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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1944
Page
6
A destroyer to be built at Bath Maine will be named after Lenah S Higbee the first superintendent of the U S navy nurse corps and the only woman to receive the Navy Cross while alive This marks the first such honor for a woman in U S naval service
A biographical sketch of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, showing his Albany governance as a test for the presidency. It notes his temperament and ability to work with Edwin Jaeckle and Republican leaders, countering fears he might rule as a dictator by seeking collaboration and public credit for reforms.
The commentary notes Albany power dynamics as governors use pressure while Dewey refrains from disparaging rivals. It compares current tactics to past leaders like Smith Roosevelt Lehman and explains the persistent push to appeal to voters beyond legislative pressure.
Air Medal awarded to Sgt George C. Koudelka of Cedar Rapids tail gunner on a Flying Fortress for meritorious achievement in European bombing missions. The citation commends his courage coolness and skill reflecting credit on himself and the armed forces.
Koudelka, 22, has completed six combat missions as he serves with the United States armed forces. He is the son of Jim Koudelka of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Olga Koudelka of Chelsea. His wife resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Army reports indicate Germans used wooden bullets against American troops in France. Major General A. W. Kenner notes fibrous splinters found in wounds suggest wooden projectiles and that these wounds respond slower to treatment than metal missiles. He cites 561 wounded across two hospitals with no deaths, most from D day.
In Denver a Fort Lewis wife Betty L. Packer 22 and her 4 year old daughter Marilyn died after a bus collision en route to visit Army Sgt. O. W. Packer recently returned from the South Pacific. The planned reunion became funeral arrangements.
Rome reports that the flag which flew over the U S Capitol on December 8 1941 when war with Japan was declared and on December 11 1941 when war with Germany was declared will be raised in Rome on July 4. The announcement was made Monday.
Norman H. Davis, 65, chairman of the central committee of the American Red Cross and a close friend of President Roosevelt, died at Hot Springs Virginia after going there for rest amid ill health. He suffered a stroke, Red Cross said, and his career included advisory roles to Wilson and the peace commission, service under Harding Coolidge Hoover, and peak diplomatic duties under Roosevelt including the 1937 nine power conference at Brussels.
At the Bretton Woods meeting two global financial bodies with up to 20 billion dollars in capitalization were proposed. The United States would contribute about 6.25 billion dollars, more than 31 percent, to the plans including an international monetary fund and a bank for reconstruction and development. The fund could total 8 to 10 billion dollars with a U.S. share of 2.75 billion. The development bank would total 10 billion dollars with a U.S. stake of 3.5 billion.
Raymond Thomas Fowler is promoted to lieutenant commander while stationed in Mobile Alabama after 18 years in service. Other promotions include Guy Ellis Clark and Marvin S. Winders to second lieutenant engineer corps at Fort Belvoir. Stoddard earns the distinguished unit badge in Italy. Various personnel are stationed in the Mediterranean theater or awaiting assignments, with family addresses listed in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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