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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1944
Page
1
A Chicago GOP gathering shows delegates speaking with vim and vigor. While some chatter about rival candidates and showmanship, many delegates project seriousness, weighing their words as they pledge to represent strong civic traditions and avoid repudiating leaders.
President Roosevelt signals he would be happy to run with Sen. Harry S. Truman, Missouri, for vice president, shifting support away from Wallace. The move ends a convention deadlock as Byrnes is ousted and Wallace seeks renewed pledges. Pepper questions open nominating process.
War briefing reports Josef Stalin announcing a new Soviet offensive east of Latvia with breaches south of Ostrov and gains along a 43 mile front. Berlin radio claims a Bug River crossing near Kristinopol north of Lwow. Soviet units under Konev and Rokossovsky drive toward Lwow and Brest Litovsk as front lines extend to about 550 miles.
Cedar Rapids man Pfc Harvey H Wehde 21 has been reported missing in action in France since June 18. He entered service December 26 1942 trained at Camp Robinson and Fort Sill went overseas February 1944 and was stationed in England. He has four brothers and one sister.
Allied forces smash German counter attack near Caen and push five miles southeast toward Paris. Montgomer y’s Second Army drives a broad wedge across the Orne and into Caen area while American First Army clears ruined positions near Saint Lo, wiping out enemy units.
Nearly 2,500 American heavy bombers and fighters from Britain and Italy targeted Munich area rail yards airfields and war plants in southern Germany. Fifteenth Air Force aircraft reached across the Alps bombing factories and an ordnance depot near Munich. RAF and other Allied efforts supported the day’s strikes with extensive raids across Germany and France.
Allied advances in Italy saw Polish units seize Ancona on the Adriatic as American forces captured Livorno, the third largest Italian port. The twin victories, part of Gen. Clark’s Fifth Army push, opened the Gothic Line front and forced German withdrawals from key coastal and Arno valley positions.
London and southern England faced the greatest 24 hour robot bomb attack since the weapon was first unleashed on June 15. Allied airpower has been pounding German troops across the channel amid a diversionary bombardment claim by Gen. Fisenhower's headquarters.
The Iowa caucus at the Sherman hotel sparks heated protests as Chairman Jake More of Harlan halts ticket allocations amid demand from delegates and county workers. Frank Comfort of Des Moines and Cedar County chair James France trade sharp remarks as conflicts over access and seating erupt.
Chicago reporters describe a disruption at the Democratic national convention as Iowa and other midwestern delegates rally over scarce admission tickets. The caucus notes insufficient paste boards to admit all delegates, friends, and party workers despite Mayor Kelly’s claimed allotment.
Washington Navy Department report states American submarines sank two small warships and twelve supply vessels. Jap losses include one destroyer, one escort, one naval auxiliary, and eleven cargo ships, in the latest naval communiqué.
Vernon Brockman of Marion resigns as Linn county deputy auditor effective July 15. A write in and Republican primary candidate for county auditor in June, he has served since January 1942 and continues to hold an interest in his Marion produce business. County Auditor Otto Hanzlik.
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