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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1944
Page
4
The page lists War Savings stamps and coupons for various U S programs with valid dates and amounts, plus local fines for drunkenness reckless driving speeding and overtime parking. It notes births at St Luke's and marriages license for John Peterson and Dorothy Furker. It reports grass fires and still alarms in the city on specific streets with times.
Cedar Rapids nurseries will stay open through May 1 despite funding gaps. Public welfare officials hope for Lanham act federal money. if not, plans to reopen Congress to authorize funds proceed. Vacancies will be filled and admissions guided by Mrs. Davis of the OCD.
A reckless driving charge was to be filed Wednesday against Charles Kacere of 822 D avenue NE after a crash at Third avenue and Fourth street SE. Police say he drove a car that struck a telephone pole, suffered facial cuts, and abandoned the vehicle before being picked up later and admitting ownership of the car.
The Senate refused to exempt farm cooperatives from a tax bill provision that would require labor unions and other organizations to file annual financial returns with the Treasury. The vote 44 to 26 kept the clause, with critics warning it could widen taxation to unions and charities, while supporters argued it would curb union activity in the 1944 campaign. Senators Clark Mead and Aiken opposed. Brewster Chavez argued elimination would aid unions.
Senator Gillette voted with the majority as the Senate rejected a motion to strike a provision requiring labor unions and other non profit groups to file annual financial returns. Senator Wilson was listed as not voting but announced as against the motion.
Officials report opening day war loan results are incomplete with Cedar Rapids- area data still arriving. They stress a long effort to reach the 8.506 million target and urge rapid redemption of Tuesday pledges so supporters can display their fourth war loan colors in windows and attend a band premiere of No Time For Love at 8 p.m. Thursday.
W D Bayless, executive director for the Office of Civilian Defense Citizens Service corps, left Cedar Rapids after directing a Tuesday night house-to-house campaign. He was accepted for active duty in the navy at Camp Dodge on Wednesday.
The fourth war loan drive moved into its second day amid reports of quotas met in scattered sections. President Roosevelt urged that every dollar in bonds strengthens offensive power and future security. Treasury notes it costs one thirty third of a cent per dollar from bond buyers, with $220 million in ad spending excluded. Arkansas and Montana counties cited notable sales toward their quotas.
The piece urges readers to buy war bonds to support troops and pave the way to postwar prosperity. It calls out family sacrifice, stresses personal responsibility, and links bond purchases to a hopeful peace and jobs.
Clifford L. Niles and son Charles, publishers of the Anamosa Eureka, filed a statement with Gov. Hickenlooper urging immediate removal of Foss Davis as warden of the state men's reformatory at Anamosa. The governor said he would forward the document to the reformatories investigation committee. The Niles claim Davis was tyrannical with guards and involving cruelty and negligence for leaving a sick deputy in charge New Year’s Day. Affidavits from former and discharged guards and an engineer accompany the statement, referencing the Morley convict capture and New Year’s Day break.
Services for Mrs Frank Earl of 622 Third Avenue SW will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Turner chapel with Rev Dee Blackstone Jr and Cedar chapter O E S in charge. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park after death Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Call at family home until 10 a.m. Thursday. Survivors include a niece Mary Catherine Earl and a nephew Earl both of Cedar Rapids. Leo Lewis, a Cedar Rapids resident, is a nephew, not Chicago as once reported.
Jerome L. Mullin of 515 Ninth Street NW dies Monday. Funeral services at 9 am Thursday in St Patrick’s Church with Rev D J Lenihan. Rosaries: 7:30 pm Wednesday by St Anthony’s club and 8 pm by the Ro sary society and Knights of Columbus at Teahen chapel. Burial in Mt Calvary. Navy Mothers to meet at 8:30 am at St Patrick’s.
Mrs Emma Engle Tritle of Central City dies Tuesday. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Alburnett Methodist Church with Rev L J Farris of Fairbanks officiating. Grandsons serve as pallbearers. Burial in Palo family lot. Friends may call Beatty chapel until 11 a.m. Thursday.
Allied forces report the 158th U S infantry driven 1000 yards beyond the American beachhead at Arawe on Sunday capturing 28 Japanese machine gun positions. The advance yielded 139 Japanese dead and a portion of a field artillery battery while Allied losses were light. Air bombing targeted shipping off Ambon and Admiralty islands with several enemy vessels sunk or crippled.
The report credits Howard with a major air victory last Tuesday over German bombers. He describes a 30 minute chase in which he fought off multiple Nazi fighters while protecting B 17 formations. Despite heavy fighting he escaped with one wing bullet hole and no bombers lost.
The article recalls top American air aces tying and approaching records with feats against German and Japanese aircraft. It also lists many local men and women in the service, detailing training, postings, leaves, and transfers across Fort Benning Fort Bragg Cedar Rapids and other bases.
Washington report notes the House rejected a counter-proposal to raise the discharged soldiers pay limit to 1100 dollars. The chamber voted 113 to 19 against Rep. Ploeser’s plan to keep discharged servicemen on payroll at 60 dollars a month up to one year while seeking private work.
The stock of the Whelihan Fine Arts Gift Shop at 327 Granby building was sold by Mrs. J Hamilton Bell to an out of town buyer whose identity was not revealed. The buyer plans to dispose of the stock in Cedar Rapids and the shop, opened Oct. 24, 1924 by Mrs. Bell as Louise Whelihan, has operated continuously since then. It is currently closed except for handling outstanding accounts.
Washington sources say impending leather shortages push the War Production Board to authorize pigskin for civilian footwear. The Army’s new combat boot, in limited overseas use, consumes more leather and accelerates the tight supply.
The article notes that Noahs Ark is regarded as a ship with a mass of about 20 000 tons.
Joseph Terpkosh of route 3 Texas was arrested by Patrolmen Roy Walker and Gene Morey Tuesday night after admitting he walked away from his camp at Camp Bowie. He is held for military authorities.
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