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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1942
Page
2
A column covers reported damage to Japanese warships in the Aleutians, naval strategy shifts toward aircraft carriers, and possible fuel rationing. It notes lessons from battles favoring air power, urges scrap rubber collections in Linn County, and discusses U.S. draft dependents policies and postwar family focus. The piece closes with a reflective birthday note and bus seat anecdote.
The U S Navy reported that six Japanese invasion ships including three cruisers were damaged in air attacks off the western Aleutian islands. Army air forces claimed sinking a light cruiser and torpedo hits on an aircraft carrier as part of broader Pacific operations.
Washington AP report states the House naval committee approved an 8.55 billion ship program with four or five battleships deferred to concentrate on aircraft carriers. Vinson says battleships remain needed, but carriers are the fleet backbone, and construction of carriers will begin this year.
Gen Douglas MacArthur was selected as the outstanding American father of 1942 by the National Father's Day committee. He headed a list of 10 fathers honored for leadership in defending democratic family life and human freedom, alongside figures such as Vice-President Wallace and Brig. Gen. Doolittle.
In Salem Massachusetts Mrs. Frongillo seeks a divorce from Patrick Frongillo, claiming he does the cooking and washing the dishes and is cruel during arguments. The case was taken under advisement.
The RAF said a British plane dropped two French tricolor flags on Paris Monday night and fired cannon at the former ministry of marine.
A wartime era piece traces Father’s Day origin from 1909 to national observance. It notes Mrs. John Bruce Dodd’s push, later support by Calvin Coolidge and Esquire magazine, and profiles 32 million American fathers with an average age around 44 and typical family setup.
A brief Want Ad in the Gazette highlights selling cherries and other produce. It notes quick buyer interest and top prices, urging readers to dial 2-1121 to place an ad, with option to charge it if in Cedar Rapids.
The Associated Press reports Axis troops met stiff resistance in Sevastopol as 11 days of assault continued. Soviet marines broke enemy trenches killing 250 Hitlerites. Red forces claim heavy losses for Germans and Romanians while defending Bryansk and Kharkov fronts.
Representatives of 120000 Junior Chamber of Commerce members convened in Dallas to learn civilian tasks that support the war. The event outlines roles for those remaining in civilian life to contribute to the war effort.
After coordinated meetings, 250 Linn county oil and gasoline outlets were set to begin a two week salvage campaign Wednesday. Most firms extend collection to June 30. Stations will pay a penny per pound for rubber and urge donations while warning not to turn in useful rubber.
Donald M Nelson, head of the War Production Board, announced in Evanston that U S war production now exceeds Britain's. He noted British officials had estimated America would lead by September, but the United States surpassed Britain last week, three months early.
The House passed a bill aiding dependents of enlisted men in the four lowest grades and allows deferment for married men with legitimate home ties. Effective June 1, payments start November 1 due to administrative issues, with current-service dependents receiving five months backdated.
The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday shelved proposals to cap annual incomes at 25000 for singles and 50000 for couples. Members viewed the move as killing the tax plan for now, delaying action on the broader tax bill while awaiting further study. Chairman Doughton said the panel could not responsibly pass the measure at this time as Roosevelt’s administration had proposed the limit and a 100 percent War Savings recommendation was presented for carry.
The Association of American Railroads reports May operating revenues for 89 Class I railroads rose 33.5 percent from the previous year. Total operating revenues reached 481,560,054, up from 390,649,415. Freight revenue climbed to 391,179,639 from 30,115,330. Passenger revenue grew to 59,366,778 from 31,390,150.
Allied forces retreat from the Ain el Gazala coastal line as Rommel pressures Acroma near Tobruk. British and Axis units fight to hold open routes while both sides report heavy losses and shifting positions in the ongoing desert battle.
Belgium signed a mutual aid agreement with the United States finalizing the bloc of European nations allied with the U S in the war effort. Ambassador Count Robert van der Straten-Panther signed the master lend-lease accord while Secretary of State Cathet Hall stood in for the United States at the ceremony. The treaty covers American aid during the war for the Belgian government in exile and economic cooperation after peace.
In four days of heavy fighting near Pantelleria and Tiranto the US Army Air Force and RAF claim major Italian losses. They report two Italian battleships set afire, a 10,000-ton Trento-class cruiser sunk, and hits on a smaller cruiser and a destroyer, with another cruiser and possible destroyer damaged.
Pearl Harbor report details Ensign Jewell Reid and pilots who spotted the Japanese invasion fleet during routine patrols on June 3 4. PBY crews rescued 27 airmen after ten days at sea and conducted a daring night torpedo attack led by Lieut William Richards. Capt Cyril Simard and Capt Logan Ramsey directed Midway operations under a unified command.
London reports new deliveries to the garrisons at Malta and Tobruk. The Royal Navy and merchant fleet with RAF and US Army Air Corps support completed operations despite heavy enemy naval and air assaults and some losses. The claim of sinking cruisers or damaging battleships and an aircraft carrier is deemed unfounded.
German high command reported that air and naval forces sank four cruisers and destroyers and probably another destroyer, damaged six more warships, and sunk six merchant ships totaling 56 000 tons with eight others probably sunk and six damaged in attacks on British convoys in the Mediterranean.
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