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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1944
Page
1
A passenger recounts a 50 second raid when a robot pilot bomb hit a double deck bus. The blast blew in bricks and debris, but most riders survived. Passengers cried and joked about paying fares as they regrouped and prepared to move on.
Reporter Richard W. Johnston tours Saipan with U S Marines amid the aftermath of combat. At Charan Kanoa a military police officer controls traffic as General Sherman tanks advance. Chamorro civilians haul rations to a stockade while Japanese women and children are separated inside a guarded compound. The colonel says transportation remains the main problem and most Chamorros appear cooperative and calm despite recent chaos.
Women who did not associate with the others stood apart as we passed, bowing and giving ground. Their expressions were stolid, neither sad nor happy, neither welcoming nor defiant, conveying a restrained, unresponsive mood.
Hog prices range around 11.90 with mixed market signals across hog and packer demand. Cattle notes mention mixed yearlings and heifers with price ranges and cutter cows, and a tilt in the market at 10:30. Buyers and packers show activity with limited readable figures and references to weights and grades.
A fragmented Cedar Rapids market listing shows prices for rye bread products, straw, and various wholesale fruits and vegetables. Items include No 2 yellow rye, bay and straw, Brey totals, and fruit crate prices like California oval oranges.
A Berlin radio commentator named Martin Encleben warned that Nazi forces must not view battlefield positions too optimistically. He noted recent Anglo American and Soviet successes have cost valuable positions on the outer defense ring, signaling a troubled military outlook.
Community effort supports the Warriors through an extra war bond drive. Local residents urged to purchase bonds to fund military needs and boost national defense during the ongoing war effort.
Special to The Gazette reports the marriage of Dorthy Verna Maley of Stanley and Lt E D Halstead, son of Mr. and Mrs. CONESVILLE. Other notes include Rae English approved as acting postmaster, Foster buys Letts hotel to raze for a bungalow, and Cpl Lyle K Ramer on furlough from Africa and Italy.
Obituary notices report multiple local deaths with details of ages, residences, survivors, and brief service information. Will Herren, 52, Millersburg area veteran of World War I, died of a heart attack. Others include Mary, 85, Marengo. Fred Gode, 25, farmer near Marengo. Mrs. Fred W. Smith, 66, Isea. Albert J. Hahn, 53, Aurora. Fred Christeleit, 49, Volga City. John A. Carlson, 46, Manchester/Delhi area. and M. J. Compton, 76, Manchester. Service dates noted for several towns with churches and cemeteries mentioned.
In St Sauveur le Vicomte France at noon Tuesday American guns fired a volley of 37 mm shells and heavy rifles joined a vast barrage with machine guns adding bursts. The July 4 display was described as one of the greatest in history.
A Norman area entry describes a commander or Eisenhower in relation to decoration plans for the Yankees. The fragment hints at wartime symbolism and honors tied to a national event or ceremony.
William Lavarre former commerce department official claimed in Washington that government agencies are eroding overseas markets for American firms. He cited NAM charges of secret trade deals and said a New England firm lost prewar India exports due to a war time Combined Production and Resources Board pact. Lavarre warned Washington insiders push personal agendas eroding foreign commerce.
Allied forces push across western Italy advancing to within about 15 miles of Livorno and eight miles of Arezzo as American troops reach the Gothic line vicinity. Fighting concentrates along the coast near Pisa with heavy bombardment and rearguard Nazi resistance reported elsewhere.
Miami AP Morris Neff 23 registered with selective service board No. 3 after three years in hiding to avoid the draft. Earlier Neff and his parents William and Mrs Neff faced federal grand jury action on charges related to his failure to register and conspiring to aid that failure. Assistant District Attorney Fred Botts said he would defer prosecution to Washington, hoping the boy can “take his place in the world as a man.” FBI agent G. Richard Danner noted the youth left home three times in three years.
A Reuters dispatch from Ankara on Tuesday said a woman in the town near Mardin gave birth to quintuplets. The five babies, all boys or girls unspecified, were reported as doing well after the birth.
Abutting property owners asked the city council Monday night to grade Keyes court a block long and provide rock. The petition was referred to the streets and alleys committee. The council urged residents to cooperate with garbage haulers and not load them with non garbage items. It voted to require owners to repair roots damaged sidewalks. if not done the city will repair at owner's expense.
