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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1943
Page
3
A Cedar Rapids column reflects on Easter's spiritual urge amid wartime worries over shipping taxes inflation and shortages. It praises citizen sacrifice and discusses Morgenthau and Gaston explaining voluntary contributions over forced loans. It notes Willkie book talk and a gardener’s humorous Bulletin No 2 about parsnips and a modest 82 cent investment.
President Roosevelt and the War Labor Board press UMW leader John L. Lewis to end the Newark Celanese strike while warning of possible military action. About 500 Celanese workers return to work, but 23,000 miners in Illinois and Alabama threaten a midnight April 30 walkout if no agreement is reached. The government seeks uninterrupted production with retroactive wage adjustments and could order occupation if strikes resume.
War Manpower Commission issues the first broad stabilization order freezing all male civilian workers in Jefferson county Kentucky and Floyd and Clark counties Indiana to their jobs. Women with critical skilled labor may come under regulations. The move covers Louisville New Albany Charlestown Jeffersonville and aims to stabilize war production.
Cedar Rapids and Linn county exceeded the $4 730 000 second war bond quota with a total over $4 800 000 as officials praised team captains and workers. Funds will back 75 000 pursuit ships, with continued drives through April 30 to reach regional and state goals.
American fighters shot down a German reconnaissance plane over western Iceland on Saturday. Reykjavik was under an air raid alert for 25 minutes per U S Army headquarters.
Allied forces drive from three directions toward Bizerte as British troops seize Long Stop hill and Rommel reportedly disappears. American divisions advance toward Mateur and Beja. French forces push from Cap Serrat toward Bizerte. pressure grows on Axis siege line near Tunis.
Sweden protested to Germany over the Draken incident and German mine laying in Swedish waters. The note warned Sweden would take measures against belligerent ships breaking neutrality, while Draken skipper Aake Sevensson faced possible court martial after delay in reporting.
Cedar Rapids prepared for an Easter Sunday welcome to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. A grand parade featuring military units from all services and civilian groups will lead to his appearance as master of ceremonies for a city event titled We the People.
Linn county war finance committee advises ticket holders of the We the People war bond broadcast that Memorial coliseum doors open at 4 45 p m and close at 5 30 p m with no admittance after 5 30 p m The printed time on tickets is the broadcast start time.
Public resentment rose after Germany’s reply to Sweden’s protests over the Nazi merchant ship attack on a Swedish submarine. About 300 Swedes disrupted a Nazi meeting in Upsala, police fired blanks to scatter them, and Stockholm papers urged a firm government stance including possible direct fire by warships if attacked again.
Secretary Morgen thau attends Easter services at Coe chapel with public invited. War bond parade forms at Coe campus 2 30 pm and proceeds west on First avenue to Third street, south to Second avenue, then west past the memorial coliseum. Coliseum doors open 4 45 pm for ticket holders. rally begins 5 pm. doors close 5 30 pm. nationwide We the People broadcast starts 6 30 pm and ends 7 pm with a loudspeaker feed to Municipal plaza outside the coliseum.
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