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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1944

Page

14

TV Radio Highlights From Cary Grant to Fibber McGee

Tuesday broadcasts feature Cary Grant as Hollywood guest in a 7 30 am program from the film colony. Eileen Farrell sings a Kern standard on American Melody Hour at 6 30 pm on CBS and WMT, with other vocalists and guest stars across NBC CBS and WHO network lineups. Major George Fielding Eliot discusses manpower on Report to the Nation at 8 30 pm, while Fibber McGee’s return is teased for 8 30 pm NBC WHO.

Film Colony Cary Grant Hollywood Rina Level 7 Teeta Tavern Eileen Farrell American Melody Hour CBS WMT Bob Hannon Evelyn MacGregor Dennis Day Jack Benny Ronald Colman NBC WHO Lucille Ball Burns and Allen George Fielding Eliot Report To the Nation Quentin Reynolds Fibber McGee Jim Jordan Fibber WHO. Oe

Hour by Hour Radio Schedule Fragment

Readable fragments show a dense 1940s radio programming grid with show titles and host names across stations WHO WGN WMT KXEL and others. Notable entries include Ginny Simm, Date Judy, Fibber McGee, Red Skelton, Bob Hope, and Spotlight hour.

Ginny Simm WMT Big Town WGN Arthur Hale KXEL Oursler Abner Judy Lady Canova Pick & Pa Duffy Burns Allen Bob Ripley Dom Fibber McGee Natior L. Welk O Spotliuht Lewis Chicago Nigl

Unclear and Offensive Chat Prompt

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1081 Nazi Planes Bagged by U S Airmen in March

London reports that more than 140000 American airmen based in Britain destroyed 1081 German planes and dropped 30172 tons of explosives on enemy targets in March. The tally shows total Allied tonnage at 61532 tons and air incursions into Europe 29016 times, with 369 bombers and 178 fighters lost.

London INL Britain Air Force U. S Germany Europe

Delay on Finland peace decision hints at Easter postponement

Stockholm reports say Finland's peace crisis may be delayed until after Easter as Helsinki circles display pessimism about reaching a settlement with Russia. Despite Paasikivi's Moscow trip, armistice terms are viewed as unchanged and even tighter, with frontier concessions reportedly offset by heavy reparations demands.

Stockholm Sweden Finland Helsinki Russia Juho K. Paasikivi Moscow

Government says El Salvador unrest in San Salvador under control

Washington report quotes the El Salvador embassy stating a small subversive movement erupted in San Salvador on Monday but the government remains in control of the situation. The embassy issued the briefing Monday night.

Washington San Salvador el Salvador

Jap Invasion of India Viewed as Real McCoy

London observers take a serious view of Japan’s penetration into India. They describe a full scale effort to cut the aerial supply line to China by establishing forward bases within range of transports. The Japs aim to drive us from India to prevent amphibious operations against Malaya and Burma. Observers cite massed Japanese fleet near Singapore and a two pronged Allied push in the Pacific.

Clark Lee London INS India Washington China Malaya Burma Lord Louis Mountbatten Bay of Bengal Orde Charles Wingate Pacific Nimitz MacArthur Hawaii Gilberts Marshalls Carolines Nippon

Spiritual Blindness Tragedy in a Day of Opportunity

Dr David Berger of the Coe Bible department spoke at the Holy Week service at First Presbyterian church on an address titled In Jerusalem Spiritual Blindness in a Day of Opportunity. He argued spiritual blindness shows in denial of reality and explained escapes while urging Christ’s central place in individual and national life and to express love in service by following Nazareno.

David Berger Coe Bible Department First Presbyterian Church Jerusalem Berger Jesus Dr. Berger Dr Berger Christ

Farm Bureau Sees Peril In Power Centralization

The American Farm Bureau Federation executive committee warned a Republican agriculture committee that centralizing federal power threatens democracy. It urged wartime production, stable markets, soil fertility, fair farm prices, and farmer income. The National Farmers Union backed a hold-the-line wartime program, labor and business controls, and a 100 percent capital gains tax on postwar farm land sales within five years.

