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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1944
Page
1
Washington AP reports selective service officials assure men aged 26 to 37 in essential work will not be drafted, while those who switch to peacetime jobs and stay there may be classified 1-A. The aim is to boost war production and reduce labor turnover, with draft boards now applying the same yardstick to 26–37 as to younger men.
A brief poem praising a boy's upbringing and character. The speaker recalls a cordial meeting, noting the boy's polished manners, bright shoes, and neat hair as reflections of his devoted mother and father. The tribute ends by affirming the boy as a glorious advertisement for good parenting.
A 16 year old Gerald Barnes robbed Puget Sound National Bank with a note demanding $5000. He rode two city buses with Sonny to the cashier cage and escaped with the money. Sonny cried on a crowded street as Barnes was arrested later by FBI Agent Leland Boardman and the money recovered.
Notice is hereby given that an administrator has been appointed for the estate in Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted must make immediate payment. Claims against the estate should be filed with the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Dwight Krumboits is the administrator’s attorney.
An old advertisement asserts poor digestion causes headaches and irritability and claims Nature produces digestive bile. It promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to increase bile flow within 30 minutes, promising quicker relief and urging purchase at drugstores for 10 or 25 cents.
Sonny Fisher, 5, was cleared of involvement in a $5,000 bank robbery in Tacoma. A stranger in a dark suit invited him for ice cream on the way to school, and the boy believes he learned not to talk to strangers.
Paris reports Pierre Laval, 61, ousted as head of the Vichy regime in Germany. Jacques Doriot has seized leadership amid palace intrigue as Laval retreats to political obscurity. Petain remains a ghostly figurehead at Sigmaringen with rivals including Joseph Darnand and Marcel Bucard contesting control.
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to safeguard American citizenship for service children. The measure aims to protect the status of children born abroad to service members and support their eligibility for citizenship.
The bill defines citizenship for children born to American fathers overseas. It states that children born of American fathers over 13 are citizens, while the current minimum age remains 21. The text outlines criteria and implications for national status.
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