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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
4
The War Production Board tightens civilian building activity, threatening a sharp drop in nondefense work and forcing contractors to seek war sites. Slots licenses show 1637 illegal machines in Iowa, while India’s independence talks strain British focus as Japan targets India.
The piece notes limited knowledge of India’s fighting strength and reliance on British leadership for military strategy while highlighting manpower and equipment gaps. It discusses woman registration ideas, census data use, and warns that 1942 political campaigns begin with candidates unsure how to present platforms, hoping capable officeholders emerge.
The battle for India raged in the Bay of Bengal as Japan attacked Britain's carrier strength. Hermes and other ships were reportedly sunk or damaged with British wreckage and near misses reported though some claims were disputed. The fight aimed to control Indian Ocean sea lanes and pressure India ahead of wartime mobilization.
Colombo AP reports a British communique Friday night says the Trincomalee raid left 21 Japanese planes destroyed for certain, 12 probably destroyed, and two damaged.
Japanese troops launched a three pronged offensive northward from Toungoo to surround Chinese advance positions on the central Burma front, according to a Lashio communique issued Friday.
President Roosevelt told reporters the administration’s anti inflation plan is coming to a head as Congress seeks definite information on tax needs to combat rising prices.
Hundreds of Eastern Iowans seek better jobs as readers review the Gazette help wanted notice. The ad offers a receptionist opening in a progressive local office with 45 hours weekly, pleasing surroundings, room for advancement, and asks for experience education and salary expectations. replies through Box 0-139 Gazette.
President Roosevelt said the government is seriously considering voluntary registration of all women aged 18 to 65 to aid mobilization for war industries. A decision may come within a week on how to channel this manpower into war jobs, with April 27 as a potential next registration day for men.
Detroit INS reports a UAW CIO foundry resolution urged removing Charles A. Lindbergh from Ford payroll alleging a demoralizing influence and past pro Nazi stance. The measure, backed by about 10 000 workers, was sent to President Roosevelt Governor Van Wagoner and Ford executives. No company comment was available.
The Cedar Rapids area expects slightly colder conditions Friday with a low Friday night around 24. Cloudy skies hid the sun as temperatures rose 25 degrees in nine hours from 29 at 5:30 a.m. to 54 by 2:30 p.m., five degrees above Thursday’s high. The midnight reading remained 38 for the third straight day.
Des Moines reports a heavy frost expected tonight across Iowa despite jonquils blooming and birds singing. The forecast warns of colder Friday with lows well below freezing and heavy frost Friday night, continuing cold into Saturday morning with readings around 20 to 28 degrees in various regions.
British imperial forces in Libya fought an Axis motorized column of about 20 tanks. Some German tanks were hit and British casualties were slight. An additional enemy column northeast of Tengeder was engaged and some enemy vehicles were set afire. Axis activity spiked on the southern flank while forward troops kept distance from British positions.
General Douglas MacArthur, in Melbourne, saluted the Bataan defenders saying no army had ever done so much with so little. He described their last hour of trial as noble and foretold divine solace for the mothers of the fallen, noting his tribute was prepared in his hotel suite.
London reports German authorities in Yugoslavia issued a Monday deadline for an end to guerrilla fighting and threatened to execute 16 000 hostages. The Nazi threat targeted Gen Draja Mihailovich and his family amid Germanys spring offensive preparations. Mihailovich stated he would not surrender.
Kansas City veteran journalist A B McDonald died Thursday night at age 80. He won the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for solving a Texas murder mystery while at the Kansas City Star.
William L. Price, 45, of 1027 Fifth Avenue SE, was arrested about 9 p.m. Thursday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car collided with John Franks Jr. at Eighth Avenue and Fifth Street SE. Price admitted drinking several beers and some whisky after turning left and hitting Franks’ westbound car.
London dispatch says a large force of British fighters launched an offensive against northern France Friday night.
President Roosevelt authorized the War Production Board and the War and Navy departments to inspect defense plants and audit their books. The move aims to prevent unreasonable profits, curb government fund waste, and forestall price rises and inflation during wartime.
Cedar Rapids family food expenses rose 1.3 percent from February to mid March while national costs increased 1.5 percent. March 17 1942 prices show Cedar Rapids up 24.4 percent from a year earlier. nationwide 20.5 percent. Dairy and eggs fell while cereals meats fruits fats beverages and sugar rose in the period.
Chairman Bloom introduces HR6911 to criminalize commercial use of the Red Cross emblem and name. The bill follows urging from President Roosevelt and targets misuse by any person.
The navy announced most of the roughly 3,500 Marines and sailors in the Bataan sector were evacuated to Corregidor under cover of darkness as defense collapsed. Three ships were destroyed to prevent their use by Japan, and the Dewey drydock was also blown up. A submarine reportedly sank a large Japanese vessel near the Celebes Sea.
The article details Corregidor’s stand with the American flag as Japanese forces advance while U S torpedo boats sink a cruiser near the Philippines. In Bataan five miles from Corregidor, Japanese forces appear to have crushed the defense and fighting there ends, with 12 inch guns still firing. President Roosevelt receives this broadcasted update from the war department.
Lieutenant General George H. Brett, deputy supreme Allied commander, announced the Allies have taken the air offensive against Japan and will expand it as equipment and planes flow into Australia. He cited raids on Rabaul and noted enemy air bases in New Britain and Timor as threats while acknowledging Allied forces are still forming.
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