Vichy Surrenders 29 French Warships to Germany
Tass, the Soviet news agency, reports that Vichy France under Laval agreed to hand over 29 warships to Germany and place French armed forces under Nazi control. The ships include three battleships and an aircraft carrier, with nine flotilla leaders and ten destroyers, plus other vessels. German oversight would extend to key bases in unoccupied France and French West Africa, including Dakar, with Toulon and Marseille repaired under German supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Tass
Geneva
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Germany
Toulon
Marseille
France
French West Africa
Dakar
South America
Laval
Photos of Gibraltar Fortifications Seized From Pair
FBI says two men Rudolph Keller and Hermann Stahlder were arrested in New York for attempting to deliver photographs blueprints and other information on Gibraltar fortifications to Italy. Sixteen photos of Gibraltar defenses and warships were found with Keller who claimed he shot them through a porthole as the ship Lt Cergue passed the British stronghold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Gibraltar
Federal Bureau of Investigation
P. E. Foxworth
FBI
Rudolph Garvin Keller
Cergue
Hermann Peter Stahlder
Keller
Foxworth
National Want Ad Week Bargain Rates
Consumers are urged to use the want ads with special rates running for eight days at the price of six and four days for the price of three for ads starting by April 26. The piece highlights buying selling renting hiring and locating lost items or services nationwide and prompts dialing 2-1121 for a Gazette Want Ad Taker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Want Ad Week
Marshall Vows Steady AEF Flow to Britain
In Ireland and Britain, General Marshall tells Iowa and Midwest troops there will be a steady flow of men and equipment to join them. Hopkins salutes Iowa troops as American air units and amphibious commandos prepare for near-future operations with UK forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Britain
Hopkins
AEF
Northern Ireland
Iowa
Harry L. Hopkins
George C. Marshall
Corn Belt
Minnesota
Iowa Cornbelt
Lower Central States
London
United Kingdom
Norway
France
Atlantic
British Isles
Sigourney Soldiers Impress General Marshall in Ireland
An Associated Press dispatch notes two Ced ar Rapids area youths Pvt. Clinton Farrington and Corp. Charles Rhoda received expert ratings from General George C. Marshall during an inspection of American troops in Northern Ireland on Saturday. John L. Day of Sigourney, acting mess sergeant, was closely questioned about his 11 months of service and qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
George C. Marshall
Northern Ireland
Clinton J. Farrington
Clinton E. Farrington
Seventh Street
Charles Rhoda
Associated Press
John L. Day
Sigourney
Marshall
U S and Mexico Reach Oil Dispute Settlement
Washington reports that Mexico will pay the United States 23995910 dollars as full settlement for the 1938 expropriation. President Camacho said the accord follows joint commission work and stressed cooperation. President Roosevelt praised the agreement and the spirit of fair play between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mns
Mexico
United States
Camacho
Roosevelt
Temperature Holds at 60 in Cedar Rapids on Sunny Saturday
Cedar Rapids saw a high near 60 degrees by 3:30 p.m. as clear skies prevailed. A light breeze kept temperatures down, with a 6:45 p.m. reading around 53 degrees on the Chambers Inskeep recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Chinese pilot killed in Tallahassee crash
Lieut. Chien C. Liang of the Chinese air force was killed when his pursuit plane crashed two miles north of Tallahassee during a training flight on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee, Fla
Lieut
Chien C. Liang
Tallahassee
Gift Watch Stolen From War Widow in Depot Wash Room
Mrs. Mitzi Farrell of Milwaukee reported to police last midnight that a gold watch with a link band given to her by her husband before he went to the Philippines was stolen from the women’s wash room at Union Station around 11:30 Saturday night. A description of a woman seen leaving the area was provided to Detective John Hanna, who investigated while Mrs. Farrell, on her way home from the west coast to Milwaukee, waited on a Cedar Rapids transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Philippines
Mitzi Farrell
Milwaukee
Union Station
Defer Labor Debate To Give F. R. Time
Washington news says Senate leaders pressed to postpone a labor bill fight to grant President Roosevelt more time for a voluntary agreement with unions and to finish anti inflation plans. A radio address was planned to outline an all inclusive program to curb rising living costs and ease unrest over the 40 hour week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Senate
Roosevelt
British Incendiary Weapon Revealed Over Europe
London AP reports a new incendiary weapon likely developed by the RAF. Incendiary charges are released by hydrogen balloons floated toward targets, with warnings issued to civilians as some devices drift toward Swiss territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
RAF
Europe
Tokio Hints Planes Were On Carriers
The Tokio newspaper Yomiuri implied that planes bombing Japan came from United States carriers. It urged preparedness for more raids as long as U S aircraft carriers exist and Japan vowed to smash Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Yomiuri
United States
Japan
Britain
De Seversky Sees Japan Raid Via Land Based Planes
Major Alex ander P. De Seversky argues in Chicago that American raids on Japan could have used land based bombers from Aleutians to China. He says carrier aircraft seem practical but stresses the need for sustained large bomber attacks, achievable only with land based planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Alexander P. de Seversky
Japan
America
Aleutian Island
China
de Seversky
4 660 More Nazis Killed in Soviet Report
Moscow reports 4 660 German deaths in ongoing front fighting with no significant changes on Saturday. The Leningrad front accounts for 1 500 German deaths and 3 160 on the Kalinin front in recent days. Six German and four Soviet planes were destroyed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Leningrad
Kalinin
Linn County farm outlook under government goals for 1942
Linn county farmers expect to meet or exceed 1942 goals for hogs and poultry with a 34 percent rise in spring litters and a 28 percent state average. Dairy production may lag due to cows in limited supply and high last year’s output, while crops show favorable prospects aided by ample moisture and well advanced farm work. Agricultural price ceilings remain tied to new legislation, with inflation concerns and a Cedar Rapids price rise noted. Linn county agricultural agent, born Aug. 7, 1900 near Marengo, provides the outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Linn County
Gazette Carriers Hit Half Million War Savings Stamps
Cedar Rapids Gazette carriers in Iowa City Marion Decorah and Cedar Rapids have delivered 475,870 war savings stamps since volunteering on December 20 to aid Uncle Sam. By next Saturday they aim to surpass 500,000 stamps and hand over about $50,000 to the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa City
Marion
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Uncle Sam
Treasury Department
The
Gazette
China Forces Fall Back on Sutani Front in Burma
CHUNGKING AP The main Chinese forces on the Sutani front in central Burma have withdrawn to a new line after days of a powerful offensive by overwhelming Japanese forces. The fighting on the eastern wing continued fiercely as U. S. Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell’s command executed a delaying action, though outflanked and outnumbered.
