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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1944
Page
1
A city faces a two day election sequence with a school vote followed by a municipal primary. The council elected must tackle tough issues with vision judgment and experience, while citizens debate press criticism and the role of media in politics amid concerns about fascist rhetoric and unAmerican activities.
A Swedish dispatch notes Germany's education minister orders Nazi communiques studied in classrooms. While some praise their craft, critique warns readers may uncover harsh facts behind slick phrases. A Massachusetts draft delinquent's letter blasts selective service actions, stoking public ire in a noisy era.
A wartime interview with Sgt. Donald Hayes recounts Rangers in Africa and Sicily, their near sleep deprivation in Gafsa, the trap by German tanks, and a desperate march across plains and two ranges to hold a vital highway through Kasserine pass. The piece notes African natives allied with British forces, later tension over payment and brutal acts observed, and ends with a cliffhanger leading to further details on page 5.
Pleas of innocent were entered Monday for all 22 defendants named in the warrant as they stood mute on W. Carrand and Charles H.
Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley left the White House smiling after a first meeting with President Roosevelt in weeks. He indicated the talks on the Presidents tax veto message showed no visible sign of contention and suggested no incident had occurred.
Allied long range guns hit German positions around the Anzio beach head as weather kept most Luftwaffe grounded and limited fighting to patrol clashes. US and British air forces targeted Rome Cavite Terni area and west coast rail lines while Beaufighters harassed shipping near Spain. Kilissi ship damage and Spanish territorial violation cited. Air losses: Allies down 14 planes. German loss 36.
Carl Misbach aged 42 chief motor machinist's mate on a sub chaser is reported missing in action in the South Pacific. A Cedar Rapids wife at 825 Fifth avenue SE received the notice. He served two years in the navy after leaving the Cedar Rapids fire department. He is son of Mr. Moe and Mrs. Moe of 820 Second street NW.
Collins Radio workers boosted the Red Cross drive, reporting 7400 dollars raised toward a 7000 dollar cash quota and a Collins total of 10460 dollars. Red Cross head James Bell praised the firm’s cooperation as vital to the community, noting the overall county shortfall and extended deadline to Friday. Girls Gloria Johnston and Elaine Neptash also contributed five dollars through inventive fundraising efforts.
A partisan communique from London reports two unidentified American officers commanding detachments on Brac and Hvar in Dalmatia. They say Tito's forces aim to clear Adriatic stepping stones for possible Allied actions. The Hvar detachment engaged superior Nazi forces, suffering heavy enemy casualties, while on Brac Partisans captured substantial booty.
London dispatch reports the Red Army capturing the large German held river and seaport base Kherson on the lower Dnieper. Moscow says forces reach 22 miles of Kherson after a week of heavy fighting, with 60,000 German deaths claimed in eight days.
Miss Marjorie Lawrence, crippled by infantile paralysis, will perform Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera. She will maneuver the role with a bedrock of chairs and props, aided by Lauritz Melchior as Tristan, and has toured 18,000 miles this season while slowly recovering from her 1941 injury.
London reports signal near total closure of travel between Britain and Ireland as Allies pressure Eire over neutrality. British order suspends most travel. Axis threat alleged. Ireland faces potential economic and political strain amid Dublins police guard at the German legation and Curtins Australia stance.
North Iowa braces for wintry mix with rain or snow tonight and colder conditions Tuesday. Snow flurries observed in Cedar Rapids with rain by afternoon and hail pellets reported. Temperatures ranged from the mid teens to the low thirties, wind speeds increasing as snow drifts likely redevelop.
Hollywood dispatch reports W C Fields was selected as pin up man for the submarine chaser 1360. The ship’s commanding officer sent a letter noting a large picture of the bulb-nosed comedian decorated the ship’s bulkheads.
Washington D C. Chairman Dies of the House Un American Activities Committee said a showdown is coming over alleged collusion between some broadcasters and sponsors to mold public opinion. He would subpoena scripts and possibly sponsor officials to probe motives and dissemination of falsehoods.
A raw wind and sleet kept voters away as Cedar Rapids held a light turnout for the school board election. By 3 p.m. 952 votes were cast across 23 precincts, with the east side showing stronger activity. Precincts eight, ten, twelve and eleven led voting, while Southwest residents lagged.
Washington says OPA may cut Midwest and Far West basic A gas ration to two gallons a week, aligning with the east coast figure. The plan, urged by the Petroleum Administration for War, aims at equity and is not intended to save substantial amounts of gasoline. Meanwhile fuel oil rationing closes its books for the second winter with ten gallon period five coupons validated, the same as prior periods.
London based AP reports American strategic air forces have shifted to a single aim to exterminate the German air force. With favorable weather, strikes hit ground factories. with overcast, raids force fighters into the skies to be shot down. A warning to German civilians is unlikely.
Allied bomber and escort raids spread across northern France western Germany and Hamburg. Fortress Liberator and Thunderbolt Mosquito formations faced light opposition with two Fortresses and one plane missing. German raids on England triggered London warnings but caused no reported damage. Air commander Gen McDonald touted a record daily raid total and the scale of February air operations against Nazi targets.
President Roosevelt nominates Gen James H. Doolittle to lieutenant general. Doolittle, leader of the 1942 Tokyo raid, serves as commander of the Eighth Air Force in Britain.
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