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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
2
In Cedar Rapids, officers warn many measles cases go unreported as city records show 56 cases this month. Health officials urge stricter reporting and enforcement, noting danger of missed placards and the need to protect the public despite rumors of fatalities.
At a congressional hearing Rep Sean Taft Ohio criticizes Price Administrator Prentiss Brown over rollback plans saying demoralized markets will leave civilians bare. Brown defends subsidies as necessary to curb farm prices while Army purchases strain supplies. Roosevelt defends OPA and rejects a single food administrator plan amid rising costs and wartime pressures.
Charlie Chaplin aged 54 and Oona O'Neill 18 obtained a marriage license in Santa Barbara and left the courthouse by car after a brief appearance with Deputy County Clerk Ira Altschul. The pair, who were romantically linked for eight months, planned the ceremony following Chaplin’s coaching of Oona in acting. Chaplin’s previous marriages are noted, and a connected drama figure, Joan Barry, faced pregnancy rumors and medical attention after the elopement news.
Moscow reports fair sized Russian attacks north of Orel crossing the river barrier and penetrating German defenses. Fighting near Mtsensk, about 380 miles northeast of Orel, is in its third day with Russian assault forces said to hold their gains against counter attacks.
Five Omaha hotels and one in Council Bluffs repaid 2686.95 to permanent guests and the federal government for room charges above OPA ceilings from December 1, 1942, to May 10, 1943. Permanent guests received 962.33 directly, while 1742.62 due to transients went to the federal treasury. The properties were Fontenelle Logan Rome Regis and Loyal in Omaha and the Chieftain in Council Bluffs.
An AP report from Alamogordo NM says 19 Army officers and airmen were killed when two B bomber aircraft crashed during a routine training flight between Ruidoso and Capitan. One crewman parachuted to safety. A board of Army officers investigates the cause. The dead include Second Lieutenant Vernon E Laschanzky of Elwood Ta.
U S planes attacked Japanese positions in the central and northwest Solomons on Sunday and Monday, while a Japanese air strike hit Guadalcanal early Tuesday. No damage figures were released, and the communique said no personnel or material damage occurred in the American attacks.
Japanese premier Hideki Tojo told lawmakers that signs of a large scale Allied push are mounting. He said Imperial forces are meeting the Allies and inflicting blows while developing new methods to defeat them, noting the war situation grows tenser and battles more grim.
King George VI visits Allied forces in North Africa after secret arrival. He observes a Sunday swim where 3000 troops dash to greet him, many breaking swim records as they sing God Save the King and then For He s a Jolly Good Fellow.
Winchester Smith, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, dismissed a Spartanburg Herald report that South Carolina refused to contribute to the 1944 national Democratic campaign. He called the claim wholly untrue and defended the state’s stance amid disputes over national policies and black voters.
Cedar Rapids saw three tenths of an inch of rain Tuesday night while other areas faced heavier downpours. A heavy overcast Wednesday hinted at more showers ending Wednesday evening and cooler night, with temperatures rising to 74 by mid afternoon and 68 in the morning as trains delayed by wet tracks.
A battered unit of Seabees returning from the Aleutians reports that while Jap bombers posed danger, the harsher foe is the unpredictable weather causing delays and discomfort after a year of construction under fire.
The Democratic led New York City Council authorized a two hour pre dawn session investigation of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia’s administration. A seven member committee will probe alleged theft and misappropriation across several departments with Dec 1 as final report deadline. The push centers on Commissioner William B Herlands and documents tied to Milton Solomon’s case with District Attorney Frank S Hogan. Solomon faced extortion charges related to a stirrup pump firm.
Washington officials say coffee stocks have returned to normal for the first time in a year. Indications point to an increase in summer coffee rations as rationing officials study imports and how large to make the new individual ration starting July 1.
Australia AP reports a two hour strike on Lakunai airfield at Rabaul New Britain caused extreme damage to parked planes. It was the fourth raid in six days, according to a spokesman.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 2.939 billion dollars in fiscal 1944 for 18 civil war agencies. It praised agency heads, urged reading their general statements, and trimmed small portions of the request including the Office of Price Administration and Office of War Information while noting overall growth in 1944 funding.
Dr. V. H. Hasek drafts a letter to all city physicians urging extreme diligence in reporting communicable diseases to the health department. Assistant City Health Officer Tony Trusty cites underreporting with 56 measles cases this month and estimates only about 65 percent are reported.
Allied bombers launched a combined night and day assault on Sicily targeting airfields and installations. Wellington, Mitchell, Marauder, and Lightning aircraft struck Bocca di Falco, Castelvetrano, Scacca, Borizzo, Marsala and other bases, with reports of parked planes destroyed and several fires observed. Enemy losses topped sixteen planes with seven Allied aircraft lost.
In Beaumont Texas Sheriff Bill Richardson halted a crowd of nearly 100 white men at the county jail after a search for a young Negro accused of attacking a white mother led to street fighting. He warned the mob to go home or face ordered action and offered to face them one by one, keeping order as shipyard workers returned to the yards.
British medium and fighter bombers attacked railroad and water transport targets in France Belgium and Holland Tuesday night the air ministry said on Wednesday German planes bombed two southeast coast towns with minor damage no casualties reported Berlin also faced a half hour air raid alarm with no damage or casualties according to DNB London sources suspected RAF reconnaissance flights triggered the alert and may have dropped some bombs
Washington AP reports the B 17 Memphis Belle returned to National Airport with its eight swastikas on the sides and a list of raids on its tail. The crew of 10 veterans who flew 25 missions over Europe were greeted by a cheering crowd and officials led by Captain Robert K Morgan, Asheville North Carolina.
London dispatch says King George VI secretly flew to North Africa to observe Allied forces ahead of a southern Europe invasion. He awarded Gen Dwight D Eisenhower the Knight of the Bath and met U S and French troops, while red alerts and invasion rumors spread from Gibraltar to the Turkish front.
A Chinese military spokesman charged that Japan used poison gas again in China. He said about 100000 Japanese troops were routed from the Yangtze front in Hupeh between June 4 and 14 as Chinese forces mass for an assault on Hwajung, a key Japanese base near Tung Ting lake.
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