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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1945
Page
2
A nostalgic reflection on a Kansas town Fourth of July and Reunion Grounds festivities. The author contrasts fried chicken picnics and band concerts with the enduring image of stern old gents guarding liberty and law. He questions modern independence and confidence, noting shifts in law, economics, and public discourse.
The 21st Bomber Command said 500 B-29s conducted firebombing raids on Tokushima Takamatsu Kochi and Himeji as part of the July 4 dawn campaign. Tokyo listed 4.9 million killed injured or homeless in five major cities with 1.135 million homes destroyed. 70 percent of commanders reported fires reaching general conflagration in four cities.
Cedar Rapids police moved on Orville Giblin 1046 Third avenue SE after he tried to order a squad car. Giblin who had previous drunkenness arrests was taken to jail along with John McCormick after a disturbance at McDonald’s. They were charged with intoxication.
In Salisbury Maryland bidding ran brisk at an auction of Charles H Truitt’s household goods. Reported items included his briefcase filled with business papers sold to the highest bidder. Truitt now runs an advertisement asking for the briefcase’s return.
The Federal Reserve raised stock margin requirements from 50 to 75 percent with effective date July 5, affecting both brokers and banks. The rule limits borrowing for stock purchases including short sales and adds a provision to require sale proceeds to boost remaining margin to 75 percent by July 16.
Senator Harry S. Truman accepts the resignation of adviser Harry Hopkins. Hopkins, a longtime Roosevelt ally, retires after 12 years in government service. Truman praises Hopkins' career, cites hopes for memoirs, and notes Hopkins will miss the Berlin conference.
Joan Nimmer eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert J Nimmer of 324 Center Point Road NE died in a local hospital at 6 32 p m Tuesday from injuries after being struck by a car about 5 50 p m at Center Point Road and C Avenue NE Driver Frances Cronkhite 1049 Twelfth Street NE said she heard a thud as she passed the intersection She did not see the child until bystanders gathered and the girl ran into the car The right tire passed over her body and Shelley Griffith 117 Eighteenth Street NE following Cronkhite in a truck said Cronkhite was not going faster than 20 miles per hour The girl was taken to hospital by ambulance This is the citys third traffic fatality this year and two men were killed two weeks earlier in a car incident Continued on Page 2 Column 1
In the Balikpapan sector Australian Seventh Division tank supported infantry pushed across a flame seared ridge after a fuel tank blast halted progress for hours. Offshore fire from MacArthur indicated Japanese were yielding the port while a hospital was burned during retreat. Further fighting south along Borneo's coast and in the Philippines continued as Allied forces mopped up remains and captured Valoe in Mindanao.
Overnight rainfall measured 0.85 inches in Cedar Rapids as the Fourth of July began under overcast skies. Temperatures ranged from a early morning low to highs in the upper 70s with a cooler, clear later evening.
The Stars and Stripes were raised in Berlin by the U S Second Armored Division with a 48 gun salute and a 100 strong Red Army honor guard. Observances marked by ceremonies in Paris Brussels and London plus wreaths in Dutch cemeteries. Across Europe troops held sports events and rodeo amusements while Sydney hosts an American flag aboard HMS Duke of York with Gen Hester aboard. About 20000 in the Philippines attended a rain dampened army navy football clash.
Dorothy Coleman twenty of 400 Ninth Avenue SW drowned in the Wapsie river three quarters of a mile east of Troy Mills at 3 30 p m Tuesday. Lena Mae Coleman sixteen and Phyllis Hite thirteen waded with her. Lena Mae called for help after tumbling into a deep hole. Clark Floyd nearby saved Lena Mae but Dorothy was missing as of 11 a m Wednesday.
In Decatur Illinois on Independence Day women and girls openly defied a police ban on public shorts. Police Chief H J Schepper warned of warrants for those who failed to 'fully clothe' themselves but women continued wearing abbreviated trousers and halters downtown.
Tokyo radio reported five US warships shelled Karafuto off Shikuka on Sakhalin's northern half, deep in Japanese waters. The broadcast gave little confirmation and noted Pacific task forces possible routes from Alaska and the Kuriles.
Japanese radio reports a bold July Fourth raid by 120 American fighters hitting shipping and civilian homes near Tokyo as three Superfortresses scouted eastern Honshu. Nimitz said navy planes damaged six Japanese ships west of Japan. Stilwell told Okinawa troops the war will likely end by next Independence Day.
A spectacular 3:30 am blaze at Willam Wenke’s barn on 1417 Oakland Road NE destroyed the barn and a car inside. Mrs Wenke woke to a horn and saw hay burning as firefighters arrived. two horses were led to safety while the building burned.
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