Dorothy Hayes, soon Mrs J Donald Swan, received compliments from Hazel Mae Hutton, Marjorie Mekota and Dorothy Dee Dumbalton at a Monday miscellaneous shower hosted by Hugh Hutton. Refreshments were served to 25 guests.
Musician Lyle Manson has returned from the South Pacific and plans a month at home with the Edward D. Mansons before reporting to Sampson New York. San Francisco guest Mrs. Louis Savage with her children attends the golden wedding anniversary of her parents the B. O. Longs in Vinton. Local families host guests including Herbert Granger in Warren Pennsylvania and Sharon Zubler’s Monticello return from visit with Mrs. H. G. Heeren.
A jumble of social updates lists guests and travels including Mrs. John Hulsebus of Chicago visiting Walter Reinsch and Mr. and Mrs. James Brown of Dubuque. Florence Kruger visiting her father W F Kruger. Cpl Vernon Blietz on furlough from Fort Jackson. the Marion Barnes family from Chicago vacationing with Bertha Phillips. and several local engagements. Also noted are lodge meetings, births, and naval and Army family updates with small ads and notices.
Melvin Noah of Waubeek enters the Veterans hospital in Des Moines Wednesday. Dinner guests at 420 Ninth Street included Mrs H A Davis of Chicago Mrs Paul Rinard and A M Spicher of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Luther Rinard of Marion. Was using machine for sale. Gallotions relieve irritations from poison ivy and poison oak. Owen's Cut Rate Drug advertisement.
S/Sgt Frank Adams, back from 18 months service in New Caledonia, visited Marion friends Monday with his sister Leone Adams, a former Emerson schoolteacher, while staying with his parents at Palm.
Allied troops have captured Ukhrul near Imphal in the India Burma border theater. Stilwell’s forces report heavy Japanese losses in northern Burma as Chinese and American units push toward Myitkyina. Chinese forces strike at Tengchung and seize a key hill near the town while Tokyo reports Saipan news to Madrid.
The United States marked the 168th anniversary of independence amid a wartime quiet as a record July 4 travel day loomed. Transportation officials anticipated vast holiday movement despite wartime restrictions, with extra trains planned in New York and continued production at Chicago war plants under wartime guidance.
A seven and a half ton dynamite blast in Bedford New Hampshire caused widespread damage within a 70 mile radius. The explosion shattered thousands of windows rocked homes and created panic in multiple communities. FBI agents were on site to determine the cause while owner and distributor details are noted.
Ambassador Norman Armour arrived at Washington airport from Buenos Aires to brief Secretary Hull and President Roosevelt on the bilateral situation. He will report on growing strain between the United States and Argentina and outline the next steps in diplomacy.
Dwight D. Eisenhower will have final authority over Belgium during military liberation with civil authorities governing after the Nazis are driven out. The pact, signed May 16 in London by the United States, Britain, and the Belgian government in exile, sets up Belgian courts for traitors and collaborationists and calls for the king or regent to resume leadership. The Belgian government hailed the civil administration pact as key to methodical invasion preparation.
Dr B J Moon, Cedar Rapids surgeon of 20 years, is installed as president of the Linn County Medical Society. Dr C S Day becomes president elect with Dr E H con vice president, Dr D S Challed secretary, and Dr J R Flynn treasurer. Moon, Iowa University medical college graduate, interned in Minneapolis General and St Francis in New York. He appointed Dr E M Adams, Dr A W Erskine and Dr Jennings Crawford to a committee to write a history of the society. Adams has 50 years of medical practice.
In London a U S fighter pilot reportedly saved a southern England village Monday night by attacking a robot bomb head on. His cannon fire struck the robot in the nose causing it to dive and explode in a field away from the settlement.
Stanley Fox was rushed to Rochester, Minnesota, by ambulance after a haying accident Monday in Waukon. The wagon’s double tree broke, throwing Fox and his helper, 16 year old Forrest Kelly of Rossville, from the lead. Kelly sustained minor spinal injuries.
A damaged clippings page shows lost items including a brown billfold with $9 and coins, last seen near Times Theater between 7:30 and midnight. Personal names mention Mrs Novak and a Mr. Eiderman, with addresses and partial descriptions. Also appears are advertisements for jewelry by Vincent's Jewelry Store and sewing machines for rent, plus services offered for caring for a child, indicating a busy mixed page.
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