War Pressure on Bataan and Homefront Notes
Japanese pressure forces General Wainwright to retreat to a new line at Bataan. Back home, Cedar Rapids schools grant a 2 percent pay rise as costs and financing are debated. Iowa considers telephone rate hikes and labor talks progress, with WPB limits on women's apparel amid wartime restrictions.
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Wainwright
Bataan
Philippines
Washington
War Department
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Marshall says United States aims to expand to Europe
General George C. Marshall and Harry L. Hopkins meet with Winston Churchill in London to discuss Allied strategy and confirm the United States will expand operations to Europe. Marshall notes U.S. Army in Northern Ireland is growing, with 150,000 new soldiers by summer, and may visit Irish encampments before leaving.
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London
George C. Marshall
United States
Winston Churchill
Northern Ireland
Europe
Marshall
Harry L. Hopkins
Churchill
England
Britain
Washington
Hopkins
Howard A. Craig
Air Corps
A.C. Wedemeyer
General Staff
J. R. Fulton
United States Navy
Northern
Ireland
Germany
France
British Isles
Middle East
Cairo
War Production Board bars dress lengthening for duration
The War Production Board announces that for the duration of the war American dresses may be shortened or tightened but not lengthened or made fuller. The order sets maximum lengths and sweeps for coats and skirts and bans nonfunctional frills to save cloth, aiming to boost output by about 15 percent while preserving fashion within limits.
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War Production Board
WPB J
Milady
Washington
WPB
Want Ads Sell Quick In Local Classifieds
Thirty to forty readers answered a local want ad and all items were sold on the first day according to E. J. Heuer who ran the ad. For best results place ads at the lower seven day rate and cancel when successful to pay only for active days. Dial 2-1121 for assistance from a trained ad taker.
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E. J. Heuer
Telephone Co Raises Rates 15 Percent in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Northwestern Bell Telegraph lowers and adds a 15 percent surcharge on all Iowa telephone bills starting next monthly statement. The surcharge also applies to long distance calls within Iowa from April 10 due to higher wages materials and taxes. Morrison cites rising costs and notes Minnesota and other states are unaffected.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
M. H. Morrison
Morrison
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Des Moines
Des Moines Paper Ends War Bond Ad Push
The Des Moines Sunday Register halted a payroll allotment driven war bond ad campaign after business protests. About 300 treasury stationery letters were sent to Iowa firms seeking a $10 contribution for ad space, with envelopes flagged for government use. State officials warned any checks would be returned and the effort cancelled. State leaders planned a new fundraising approach for the campaign.
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Des Moines
U. S. Treasury Department
Des Moines Sunday Register
Treasury Department
Iowa
Kenneth Carpenter
Chicago
Vernon L. Clark
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Allied Air Forces Score Big Wins in Pacific Campaign
Allied planes fought through three screens of Japanese fighters to attack Koepang in Timor and Lae in New Guinea, destroying 116 Japanese aircraft to 14 Allied losses. MacArthur and Curtin led a two hour briefing with key commanders as vast troop reinforcements arrived in Australia.
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MacArthur
Australia
United Nations Supreme
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Lae
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Timor
United States
Douglas MacArthur
John Curtin
George H. Brett
United Nations Air Forces
Thomas Blamey
Herbert F
U S Sub Sinks Two More Jap Cargo Ships in Pacific
A U S submarine sunk two Japanese merchant ships totaling 15 000 tons in the China Sea. The latest patrol raises Japanese losses to over 200 ships sunk or damaged since Pearl Harbor, with 53 definitely sunk. The drive targets Nipponese supply lines under Admiral King’s strategy.
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Washington
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Navy
Yokohama
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Pearl Harbor
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U S
Malay Peninsula
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China Coast
Dutch East Indies
Southwest Pacific
New Councilman Initiated Into Secret Session
Charles Kosek newly elected to the city council was initiated into a private session behind the mayor's office. The exclusive meeting began about 10 15 and lasted an hour with no major decisions. Mayor Hahn and Safety Commissioner Benesh described the gathering as a visit with few concrete topics.
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Scotty McLeod
Charles
Chuck” Kosek
Kosek
Frank Hahn
Wes Benesh
Hahn
Lou Burgos
Axis Push in Libya Hints Big Assault
German and Italian forces in Libya began a forward move that signals a major spring offensive to threaten British control. Rommel leads segments toward Mekili and Martuba, with 135000 troops, while Axis activity grows across the region and in Crete and Greece.
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Libya
London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Mekili
Derna
Rome
Martuba-Mekili-Bomba
Greece
Crete
Malta
Alexandria
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Rommel
Farmer seeks Republican nomination for Iowa state legislature
George E Farmer of Cedar Rapids announces his candidacy for one of Linn county two state representative seats. Farmer, an attorney since 1922, has served as assistant city attorney and chairs the city board of adjustment. He is a World War I veteran and not married.
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George E Farmer
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Farmer
Fort Snelling
Mason City
Milwaukee
The
Masons
Peoples Church
Hanford Post
American Legion
Elmer A Johnson
Sheriff Jim Smith Files for G O P Renomination
Linn county sheriff since 1985, Jim Smith announces candidacy for Republican renomination in the June 1 primary. Born 1897, he served in World War I, ran Cedar Rapids restaurants, worked for Penick and Ford, and is active in civic groups while living in Victor.
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Jim Smith
James WU. Smith
Linn County
Poweshiek
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Blue Valley Dairy Company
Iron ore ceiling set at $445 a ton for Lake Superior
Washington price Administrator Leon Henderson announced a ceiling on Lake Superior iron ore to curb costs. The cap limits charges to the level of last season, setting a maximum of 445 dollars per ton.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Lake Superior
Reds Cross Dnieper in Drive on Escape Lane
Soviet dispatches report Red troops smashed across the upper Dnieper in a climactic drive to pinch off the German escape corridor now narrowed to 30 miles. German losses include 32 tanks on the Crimean front and heavy raids against Russian positions in the Crimea were repelled after hours of fighting.
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Libya
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Greece
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Ukraine
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Crimean
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Murmansk
Russia
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