Chicago American Farm Bureau Federation Republican Party Committee On Agriculture Republican Party Bourke Hickenlooper National Farmers Union

Planes Blitz Foe On Burma Front

New Delhi reports Allied air forces blasted Japanese invasion columns moving into India from Burma. The attack spanned from the Chin hills to the Chindwin river gorges, destroying one tank, damaging two, and hit six more. Ground fighting cooled along the Chin hills southeast of Imphal with limited updates on Kohima and Kohima-Imphal highway disruption.

New Delhi Indo-Burma Imphal Burma India Chin Hills Chindwin River Tamu Manipur Samara Naga Hills Kohinm Kohima

Submarine Losses Highlight Allied March Victory

United Press reports a CBS London broadcast indicating the Allies sank 30 submarines in March during the Battle of the Atlantic. The tally underscores a sharp Allied surge at sea, reflecting intensified Axis disruption and Allied dominance in convoy lanes.

United Press CBS London

Italian Fascists Reinforce Nazis at Anzio Beachhead

Allied sources said fighting eased but artillery exchanges and patrols persisted on the Italian fronts. Italian Fascist paratroops were moved to reinforce the battered German Fourteenth Army at Anzio, with paratroopers in German uniforms identified on the beach-head front. The Fascists were said to be organized into small units among German front-line troops.

Allied Naples Anzio Fourteenth Army Fifth Army

Driver 18 Charged After Faulty Brakes Incident

John Marek 71 of Chelsea suffered a cut over his left eye after walking into a car driven by John Topinka 18 of Ingleside Indiana at First Avenue and Tenth Street SW. Police investigation showed Topinka had failed to yield and lacked a valid driver’s license.

John Marek Chelsea John Topinka Ingleside First Avenue Tenth Street Topinka

Longer-Range U S Fighters Planned for B 29 Escort

Washington reports the United States is developing longer-range fighters to guard B 29 bomber missions as March aircraft production hits a record. The Mustang P 51 and P 38 Lightning remain the longest-range fighters in service, rated capable of extended escort duties.

Washington United States

Police blotter items from Cedar Rapids Gazette 1944

The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a man with no driver's license had two brakes faulty on his car and was booked on two charges. Verna Woods reports returning a $10 bill to a liquor store that another customer refused to return. Gwendolyn Downs reports $18.35 stolen from her purse at the Fiesta club.

Cedar Rapids Verna Woods C Avenue NE Gwendolyn Downs 1006 Tenth Street SE Monay

Three Eastern Iowa Cities Win Honors in Traffic Safety Contest

DES MOINES IA APR 7 Twenty six Iowa cities will receive traffic safety awards for their 1943 records. Gov Bourke Hickenlooper and Paul Jones will deliver remarks at the dinner. Des Moines heads Group I, Mason City wins Group II, Fort Dodge tops Group III, Webster City leads Group IV, Decorah takes Group V, Waverly receives honorable mention in Group VI with Marion also noted.

Des Moines Iowa Bourke B. Hickenlooper Paul Jones National Safety Council Sioux City Mason City Council Bluffs Fort Dodge Town City Webster City Decorah First Waverly Marion

Safety Razors for Civilian Use Soon

American Safety Razor Corp announces two year halt in metal razor production due to government restrictions. The company says the department is back in motion and deliveries to government and customers are expected very shortly after resuming metal razors.

New York American Safety Razor Corporation

Evangelical Holy Week Services Open at Second Church Tonight

Special Holy Week services at the Second Evangelical church on Eighteenth avenue and Ninth street SW begin tonight at 7 30 with the drama Where Is the Carpenter Now The schedule runs Wednesday Thursday and Friday with Rev L T Olson as speaker Wednesday What Think Ye of Christ Thursday Gethsemane followed by a candle lit communion Friday It Is Finished

Second Evangelical Eighteenth Avenue Ninth Street L. T Olson of Christ

Bombing Mission Details Highlight Aircraft Used

The report notes bombing missions involved Liberators or Fortresses but excludes the B 29. It points to a greater secret flight radius for the B 29, suggesting its capabilities outpace the others. The contrast underscores differing strategic roles among these heavy bombers.

Milk dealers block WFA assessment in Cleveland case

Federal Judge Paul Jones granted 34 Cleveland milk distributors a permanent injunction restraining the War Food Administration from collecting an assessment from milk dealers to finance administration of WFA quota regulations.

Cleveland (Ap Paul Jones Cleveland War Food Administration

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