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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1942
Page
9
Dr Mary MacFadyen discusses smoking moderation and health effects. She notes that average healthy people may smoke a few cigarets daily without harming constitution, but excessive use irritates throat and can cause phlegm. Some conditions justify limiting smoking, though many symptoms fade with moderation or cessation. Planters in Ceylon employ snakes to catch rats.
An ad invites readers to visit Ruth Baresh, Manager of the Business Gurls Department, at Personal Finance Co in the American Trust Building to obtain cash loans from $10 to larger sums. Call 3-2087 to arrange a lunchtime visit.
A crossword style clue set lists horizontal and vertical entries with answers across themes including a U S senator from Oklahoma and various abbreviations, elements, and terms. The puzzle features multiple brief definitions and cross references across geology, chemistry, and geography.
CP Analyst TRIDERICK OECHSNER notes a Turkish German Krupp contract for 45,000 tons of chrome in exchange for arms. The deal, effective after Britain’s chrome monopoly lapses, signals Axis gains in wartime material flow and leverages Turkey in the broader economic clash of nations.
Mas well Oxman a 39 year old promoter waived extradition to Cedar Rapids where an indictment accuses him in a $1,000,000 whisky warehouse receipts scheme. He was jailed on a Iowa charge of obtaining money by false pretenses and will appear in federal court after removal.
Advertises Anne Adams dress pattern 4131 for cotton or wool fabrics with scalloped buttoning and front skirt panel. Available in sizes 36 to 50 with yardage and fabric guidance. Includes note to send 1 cent and order The Code Rapids Gazette pattern department 243 West 7th Street Now York.
Reported US and Allied observers say Japan’s defeats in the Solomon Islands and heavy losses in air and sea power have slowed plans to strike toward Russia and possibly Alaska. Tokyo likely must defend Rabaul and Truk, diverting forces from new offensives as pressures mount.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports from London that civilian Britain is fit and grimly eager to advance with the war effort. He notes a widespread offensive mindset and a metamorphosis in the man in the street since early 1939 after the Munich crisis and the rise of Nazi threat.
War Bond purchases spark mockery toward Japan and crowds fill Tokio columns with notices. An American buys War Bonds and affronts to the enemy are noted as news items and social chatter across listings of the occupation era.
The writer notes British resolve and readiness as civilians resemble soldiers in a long war. People show signs of overtraining fatigue from wartime tension, yet remain eager to push forward to defeat Hitler, with a collective single-minded goal to "hang, draw and quarter" him.
Coastal text fragment describes a crochet pattern item titled Door Tenn Meddlecraft Service. Mentions Laura as a designer and pineapple dishcloths or dusters for luncheon buffet display. Describes a larger doll or dolys at 14.36 inches and Pattern 447 cen.
A damaged snippet invites readers to mail eleven cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette for a pattern. It lists a Needlecruft department address in New York and asks for the pattern number and sender's name and address.
London informed quarters report Moscow talks between Russian and Japanese representatives failed to ease fear of war in Siberia. They dispute whether Russia would withdraw troops from Siberia or demilitarize the Vladivostok frontier, with Moscow insisting on maintaining forces.
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