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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1944
Page
1
Harry Boyd Ay argues that Des Moines should be the central hub in a statewide feeder airline network planned for submission to the civil aeronautics board in Washington. He notes Iowa has multiple trade centers, not just Des Moines, and urges major cities to push for recognition of their interlinked economic roles in the air transport age.
Moscow said Zhukov’s First Ukrainian army pierced toward Lwow as 208,260 Axis troops were killed or captured in the great offensive. Konev’s forces cut the Iasi to Dorohoi railway at Dengeni and closed on Galati. Malinovsky’s Third Army expanded the stake around Odessa with 100 towns seized as German defenses stiffened.
Victor A. Kravchenko, head of the Soviet metals division, resigns and accuses Moscow of double faced maneuvers aimed at collaborating with the United States and Britain while pursuing conflicting aims. He condemns oppression in Russia, praises wartime blows to fascism, and warns against a return to lawlessness in liberated areas. He charges Moscow with concealing true policy behind democratic rhetoric and cites Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the Balkans as examples.
New blood spurred a Cedar Rapids school board session over renewal of teacher contracts. The private meeting and the public session both focused on the Hallman contract, with dissent voiced during the session.
The United States Conference of Mayors urges Congress to authorize local taxation of government owned real estate and payment of charges in lieu of taxes for municipal services. The issue worsens as government purchases remove property from local tax rolls, undermining municipal funding in several communities.
The article argues that donations of property to colleges hospitals and churches are used to evade taxes and become a local racket. It cites Iowa as affected by this practice and notes small colleges benefit while taxpayers pay, urging state action to curb the scheme.
The writer notes regret at Tony Trusty’s resignation from the post after years of service. Trusty was rough at times but consistently on the job and genuinely devoted to public welfare. His successor will have to hustle to match his performance and responsibility awareness.
A reader asked where Willkie sources fuel for his political caravan. Volunteer analysts suggest the gas comes from the same barrel as bomber and jeep fuel, implying shared supply lines or origins.
Washington Secretary of Interior Ickes says there is no possibility at this time of raising civilian gasoline rations in any part of the country. Ickes serves as petroleum administrator for war.
Celia Villa Datig 27 daughter of Pancho Villa and Ferdinand A. Datig 52 film studio casting director finalized an uncontested divorce on Tuesday in Hollywood.
Allied operations report heavy American bombers struck Bucharest, the Romanian capital and Balkan transport hub, marking the war's first attack on the city. Simultaneously, American gunners claimed 115 German planes down in the Palm Sunday raid on Steyr, Austria, totaling 116 for the day in the Mediterranean theater. Fortresses escorted by Thunderbolts and Lightning fighters pounded the citadel of resistance.
Night raids by Wellingtons Liberators hit Budapest targets including Manfred Weiss steel works and armament factory. US Fifteenth Air Force bombed Tokol factory yards, airfield, refinery and barracks. Over 50–60 enemy bombers faced Allied fighter gunnery with 24 shot down. total Allied losses 13 with 1,900 sorties. Bombers also hit freight yards at Brod Knin Drnis in Yugoslavia and continued attacks in Italy.
AFL leaders told a War Labor board panel that the Little Steel formula is a tool to oppress workers. George Meany urged a realistic modification, citing rising living costs since January 1 1941 that surpass the 15 percent ceiling, with agriculture backing broader adjustments.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz became one of the few men to receive the Distinguished Service Medal by act of Congress. President Roosevelt signed the bill, noting that Congress authorized the President to present the medal in the name of Congress.
Washington OPA Administrator Chester Bowles ordered the periodic inspections of tires on passenger automobiles discontinued after April 20. The change ends routine inspections but requires certificates only for replacement tires, with records kept for use in gasoline rationing. A civilian tire shortage remains and production may be below civilian needs this year.
London AP report quotes Prime Minister Churchill in parliament detailing British empire wartime losses across four years: 667 159 casualties including 158 741 killed, 159 219 wounded, 78 204 missing, 270 995 prisoners. Civilian UK casualties reach 109 101 with 49 739 killed and 59 371 wounded hospitalized.
Ophelia Tiley, 42, assistant director of civilian war relief for the Red Cross in Italy, was killed in a plane crash March 25 while serving as liaison officer with the Italian Red Cross. A native of Essex, Connecticut, she directed civilian relief in unoccupied France and North Africa after the invasion, aiding orphans funded by U.S. soldiers. Her death occurred 10 days before her planned marriage to Col. John V. McCormack.
Washington dispatch reports J Monroe Johnson has been named head of the ODT. Details indicate the appointment was announced by officials and marks a leadership shift at the agency. Johnson, associated with prior public service roles, succeeds the previous director amid ongoing policy changes.
Mrs. Charles Bode was named foreman of the federal grand jury in session in Cedar Rapids, the first woman to hold the post in the Iowa northern district. Eight other women served as jurors. names include Mrs. Gerard A. Gage and Mrs. Elizabeth P. Wheeler among several. The article also covers Franklin school principal Malcolm Hallman’s rehiring amid a contentious board meeting with detailed play by play.
Three men pled guilty in Cedar Rapids to taking intoxicating liquor on the Tama Indian reservation and giving it to wards of the government there. John R. DeLay, 18, of Tama, received six months in federal penitentiary. two others were fined and jailed for three to six months.
The Cedar Rapids school board approved new contracts for teachers Monday night, boosting base pay by 10 percent and lifting overall salaries to 120 percent of the base scale. Chair Dr. J. K. von Lackum cited ongoing credential upgrades and higher living costs as factors.
Cedar Rapids and its chamber oppose a Des Moines Chamber of Commerce proposal for a state wide feeder air line system with Des Moines as hub. The Des Moines plan would route sixteen feeder lines from Monticello and Manchester to Des Moines with a Vinton branch, and was filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington. Mayor Frank K Hahn urged public hearing and cited Iowa trade flow. The Des Moines Register notes the plan aims to treat Iowa as a single trade unit and links mail and passenger lines to Maines, Iowa. Continued on page 2.
Hollywood judge directs seven women and five men to decide Chaplin's fate on Mann Act charges with duty to acquit if circumstantial evidence creates reasonable doubt. Chaplin hints at persecution over his Second Front stance and mentions plans to move to a Mexican rancho near Cuatla with a possible studio site.
Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntyre, White House physician, said Roosevelt, 62 plus, underwent an extensive physical and was found in satisfactory shape aside from lingering bronchial and sinus irritations and limited exercise and sunshine. He noted recent influenza and respiratory issues and a weight near 184 pounds after a vitamin boosted, slightly reduced diet.
An election to determine a bargaining agent for Iowa Manufacturing workers will be held at the plant next Saturday with voting from 6:34 to 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Harmony Lodge No 831 is the current agent. The United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America CIO petitioned. A regional NLRB representative from Minneapolis will preside. Production will not be interrupted. About 1,630 employees are eligible to vote.
Secretary of the Navy Knox announced that all Japanese ships at Palau Woleai and Yap were sunk or damaged by a U S task force raid. He said eight American planes were lost and reports from the strike via Manila radio noted hostile claims, while Admiral Nimitz reported atolls retaken and continued aerial offensives in the Pacific.
Washington says talks between the United States and Great Britain will begin soon with a British delegation led by Sir William Brown. The State Department announced Monday night.
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