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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1944
Page
4
Federal reports say hijacking and smuggling of scarce wartime goods including liquor shoes rayon nylon woolen goods furs and more have surged. FBI notes increased seizures and indictments as gangsters tap black market profits amid shortages and counterfeit stamps.
Miss Betty J. Eilertsen, then teaching at the University of Illinois, will join Coe College as an instructor in Romance languages come fall 1944. She teaches French to civilian and ASTP students and works on her PhD in French and German, to be completed this summer. She holds an A B from Russell Sage College and an M A in French from the University of Wisconsin, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Delta Phi, and Delta Phi Alpha.
In a London visit, General Eisenhower was challenged by a buck private who correctly offered the mortar range after Churchill, Bradley, and Ike observed a layout. The general grinned and quipped that the private would not make him a liar for 10 yards.
The article surveys wartime Japan’s civilian scarcity with staples deteriorating materials and rations shrinking to under three quarters of a pound of rice daily. It notes taxes and savings drain wages, gardening and munition work by children, and a shift toward a rigid, monopolistic industry while warning of Japan’s strategic and demographic challenges in sustaining war.
Iowa division of the women's field army of the American Society for Control of Cancer launches its annual campaign by mail due to gas shortages. Dr. F. W. Mal leads. contributions from others are welcome. Send memberships to Mrs. Arthur V. O'Brien in Iowa City or Mrs. Fred G. Kellogg in Cedar Rapids. cash payments at Guaranty Bank. Funds support cancer education for early diagnosis and prompt treatment.
Italian forces employed chemical weapons during the Ethiopian campaign of 1936, drawing international condemnation and affecting ground operations. The use of gas altered tactics and increased civilian and combatant casualties in several regions.
Bel fast shipyard workers voted three to one to end their walkout and return to work Tuesday, a 20 000 strong strike. Coal mines were largely back in operation with expectations of full resumption by Easter. Yorkshire meetings weighed whether remaining miners would return to pits and seek negotiated settlements.
Washington AP The Petroleum Administration for War banned liquified petroleum gas as a civilian car fuel. Deputy PAW Administrator Ralph K. Davies said butane and propane must be preserved for military needs and essential civilian uses. The order also bars installing new gas burning appliances if existing LP gas systems are present.
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