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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
18
War correspondent Edward Kennedy reports a heavy Allied bombing mission over the North African desert. American bombers struck enemy tanks transports and troop concentrations near the Mediterranean, returning safely with one plane damaged but no injuries.
A truck conservation meeting will be held at the C S P S hall Friday at 8 p m under the aus pices of the Sinclair Refining company. The meeting is open to all persons interested with slides and ODT discussions on truck conservation.
Dr Glenn W Willhelmy of Kansas City described aviation splints at a war medicine institute briefing. The overlays keep an even space between the eardrum and the upper air cavity, preventing ear pains for airmen at high altitudes.
Dr Willhelmy described removable overlays and cemented onlays as aviation splints that treat dental issues and allow Eustachian tubes to function, preventing ear pain during rapid aircraft descents. A pilot’s bad teeth prompted gold onlays, later easing flying ear discomfort.
In Twin Falls Idaho the floodlight over Shoshone Falls has been turned off by Idaho Power officials who say lighting the former tourist attraction serves no purpose. Travel restrictions keep visitors away.
The torpedoed carrier Wasp survivors recount rescue by destroyers that kept sharks away while men climbed into lifeboats. J. T. Jobe of Hot Springs Arkansas J. Perkins of Omaha and J. G. Jones of Lime Springs Iowa describe blasts, injuries, and pay confusion amid the peril.
The Dionne quintuplets returned to Toronto after three days of two day performances to boost Canadian war bonds. They were tired and struck by head colds yet fulfilled their show schedule. A pet duck back home died from overeating.
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