Hints of a Major Disaster Seen in Tokio Bombing
Reports from Tokio and Berlin mount evidence of heavy Allied bombing Saturday. Officials claim minor damage but radios and scattered accounts indicate major strikes on Japan and Allied retaliation hints amid attacks on Rangoon and Rabaul. RAF raids press Germany as Soviet forces advance in Finland and near Dnieperpetrovsk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Berlin
GOP Platform Aims to End War and Social Revolution
Clarence Budington Kelland, executive director of the Republican National Committee, outlines the 1942 platform at the Young Republican convention in Greeley Colorado. The plank demands efficient production, replacement of unfit officials, proper war spending, fair labor settlements, prevention of profiteering, and insists the administration cannot wage war and a social revolution simultaneously. It also calls restoring emergency powers to the people after the war to preserve republican liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Colo
INS
Roosevelt
Clarence Budington Kelland
Republican National Committee
GOP
Colorado
Kelland
Woodrow Wilson
Mussolini Dismisses Party Leaders Over War Discipline
Mussolini fired fascist party secretaries in Catanzaro Cosenza Siena Teramo Viterbo and other towns. He ordered all provincial prefects to Rome on April 28 for a conference on stricter wartime discipline. Briefing reports say the moves exceed prior efforts on food supply and price controls amid graft rumors and attempted bribery of officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Mussolini
Rome
Catanzaro
Cosenza
Siena
Teramo
Viterbo
Basler Nachrichten
der Bund
Robinson elected president of Midwest Economics Assn
Jesse S. Robinson of Carleton College was chosen president of the Midwest Economics Association on Saturday. C. Woody Thompson of the University of Iowa will continue as secretary treasurer for an unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Jesse S. Robinson
Carleton College
Midwest Economics Association
C. Woody Thompson
University of Iowa
War Capital Celebrates Tokio Bombing News
Washington reacts with jubilation as unconfirmed reports of a major bombing campaign against Tokyo reach Capitol Hill. Officials cautious about morale impact stress the bombing must be sustained and effective, while reactions from Joaquin Elizalde and Kilsoo Haan frame broader wartime hopes and concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
United Nations
Santa Claus
Japan
Congress
War and Navy Departments
White House
Tokio
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagoya
United States
Joaquin Miguel Elizalde
Bataan
Elizalde
Kilsoo V. Haan
Korean Peoples League
Korea
Capitol Hill
John W McCormack
Soldiers Taught Profanity Army Denies It
Salt Lake City report cites a radio commentator accusing Fort Douglas reception center and nearby air base of teaching profanity. Inductees deny policy of vulgar training, saying they hear swearing occasionally but noncommissioned officers do not teach it. Sergt Hatfield calls charges absurd and asserts the army teaches soldiers, not swear words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
INS
Fort Douglas Army Reception Center
Army Air Base
Robert Hatfield
U S Takes Lead Over Axis in Tank Production
Washington reports under secretary of War Robert Patterson announced on the Labor for Victory broadcast that the United States now produces more tanks than the Axis powers. He said weapons are being turned out with gratifying speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Robert P. Patterson
United States
Labor For Victory
AFL
CIO
Patterson
Normandie Fire Flares On Dock After Torch Incident
Navy and fire crews battle flames in the Normandie's stern as a salvage worker's acetylene torch starts a blaze for the third time on the sunken liner. The ship remains structurally intact, with entrances submerged and water access hampered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Normandie
William A. Sullivan
U.S.N
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hitler
Russ
Bizerte
Tunisian
Casablanca
French Morocco
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
East Africa
Russia
India
Burma
Middle East
Indo- China
C. R
U.S
Cedar Rapids News
War Widow
F. R
Mwirowto
San Francisco
Radio Tokio
CBS
Tojo
Shimada
Hirohito
Bob Estabrook
Linn
Conn
Washington Avenue
Marengo
Lasswell
Rex B. Conn
U. S
Aleutian Islands
Finland
Dnieperopetrovsk
Duce
Economists Elect
Lee Carson
Army
Sunday Index
Tee
Carl Sandbure Ee
Col
Frederick Palmer
Maas Town
Walter “Wineheil
Marion Atee Legion
Sane
Bulletin
Dispatches
Hudson River
West 49Th Street
Hudson River Pier
John Kealey
Merritt-Chapman Co
Thomas Brophy
Patrick Walsh
Naval Intelligence
House
Naval Affairs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!