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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1942
Page
5
The long stand on the Bataan peninsula ends as Japanese manpower overwhelms defenders. About 36,000 Americans and Filipinos are captured, prompting reflection on supply voyages to Bataan and daring fleet operations against Japanese lines. The piece also discusses local police pay reforms and a notable resignation from Linn county politics.
British admiralty said two 9,975 and 10,000 ton cruisers Dorsetshire and Cornwall were sunk by Japanese bombers in the Bay of Bengal. 1,100 crew saved of 1,330. Reports say British units fought a running sea battle with stronger Japanese forces as strikes hit Calcutta and Trincomalee.
Cedar Rapids forecast calls for rain tonight and Friday forenoon with little temperature change. The day saw a sun and cloud tug of war as readers recorded a low of 34 at 6 30 am and a 48 degree high at 4 pm with gray skies prevailing.
Cedar Rapids born John J. Mokrejs president and GM of China United Lamp in Shanghai a GE subsidiary is said to be in a Japanese concentration camp according to a Schenectady NY dispatch. His wife and two daughters live with his parents at 802 B Ave NE. Swiss consul in Shanghai relayed the news that he and another GE employee are in good health. Francis B Sayre reportedly furnished the camp sighting to GE.
Edwin Lundquist, serving his fifth term as Linn County District Court clerk, announced Thursday he will run in the Republican primary on June 1. He notes duties include issuing birth certificates since Pearl Harbor and he holds roles as federal explosives licensing agent and sugar rationing forms distributor for Linn County. Lundquist, born 1897, Cedar Rapids native, has three sons and is active in local unions and civic groups.
Cedar Rapids men and a former resident are identified among officers in the beleaguered American forces on the Bataan peninsula. Capt. Robert B. Moore, Capt. George Cockburn Jr., Capt. Robert Wray, and Lieut. Culver Brooks are named, with family ties noted in Cedar Rapids and Omaha. Moore’s wife reports a February 16 letter. naval censorship blocks details.
Washington reports that four rockbound Manila Bay forts remain in American hands after Bataan falls. Corregidor, Fort Mills, Drum, Hughes and Frank Fort defend the bay with 12 inch guns, tunnels, and anti aircraft batteries. The islands’ supply and sea assault defense will decide their fate as air and naval attacks continue.
American volunteer pilots claimed to shoot down 10 Japanese Zero fighters and damage two others in a Burma front air action on Wednesday afternoon. The report said the unit suffered no losses and suggested reinforcements arrived to bolster aerial strength.
John J. Avery age 22 of Vinton was reported alive by the navy after earlier being listed missing from the Java naval battle. He had been boatswain's mate on the destroyer Pope, sunk off Java, and was transferred to another ship Feb. 22. He is son of Lucas Avery. sister notified.
The War Production Board banned new construction of non essential residences roads and commercial buildings effective Thursday. Projects under way may be halted if materials can be repurposed for war needs. Only maintenance and repair under thresholds may proceed without explicit government permission.
Federal records show at least 1637 clubs, restaurants, hotels, lodges and taverns in Iowa operate slot machines, illegal under state law. The average numbers per county exceed 16 places with machines feeding nickels to quarters and half-dollars.
Cedar Rapids police chief Tom Condon said investigations over the past two weeks found no slot machines operated in the city. He noted taxes must be paid regardless of use and warned that any information about local machines being stored will lead to seizures. Mere possession remains a violation of Iowa law.
Records show over 3800 places operate pinball devices, deemed not gambling under law. Des Moines tops licensed slot operators with 104, Ottumwa 100, Dubuque 82, Davenport 72, Waterloo 69, Council Bluffs 58, Keokuk 51. Sioux City issued eight licenses in a statewide tally. Fort Dodge figures continued on page.
A Port Moresby dispatch says Allied aircraft destroyed many targets on the ground and damaged others in a Thursday afternoon raid on Rabaul, the Japanese held city in New Britain.
War nerves braced as the Japanese enveloped the eastern flank of Bataan after a sustained counterattack by exhausted American and Filipino troops. War Department reports quoted Gen. Wainwright’s message from Corregidor, noting the lines were broken and defenses overwhelmed. President Roosevelt and Sec. Stimson praised the defenders and outlined efforts to sustain aid and evacuate, with Corregidor and other fortifications still holding at the bay entrance.
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