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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1944
Page
6
Daily Record lists ration stamps with validity through 1945 for Meat Red Blue Sugar and Fuel Oil coupons, plus airplane stamps and shoe stamps. Records drunkenness fine, parking fines, local fire calls, and hospital or military births and marriages. Includes divorce petitions and decrees in Cedar Rapids area.
Soviet officials claim destruction of 101 German tanks in a 24 hour period as winter offensives begin. German reports say 270,000 Russian troops move in snow swept Latvia with about 30 Nazi divisions in a Baltic pocket. Red forces push toward Losonc near Slovakia while fighting potentially erupts along the Ipoly and Gran rivers.
Kenneth W Magnuson 24 son of Mr and Mrs R W Magnuson 1558 Fiftieth street NE was slightly wounded in action Dec 6 in Germany according to the War Department. With a tank division he has seen service in France Luxembourg Germany and Belgium. Entered service November 1942 trained in California Tennessee New York and Pennsylvania. A brother Staff Sgt Robert A Magnuson an air corps mechanic overseas since November 1942. A brother in law Pvt Harold J Ward recently arrived in England.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs Lynne Lyman Crabbe of Burlington and Mrs Helen Winifred Niffenegger of Cedar Rapids. Crabbe mother of Thomas Crabbe, with extensive survivors, will be buried at New London after services at George Elliott mortuary. Niffenegger, born Kalona 1895, died at home after a long illness. burial at Sharon Hills Kalona follows funeral services. Both were members of local churches and organizations.
London newspapers report the newest German secret weapon designated V1%4 by several papers, describing it as possibly a self propelled shell with features of both the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket, and noting its use in the current German offensive.
The Rev. Joseph D. Murrin of Marion was ordained to the priesthood Thursday at Omaha and will celebrate a low mass Sunday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's church Stark's Settlement. Afterward a parish guild dinner will be served for his friends in Fairfax's auditorium.
The Quaker Oats chorus directed by Orville Rennie serenaded executives and wives Friday night. Homes visited included Arthur Poe general manager E J Petranek superintendent Gordon DeLay assistant superintendent and J C Wooleyhan sales manager.
Chinese informants say Japan has conscripted many North China laborers to shift war factories from the mainland to Manchuria due to intensified American air raids. Thirteen factories of military importance are already relocated.
Notice is hereby given that on December 27, 1944 at 9 a.m. an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Frank J John late of Linn County Iowa deceased will come on for hearing before the District Court at the Court House in Cedar Rapids Iowa for the proof and admission to probate. Arthur Axmear Clerk. Jos Mekota Attorney.
Notice is given that on December 1 1944 Verage Featherstonhaugh was appointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Mary E Westmate in Linn County Iowa. All indebtedness should be paid to the administratrix and aging claims filed with the Clerk of Linn County District Court Heald Attorney is counsel.
Allied forces press the Leyte campaign driving the 77th division across to within about 10 miles of Palompon, the last Japanese escape port, as American artillery bombards the town. Mindoro sees nine more Japanese planes shot down with no ground activity.
The War Production Board announced a drop to about five million passenger tires in the first quarter of 1945 from eight million, due to a deficit in medium army truck tires. A and B cardholders face tighter supply, with recapping urged and carpooling to save rubber. The plan shifts cotton tire cord use to A-5 military tires, expanding A-5 output by about 350,000 quarterly tires.
Air Commodore Benjamin James Lilly, once in the British film Target for Tonight and a record of a RAF raid on Germany, has died in a Japanese prison camp in Formosa.
Christmas baskets and dinners reach Cedar Rapids families as 22 groups donate. Foremen of Fruchauf Trailer Club deliver 50 baskets. Salvation Army funds 42 dinners. American Legion aids service families. Contributions from churches, clubs, and individuals expand relief amid prewar-scale need.
Senator Carl A Hatch warned that doubt about U S stance on international politics is the most disturbing factor in the Allied world He urged strong US participation in economic and political fields as in warfare and supported a Senate resolution endorsing UN leadership and temporary governance in liberated areas He called for coordination between the Senate and the Executive and ratification of treaties to restore trust from other nations
A cow and calf vanished from a barn at Mrs. Vere Johnson’s home on 1301 Thirtieth Street NE. A tire and wheel were stolen from Jerry Dona hue’s car on Fifth Street SE. Mildred Simonsen reported a brown purse lost in Marion, containing $10 and ration books.
