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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1943

Page

4

Republicans push pay as you go tax plan clash

Washington reports Republicans favor a Carlson bill variant of the Rumi pay as you go plan while Democrats back a separate vote rule. President Roosevelt opposes Rumi citing benefits for the wealthy, as Eden meets with Roosevelt to discuss United Nations cooperation and postwar policy.

Washington INS Rep Ader Sat House Martin Carlson Beardsley Rumi New York Roosevelt

League of Nations alternative plan proposed by U S senators

Four senators unveiled a World League concept as a flexible UN authority to curb future aggression. The plan envisions temporary Axis-area administrations, UN economic aid, and possible future expansion beyond UN membership with safeguards against territorial aggrandizement. They urged immediate bipartisan support to avoid partisan delays.

United Nations United Nat United States Senate Omer Otes United Nations Organization Ilson League of Nations Ball

Cedar Rapids notices and upcoming meetings in brief

Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce board of directors to meet Tuesday noon at the Montrose hotel. Townsend Victory club No 8 plans a picnic Tuesday at 6 30 at SO OF hall 838 First Avenue NE. bring a covered dish. Townsend convention District No 2 Sunday meetings moved to Roosevelt hotel from Montrose. public invited.

The Cedar Rapids Townsend Victory Club No Hall First Avenue Townsend District No. 2 Roosevelt Hotel Montrose

Brown Makes Plea For No Hoarding

Washington price administrator Prentiss M. Brown urged housewives to practice no hoarding as rationing of meat cheese and fats begins. He asked for forbearance for a few weeks to ease the transition and ensure steady supplies.

Washington (Lp Prentiss M. Brown

Plans and Training Officer of the 92nd Division

A Buffalo item profiles Lieut. Col. Staten E. Rall son of Mr and Mrs J F Rall detailing his role as plans and training officer for the 92nd Division at Fort McClellan Alabama. It notes his army service since 1923 his World War I Navy service ROTC at Coe College and postings including Fort Benning and the Hawaiian beach defense unit. He arrived at Fort McClellan in 1942 as the division reactivated with Mrs Rall and their two sons accompanying him.

Buffalo U. S. Army Fort McClellan Ala Staten E. Rall J. F. Rall Seventeenth Street Rall Coecol Navy Coe R.O.T.C National Guard Ball Fort Benning Hawaiian Col. Ball Donald E. Kehrli L. E. Kehrli Coggon Kehrli Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind Air Corps de- Ridderfield Hardingfield Walterboro S. C Army Air Field Coe College University Seminary Dorothy Hampton Cedar Rapids Coggon Corp Sidney Leibsohn Camp McCain Granada Miss Antoinette Sue Second Avenue SE de Leibsohn Fifth Avenue SE

Reinbeck 14 Year Old Confesses Writing Extortion Letters

Grundy county sheriff says 14 year old Stanley Fater son of Mr and Mrs C K Fallgatter of Reinbeck confessed authoring extortion letters in a blackmail plot. FBI agents aided investigation after Reinbeck postmistress Ruth received letters demanding 2500 dollars or harm to her son. Fater was arraigned in Grundy Center juvenile court and ordered to the psych hospital in Iowa City for examination.

Reinbeck John Meyers Grundy County Stanley Fater C. K. Fallgatter Meyers Fallgatter Federal Bureau of Investigation Ruth Tommy James B. Dalton FBI Iowa R. W. Hasner Waterloo Grundy Center

Scattergood Refugee Hostel to Close Monday

West Branch reports the Scattergood refugee hostel will close Monday. John M. Copithorne, assistant director, confirms the date as the American Friends Society pauses plans for a Japanese relocation center. Staff will transfer to other Friends projects and 12 acres of farm land will remain vacant temporarily.

West Branch Scattergood John M. Copithorne American Friends Iety Copithorne Friends Society

Salvage Meeting Set For Cedar Rapids Monday

One of 13 district salvage meetings in three weeks, led by Herbert C. Plagman of Des Moines, executive secretary of the War Production board salvage division for Iowa, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. The program includes salvage films and plans for spring activities, with a quota of 1,000 pounds of heavy scrap iron and steel per farm to be pursued.

Herbert C. Plagman Des Moines War Production Board For Iowa Cedar Rapids

World’s rotation speeds up from poles to equator

Observers note the axial rotation of the Earth increases from zero at the poles to about 1,038 miles per hour at the equator, outlining how latitude affects surface velocity.

