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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1943
Page
3
Several bills aim to simplify and improve Iowa's accounting methods amid long standing criticisms of the system. Proponents argue current books reveal little about the state’s overall finances, aiding political rhetoric more than accountability.
American flyers shot down 37 of 98 Japanese planes in the Solomons as US losses totaled seven fighters. The battle involved 50 bombers and 48 Zeros, with 21 Zeros, five dive bombers and 11 other planes wrecked in the clash near Guadalcanal.
Washington officials report the Food administration suspended the set aside order for military and lend-lease meat until further notice to smooth civilian supply. Slaughterers must still follow civilian quotas and rationing. inventory controls may force excess stock to be offered to the government if war needs rise.
Secretary of War Stimson said the army rules barring soldiers from political activity apply generally and were adopted long before, not targeting Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He noted the policy protects the separation of civil and military power and that no one outside the War Department helped draft the latest regulations. He also commented on Allied progress in Tunisia and the Pacific and reported Major General Orlando Ward was wounded but expected to live.
In a notice from the United States forestry service, forest fires in Middle Atlantic states threaten Allied shipping along the eastern seaboard. Smoke silhouettes ships at sea and aids Axis submarines by obscuring them, while also masking shore areas from air patrols.
In Brooks Field Texas entrants name the new WAAC buildings with quirky titles including WAAC Shacks Oveta's Oasis Wax Works Hobby's Tabby Eden Musee and Jane ane as the list grows throughout Thursday.
Washington report says farm organization chiefs angry after meeting with President Roosevelt over Davis price controls. O'Neal of the National Farm Bureau protests a lobby against veto override, while Patton of the National Farmers Union supports the President. Davis allegedly ordered rivals to end their quarrel.
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers told a Senate subcommittee that 12,000,000 new passenger car tires will be available this year, up from 3,474,000 in 1942, with 7,000,000 already on hand and 5,000,000 to be manufactured from synthetic rubber. He added 6,300,000 new truck tires will be distributed this year, up from 3,525,000 in 1942, and 1,800,000 truck tires are on hand.
Mrs John Jacob Astor III formerly Ellen Tuck French established legal residence Thursday in Reno Nevada to pursue a divorce, announced from Astor's office.
The Senate voted 62 to 23 to send the Bankhead farm price bill back to the agriculture committee. The measure would exclude federal crop payments from parity price calculations. President Roosevelt opposed it as a threat to wage and price stabilization, with possible implications for the Little Steel wage ceiling. Byrd called for an investigation of War Labor Board wage increases.
President Roosevelt sent a 24 billion dollar navy funding plan to Congress for 1944. The request, calling it the largest regular navy bill, allocates about 9.0 billion for vessel repair and replacement and includes large sums for ordnance, supplies, ships, and aeronautics as the Navy projects 2.5 million personnel by year end.
In Kansas City AP report Lieut Gene Moore teaches a rookie to distinguish right from left by placing a stone in the beginner's right hand. The drill ends with the hospital calling that the soldier kept hold of the stone until ordered to drop it.
The New York Journal American reports patent medicine heiress Merry Fahrney has wed her fifth husband, Nils Holm, a 36 year old Swedish waiter.
To help you with your Victory Garden classification 29 in The Gazette Want Ads is your marketplace to buy rent or sell garden space equipment or services. To place an ad dial 2-112 before 11 15 a.m. and your ad will appear the same day.
Report circulated from Rome and Bern that Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a high level conference on Europe defense against invasion. The meeting was believed to have occurred in the Brenner Pass with discussions on strategic steps.
Gov. Forrest C. Donnell signed a measure requiring couples to wait three days after applying for a license before marrying. The law takes effect 90 days after adjournment, potentially delaying spur of the moment marriages until April 1, 1945, if the legislature ends its session.
In forward fighting near Gabes, a United States General Grant tank survived four direct hits from a German 105 mm gun. Corp Harold Clacksfield of England stated the tank drew enemy fire as troops probed gun positions. the first hit damaged the ack-ack mount, the second opened a side door but failed to penetrate, the third chipped the gun, and the fourth damaged the steering, with no other tank likely saving the unit.
Allied troops from the U S Army and British Eighth Army shake hands and cheer at a road junction east of El Guetar Tunisia marking a pivotal meet as Rommel’s forces retreat. The clash near Kebili and Wadi el Akarit highlighted growing Allied momentum and co operation.
Chicago attorney Dineen Watson started the Republican Postwar Policy association two months ago to push postwar international cooperation. The movement has reached Indiana and Ohio with meetings in Indianapolis and Cleveland. Watson said interest is growing nationwide, though the Illinois group avoids setting up new branches. Tarkington supported cooperation to prevent future wars. Indiana group urged international cooperation led by the United States.
Allied forces in North Africa report a coordinated advance by the British First Army and the U S Second Army Corps in the Medjez el Bab area. The northern push nears Tunis while the Eighth Army moves north of Wadi el Akarit. Rommel’s troops retreat under heavy air and ground pressure as Eisenhower congratulates Allied commanders.
A London broadcast reported Gen. Giovanni Messe as the new Axis commander in chief in Tunisia. The Berlin spokesman said Rommel and Von Arnim now report to Messe, who previously led Italy’s expeditionary force on the Russian front.
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