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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
2
The piece discusses Churchill and Roosevelt rhetoric to boost morale, warns of over-optimism about Libyan defeats, compares Allied generals to Axis leaders, notes military policy deferment to experts, and questions postwar armistice and social controls. It ends with a skeptical view on bicycle rationing rules beginning July nine and a personal stance to skip a bike.
British imperial HQ reported Rommel advancing in three columns toward Matruh, 130 miles inside Egypt, with 30 miles to go. Dispatches said he could throw about 100000 troops into the attack, aiming to seize the strategic railhead and threaten Cairo, Alexandria, and the broader Middle East.
The Chicago Herald American reports actor Clark Gable has been commissioned as a major in the army air force. He was commissioned on Thursday and reported to Miami Beach Florida for preliminary training at the air corps officers training school.
Baltimore AP reports John W. Garrett, who served as U S ambassador to Italy from 1929 to 1933, died Friday. The longtime diplomat and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad heir was 86. Obituary notes his service during the early Mussolini era.
Allied air forces bombed Dili Timor Ra bau New Britain and Salamaua New Guinea in a night attack driving fires seen for miles. Port Moresby engagement damaged several Japanese Zeros. four UN planes were damaged but all returned safely.
Cedar Rapids youth Robert Curttright, 18, admitted taking part in five holdups as a member of the coke kid gang. He pled guilty to robbery in district court and received an indeterminate sentence not to exceed 10 years in Anamosa Reformatory. Co-defendants Butterfield and McAdams were charged with robbery with aggravation. The Zastera drug store robbery on June 16 was cited. Judge Thompson urged Curttright to reform and become a good citizen.
Dale Mary Bell a 20 year old Davenport resident was arrested on his parents farm near Guthrie Center on suspicion of being the last member of the Coke Kid gang Police say he was named by the two ringleaders who accused him of taking part in the June 21 liquor store robbery in Rock Island DL Authorities said Davenport officers provided the information leading to the arrest.
President Roosevelt disclosed May output of nearly 4 000 aircraft and 1 500 tanks along with about 2 090 artillery guns and over 50 000 machine guns. He said production is robust but cautioned against overconfidence as raw material shortages loom. The figures arrive amid Anglo American strategy talks with Russian participation noted in conferences with Latvlnoff and Churchill.
News from Czech government sources via neutral countries says at least 800 Czechs have been killed in reprisals after Heydrich's death. Reports cite executions in Prague and Brno, including judges, lawyers, professors, and teachers, with another paper listing 78 condemnations not tied to Heydrich.
Milwaukee AP describes a 23 year old held for examination after an unorthodox courtship. He sat behind a girl in a theater, introduced himself by pulling her curls and chased her through seats. He asked if she could cook and if she would marry him. He carried four unused marriage licenses.
Col. Robert Scott of Macon Georgia was named to command the USAF first pursuit group in China. The 23rd pursuit group will replace the AVG on July 4 and absorb Flying Tigers aircraft and personnel including Kitty Hawks. A handful of AVG aces may join as contracts expire next month. Scott, 34, a West Point graduate, drew praise for daring Burma campaign flights.
A Cedar Rapids Bond Day parade will start at 6:30 am next Wednesday with 44 organizations to march or ride in floats and display vehicles. Led by Lt Gov Bourke Bo Hickenlooper and Mayor Frank Hahn, the event aims to promote war bond and stamp sales with patriotic themes and featured American flags.
Showers and thunderstorms move through Cedar Rapids with a milder trend tonight and Saturday forenoon. The sun remains elusive as temperatures linger in the sixties before a warmer spell arrives, with a 58 reading near midnight rising to 64 by mid afternoon.
Cairo dispatch reports an RAF communique stating United States army planes took part in heavy bombing against Bengasi and Tobruk, key Axis bases in Libya, on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Report from Berlin cited by the Associated Press says a German offensive from Finland has advanced toward Kupyansk and Kharkov, threatening Soviet lines as Red Army defenses near Sevastopol claim steady resistance. Russians acknowledge heavy fighting with German forces massed around Kupyansk and in the Donets region, while attempting to blunt the push toward the Caucasus oil fields.
Moscow asserts a Japanese submarine sunk the Soviet merchant Jessel off the Japanese coast. Soviet radio claims two Japanese subs surfaced after the Angarstrot was sunk, blaming American actions to provoke friction between the USSR and Japan.
A conference led by Mason Fo of LaGrardia New York and others urged rationing of gas and fuel oil to aid the East for a hard winter. Port of Newark officials said 200000 extra barrels daily could ease essential needs with western rationing, while a Texas to Midwest pipeline completion in December could end such measures.
Washington reports a Roosevelt Churchill agreed grand strategy to defeat Germany in 1943 and finish Japan by 1945. Goals: halt Hitler in Europe this year, push Germany to defense by 1944, then finish Japan by 1945. Egypt holds strategic importance for a Western front. Churchill cites Matruh defense near Alexandria. Senator Ellender urged Roosevelt as supreme UN leader after criticizing British leadership.
London reports the RAF conducted an enormous night assault on Bremen, Germany, with over 1000 bombers and fighters. Fifty-two aircraft were missing, the RAFs highest single loss, as American Hudsons and Havoc fighters supported the operation.
Berlin reports RAF planes bombed Bremen and several northwest coastal towns Thursday night. Civilian casualties occurred and homes and public buildings were damaged by incendiaries. German high command said fifty two attackers were shot down by night fighters anti aircraft fire and naval guns.
In Hutchinson Kansas a WPA canning project with 15 000 whiting cans found rabbits have already eaten or ruined the peas. local sponsors report the discovery while inspecting the field and cans.
A door to door sales pitch promotes using a Want Ad to reach cash buyers. Call 2-1121 for an Ad-Taker to place the advertisement.
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