorative lighting this Christmas season due to limited fuel in many areas. Indoor lighting in homes or stores is allowed.
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