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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
1
The column argues against quick tax cuts citing political gain and potential financial risk. It notes need for study of Iowa's tax setup, war-era revenue shifts, and postwar spending pressures. It also discusses postwar inflation effects and Fisher's ideas on production versus security.
Soviet troops punch toward East Prussia and reach near Jelgava while Kaunas falls and Siedlce is captured. Cherniakhovsky drives through Suwalki triangle closing on Poland, with Moscow dispatches noting battle for East Prussia and Rokossovsky opening Warsaw assault. Bradley’s force breaks from Cherbourg peninsula toward Avranches and St Malo, as German defenses retreat and Allied air power pounds retreating columns.
City Engineer Frank Young presents a six year postwar construction plan to the council totaling 2,808,300. The plan, prepared with Cedar Rapids postwar committee and reviewed by the Federal Works agency, lists seven classifications and may expand. Priority will be given to bond funded projects when public sentiment dictates.
Weather outlook for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for warm sunny conditions today and a pleasant weekend. Mon night will not be as cool with increasing clouds Tue and scattered showers toward evening. Maximum yesterday reached 87 degrees in Cedar Rapids with 54 at 7 am and humidity near 30 percent.
Dr Edward Bausch a renowned optical instrument inventor and chairman of Bausch and Lomb died Sunday in Rochester New York He was 89 and led the company for many years leaving a lasting impact on optics and eyecare.
Patrolman Roy Walker dove into the Cedar river early Sunday to save Miss Agnes Anderle, 37, who had clung to bridge braces after slipping from the Ninth avenue span. Walker swam 100 feet downstream, then hauled Anderle to safety and towed her toward shore despite a swift current and earlier hospital confinement.
Jaroslav Popelka 14 died Monday after his bicycle on a cinder track was struck by the east bound City of San Francisco at Twelfth street SE. The collision at 9 22 am threw him into Twelfth avenue. He died at Mercy hospital of a fractured skull. He also suffered a broken arm and additional injuries. Survived by mother Mrs Anna Popelka sister Yarmilla father John F Popelka an uncle Joe Slavik and grandmother Mrs Anna Slavik.
Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell describes German SS units after heavy American bombing and ground fighting near Gavray France. Das Reich troops surrender in large numbers as American tanks and fighter planes cripple their forces. Civilians and doughboys interact amid scorched ruins and a charred horse drawn hearse as remnants retreat toward Roncey.
Cedar Rapids appoints six representatives for Civil Aeronautics hearings in Washington to support airline license applications. The group includes city attorney Don T Hines executive Veep A L Taylor and chamber leaders William B Quarton Harold J Rowe Harold Sundberg and Harry Boyd. Presence of any or all is required at hearings on certificates of necessity for United Airlines and Mid-Continent Airlines.
Walter Ernest Stydel a 36 year old from Mankato Minnesota pled guilty to illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor in Judge G K Thompsons court. He received a 500 dollar fine with 400 dollars suspended after police found eight quarts of liquor in his car behind Danceland ballroom Sunday night. June DeVlaeminck 21 of Mankato was arrested but faced no charges.
An observer near Pisa says the Leaning Tower was neither destroyed nor damaged by artillery. A Berlin broadcast claimed shell fire destroyed it, but subsequent German broadcasts did not repeat the charge.
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Allied units fought through Avranches and Granville as part of a sweeping 105 mile arc across the Normandy peninsula. The drive aimed to penetrate into central France while trapping remaining German divisions along the Vire and Gavray routes. Eight divisions were said to be ground up, with Bradley’s forces advancing from the D day beachhead toward promising pockets of resistance.
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