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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1944
Page
1
Allies breach the Gustav line as troops land on several Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The map highlights positions relative to Tokyo Truk and Rabaul with Pearl Harbor as a central American bastion.
Allied forces leap toward Cassino from the Gustav line with American French units fighting north of Cassino and near Terelle. In Anzio, Britons face German counterattacks west of Littoria as reinforcements flood the beachhead. France and the United States report heavy casualties but progress, with control of key routes and port areas contested along the Rapido and near Formia.
Harold E. Stassen former Minnesota governor and Navy lieutenant commander entered Wisconsin’s Republican primary race alongside Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Wendell Willkie for the party’s 24 votes at the Republican National Convention in Madison Wisconsin.
Washington AP report on the Green Lucas federal ballot bill for armed services facing Senate votes. Overton proposed restoring state control over federal ballots and reimposing local registration and poll tax requirements, both amendments defeated 68 23 and 69 16 respectively. House also rejected a roll call vote on uniform federal ballot legislation.
Washington report from the War Food Administration says civilians will receive four more eggs per person this year than in 1943 while cheese allotments drop from five pounds to four pounds per person.
Cedar Rapids News reports Mayor F. K. Hahn completed the march to seek reelection by filing nomination papers at the city clerk. He was the last of the incumbent city commissioners to submit papers, joining colleagues D. L. Williams L. D Burgus and Wes Benesh who had announced earlier. Ed Stefan, filling the late Charles Kosek’s term, filed late last week. Hahn has served as mayor since May 4, 1935, after succeeding William J. Neill and has been elected or reelected since 1936. Williams, the public improvements commissioner, had previously moved up when Hahn became mayor.
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of 18 people charging violation of the selective service act through drug use. He described a well organized draft evasion ring involving government workers and a Washington orchestra leader Everett Bratcher. Drugs taken before induction allegedly masked medical conditions and aided deferment claims in a broad Washington area probe.
Deputy collectors in the Cedar Rapids internal revenue office will remain at the second floor post office building until 6 p.m. each evening to aid taxpayers filing 1944 income tax returns. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with extra help after Feb 15 to accommodate more people.
Kate Smith set a new record by selling over 100 million dollars in war bonds during a 47 hour continuous CBS broadcast for the fourth war loan drive.
President Roosevelt warned Tuesday that full punishment will be given to Japanese perpetrators of atrocities against American soldiers in Bataan and Corregidor. He said the FBI will join Allied efforts to track down and punish the guilty after victory, as American forces cooperate with Britain and China to drive Japan from Asia. Publication of atrocity accounts was delayed for humanitarian reasons, but the President stressed that publication would occur and actions would be pursued after the war.
Cedar Rapids retail store employees who sell the most war bonds and stamps in the fourth war loan drive will win prizes. Top seller and runner up receive a 100 dollar war bond each, with others earning 25 dollar bonds or 12.50 in stamps. Goal per employee is 200 dollars in stamps and bonds.
A Cedar Rapids weather note playfully doubts Groundhog Day folklore. The piece researches the groundhog Marmota monax, notes its size and habitat, and questions the tradition tied to Candlemas. It ends hinting at a continuation on Page 4.
Linn County shows slow Series E bond uptake with $973,427.25 raised toward an $2,967,000 quota by Feb. 16. Officials warn remaining $1,993,572.75 must come from individuals and firms, noting heavy artillery investments from Railway Conductors and Western Bohemian Fraternal. Nearby towns report better progress, Blairstown and Benton surpassing targets. Earlville and Calmar nearing goals.
Waterloo reported a noon Wednesday total of 4,453,541 dollars in the fourth war loan drive, surpassing the quota by 31,088 dollars. The AP wire notes strong local participation and a final push to reach the target.
Moscow USSR supreme soviet adopted Molotovs plan giving 16 Soviet republics power to conduct foreign relations and sign agreements abroad. Plan envisages direct relations with foreign powers and reorganization of the Red Army with republics contributing troops. Stalin attended as Molotov praised the move as strengthening national sovereignty and defense, with rapid implementation and broad support.
London AP reports Gen Govorov’s Leningrad front Army believed crossing into Estonia as it seized Kingisepp Keikino and Narva area. Soviet forces claim 50 towns taken and 2000 Germans killed while advancing toward Luga Batetskaya corridor and closing on the Leningrad Warsaw railway.
Rep Robertson of Virginia proposed that the government compute tax owed for individuals earning under 3000 dollars per year. The plan, to be reviewed by the Ways and Means Committee, would affect about 30 million people and serve as a relief step pending broader tax simplification. Taxpayers under 3000 dollars could use form 1040 A and report basic totals, with the IRS calculating the tax and notifying the amount due for payment within ten days.
War report from Roi Namur describes heavy bombardment by battleships cruisers and destroyers beginning the day after landing. The author notes fires on Roi and Namur, vast shelling exceeding 5000 tons, and calls the Japanese defenders “bomb happy” as they endure nonstop air and sea attacks.
U S forces report capture of Kwajalein beachheads and major assaults on Kwajalein Roi Namur islands. About 30,000 Marines and Army troops reach targets in a 500 mile invasion route toward Tokyo. Heavy bombardment, air and naval support, and light Japanese resistance accompany the advance as preparations continue for further landings and consolidation of positions.
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