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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1944
Page
3
The issue lists wartime ration stamp validity through 1945 for meat foods sugar and gas, plus shoe airplane stamps details and legal notices. It also reports parking violations, divorce suit actions, a vehicle accident at Colonial Baking, and multiple births at St Luke's Mercy hospitals with dates December 12.
Henry Haegg spoke to the Linn County Republican Women's club at Montrose describing goals for a veterans service and information center. He said former service members bring leadership skills suited to higher responsibility and should be placed in jobs matching their background and abilities. Mrs. E K Beane discussed the Red Cross home service corps linking service members with their families.
Mrs. Hunt served as Linn county relief director, then social welfare overseer, with duties evolving as the relief system merged and split from the old age assistance department. She noted peak relief load in January 1940 at 1,668 cases and a drop to 200 by September 1944, crediting wartime prosperity and work availability for the decline.
The Senate approved by voice vote a postwar flood control and navigation package totaling 1.0 billion dollars and sent the conference report to the White House. The measure funds irrigation and river projects including 400.8 million for Missouri basin development and 15 million for Des Moines Red Rock dam while removing provisions for a Tennessee Tombigbee waterway and Ohio Lake Erie canal.
In Los Angeles, Charlie Chaplin lost the first round in Joan Barry's paternity suit as a postponement motion was denied in superior court. The request rested on an affidavit claiming an important witness was out of state, an assertionBarry’s attorney Joseph Scott called somewhat scandalous.
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration will submit a new flat ceiling plan for live cattle to Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson. The move follows a threatened New York and New Jersey meat market shutdown and demands from 3,500 New York City retailers for pricing relief. The proposal would bar slaughterers from paying above top-of-range prices, with fines and loss of subsidy for violations, while allowing temporary individual overages if balanced by lower prices on other cattle.
Flooding of rinks at Arthur Bever Riverside and Roosevelt has begun by the play ground commission. Roosevelt and Arthur will have warming houses and supervision while Bever and Riverside will be kept clear of snow without shelter or supervision.
John W. Myers of Center Point pleads innocent to desertion and abandonment of minor children at arraignment in Judge G K Thompsons court. He faces additional assault and battery charges from Justice Churchill. He was arrested Tuesday by deputies Whittemore and Snyder.
Linn County continues the war bond drive with $93,028 in sales on Tuesday and about $700,000 still needed to meet the county E bond quota. Co chairman George Hearn urges every resident to contribute, noting progress after rural reports came in. A separate vote contest names the person to christen the Cedar Rapids Victory ship with Mrs. Harry E Williams currently leading. Votes are earned by dollars of E bond maturity value.
DES MOINES AP Gov Hickenlooper announced the resignation of George F Larsen of Council Bluffs from the state conservation commission. He left because membership in a contracting firm that bids on state business violated a ruling by the attorney general. Larsen, a Democrat, was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late U S Workman and the term would have ended June 30 1947.
Cedar Rapids city dogs get 1945 license renewal from Uncle Walt Miller at Uncle W alt's Dog House. Tax due Jan 1, delinquent after March 31. penalties after April 1. Licenses cost 2 dollars for males and spayed females, 3 dollars for females. new metal tags touted.
Washington officials signaled a tighter draft regime with local boards limited to 60 000 inductees monthly for the first half of 1945, as 26 through 37 year olds and 18 to 26 year olds are allocated. Lawmakers urged jail terms or heavy fines for 38 to 45 year olds who quit war jobs and advocated reclassification reviews to prevent labor waste and hoarding.
Hanford post No. 5 of the American Legion held its annual party for the Legion auxiliary with more than 500 attendees including Cedar Rapids World War II veterans. Guests included Hugo Saggan Iowa State commander R. J. Laird Des Moines Hugh Fletcher Delmar Glenn Larkin Marion and Herbert Price of Marion post No. 298. Entertainment featured a 60 piece all girl Coe College band.
William L. Clayton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he favors a world price for American cotton with income payments to domestic growers who switch crops. He argued postwar export of producers goods and tech knowhow, noting foreign competition if the United States does not supply them.
Henry Hauseman of La Plant-Choate Manufacturing was chosen chairman at a charter meeting Tuesday night. R. W. May of Collins Radio became vice-president and G. H. Taylor of LaPlant-Choate was secretary-treasurer. Trustees named include H. F. Allen Link-Belt Speeder, John Fielding Iowa, J. C. Falcon Cedar Rapids Engineering, R. F. Plumb Iowa Manufacturing, M. B. Heisner Universal Engineering, A. R. Locke Fruehaut Trailer, and Dr. A. E. Locke of Indianapolis. Dr. Locke delivered the technical talk and presented the charter.
Washington report that the War Labor Board denied the petition of 73 steel companies for reconsideration of its basic steel wage case decision. The action closes the wage dispute as the board stands by its earlier ruling affecting steel industry labor terms.
Gloucester New Jersey AP report says school janitor Robert Zastlake asked the board of education Tuesday night to reduce his pay by 200 dollars a year citing less work. The board reacted with surprise and did not act.
The highest Tuesday reached 32 degrees in Sioux City. The state forecast calls for clear skies tonight and a rising temperature on Thursday.
By the Associated Press a relief forecast was issued as a vast section of the nation resumes removing large banks of snow. White snow falls in eastern areas with 36 inches reported in West Virginia. Death toll stands at 63 in the U S and 18 in Canada from the storm centered in Ontario.
The Greek civil war came up briefly at a senate foreign relations hearing as Sen. Murray questioned state department nominee James C. Dunn about Prime Minister Churchill allegedly forcing the department to play second fiddle. Fuller discussion followed in a closed session after Chair Connally warned against discussing backstairs gossip.
A revolution erupted Tuesday in El Salvador s Ahuachapan province, according to reports reaching Guatemala City via INS sources in Guatemala.
Moscow says Budapest siege nears end as nine way Godollo road town falls after house to house fighting. Soviet reports claim other strategic villages northeast of Budapest and the mining town of Sajoszencia near Iskolc were captured as big guns pound the capital.
London dispatch reports Essen in the Ruhr as the German armaments center was hit by a strong force of British Lancaster and Halifax bombers. Osnabruck also bombed by Mosquitoes. Nine bombers and nine fighters listed missing from Tuesday raid. most fighters likely reached friendly soil. Weather hampered Wednesday operations.
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