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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1944
Page
1
A long section of editorial and opinion commentary discusses the suspension of County Auditor Vesely amid public concern. It weighs wartime stabilization reports, economics, and political expectations, noting industry pressures and cautious optimism about policy effectiveness.
Moscow dispatches report German forces rushing to defend Odessa from the sea and land as Russian Stormovik bombers pound defenses. Zhukov’s First Ukrainian Army tightens the ring around Tarnopol while Malinovsky’s Third Ukrainian Army drives toward Odessa threatening the Black Sea port.
Washington AP Draft Director Lewis B Hershey says only strong military force will back U S peace terms. With the army at 7 7 million maximum, monthly drafts of 150 000 are needed to sustain strength, and demobilization will be slow. Inductions may continue after victory as long as needed to protect national interests.
Cedar Rapids reports April showers paid a visit with light precipitation while Des Moines forecast clearing skies tonight and fair weather Saturday. Rain totals varied across Iowa with Onawa over half an inch and Keokuk about .56 inch. Temperatures ranged from 25 to 35 degrees tonight with 52 degrees in Cedar Rapids at 2 30 p m. Thursday highs reached 64 in Cedar Rapids and 66 in Albia Atlantic and Keokuk.
President Roosevelt refused to comment on Wendell L. Willkie's decision to quit as a Republican nomination candidate. He said he did not think so.
Yugoslav Partisans claimed a victory in the Jajce area 70 miles northwest of Sarajevo as German reinforcements streamed into western Bosnia.
General Omar Bradley in England told American officers preparing for Europe that loss rumors are false and that success depends on the invasion. He warned of fear, urged leadership, and noted German booby traps while promising strong air and naval support and fewer casualties than feared.
Attorney General Biddle said no criminal violation of the federal corrupt practices act or contribution limits was found in the CIO Political Action Committee. He told Rep. Smith that future illegal actions would be met with appropriate departmental action.
Capt. Don Gentile, 23, from Piqua Ohio, claimed 27 enemy planes down in combat at a U S fighter base in England. He ties Eddie Rickenbacker’s WWI record and surpasses it, a feat previously matched only by Marines Foss and Boyington in the Pacific, with Boyington now missing.
The Soviet embassy press division labeled Victor A. Kravchenko a liar and a Red army deserter. They said he was not head of the metals division and had only temporary leave to assist the commission. They accused him of betraying his military duty two weeks before his departure and slandering the USSR in New York papers.
Nicholas Mulick 24 dived into the icy Passaic river to aid victims after a bus plunged from a bridge, rescuing five people. The rescue earned him appointment to Passaic's fire department, as Public Safety Director Julius Cinamon granted his requested recognition and placed him on the force.
A $2 774 57 shortage for the year ended last Dec 31 led to a special state audit and the suspension of Linn county auditor Robert M Vesely. State checkers in a routine annual audit found the discrepancy, according to Examiner-in-Charge William H Bennett and assistant M N Hagen. Linn county supervisors immediately asked State Auditor to proceed.
Linn county auditor Robert M. Vesely remained unconscious Friday after an overdose of sleeping pills. Dr. E M Victorine reported slight improvement by noon. Special audit covering 1943 to 1944 showed a shortage of 864183, totaling 3638 70 as of March 31. The audit found two bank accounts with cash shortfalls while the bond deduction account balanced. The office handles deeds transfers taxes dog taxes federal withholding and other receipts.
Allied correspondents describe seven months of fighting in Italy as rough and costly. They note advantages such as a cleared Mediterranean, a weakened Fascist regime, and a vast airfield network, alongside failures at Cassino and Anzio and lessons for future western-front operations.
War Food Administration reports civilians received 5.09 billion pounds of meat in Q1 1944 at 158 pounds per capita, the highest since 1908. Second quarter allocations total 4.49 billion pounds at 139 pounds per person, with six month average 148.5 pounds. Pork beef veal and lamb mutton allocations for spring and summer planned, while total year likely above 1943. Also notes ample eggs citrus winter vegetables lard potatoes margarine grain and dairy supplies.
Cedar Rapids Penick and Ford corn processing plant will shut Monday due to grain shortages. Operations chief Dr. J. Max Widmer says 35,000 bushels daily capacity reduced to about 30,000 with a six day week. If corn movement rises, plant may reopen in a week, with April 12 projection of 14 15 percent national milling capacity active. War Food Administration coordinating appeals to farmers to market corn now.
The Pekin Illinois plant shut Thursday due to corn shortages. The Kansas City site will reopen Monday at 40 percent capacity after a two week closure.
Army Liberators dropped 44 tons on Wake Island focusing on storage and aircraft maintenance areas. The raid ended with all American planes returning safely, officials reported.
Washington AP report to mark the first anniversary of the hold the line order states that living costs have been held steady for a year and wages stabilized. Vinson Bowles Jones and Davis led the findings noting price control success and benefits to about 20 million people with rising wages offset by lower prices in some sectors. The report warns continued restraint and cooperation, while acknowledging some price rises in clothing and the need to adjust inequities under the Little Steel formula. Roosevelt called the report a factual record of stabilization efforts and did not address any wage formula repeal.
London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler appoints Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels as sole administrator of bomb soaked Berlin. Goebbels gains town president title with broad powers while Reichsleiter and gauleiter roles remain unaffected.
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