Poles Equator

USO Moves Into New Cedar Rapids Center

The USO of Cedar Rapids will begin moving into its Second Avenue center on Monday with the permanent headquarters to be established. Floors will be scrubbed Saturday before moving in the donated furniture and equipment, including two pianos and two juke boxes. Registration for junior hostesses 18 and older starts Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Identification cards will permit attendance at USO entertainments. phone registration is not available. The center’s new phone is 3-1251.

USO Cedar Rapids Second Avenue Center Soboda

See No Danger of Flood for Cedar River This Spring

Veteran observers say Cedar River faces no spring flood threat due to low water from recent warm weather. Ice breakup near March 17 to March 25 could occur as remaining ice exits, reducing danger of a damaging ice gorge between here and Vinton.

Cedar River Vinton

City to survey land for community gardens with cooperators

Fred Machen assists in surveying land to decide suitability for gardening. If deemed desirable, plots will be leased for cultivation with a $3 fee for a 50 by 30 foot plot. City, park and defense offices coordinate plowing and discing. Rex Conn heads county program with Byron Anderson chair.

Oes Fred Machen Haegg City Park Department Office of Civilian Defense City Engineering Department Frank E. Young Chamber of Commerce Young Men’s Bureau Committee Byron Anderson Arborist Charles Kosek Rex Conn Linn Victory Cedar Rapids Margaret Stewart Linn County

Local Movements Stir Shellsburg Neighborhood

A series of home transfers shape Shellsburg as Wilmer Lint moves to Baxter Jones property, Martin Riedels relocate to Ernest Wagner house, Herman Rogers family settles in west end, W J Fiebelkorn family shifts to Albert Sebrecht property and Earl Johnson farm, others relocate from Near-farm to Mason house.

Shellsburg Wilmer Lint Baxter Jones Martin Riedels Ernest Wagner Herman Rogers W. J. Fiebelkorn Albert Sebrecht Frank Saun- Wer Mactlony Nougiote Mareir Vyeld Fiebelkorn Mason Fiebelkorn Earl Johnson

Naval losses tally from Guadalcanal era battles described

The record lists several World War II sea actions with nations, dates, and ships sunk or damaged. Major clashes include Savo Island Aug 8–9 1942 with US three cruisers vs Japanese forces, Cape Esperance Oct 11–12 1942, Santa Cruz Oct 26 1942, and Guadalcanal battles Nov 13–15 1942 with heavy ship losses on both sides, plus subsequent actions Jan–Feb 1943 around Guadalcanal and Lunga Point.

Tles Savo Island United States Eastern Solomons Cape Esperance Santa Cruz Islands Guadalcanal Lunga Point

I Am An American Day Declared By Roosevelt

President Roosevelt proclaimed Sunday May 16 as I am an American day urging officials and private groups to recognize citizens who have attained adulthood or been naturalized in the past year. He called for Browns civic aid to promote duties and opportunities of citizenship in a nation at war.

Washington Roosevelt Congress

Deaths Chris Spacek 47 Dies After Lingering Illness

Chris Spacek aged 47 died at 2 15 PM Saturday after a lingering illness. He was born in Cedar Rapids July 24 1895. Survived by his mother Mrs Josephine Brokl four sisters all Cedar Rapids and two brothers Cedar Rapids and New Boston Ill. Services will be held at Polansky Funeral Home.

Chris Spacek Josephine Brokl L Street Cedar Rapids Aon Brokl Lisbon L. L. Burgess Lillian Witlack Theoron Ackerman August New Bastor Ill Edward Spacek Polansky Eee 6 Ee

Sparling Rites Monday for Mrs Mabel Sparling

Services for Mrs. Mabel Austa Sparling wife of Edward E Sparling of 387 Seventeenth Street SE will be held at Turner chapel Monday at 2 PM. The Rev D A Loferski of St Johns Episcopal Church will officiate Burial will be at Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel

Mabel Austa Sparling Edward E. Sparling Seventeenth Street Turner Chapel D. A. Loferski St. John’s Episcopal Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Men and Women in the Service Of Their Country

Navy and Army personnel from Cedar Rapids area are listed with assignments and promotions. Kathleen Thomas joins the nurses corps at Schick General Hospital, while twins Roger and Kollis Deetz begin basic training at Camp Hood. Others obtain promotions, transfers, or report to stations in North Africa, New York, Camp Robinson, Camp Hood, Camp Crowder, and more, with families provided for context.

