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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1943
Page
18
Russian bombers hit rear airfields and rail facilities at Bryansk behind the Orel front. Soviet sorties Saturday damaged sea and air units, with five German planes claimed downed in Belgorod area battles and no Soviet losses. The midnight communique reported little ground activity on the broader front.
A Des Moines AP report quotes A H Beckhoff, FSA supervisor for Polk and Dallas counties, saying 60 or more farm families moved to Iowa under the transplanting program. Most came from marginal Missouri areas, with 11 families moving into Polk and Dallas counties. Families trained at Northwest Missouri Teachers College Maryville, then linked by the U S Employment Service to employers, with transportation provided by the government to new Iowa homes.
New Mexico faces a beef shortage with no relief for at least three weeks as meat policies in Washington cause a shutoff. Local FDA director R E Van Horn cites ample pork and lamb still available in Albuquerque butcher shops.
Three individuals suffered lacerations on hands and fingers requiring hospital treatment. Mrs Ruth Huston of 1317 Third Avenue SE sustained a deep cut on her right little finger while working at Wilson and Company. M D Brown of Riverside received several cuts on his right hand. Miss Jean France of Urbana pinched and bruised the third finger of her left hand on a check canceling machine.
The article chronicles Admiral Bowen and General Electric leader Charles Wilson driving radar mass production after a 1940 push. It details GE and Westinghouse reorganizing divisions, naval and British exchanges, and the shift from research to large scale manufacture aiding Allied victory.
Mme Chiang Kai-shek returned to Georgia for the first time since her schoolgirl days in Macon 30 years earlier. She was greeted by Gov. Arnall, Mrs. Walter George, and Atlanta Mayor Hartsfield. At Wesleyan College in Macon she was to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws and degrees for her sisters Mme Kung and Mme Sun Yat Sen.
Buffalo Public Administrator probes the life of Elizabeth M. Young whose ramshackle waterfront home hid a $25 000 estate. She owned 15 real estate parcels two cars a 1940 model with 12 miles on the odometer and a 1918 model kept in a yard stockade. A large safe yielded a wedding ring.
Washington reports the 1941 42 potato crop is 35 percent larger than last year with ample supplies. The War Food Administration backs the market buying at about 92 percent parity in several states and may extend to others. New meat distribution steps tighten slaughter rules and require permits and data submissions by July 15 to adjust quotas.
A British column that crossed into China from Burma fought jungle battles and killed Japanese troops in ambush near the Chinese border. An officer praised Chinese guerrillas and recalled selecting a position with a clear view to slow and hold an advancing force.
The Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific railroad reported May net income of 3,382,011 versus 201,418 in May 1942. For the five months ended May 31, earnings were 14,851,138 compared with 2,137,937 in the same 1942 period. Chicago Great Western Railway posted May net income of 211,073 against 7,057 a year earlier. First five months this year earned 1,025,686 versus 574,493 in 1942.
Frank L. Munn, a staff sergeant at Lowry Field and veteran of five army camps, told the draft board Saturday he cannot report for induction because he has an essential government war job. He is a graduate aerial gunner.
Notes from the Capital recount daily life in Washington during wartime. The author notes 5000 weekly visitors to the Washington Monument and toyed with off the record speeches, politics, and social hints. Miscellaneous items include a parking lot proposal near Union Station, a refined sales lady wanted, and a cynical line comparing war to strip poker.
Gladys Brennaman 24 leaves Cedar Rapids to train with the Fifinellas at Avenger Field Texas. She becomes the first Cedar Rapids girl accepted for this Army Air Forces inspector to pilot program, with six day weeks of flight and ground training.
Stockholders vote by a large majority to approve the merger of Universal Pictures Co into Universal corporation. The merger creates Universal Pictures Company, Inc as the surviving entity with the parent absorbing assets liabilities and business of Pictures. J Cheever Cowdin says the goal is to boost efficiency simplify structure and streamline earnings for stockholders.
Granite City Illinois workers clash over who installs equipment delaying a 12 million dollar steel plant addition. Machinists demand the right to set machinery while carpenters insist they install all equipment, leaving machines unpacked on site.
In Loraine Ohio cleaners say wartime bustle leads to forgetfulness as people leave money and valuables in clothes sent for cleaning. A suit pocket yielded 700 dollars found and returned by a cleaner, another 250 dollars hidden in a secret pocket was also recovered and returned.
The National Farmers Union executive council denounces congressional moves to end the farm security administration as dangerous to small farmers and food production. Attendees include national president James Patton and vice president Herbert Rolph. the group urges support for the FSA appropriation bill and opposes parity payment cuts affecting wheat farmers.
Washington AP Secretary Knox directed naval officers to wear grey shirts with blue service uniforms for winter clothing starting next October. White shirts remain paired with dress blue uniforms.
British and Russian broadcasts describe heavy fighting across Europe with about 1000 Axis casualties. German troops clash in Warsaw in May with deaths on May 14. The Polish refugee government in London notes German troops selling arms to Polish guerrillas. In Western Macedonia Greek guerrillas kill Italian officers and seize rifles and ammunition.
John T. Clarkson 81, Iowa industrial commissioner for six years, said he will likely stay in Des Moines to practice law after his term ends June 30. He previously lived in Albia and authored Iowa workmen's compensation law enacted by the 1913 legislature.
Ap stories cover a want ad seeking a rocking chair bound helper to watch a gate. Enid reports a wheat elevator owner recovering a lost billfold with $52 sent from Mexico. Tulsa notes a 73 year old carpenter husband who ceased speaking for three years and a divorce granted after his wife’s testimony.
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