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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1944
Page
1
Harry Boyd notes Harper's treatise on housework after the war suggests domestic help will not be cheap or abundant and that pushing button solutions are unlikely. A hopeful but contested idea proposes commercial domestic service by the yard with contracted crews, though experts doubt it.
The article surveys state conventions as democratic showcases while noting the real decisions occur in secret committees. It cites Iowa Republican at-large delegate fights signaling Willkie prospects and party power spread across the state amid Tuesday to Friday events.
The Army and Navy Journal denounces Allied handling of the Italian campaign. It cites delays at Rome Anzio and Cassino and argues the enemy gained lessons while the Allies must push on to reduce German strength and free forces for the western front. It warns Stalin's moves influence Balkan caution.
New Delhi reports reveal Japanese invasion units have advanced nine to 14 miles toward Imphal, placing the city within 16 miles southeast as battles intensify. Additional columns push toward the Imphal Kohima highway in an effort to sever Imphal from the Assam Bengal railroad, with Japanese losses estimated at thousands on the Manipur front and in Upper Burma.
Washington AP reports selective service scrapped its farm unit system and returned deferment discretion to local boards. Telegrams urged strict Tydings amendment adherence to keep essential farm workers for the war, with 26 or younger combat draftees prioritized. 2-C and 4-F classifications were adjusted to retain workers in agriculture where possible. Local boards urged to meet calls promptly as patriotism and duty.
Schaffhausen residents mourn and tend the wounded after a bombing blamed on American air crews. Locals note the city lies just across the Rhine from Germany and report orderly recovery with no hard feelings toward the United States despite the tragedy.
Zurich reports 50 killed and many wounded after American Liberator bombers strike Schaffhausen by error while pursuing targets in southern Germany. Fires erupt in rail station and factories, with damage to the old city core, two museums, town hall, and power works as rescue crews work through the night.
The writer Stephen Leacock has died, a loss felt widely not for a vast influence but for combining economics with humor and humane insight. His rare blend is valued especially after the war as a counter to humorless economic theory and demagogic exploitation of human foibles.
Wartime life may ease as the War Production Board permits small steel use for items deemed essential. Cigarette lighters top the list per the UP. Lighters bring small comfort when working but are not truly vital, though manufacturers may gain steel exceedance as other war devices lag.
After two days of peace talks in Moscow Dr Juho K Paasikivi of Finland secured moderations in Russia armistice terms. Helsinki reports say the terms are milder in many vital respects and the Finnish cabinet met in secret Friday night to review an important government announcement. Carl A Enckell, a former Finnish foreign minister in the early 1920s, traveled to Moscow by plane on Wednesday.
President Roosevelt remained in his private quarters on the advice of his physician after suffering a bronchitis attack. Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntyre reported the President was continuing to recover and stay indoors.
Cedar Rapids and Linn County exceed the 1944 Red Cross war fund quota by raising 153142 dollars on a 147000 target. Campaign chairman James W. Bell praised volunteers and all income brackets for the top effort, noting widespread participation and countywide support.
An 11 year old pickpocket was caught by Officers Murphy Davis and Henry Overman in Cedar Rapids Saturday night after stealing 40 cents from a slightly under the influence victim. He had only a pack of cigarets. He was sent home and told to report to the juvenile officer. Earlier, two other youths aged 11 and 6 were caught shoplifting candy by a downtown store manager. The two brothers, 12 and 14, were also said to have shoplifted.
The United States has halted further lend lease aid to Turkey following Britain’s lead. This action pauses material shipments and signals a shift in wartime support policies amid ongoing Allied coordination.
Ground troops cheered as 26 Japanese planes were shot down in Assam with total losses exceeding 30 in two days. Top shooter Second Lt. Herbert H. Goughty led American pilots including Hoyt M. Hensley Glenn W. Paradise Robert Mulanaz Robert Bell and Raymond McReynolds in destroying bombers and fighters in the Chabua Ledo raid.
CHICAGO OPA Commodity Investigator Henry Rosenthal lost his job after keeping his car engine running for hours while parked. Regional OPA administrator R E Walters said OPA people are no better and that wasting gas cannot be condoned.
A running gun battle in central War saw left a high Nazi official named Smack and six bodyguards dead, killed by Polish underground avengers. The clash was reported Saturday from London via AP.
Red army forces smashed to within 24 miles northeast of Odessa as they gained up to 15 miles in one day and cleared more than 100 towns on approaches to the Black Sea port. Soviet spearheads reached Koblevo 24 miles east of Odessa while Gen. Malinovsky’s forces struck into Khotin area and unsettled the German stronghold. Czech guerrillas reportedly linked with Czech units as the campaign widens across Ukraine with Balkan implications.
Maj James M Stewart known as Jimmy Stewart of the movies has been promoted from squadron commander to operations officer of a Liberator bomber group at a U S bomber base in England. He will direct operations of at least 48 Liberators and may still fly combat missions.
Plans by the agricultural bureau of the Chamber of Commerce call for a mass meeting of eastern Iowa farm and city residents in Cedar Rapids on Thursday in April to hear Allan B. Kline Vinton president of the farm bureau discuss his two month study trip to Great Britain. Kline returned last week.
London dispatch reports a Liberator bomber group commander expressing sorrow for the accidental bombing of Schaffhausen Switzerland. He said the crew was blown off course by unexpectedly strong winds and did not know they were over Swiss territory at the time.
Liberator bombers of the Eighth air force hit industrial targets in southwest Germany but due to navigation problems in bad weather dropped some bombs on Swiss territory. About 250 planes escorted by Lightning fighters shot down five enemy fighters. Two high priority targets lay across Lake Constance near Schaffhausen. Thirteen bombers and four fighters were reported missing.
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