Kathleen Thomas E. E. Thomas Norway Thomas Schick General Hospital Clinton St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s Roger and Kollis Deetz George Deetz Thirty-fifth Street Drive Camp Hood Texas

Venezuela seals oil law to boost state share

The new petroleum law replaces convoluted rules with a streamlined system. Oil companies will convert concessions to the new framework, raising government take from nine percent to 16 25 percent and increasing oil revenue by about seventy percent after tax changes. The move ends decades of red tape and long government oversight.

Ani Venezuela Comet Edger Life Peir

Tough Foe Contin'd from Page 1

The piece notes winter weather hampers daylight bombing but U S and British leaders see long term effectiveness. It cites a Soviet heavy force of 9 million plus allies while Germany fields five to six million, with the enemy worn by four years of war and shorter lines aiding rapid movement.

Italy Europe Russia Germany

Stephen Vincent Benet Dies After Heart Attack Burial Planned

Poet and author Stephen Vincent Benet died early Saturday from a heart attack. A private funeral was held, and he will be buried Monday after services at St James Episcopal Church.

New York Stephen Vincent Benet St. James Episcopal Church

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Joe Martin Party Axis Se Ee United Eden White House John G. Winant U.S Great Britain Mden Lord Halifax Winant Mr. Roosevelt Barkley Kentucky Charles L. McNary Oregon Woodrow Wilson Japan She Gusette Botsbienet Bates de Ton Media Records ANPA City Briefs Bungalow Ee Ge Eldred C. Heitshusen Conroy, Ia Cedar Egies Sa’ Y Brown 92Nd Division Lieut Col Invalid and Emergency Service Nic A U. S Solomon Area Iarge Rovers Cruisers Solomons Eet Uweens Aircraft Ca Ee Nenee Osevess Aia - Ob Im DIAL John E. Lapes Third Ave. SE Harry Lineweaver North Africa Daisy Lineweaver Tenth Street L. E. Youtzy George A. Youtzy Seventh Street Camp Robinson Ark Laurence G. Higgins War Department D. A. Higgins Eighth Avenue Sergt. Higgins Pfe Frank F. Mullin Camp White Ore Thomas J. Mullin Cavene Donald J. Weiland Jack Weiland Wellington Street Great Lakes Wiland New York City Grimm Brothers Robert and Harold Merel Grimm Third Street Robert Grimm Cheyenne Wyo San Antonio Walter Byers Mary E. Byers Hinkley Avenue Edward J. Byers O'Riley General Hospital Springfield Fred J. Long Great Lakes Naval Training Station Marion Richard Neil Moore Fort Wayne Horace Moore Twenty-seventh Avenue Charles Loomis, Jr Charles Loomis Camp Crowder Lawrence J. Kell Camp Callan San Diego Calif C. J. Kell First Avenue NW Oanbeen Coast Artillery Thompson Kebrli Jack H. Wagner Robert Wagner Linn Boulevard Army Air Forces Stockton Field Randolph Field Paul D. Little Homer Little Sixth Street Dodge City Army Naity Kan Kenneth Little Farragut Idaho Phil A. Wilhelm R. E. Wilhelm Army Air Forces Technical School Scottfield George E. McManus Eau Claire Wis R. H. Meister Forest Drive Alaska Robert A. Stodola Charles J. Stodola Army Air Corps South Pacific Don Peck Ernest Peck Olin Merchant Marine Omaha Neb Peck Merchant Marine Training Station Sheepshead Bay N. Y Carl Sorenson, Jr Camp Roberts Cal Ents Mrs Carl Sorenson Twenty-ninth Avenue SW Melvin K. Ferguson Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School Carlsbad N. M Lowryfield Denver Colo Mt. Vernon Avenue Kenneth E. Ferguson Thirty-eighth Street Clare Joseph Lawrence Atlantic City N. J Ninth Avenue SE Frank J. Pavek Wendl Pavek Ninth Street Corp John L. Talley Camp Butner N. C Sixth Avenue SE Joe M. Sudlik Anton Sudlik I Street Smoky Hill Army Air Field Salina Leslie T. Giblin Sheppard Field Sixth Street Road Lieut. Thomas Benet Turner Funeral Service Turner's John B. Turner Funeral Directors Second Avenue Eighth Street
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