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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1942
Page
2
American air crews joined six British planes in a daytime low altitude strike on a heavily defended Dutch target. Two American crews are missing, and one British plane is unaccounted for. The piece analyzes morale, psychology of warfare, and production efforts led by General Somervell, urging continued industrial mobilization.
Moscow reports confirm a new retreat in a Kursk sector as fierce fighting intensifies with German armor and infantry pressing near Volchansk Belgorod and Kharkov. Soviet sources note heavy tank battles, counterattacks, and mounting losses on both sides as operations broaden along the front.
The United States Army Air Forces launched its first Western Europe offensive on July 4 with raids on German airfields in Holland and on patrol ships. Captain Charles C. Kegelman of El Reno Oklahoma landed a badly damaged Boston on one engine after a near impossible retreat, earning the Distinguished Service Cross from General Eisenhower for gallantry.
In Hengyang Hunan province Japanese bombers escorted by fighters attacked at dawn Saturday as Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault led the American air unit in its baptism of fire. Authorities report at least five Japanese planes downed in three waves over the railway center.
Unidentified planes flew over Vichy on Saturday heading south. No bombs were dropped and there was no defense fire. The encounter lasted about an hour starting at 11 a.m., with planes seen in large formations.
London reports that expansion of United States naval and military bases in Britain is underway for 1943. Three new naval bases are planned in addition to a large repair and supply center at Londonderry for American warships on convoy duty. US technicians are extending army facilities in Northern Ireland to support a steady stream of forces to the island chain as a springboard for a second European front.
A son was born to the Duchess of Kent at 7 35 p m at Coppins the Duke of Kent country home. He is the youngest brother of King George VI and becomes seventh in line to the throne. A bulletin from four physicians said the duchess and infant prince are in satisfactory condition.
Mexican authorities ordered Wilhelm Kunze deported by plane to Brownsville Texas where FBI agents took him into custody. The German American bund leader faces espionage charges in Hartford Connecticut as part of a broader roundup of five Nazi operatives. Kunze, arrested June 30 while attempting to flee by boat to the Gulf, had entered Mexico illegally and was sent home on President Avila Camacho's orders.
Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes telegrams Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Hahn urging renewed emphasis on reclaimable rubber collections. He notes current results show the public undervalues the campaign and calls for city government led collections to aid national conservation efforts. Similar messages went to other mayors.
Berlin radio described the first American aerial attack as minor with 12 enemy planes dropping a few bombs on the Dutch coast. Four attackers were shot down by anti aircraft fire and fighters. The broadcast did not mention American flyers.
Allied forces captured 600 Germans and knocked out many enemy tanks in a heavy clash on Qibliya ridge south of El Alamein. British Imperial troops, backed by American and Royal Air Force power, pressed Rommel’s 15th and 21st tank divisions toward a stalemated front as Axis air and ground units fought to regain momentum.
Holland orders wooden shoe makers to register for rationing. The measure affects traditional clogs as wartime controls expand to Dutch crafts. London dispatch reports the move reaching Saturday.
In a modernization push, the Public Buildings Administration removes on night basis 325 government building cuspidors to cut cleaning costs. The effort starts with the Navy and FTC buildings and reaches the Justice Department, with most executives not objecting. If completed, the discarded items may be recycled into munitions, gloves, and mats sent to the Scrap Heap.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt announced that Harry Hopkins and Louise Macy will marry at the White House on July 30. The bride-to-be is 36 and Hopkins will be 52 next month. The couple will stay in the White House for a while and a wedding trip was hinted at but not confirmed.
American tanks guns and other war equipment move along the desert highway toward El Alamein as Egypt remains under martial law. The public stays calm while Rommel’s advance prompted police crackdowns on rumors and profiteers, and Auchinleck gains confidence among civilians.
Anti German saboteurs are believed to have started fires destroying or damaging factories at Bonneuil sur Marne near Paris. Twelve persons including teenagers were arrested at Beziers on charges of propaganda against Pierre Laval, chief of government and collaborator with Germany.
Chicago based Butler Brothers vice-president and treasurer John A. Donaldson has been named to a three member wholesale and retail committee within the War Production Board division of civilian supply to study nationwide inventory control.
Brigadier General Laurence Kuter said U.S. air forces have severely damaged Japanese ships, air and shore installations in the Aleutians. Navy reports add new air strikes on transports and convoys, but say the overall situation in the chain remains largely unchanged.
Seaman Claude Becker, 24, of Sparks Nevada and Ogden Utah, a Marblehead crew member, earned the Navy Cross for heroism during the Java Sea bombing, cited by Secretary Knox for helping save the ship and many crew members.
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