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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
13
Thursday’s temperatures show a range with highs in the 70s to 90s and lows around the 40s to 60s. City readings include Bismarck 31, New York 70s, Chicago 83, Omaha 65, Des Moines 58, Sioux City 49, Davenport 68, Washington 74. Weather outlook not provided.
Lawrence Clark and Betty Lang of Cedar Rapids report various fire incidents. Rob ert L. Peck and Grace Stocker of Cedar Rapids were involved in three alarms: heated stove overflow at 416 Fifth Street SE, gasoline stove overflow at 1010 Bealer Court, and a bonfire at 1000 Eighth Street NW, with general alarms set at 12 53 PM 2 15 PM and 8 21 PM.
Nolia Gilmore from Emmet Gilmore cited cruelty in a custody dispute. Plaintiff awarded custody of a 3 year old daughter and 3 a week support. Married in January near Iowa City. Also notes police court fines for Tom West and Jack E. Lewis.
Weather outlook for Cedar Rapids and vicinity shows scattered showers and possible thunderstorms through Friday night with cooler conditions on Saturday morning. The Cedar River rose to eight feet overnight then eased slightly, while nearby creeks and the river gauge near Waterloo noted rain and minor floods. Temperature hovered around mid sixties with humidity mid sixties.
Philip Murray, ousted as vice president of the United Mine Workers, dissolves the United Construction Workers Organizing Committee. CIO says UCWOC chairman acted without authority in a forged agreement with the UMW. Members may transfer to other unions within CIO.
The Soviet embassy disclosed that Vyacheslav Molotov traveled to the United States aboard a Soviet air force bomber with a 13 member crew. The trip reportedly began in England before continuing to the U.S.
Allied capitals discuss three looming strategic moves aimed at toppling Germany and Japan. A second European front in 1942, a potential Soviet attack on Japan, and Soviet air bases for US bombers are highlighted as pivotal for a postwar world order.
In Grinnell College halls two youths, Robert S. Fontana of Cedar Rapids and Robert E. Williams of Dayton, vie for Hawk Eye Boys State governor. Placards decorate dormitory areas as Nationalist and Federalist conventions meet. Football and baseball pause amid campaign bustle while Don Morton edits the camp newspaper.
Izvestia hailed the London and Washington agreements as a turning point. The 20 year military and post war pact with Britain and the second front accord with the United States were seen as ensuring total Allied war effort in 1942. Molotov's talks dominated Soviet press and inspired renewed confidence.
Mt. Vernon The Rev Joseph W Gray Jr has been released from the First Presbyterian church to accept a call to the First Presbyterian church of Huron South Dakota Governor Presbyterian college is located there The Rev Gray has been active in community affairs especially in Scouts
First Lieut John C Palmer son of Mrs Robert Palmer 525 Knollwood Dr SE stationed at Fort Knox Ky graduated from the gunnery department of the school with a diploma as a qualified gunnery instructor. Palmer entered service in October 1941. John Merrifield son of Mr and Mrs M H Merrifield 126 Eighteenth St NW promoted to corporal with the 564th technical squadron Air Corps at Jefferson Barracks Mo. He entered service March 10. Private Milton L Tanner son of Mr and Mrs W H Tanner 520 Thirtieth St Drive SE transferred from Jefferson Barracks Mo to the Air Corps Technical School at Chanute Field Ill. L Moore Jr transferred from Fort Snelling Minn to Camp Carson Neb granted a captaincy Mrs Moore visiting at the home of her parents 1525 D Ave NE left Friday to join him at Colorado Springs. Private Harold Fish son of Mrs W R Cairns 1346 D Ave NE enlisted in the Signal Corps stationed at Camp Crowder Mo with Company B 31st Battalion SCRTC. Jack Brust son of Mr and Mrs Fred Brust 1030 Tenth St SW returned home Thursday on a five day leave from the Navy.
American reports identify Darryl Zanuck motion picture producer as a United States signal corps colonel who joined British Commando forces on a raid near Boulogne. He reportedly participated in most training phases to gain real field experience during his England visit.
London reports RAF bomber squadrons stayed on the ground for a third straight night due to ongoing bad weather over the continent as military quarters confirmed the situation Friday.
A pilot recalls a tense Coral Sea engagement as torpedo planes attack two Japanese carriers. Despite heavy casualties and fuel loss, the squadron sinks a large enemy ship and wins a second round, while others are damaged or go down. The crew faces fuel dwindling and imminent danger, yet remains focused on mission and survival.
German researchers repurpose spent coffee grounds into soap products. The initiative aims to reduce waste and promote sustainable cosmetics by integrating coffee waste into cleansers and bath goods for consumer markets.
Raymond Driscoll of 1112 Third Street SW will answer two traffic charges in police court including reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Police chased his car at around 60 miles per hour after it nearly sideswiped a patrol car at Tenth Street and First Avenue East. The same vehicle later sideswiped another car driven by Robert Cox at Washington Avenue and Third Avenue Southeast but did not stop.
Washington AP reports the House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved a $107 million rise in tobacco taxes plus a half cent per pack cigaret raise and a doubling of the 4 percent tax on transportation fares. The panel outlined increases on cigarets cigars smoking tobacco and related items, with total new excises around $487.7 million so far, well short of the Treasury’s $1,031.4 million request.
German Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels, writing in Das Reich, vowed a mass extermination of Jews in retaliation for Allied bombing raids. He claimed Jews provoked air assaults and warned the campaign could extend across Europe or beyond, despite Germany suffering under the bombings.
Eight airmen were killed and two injured when a four motor army bomber crashed in shallow waters of Sarasota Bay in Florida. Names of the victims were not released.
The Navy recruit ing service thanks Iowa newspapers for two weeks of assistance. Truman Jones, Lt. U.S.N.R., Des Moines, writes that community papers are the backbone of the town and vital in crisis. He pledges to uphold religious freedom, political belief, free speech, and free press.
The Lexington, oldest and a premier carrier with a $45 million price tag, was destroyed after a fierce blast that ruptured torpedo lockers and caused a second internal explosion. The loss marks the first American aircraft carrier destroyed in this war, amid a Coral Sea battle where American air power and naval maneuver prevailed.
Reports from the Associated Press say Chiang Kai-shek’s forces suffered a setback with the fall of Chuhsien, a strategic rail center in western Chekiang. Japanese troops reportedly pushed into Kiangsi along a 30 mile front and captured Changshan, Kiangshan, and Nancheng, while Chinese recaptured Iwa on the rail line.
One hundred five boys completed four days of YMCA free swim instruction by swimming 20 feet with uniform kick arm stroke and breathing. The final day will be Friday with the minnows test a 60 foot swim in deep water.
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