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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
2
The item lists temperature notes and ration data including Meat L M N stamps, Gasoline No 9 coupons, sugar in book No 4, fuel oil No 1 and No 2 coupons, and shoe Coupon 18. It also records several local court fines for parking and drunkenness, a fire incident at Frank Stefl’s home, and a series of birth notices from St Luke's Mercy Allen Mercy hospitals with names and locations.
The House passed a 90 day duty free importation measure for livestock and poultry feed by a 255 to 55 vote sending it to the Senate. Wheat corn barley rye flax cottonseed and hay are included with temporary lowered tariffs for feed uses only. Support came from Rep. Dough ton and Rep. Reed amid Midwest opposition over corn.
Cedar Rapids American War Dads chapter 11 plans a Christmas party for servicemen children. Fritz McPartland chairs the party committee with Orville Rennie handling entertainment. Each child will receive a gift, candy, and nuts, plus an hour long program. Location and date to be announced. party expected between school dismissal and Christmas.
Washington insiders report a House subcommittee launch to probe Fairchild Aircraft Burlington plant in North Carolina after only one plane completed for an army contract out of 170. Union workers numbered 2411 with labor costs reaching 1.38 million dollars. Witnesses blame government design changes and management failures alongside idle labor.
Des Moines reports the Iowa agricultural convention reelected all state fair board members, led by J. P. Mullen of Fonda in his thirteenth term as president. Other officers and directors include F. E. Sheldon, W. J. Campbell, C. S. Macy, W. H. Maxwell, and J. W. Cory Jr. A secretary-treasurer will be named Thursday. The Iowa Fair Managers association renewed E. W. Williams as secretary treasurer. A resolution urged action to obtain a floor on livestock prices amid rising feed costs threatening meat production.
A housecoat and women’s underwear were taken from a rear clothesline Tuesday. Betty McVey of 110 Fourth Avenue SW reported the loss to police on Thursday. Also listed were a missing billfold worth $14 reported by W. C. Novak of 1741 Fourth Avenue SE and a calking gun stolen from the sidewalk in front of Boston Fish market, reported by George Fritz of 1616 Fifteenth Avenue SE.
The War Production Board says no changes are contemplated to the current restrictions forbidding tuck pleats and other frills on men's clothing.
Allied Liberator and Mitchell bombers dropped 195 tons on Cape Gloucester and nearby Bergen Bay on New Britain, starting fires and destroying AA positions. More than 100 planes participated in the Tuesday strike, part of a nine day campaign totaling nearly 1,000 tons. MacArthur reports dromes and installations hit and villages strafed as observers fear a possible Rabaul evacuation.
Richard L. Ritchie of 711 Second Avenue SW was fined 40 plus costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to reckless driving. His car struck Norman Smith age 18 of 1316 A Avenue NW and Jean Abney age 16 of 212 Twenty-ninth Avenue SW while crossing Third Street SE. Abney suffered leg lacerations and was treated at St Luke's hospital. Smith had a two inch arm cut.
Arthur Leitzke of Wausau James O Neal and Violet Southall were arrested by Detectives Harley Simon and George Connell Wednesday night and held for investigation. Leitzke and Southall were found in a trailer at 812 Third street SE while O Neal lived there. The three pled innocent in Judge Linville s court Thursday morning. Leitzke charged with lewdness O Neal with soliciting and Southall with prostitution. They remain in Linn county jail.
Charles Carlson, 41, survived initial self inflicted wounds including slashing his throat and wrists and stabbing his stomach with a carving knife before finally dying by leaping from a fourth floor window at a Roxbury lodging house on Wednesday.
Dairies limit new patrons due to OPA June based controls on milk sales and by products. Many refuse new accounts while some will accept new customers only if on an existing route or limited to two quarts. Welcome Wagon reports rapid new family moves and sparse grocery delivery options.
Nemec warns 600 in concentration camps harmed by Nazi brutality and calls for punishing German leaders after World War I, destroying the German military system, and placing new teachers under UN control. He cites Russia US tensions but hopes shared technical skill drives lasting peace.
Iowa State College extension swine specialist E. L. Quaife announced 25 master swine producer awards for outstanding spring pig production. Recipients include Emil Ledvina of Chelsea William H. Schell of Dysart and Andrew Thornton of Decorah.
Mrs J M Kirk of Baltimore has learned her son Marine First Lt Byron A Kirk is missing in action. He was stationed in the Pacific when reported missing after attending St Norbert's high school in West DePere Wisconsin and Annapolis Class of 1942. He later trained at Quantico Virginia.
Turkish and German forces sit along opposing borders with Bulgaria and Greece amid a declared border emergency and halted traffic. Dispatches note nerves over a possible Allied invasion, while Turkish leaders discuss strengthened alliances with England and other nations.
Foreign Minister Nanton Menem endouglu quoted President Ismet Inonu as saying his Cairo conferences with Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill have moved Turkey nearer the Allied camp though he avoided implying direct entry into the war. The remarks reflect cautious Turkish alignment during wartime.
George P. Comfort of Des Moines testified before a federal grand jury in a probe linked to a congressional inquiry of Brewster Aeronautical. Details surfaced about a $65,000 fund raised by four airplane firms to influence the 1940 revenue act. A government report cited $30,000 paid to Frank J. Comfort for legal services and a $7,500 check to George Comfort.
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