This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1942
Page
6
Cedar Rapids demonstrated vigor for the war effort with the biggest parade in its history. Over 15,000 patriots lined First and Third avenues in a two mile procession marking the opening of the war stamp and bond sale day with officials, labor groups, and many organizations marching or displaying floats.
A column contrasts Prime Minister Churchill's wartime leadership with democratic accountability in Britain. It reviews Cedar Rapids' war parade as a unifying civic effort, praises civilian support and flags, and notes naval events including the U S S Wasp resilience in the Mediterranean and Mussolini's looming Egypt parade plans.
In the House of Commons today Oliver Lyttleton admitted Britain’s defeat in Libya stemmed from tactical mistakes. Prime Minister Churchill faced a non-confidence motion as Sir John Wardlaw Milne pressed criticism of wartime leadership. Lyttleton described American bombers and General Grant tanks aiding the fight, while stressing continued strategic aims in Malta Palestine and defense of the Suez Channel and Middle East oil regions.
Cedar Rapids clerks and volunteers reported about 40000 in bonds and stamps sold by 2 PM amid a wartime whiteout. Shoppers queued early and lingered after the all clear as downtown crowds paraded and bought investments for Uncle Sam. Five hundred war stamp boutonnieres sold out in 15 minutes with no extra supply until Thursday.
Allied dispatches say German forces launched a new offensive along the central front near Moscow while attacking areas around Kharkov Kursk and Kolkhov. Red Star reports a German effort near Gzhatsk was repelled by strong Soviet counterattacks as Axis troops seize Balaklava and Fort Malakov in Sevastopol. Timoshenko’s forces on the Kursk front claim colossal losses and have knocked out 350 Nazi tanks in three days.
The United States aircraft carrier Wasp delivered aerial reinforcements to Malta in the Mediterranean to aid British defense. Planes ferried from Wasp fought over the island and landed for refueling before returning to action, aiding Malta amid heavy Axis pressure and continuing to repel attacks.
Allied Commandos opened land offensive actions in New Guinea and killed or wounded about 60 Japanese, capturing war equipment in a raid on the Salamaua base. The action, reportedly involving American and possibly Australian forces, targeted the enemy in the Salamaua area as MacArthur announced broader operations across the island.
In Welch West Virginia a large warplane converted from an airliner crashed in the mountains and burned with at least ten dead. State troopers reported ten bodies removed from the charred hull and most victims were believed to be army personnel. The plane bore American Airlines insignia.
March Field California reports nine people killed when an army bomber crashes. The Fourth Air Force disclosed the fatalities on Wednesday with details limited in the release.
Robert W. Rowley 25 of Mt Vernon Iowa was found dead near Lake Michigan in Michigan City Indiana. Coroner Beck said Rowley apparently killed himself after failing to report for draft induction. A note in his Sheridan Beach hotel room referenced an inevitable choice.
In Minneapolis the smoke pall over the Northwest was once a military secret as flames from northwest Canada drifted from Montana to Chicago. The haze, tied to Canadian brush fires near Alaska, settled over Cedar Rapids at sunset Tuesday and cleared by nightfall, with public curiosity stoked by vague explanations.
Dispatches from Cairo report Rommel’s Axis forces within 70 miles of the Nile delta as Britain fears Suez could be made unusable. El Alamein lies 65 miles from Alexandria with fighting zones around Fuka and El Daba as Allied efforts to slow the invasion continue.
General Sir Claude Auchinleck urged the Eighth Army to persist in the campaign in Egypt, saying troops have fought hard for over a month and must continue to press the enemy until he is defeated. He noted Axis forces suffer losses but remain strong and warned against giving them rest as the battle continues.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.