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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
4
Howard Whitman reports from a port where evacuees and soldiers recount the European invasion. Many fear home folks back home while praising American courage and morale under fire. Tales include beach fighting, heroism, and a coast guard crew trapped under a cliff for 16 hours before silencing a German machine gun nest.
The piece humorously defines bedsores as privates who rest on their bunks excessively. It notes they lie down at every chance, retire early, and only lift at dawn. It mocks those assigned to rest Sundays by turning the period into a prolonged weekend.
Attorney General Biddle said the justice department will adjust to the Supreme Court decision that insurance is bound by the Sherman act. He warned against conflicting state regulations but affirmed no intention to undermine state oversight. He noted private interstate combinations often drive current rate fixing and practices and urged insurers to reform accordingly.
A night glow mission near the German lines sent American gliders to land behind enemy positions. Troops found a German headquarters on a roof after landing in a blackout, and the garrison surrendered. Paratroops reported light losses. several glider crews noted youthful enemy troops. A beachhead observer described rapid progress and odd sightings of cows mistaken for advancing troops.
New York dispatch reports Shelby P. Smith chief petty officer led the first Coast Guard wave to attack the French coast. A pool broadcast from England quoted a chaplain who blessed the troops and urged them to “give ’em hell” before the assault. The chaplain and other details were not identified in the broadcast.
A union official charges the government with inaction in the Montgomery Ward labor dispute and warns a fresh strike threat looms. Samuel Wolchok of the Internat ional Retail and Wholesale Workers warns the government failed to enforce the contract provisions after seizing the Chicago plant and that workers faced job losses and a flag over Ward’s during control. He notes the WLB ordered continuation of an expired contract pending new negotiations.
Wolchok and James B. Carey accuse Sewell Avery of trying to destroy collective bargaining and intimidate government efforts. They say the government withdrew enforcement, while workers insist Avery is stronger than the government. Carey urges continued government control until the WLB directive is obeyed.
Mrs Florence Meyers 43 sought divorce from Wilbur Meyers 49 in Chicago claiming cruelty based on his insistence that a trained monkey and dog join family meals as part of his act. She testified she could pacify the monkey with a stone before it retaliated. The court granted the divorce on cruelty charges.
An American Army Hospital in England reports wounded servicemen arriving from the European theatre. Narratives include a Brooklyn navy demolition man and a Rome Georgia rifleman describing shell fragments, burns, and injuries as they explain their beachhead experiences and near misses.
Hours before evacuation observers watched Allied tanks pour ashore despite the 88s, signaling a tense combat phase and ongoing peril for defenders amid mounting pressure.
Washington reports say 450 seasoned war correspondents will cover the invasion of France under Gen Dwight D Eisenhower. He tells reporters they may publish as much as military security allows and assures I will never tell you anything false. The War Department adds reporters land with gas gear and masks and notes non combatants may still be exposed to bullets.
Chungking reports a military spokesman stating 80,000 Japanese troops are attacking the last Chinese defenses on the northern edge of Changsha, a major base in Henan and a critical point on the Canton Hankow railway.
Allied forces swept south along the Seul River highway driving a spearhead to 14 miles below Kohima. The advance, a three mile daily gain, pushed Japanese troops back as officials noted their retreat. In northern Burma, Chinese units closed a gap near Kamaing and reported over 200 Japanese killed with the enemy retreating north of Kamaing.
Allied report notes French parachute troops guiding invaders at Cherbourg. Their knowledge of terrain aids the advance and underscores cooperation in the Normandy operation.
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