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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1944
Page
3
February 19 1944 Daily Record itemizes War Bond style coupons and stamps valid through late February and March. It records food and fuel stamp validity, gun stamp and airplane stamp notes, and cautions not to detach Sree coupons before purchase. Also lists local birth records marriages and divorce decrees with names and places.
The Linn county relief load fell from 461 in January 1943 to 256 in January 1944 per the Linn county relief department report. Expenditures declined from 14113.49 to 9483.79. In January 147 applications were processed. seven rejected, 37 approved for relief, 93 approved for service. Ten applications remained pending at month end. A total of 142 cases received medical aid in January, with 90 receiving no other care.
Eight paratroopers drowned during a training flight and jump at Camp Mackall North Carolina on Wednesday night. Officials released no details and the dead included no Johns.
Front page masthead notes Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1383 by The Gazette Company. Details include postal distribution, wire service ©APUPI credits, carrier delivery, and rate tables for subscriptions and mail editions. Advertising reps listed for Chicago New York Detroit. AP and ANPA memberships noted.
Chicago AP report cites leading packers predicting a spring and summer taper in meat output from beef pork and lamb amid high current production. They note grain feeding costs and price ceilings squeeze beef profits while hog receipts stay strong and pork production remains elevated through late 1944 with declines expected next autumn. Lamb output also down with fewer sheep and lambs on feed.
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific announced Saturday that nine more Japanese ships in a convoy were sunk. The running battle near Mussauw Island left 12 merchant ships and three small escorting warships destroyed. Tonnage totaled 36,500 as American planes continued attacks aiming to relieve Rabaul and Kavieng.
Kellogg and Sons, Inc. will construct a 900000 dollar soybean processing mill on the site of its million-bushel elevator in Des Moines. Contracts for construction materials and machinery will be awarded in Buffalo, with work to start in mid March, after WPB and War Food Administration priority approvals.
Will Hahn of Minneapolis former Cedar Rapids resident died in El Paso Texas while traveling west. He worked as an express messenger for the Rock Island railroad until retiring a year ago. Surviving are wife Flora Fry Hahn son Eric daughter Naida five grandchildren five sisters and a brother. Services and burial planned in Minneapolis. Also, Mrs Bessie Irene Logan of Cedar Rapids died at home in Ruthven IA while visiting Cedar Rapids. Surviving husband Donald G Logan Jr two. siblings and a father. Burial set in Crown Hill cemetery after services at Ruthven Lightle funeral home.
Vancouver report confirms the midnight sinking of the Empress of Canada off Freetown West Africa a year ago. The 21 517 ton liner carrying troops Italian prisoners and refugees was torpedoed by an Italian submarine. Survivors say the submarine surfaced after firing a torpedo and allowed escape before deck guns finished the ship.
London AP reports General Dwight D Eisenhower was awarded the Order of Suvorov First Class by Moscow, the highest Russian military honor for a foreign general. Twenty four other American army officers and enlisted men, sixteen US Navy personnel, and ten merchant seamen also received decorations for bravery in delivering war materiel to Murmansk, Russia.
Miss Bessie Stehlik age 67 of 315 Crescent street SE died at 1 30 a m Friday after a long illness Born in Cedar Rapids February 22 1898 she was a member of Huss Memorial Presbyterian church Surviving are her father Frank Stehlik four sisters Mrs Frank Hlucny Badger Minnesota Mrs W A Nemes Seattle Washington Mrs Earl Adams and Mrs Joseph Kenecny Cedar Rapids and two brothers Charles Portland Oregon Otto Cedar Rapids The body is at Barta funeral home Funeral announcement will be made later Pneumonia most often strikes in winter and early spring per medical authorities.
Secretary of the Navy Knox announced a major American victory over Japan at Truk describing an air strike rather than a ground landing. He credited Admiral Raymond Spruance with leading the Central Pacific assault and noted an expanding Pacific offensive with increased fleet power. He also appointed Vice Admiral John W. Greenslade Pacific coast co-ordinator of naval logistics, based in San Francisco.
An improved alkaline powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates keeps false teeth from sliding. It avoids a gummy taste and sourness, helps eliminate denture odor, and is available at drug stores.
Washington AP reports the agriculture department's Jan 1 livestock total reached a record peak, with hogs and cattle rising while horses mules and sheep fell. Total value of livestock and poultry hovered around 9.53 billion, down slightly from 1943. Beef cattle led gains as feed supplies shrank, and pig numbers rose to 83.756 million while sheep and horse/mule counts declined.
The report urges rapid reconversion after Germany’s defeat with focus on small business, veteran job placement, and keeping existing agencies to unwind wartime production. It recommends a new work director in the War Mobilization Office to coordinate human and economic demobilization and to release surplus stocks without harming the civilian economy. It warns against pressure groups turning productive capacity into a battleground.
State Iowa Linn County on February 4 1944 Mame Ernst and F W Lindahl named as executors of the estate of Joseph Ernst also known as Joe Ernst living in Linn County Iowa. Creditors and claimants must present claims authenticated to the Linn County Clerk District Court. Attorneys O'Brien and Molloy represent the executors.
A column of brief notices details soldiers sailors and cadets on furlough leave transfers and new assignments. Names include First Sergeant Ray Wittenmeyer Jr Camp Bowie Texas and Aviation Cadet Jack Bell Maxwell Field Alabama among others with home addresses and upcoming moves.
Notice of renewal of articles for Holden Kahler Company at a special meeting January 20 1944. Certificate issued January 27 1944. Cedar Rapids Iowa listed as principal place of business. Articles authorize retail and wholesale of books stationery office goods and related lines and set capital stock at 250 shares of 100 par. Directors and officers named with terms and provisions for renewal and duties. Stewart Holmes attorney.
Cheng Pao-nan of Chicago told the seventh annual Farm Institute in Des Moines that China practices small farms private farming cooperative farming and collective farming all at once. He noted Sun Yat-Sen’s tenets favor land ownership by farmers and cited measures such as rent reductions and tenant protections plus government loans to prevent debt and preserve independence.
Moscow report cites War and the Working Class condemning Britain and the Daily Telegraph for casting doubt on Stalin’s pivotal role at Stalingrad while noting Russia bears the main burden of the fight and Allied prep for storming the fortress nears its end.
A study notes that a person reaches maximum height between ages 35 and 40, with physiological factors and measurement methods discussed. The finding highlights age when height stability occurs and implications for aging populations and ergonomic planning.
Des Moines reports show Wendell Willkie still attracts a large field of supporters and curious onlookers as Iowa Republicans plan a public reception in Des Moines. Delegations arrive from Dubuque and other counties, hotel space tight, with Willkie to speak at a banquet, meet press, and address a Legion event.
Two B-24 bombers from Davis-Monthan field crashed and burned 12 miles north of Mesa Arizona killing 17 crew members. The planes reportedly locked wings and plunged to the ground while in formation. Victims include Pvt. Russell V. Johnson, 21, Red Oak, Iowa.
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