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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1942
Page
1
President Roosevelt urged governors to set a 40 mile per hour speed limit and to require frequent tire checks and retreading to conserve rubber for the war effort. He cited 30 million vehicles and emphasized federal state cooperation and tire inspection as essential.
United States troops marched in London for the first time since the war began. A small contingent entered a park for inspection by an American colonel as traffic on a major street briefly paused to let the parade pass.
Chicago police found Jane Dobinski 21 the former Jane Robinson of Hampton Iowa strangled in a northside apartment bedroom where she spent the night with her husband Peter 24. He was held for questioning after allegedly admitting a quarrel Friday night over divorce. Dobinski shown bruises on throat and arms and there was froth around her mouth suggesting possible poison.
London AP report quotes J B Aug Kessler of Royal Dutch Petroleum saying Dutch East Indies oil fields were destroyed in a scorched earth campaign. He notes Tarakan Balikpapan Pelambang centers wiped out cutting 88 percent of oil. Japanese would struggle to rebuild firms and transport equipment without Allied fleets.
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Cedar Rapids families spent 2 percent more on food from mid January to mid February, with total foods 23.4 percent higher than a year earlier. National food costs rose 0.5 percent. eggs dropped 14.8 percent.
In Green River Illinois bidding ran high at the Stormeister farm auction. A wagon with rubber tires drew the top price, nearly twice its original cost. A five year old tractor sold for 780 dollars.
Congress slashed farm program spending in the agriculture bill with a 142 to 119 vote on an amendment to reduce rural and farm aid. major cuts hit the farm security administration and tenant loan programs, with further reductions in administration and travel expenses as House leaders push tighter non-defense spending. Senators anticipate battles over restoring or increasing some of the reductions.
A misfired anti air craft shell from a 37 millimeter gun along the East River struck the Equitable building at 120 Broadway between floors 37 and 38. The blast showered Nassau street with masonry and shell fragments. No casualties were reported as New Yorkers sought shelter and later returned to the streets.
A three judge federal court, in Dayton, ruled the 49 cent per bushel wheat penalty for over-quota production invalid. The decision was 2 to 1 with Judge Florence Allen dissenting, who found the Wheat Control Act constitutional. The case, brought by Montgomery County farmers, challenged Carl R. Helke and Secretary Wickard.
Cedar Rapids reports a chilly period with freezing overnight temps and a weak sun attempt. Friday's high occurred before a cold drizzle and the Saturday warm up only to around 40 degrees by early afternoon.
The government will sample views from all sections on wartime issues including strikes wage controls price fixing and 24 hour plant operations. Congressional leaders plan hearings on wages and production lag with invites to war and labor heads and major unions.
Allied and American units are reported active in the Australia New Guinea theater. Dispatches describe U S air and naval forces aiding convoys and attacking Japanese bases at Rabaul Gasmata and Port Moresby while thousands of U S troops arrive under censorship.
The navy's belated account of the Battle of Java reports eight Japanese ships sunk or damaged as Allied forces, including the Houston cruiser and Pope destroyer, were lost among ten other UN vessels. The action began Feb 27 near Bawean and Soerabaja, with fierce combat and heavy Allied losses.
Former Alabama governor David Bibb Graves died unexpectedly in Sarasota Florida at age 68. Graves, who served two terms and sought a third, was a prominent figure in Alabama politics.
Chicago Sun excerpt from Sidney Australia reports thousands of US soldiers reached Australia three weeks ago in a convoy that survived Japanese attacks with no fatalities. Edward Angly, the Sun correspondent, accompanied the convoy and described crowded transports and secret deployment while ships engaged Japanese forces in the South Pacific.
Washington reports the loss of the cruiser Houston and the destroyer Pope, bringing total American warships announced as lost to 11. Other losses include the battleship Arizona, destroyers Cassin and Downes, minelayer Oglala, and target ship Utah at Pearl Harbor, plus destroyers Reuben James and Jacob Jones, the coast guard cutter Alexander Hamilton in Atlantic waters, and the naval tanker Neches in an unidentified area.
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