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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1944
Page
1
Rationing stamps and coupons listed for Meat-Brown, Gasoline, Foods, Sugar and Fuel oil with valid-through dates and quantities. Divorce decrees noted for several couples along with a series of city notices including fires, spills, speeding, parking, and new births and marriages in various Harlem/news locales.
Washington AP report says John Skage, president of the South Dakota Farmers Union, called for government takeover of the meat packing sector unless immediate corrective action in the hog market occurs. Senator Gillette proposed extending the $13.75 per hundredweight support to hogs up to 330 pounds to ease glut and allow longer holding.
In London a lone enemy plane dropped a bomb on a suburban cinema during the film Wintertime. Seven killed and 31 injured as 3,000 spectators fled after the blast near Sonja Henie’s screen. Most casualties occurred in a nearby store. one British soldier among civilian victims.
Gov. Hicklenlooper orders a complete probe of the state reformatory after two escapes in 13 days. State investigators arrive and begin testimony while four recaptured escapees face internal fallout. Warden Foss Davis coordinates ongoing inquiries.
In Bern Switzerland UP report says Col Domenico Mittica a fascist tribunal judge who condemned Count Galeazzo Ciano was killed in a motor car crash near Vercelli blamed on sabotage by Italian patriots. Mittica allied with Vittorio Mussolini and directed a magazine for him.
Boston AP quotes former U S ambassador to England Joseph P Kennedy calling the federal income tax form muddied and scandalous. He says it confuses the public and erodes faith in leaders and government, urging revision.
Advanced Allied Headquarters in New Guinea reports veteran Australian jungle fighters shelling the Japanese barge center and supply base at Sio as they near the climax of a two month overland push. Allied air successes extend across the Dutch East Indies to Rabaul while Marines in New Britain tally further Japanese casualties around Hill 660 near Cape Gloucester.
The speaker argues Allied invasion fighters must endure and predicts a possible German surrender split. He critiques three Nazi-enemy pillars and supports an inverted blockade plan using civilian investigators and targeted bombing to enforce peace. He cites Hugo on ideas stronger than armies and urges interim solutions beyond force.
Raymond Clawson, 33, of Chicago, fined $1 and sentenced to one year in Linn County jail with six months suspended after pleading guilty to larceny from a building at night. Bond set at $2,000. Detectives arrested him after theft of clothing and 55 cents from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railway shops. Prolific chase and capture followed as officers recovered two overalls, two leather jackets, a plaid shirt, and money. Other notes include a billfold theft from Robert Bretz and traffic incidents with minor injuries.
Des Moines AP reports a statewide program to open preinduction schools in every Iowa county for those entering military service. County defense councils will sponsor monthly classes guided by a manual In duction to the Army. Sessions will cover personal, business, insurance, and branch information to ease the transition from civilian to military life.
Lt. Col. Courtney P. Young of the Seventh Service Command says AWOL issues will be smaller among married men and fathers than among single soldiers. He cites family planning, duty commitment, and home letters as factors and urges relatives to provide morale rather than reflect concerns that drive absences. He warns that desertion costs citizenship, benefits, and community standing.
Local notices report Pvt C E Crago arriving safely overseas per his mother Mrs D Hronik. Navy fireman Raymond Knight on 15 day leave with wife, and many others including Lt C L MacGregor on leave from Fort Lewis, and Sgt Roy Bates back from overseas duty. Details include transfers, promotions, and assignments across Fort Leonard Wood Ripon College Goodfellow Field and Miami Beach.
CHICAGO AP George B Vilas 75 former vice president and general manager of the Chicago and North Western Railroad died Friday in Ogdensburg New York offices of the road here announced. Vilas retired in 1937 after 50 years of service with the line. He began as a station helper in 1887 at Paullina Iowa and held posts at Eagle Grove Kenosha Baraboo and Milwaukee Wisconsin. He became general manager in 1924 and vice president in 1934. Services will be held Sunday in Ogdensburg.
Seattle AP reports Elbridge Amost Stuart 86 founder of Carnation Milk and noted livestock owner died in Los Angeles Friday per his office. His death marks the end of an era for the dairy brand and related agricultural interests.
Time bombs planted in oranges from Spain delayed English distribution. Two ships found explosives and a third awaiting search. No crew casualties reported. Bombs likely planted by Nazi agents in Valencia. Dockers receive bonuses for handling dangerous cargo as precautions increase.
Special to The Gazette Anamosa and nearby towns supply inductees to service. Reported volunteers include Alfred A. Gerdes Lester E. Boots Donald M. Atwood Robert G. Cartano Philbert C. Harderson J. Paul Buckner Bert B. Miller Jack A. Day Edward J. Patnode Charles Leo Thompson Ralph G. Thorpe Williard H. Boxwell and other men from Monticello Wyoming Cascade Onslow Olin Martelle Oxford Junction Center Junction with several more from local communities.
Ione Peterson a senior at Franklin High School won Linn County DAR Good Citizen Pilgrimage War Bond contest. The county event featured written and oral interviews with contestants from Toddville Troy Mills Mt. Vernon Lisbon and Cedar Rapids. Peterson advances to February district competition with seven other counties.
Milton S. Mayer, 36, Chicago publicist and magazine contributor, remains deferment request by draft board Friday night. Mayer, who in 1939 wrote I’ll Sit This War Out, argued he cannot defeat fascism by fighting as fascists do and would not join military service before Pearl Harbor.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approves a 1944 standard work week of 48 hours with holidays paid at one and a half rate, designates longer days if needed, approves vacation pay scales, and sets payroll details for county employees, assessors, and highway safety positions. It also approves appointments, bonds, and a large avalanche of monthly expense items and reimbursements.
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