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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1942
Page
9
Iowa will halt sugar sales for a week and resume around May 5 with ration books required. Each person may receive half a pound per week, and families register at local high schools April 28 and 29. One family member can register all members, including children, for the group’s allocation.
Navy recruiters assigned to educational work will visit 15 Iowa high schools this week. The schedule includes DeWitt on April 30 as part of outreach to students and educators.
Des Moines AP report shows 52.9 percent of 1,314 vehicles on Iowa highways ran at 40 mph or less in a three day survey. Patrol Sgt. Edgar Faber and 12 officers noted 45 tickets issued. top speeds reached 84 and 82 mph. Trucks fared slightly better with 60.8 percent under 40 mph.
Muscatine authorities report the dismissal of kidnapping charges against state agents Robert Gregson and Dwight Bender and Cedar County deputy sheriff Charles Crawford. The charges were dropped at the request of witnesses’ counsel after they arrested Edwin Tracy.
Iowa Governor William S. Wilson rebutted critics of the state's wartime attitude. He said Iowa is alert not apathetic, noting residents opposed to war would act only if peace could be kept, but will fight to the death when liberties are threatened.
A $15 000 damage suit by J R Deaton against R D Hess and United States Gypsum Corp over a July 28 1941 picket disturbance at the plant was dismissed by the plaintiff. A related case was dismissed earlier and only one of four similar suits has gone to trial, yielding a verdict for the company.
The article describes L A Rader, Storm Lake city attorney and former Democrat A G, seeking to stop Northwestern Bell from a 15 percent rate hike with John M Rankin weighing intervention. It also notes LaMar Foster failing to qualify for the Democratic congressional race in Iowa’s First district, and Secretary of State aides predicting tougher nomination filings amid wartime strains. It closes with a state fair update: the federal government will not take over the grounds and focus shifts to lighter exhibits and 4 H clubs.
By Scotty McLeod. The feud over who runs the school system pits the board of education president against the superintendent, plunging the Delaware county village into a mess as all 10 teachers at the consolidated school of 234 pupils plan to quit.
R L Hunt resigned as Delhi superintendent after a 3 to 2 board vote stripped him of disciplinary powers. Tensions included Starcevich and Stephens conflicts, staff defections, and a broad community split. Hunt plans an undisclosed future. Davis and board members anticipate upheaval as contracts expire.
Seaman Wallace Eakes nephew of Mr and Mrs Vern L Eakes of Iowa City is listed among the missing after the Pearl Harbor attack. Eakes enlisted in July 1939 and earned a medal of honor for outstanding service and loyalty to his company. His parents live in Denver Colorado.
Iowa prepares for the fourth World War II registration of men aged 45 to 64 on the day after the cutoff. Lieut. Col. Ralph A. Lancaster predicts about 230,000 Iowans in this age group will register, boosting total Iowa registrants to about 683,000 or 27 percent of the state population. Registrants must be 45 by Feb 16, 1942 and not yet 65 by April 27, and will not be drafted then. Registration runs 7 am to 9 pm with transients allowed to register at their location and special registrars for incapacitated men. They must carry registration cards.
Lieut Bernetta Durr of McGregor writes parents that Australians are kind and generous while she rests at a convalescent home near town in Australia. She recalls a tea with a Red Cross family, a damaged shipping basket and a storybook ocean trip with subs spotted.
Mrs Verne E Hodges announces the marriage of her daughter Joy Hodges to Paul D Helmund a 29 year old radio writer and producer. The wedding occurred Friday and the couple will reside in New York with Mrs Hodges noting her daughter is now Mrs Helmund.
Air Corps Capt Russell Daniels will address a University of Iowa student mass meeting as Major J R Johnston plans the Iowa drive to recruit 60 000 college students nationwide for the air corps reserve. Iowa City and Ames will host centers with cadet boards scheduled May 4 5 and May 21.
American Legion posts and auxiliaries of the First district meet in Tipton with sessions at the Legion hall and Tipton high school auditorium. Dr Charles R. Logan opens at 3 p.m. W. W Keenan of Des Moines FBI gives the afternoon address. Luncheon at noon at the Tipton hotel precedes officers’ election. A joint banquet at 6:30 p.m. features Fred B Wilson as emcee with remarks by Mrs Lakes and Harold Gaunitz.
Des Moines AP reports James Brockway of the Independent Truckers of Iowa says the Office of Defense Transportation order requiring outbound loads at capacity and 75 percent return loads may aid Iowa carriers. He notes livestock haulers lack westbound freight and eastern haulers lack backhaul. About 42 livestock firms formed a pool to secure westbound cargo from Chicago terminals, with a freight solicitor to secure return trips. The rule addresses tire and fuel shortages and reduced civilian truck production.
Advertisement claims a simple home remedy using Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice to relieve rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pains. It promises rapid results within 24 to 48 hours and offers a money-back guarantee if no improvement, sold nationwide by druggists.
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