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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1942
Page
14
Denver longtime livestock leader F. E. Mollin argues farm costs drive agriculture on the short end of the draw. He challenges OPA plans to keep price parity at 100 percent, noting rising wages and higher costs to bring farm products to consumers.
Iowa shows renewed vigor in the national scrap metal campaign. State salvage chairman H. C. Plagman says Iowa will meet its 99 000 ton quota in the last six months of 1942 if current pace continues. Fort Dodge led in a house to house push with over 200 tons, rivaling Des Moines 226 tons collected in 21 days last May.
Carl L. Butler completes a 14 week radio operation course at Fort Knox and earns a diploma as a radio operator. Dr. Thomas W. Tuomey is commissioned first lieutenant and heads to Camp Claiborne. Ronald R. Holets serves at Jefferson Barracks. George W. Mull takes a seven day furlough with parents in Cedar Rapids. Dean C. Washburn receives corporal promotion at Camp Chaffee. Ted McCauley promoted to corporal at Fort Snelling after induction May 20.
Cedar Rapids mayors consider exchanging two WWI German field pieces on the island for WWII trophies. The guns near the Chamber of Commerce and courthouse would be swapped after the war, with helmets and shell casings also in the collection. The trade, a loan, originates from the United States Conference of Mayors.
Cedar Rapids war bond officials announce next Sunday's Gazette will publish the honor roll of firms qualified for the 10 percent flag. Firms not yet reported may submit by Friday noon to be included. Reports should be made to the war bond office, second floor Chamber of Commerce building, telephone 3 3381. Perrine urged all workers who have not sent in reports to do so. He praised local employers for high participation and pledged continued support for the war bond drive for its duration.
Four boys ages 13 11 and two of them seven were stopped by police at Polk school around 7 pm on a Saturday. They admitted a second visit to the school that day and were held for questioning before being released with orders to report to juvenile officer Sergt. Fred Carstens Monday morning.
The marine corps will resume recruiting on an unlimited basis this week at district headquarters in Des Moines. Expanded recruit training facilities in San Diego and large scale field operations enable the move, restoring quotas after prior wartime limits.
The Iowa Nebraska CIO council voted to establish a regional office in Omaha and appoint a part time organizer after a heated Cedar Rapids convention. Delegates argued over procedure and funding while stressing the need to organize Omaha members and reduce per capita taxes.
Prof J Dale Welsch head of Coe college speech department will lecture at rural grade and high school teacher institutes in August. He will demonstrate lessons to overcome speech defects in children. Institutes listed for Leon Marshalltown Monmouth Galesburg Aledo and Cambridge with dates in August.
Robert W. Colflesh former U S district attorney and Iowa American Legion commander married Mrs. Chloris Waterbury Straight Des Moines socialite in a Saturday ceremony in Des Moines.
The article recounts Jake Factor a Chicago bill collector and gambler famed for high stakes plays with the Duke of Windsor and a 12 day kidnapping ordeal. It notes his 1933 son’s abduction and a 12 day captivity with a $70000 ransom paid for his release amid extensive litigation over earlier Florida and mining stock charges.
Funeral services for John Howard Cummings of 903 Daniels Street NE will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church at 2 pm today with Father D. Loferski and Crescent Lodge No. 25 A F and A M in charge. Friends may call at Moon Funeral Home until noon and at the church from 1 to 2 pm. Master Masons to meet Crescent Lodge at 1:30 pm to attend in a body. William Hunt dies at 71. survived by wife Elizabeth Ernst. Body at Turner's Funeral Home. funeral announcements to follow.
Amana Charles Carlton 82 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 7 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. Survived by wife three sons Jim Bert Sherman Carlton and a daughter Susanne Pettit all of Amana. Body at Moon funeral home in Cedar Rapids pending funeral arrangements.
The Flying Hawkeyes, an Iowa squadron in flight training at the St. Louis naval air base, will give precision drill maneuvers before more than 11 000 people at the Army Navy benefit show in St. Louis Monday night. Led by flight commander Bill Green and battalion commander Bill Meardon, they have been named the best drilled group at the base and will soon transfer to Corpus Christi Texas for advanced training.
A speaker advocates universal pay-as-you-go income tax treatment skipping 1941 to end national income tax debt. He argues the plan benefits lower brackets by preventing double hardship, helps middle brackets with fewer personal tragedies and enhances public service, and limits practical change for upper brackets while ensuring equal treatment. He calls for getting the nation out of tax debt by early next year.
Beardsley Ruml discussed his tax plan during a Saturday night CBS broadcast heard in Cedar Rapids. He outlined proposed changes and the potential impact on taxpayers and government revenues.
Washington action reports indicate the senate finance committee prepared Saturday night to reopen immediate consideration of the individual measures. The move signals urgency in shaping fiscal policy ahead of upcoming votes and budget discussions.
Chairman Walter F. George revealed the House committee will start Monday on increasing individual income taxes to fund the war. The war revenue bill seeks a 4 billion dollar hike as inflation combats the effort. George is reviewing a bond or debt repayment incentive as a possible approach.
Harold H. Grothaus leading a Cedar Rapids study of 98 food items under price ceilings for the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics and Office of Price Administration. The survey is a statistical study, not enforcement, with 10 plus analysts visiting stores and wholesale houses in 56 American cities to assess potential undue hardships.
London AP reports Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair pledged more 1,000 plane raids on Germany with four figure raids becoming less infrequent. He warned weather could drive German bombers back to targets in Britain. He noted Allied strength rising with US air help and cited the Dieppe raid as the war's largest air battle to date with 3,000 sorties and many German losses.
DES MOINES AP A drop in Works Progress Administration rolls in Iowa fell from 37 000 in March 1936 to 4 967 on August 4 of this year. Iowa administrator John M. Naughton reported that since January 1 operations have been closed entirely in 34 of Iowa s 98 counties.
Brazil pledges full cooperation with the United Nations in land sea and air action against the Axis. The decision centers on using Brazil as a strategic base for Allied operations from the African coast while its forces focus on national defense. Rio de Janeiro promises a large merchant fleet and substantial military potential aiding U N fronts.
Officials expect Chile to shift toward the United States as President Rios plans an October visit. A Chile Axis split could isolate Argentina and influence President Castillo toward a neutral or altered stance amid ongoing Axis fighting.
The unit led by Captain Rudolf E. Flack fought 25 Focke-Wulf 190s over the North Sea as 25 minutes of combat occurred at altitudes between 20 000 and 24 000 feet. A lucky hit damaged engines but all four eventually ran, allowing safe landing after the pilot was wounded.
Barney Sullivan, a guard at a Beaumont refinery, died Saturday night after being fatally stung by wasps while working in his yard. The incident occurred in Beaumont, Texas, according to reports from the scene.
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