Promotions and arrivals of service members are noted. Eugene L. Klinck becomes petty officer at a postal base in the Aleutians while Joseph A. Vanous is promoted to sergeant and stationed at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Leo A. Kamberling arrives in the Philippines after service in Africa and New Guinea, with his wife at 1200 Third Avenue SE. Further scenes include choir participation by Great Lakes naval training center members Maynard Bauer and Bill Carney on a network broadcast, and furloughs for Tech. Sgt. John R. Huston in Italy with a decorated record. Major R. V. Janda visits family in Greensboro after stationing in North Carolina, Lumir Pisney arriving in Belgium after England and France, and DePauw navy V-12 students Ring and Morgan returning home for holidays. Lt. Robert D. Ramage on leave from Kirtland Field in New Mexico, with his wife and in‑laws in attendance. Pfc. Thomas R. Rebec arrives in England, as reported by parents in this community.
American forces in Italy expanded positions along a six mile front near the Senio river northwest of Bagnacavallo after breaking from the Ravenna bridgehead. In the Fifth Army area south of Bologna, troops advanced about 500 yards north at Mt Belmonte while other sectors saw patrol actions. Fighter aircraft attacked Po valley lines to support frontline objectives.
A compact verse by Edgar A Guest retells the Bethlehem nativity with Caesar’s decree and Mary’s journey. The inn is full, a stable shelters Mary and Joseph guided by a bright star, while fame and wealth are forgotten as the world admires the humble birth.
The navy identified the destroyer Ward and the destroyer Mahan as the two U S ships lost off Leyte Philippines after being severely damaged by aerial torpedoes and sunk by friendly forces. Ward fired the first shot of the war at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 with no casualties. Mahan suffered casualties and its final fate was not disclosed.
Washington reports Japanese broadcasts claim a B 29 Superfortress dropped bombs on Tokyo at dawn and another bombed Hongkong as reconnaissance for possible further strikes. The Hongkong raid marks the first B 29 over the colony, with the mission thought to seek fleeing Japanese fleet units near the home islands amid the American Pacific push.
MAC R Johnson reports Nagoya raids produced the fiercest air combat over Honshu to date with upward of 24 Japanese fighters shot down or damaged while US B 29s conducted precision formation bombing at Hatsudoki Mitsubishi works. A war department communique cited fewer enemy losses, and one B 29 is said to have crash landed at sea.
Paris AP report claims Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels held 100 shares in Suez canal stock. French decree sequesters all dividends and places ownership in escrow pending settlement. Historically the Suez shares were a gilt-edge investment with global speculation.
Rep Fenton a physician and congressman toured European fronts with military affairs committee members. He described trench feet as a circulatory disturbance causing swelling and pain in the feet and noted serious cases with possible gangrene. Cause roots include lack of exercise and poor footwear.
An American regiment, with cooks clerks and MPs, halted a German division near Echternach to shield Luxembourg city. The ten mile frontline withstood 48 hours of intense assault, kept reinforcements arriving, and preserved control of Luxembourg with praise for the troops and their morale.
Col Joseph James Canella veteran army officer and former quarter master of Santa Ana Army Air Base was given the maximum two year term for conspiracy to defraud the government in official duties. Santa Ana creamery officials Ray M Wykoff and Harry W McCormac received one year and six months respectively in the same case.
General Douglas MacArthur at his Philippine headquarters on Christmas sent a message to the liberation army praying the merciful God preserve and protect every member and return them safely to their homes and families.
Japanese workers in munitions plants have agreed to forego all holidays marking the year end and New Year to win victory in 1945, according to the Japanese news agency Domei on Friday.
Judge Henry N. Graven in Mason City ordered settlements against several Iowans for over the ceiling prices under the Office of Price Administration. Farley of Glidden paid 1697 dollars for overcharged sales of a tractor and corn picker. McGrath of Independence settled 171 dollars for a tractor overage. The Wapsie Valley company was enjoined from buying corn above ceiling prices and from providing shelling services without reflecting value in the final farmer settlement. Additional actions include judgments against Judd L. Tunis for excessive hamburger sales and injunctions against fuel oil and gasoline coupons violations, with other injunctions for unauthorized gasoline procurement.
The Federal Reserve board warned that a farm land boom danger remains after World War I patterns. Farm values rose in both wars but mortgage loans did not surge yet. the board cautions that a renewed rise in indebtedness with rising values could threaten agricultural stability in the postwar period.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 prints local and wire news under Associated Press United Press lines with subscription details for carrier and mail editions. A Gospel Broadcast ad invites listeners to KSO at 9 30 a.m. Sundays and Church of Christ services at 10 a.m. and 7 38 p.m. on Sundays.
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