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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1943
Page
28
The Iowa liquor control commission announces 1942-43 liquor permits remain valid through Saturday July 3 rather than expiring June 30. New 1943-44 permits go on sale around June 15 but are not usable until after July 4. Stores will be closed July 5 for Independence Day observance.
Decorah reviews a curfew ordinance after police report late nights and rising juvenile delinquency. A child welfare committee led by Mrs. J. J. Blodgett and including Mrs. W. A. Edwards Jeffery Peterson Mrs. J. C. Iverson and Lola Reppert oversees the matter and has approved an outdoor recreation project.
Des Moines will need four thousand more workers in war industries over the next two months. E Lee Keyser, War Manpower commission area director, said both men and women are needed and most hires will come from non essential industries. He expects voluntary transfers to essential war work.
Iowa Gideons, meeting in Waterloo, re elected C. E. Kringel as president and II A Brown as secretary treasurer. New officers include P. C. Colony Des Moines Milton Blaul Burlington J. C. Kneeland Marshalltown and B. D. Williams Cedar Falls as vice presidents L. J. Crood Davenport as Bible secretary and D. C. Umbenhauer Anamosa as chaplain.
Des Moines AP report shows 37 Iowa motorists had gasoline rations revoked in two weeks. The Des Moines district office logged 177 cases in late May for speeding, pleasure driving bans, and failing to display ration stickers. Officers reported 49 cases of missing stickers or traveling beyond rationing jurisdiction. 85 involved driving over 35 mph locally, 43 involved out of state drivers. All cases were sent to respective ration boards as OPA teams, with state officers, continue enforcement to curb noncompliant pleasure trips.
Sen Guy M Gillette of Iowa backs the Bailey two term limit proposal and says he opposed a third term and would oppose a fourth term He notes he opposed a third term for his own father and argues constitutional restriction is due to public sentiment and the two term precedent
The Democratic central committee debated a resolution urging Sen. Guy Gillette to run again. They concluded a broader push would be more effective if taken next fall. Gillette, Iowa's last major Democratic incumbent, has said he will not seek another term.
Naval flight cadets, many Iowans, move into Cornell College at Mt. Vernon Iowa to form a V-5 pre pre flight station. The site gains Bowan hall Merner hall Road house Guild hall and major parts of the Law building and gymnasium as it trains cadets from ages 17 to 21 in a five month program ending with advanced training and wings.
Des Moines reports Harlan Iowa, population 3727, mocks itself as the Cedar Rapids of the Democrats and lists notable figures linked to the party including Rae Walters, Nelson Kraschel, Jake More, and Russell Swift. On the Republican side Cedar Rapids is cited as the home of Harrison Spangler and other key officials Bourke Hickenlooper Frank Byers John Reid F J Payneer and B M Richardson.
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