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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
2
The page lists coupon values for foods stamps fuel and shoes plus notices of fines for disturbances and overtime parking. It records births at St Luke's Mercy and general notices including divorce petitions and decrees for Maxine Fox and Carl Fox J.
Allied air forces unleash a massive assault on Cassino as 520 bombers target roads, bunkers, and cellars dug by German defenders. Lt. Gen. Mark Clark and Maj. Gen. John K. Cannon observe from nearby as bombers hammer the town for hours in a methodical attack aimed at breaking the German hold on the route to Rome.
Hollywood band leader and singer Bob Crosby disclosed on Tuesday that he has been classified 1-A in the draft. He stated a preference for enlistment in the Marine Corps if accepted.
City primary results show Hahn leading for Mayor with 2688 votes to Meek 1014. Burgus unopposed for France Commissioner with 3076. Benesh 2044 and Martin 880 for Safety Commissioner. Williams 2667 and Schreckengast 519 for Public Improvements. Stefan 2113 and Stastny 915 for another Safety/Improvements ticket. Wagner 656. Winners advance to the March 27 city election.
The city would need to match one third of total costs, about $96 000 yearly, to gain access to over a million dollars in street upgrades over three years. If the city covers the full share, plans focus on projects not affecting the primary road system. The highway commission and federal government would administer. council to compile a list of local projects for study.
Agricultural experts warn that the nation’s war effort is drawing significantly on soil resources. They stress sustainable farming is crucial to maintain food supplies and land productivity amid wartime demands.
London faced a fierce pre midnight fire raid with extensive damage to two landmark bombs and numerous houses and businesses. American soldiers aided rescue teams as 4 000 sheltered in a warehouse underground during the blaze.
OPA gasoline enforcement chief Shad Polier says 15 percent of “C” coupons are counterfeit and eight percent of “B” and one percent of “A” coupons. He notes 245 black market arrests in 60 days and warns rationing hinges on public cooperation.
Price Administrator Chester Bowles told Congress there has been no increase in the cost of living for 11 months and that extending the price control act with no major changes could prevent inflation during the war. He argued OPA faults exist but price controls have proven worthwhile.
Army psychiatrists in the South Pacific report that many soldiers who broke down in their first battle had prior mental illness or family psychiatric history. They call for more thorough medical screening to remove those most likely to collapse under combat stress and note some men inflate concussion fears while others cope well.
Notices from all clubs lodges churches and social groups must reach The Gazette office by Thursday eight a.m. for inclusion in Sundays issue. Wartime period cooperation from the public is requested.
Bowles testified that price controls during the war kept living costs rise to less than half the World War I increase. He noted eight million fixed prices and said subsidies helped hold costs steady. He compared 65 percent rise after World War I to a 26 percent rise by January in the present period.
Representative A L Miller of Nebraska told Price Administrator Chester Bowles that reducing A gasoline coupon values in the Midwest would seriously hinder the food production program. He cited longer travel distances for farmers, 10 to 30 miles to towns, as evidence that patterns from the East cannot fit the West without serious complications.
Allied planes pounded the Wewak base in New Guinea with 210 tons of bombs as Gen MacArthur reported 65 Japanese planes shot down in three days. The Bougainville front saw over 1,000 Japanese killed in three days of fighting while a new landing reinforced American holds on New Britain at Linga Linga.
Washington reports continued air strikes by U S Navy personnel against seven Japanese bases in the Marshall and Caroline islands as part of the campaign to destroy enemy defenses in the central Pacific.
Davenport UP The Very Rev Elwood Lindsay Haines dean Christ Cathedral Louisville confirms he will serve as bishop.
Soviet dispatches say Red forces close ring around German positions northeast of Nikolaev and south of Kherson. They report gains toward the Black Sea, capture of Shirokays Balka and Kiselevka, plus a crossing near Gaisin as the front nears the Romanian frontier.
Republican senators unanimously approved their current officers and formed a steering committee. Taft and White retained as acting leaders with Vandenberg named acting conference chairman. Wherry remains whip and Burton conference secretary. The rest of the steering panel includes Danaher, Bridges, Brooks, Bushfield, Millikin, and others.
Townsend auxiliary of club No. 2 meets Friday at 2 p.m. with Mrs. Ella Fisher. Fillmore school holds open house Thursday at 7 p.m. Also Mt. Herman lodge No. 263 to perform third degree work Thursday evening in Masonic hall. Townsend Victory club No. 2 hosts a benefit card party Friday at 8 p.m. in the Glow room of the Gas company.
A Davenport WPB district representative will meet with Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce to hold conferences from 9 30 am to 4 pm Thursday. People seeking appointments should call the chamber at 5135.
Mrs. John Hogan of 121 Twentieth Street NE was injured Wednesday when a cartridge she threw into a furnace exploded. A coal fragment was blown from the furnace. She was taken to Mercy Hospital by Ambulance Service and treated for a facial cut.
Maria V. Holub daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph J Holub of 1610 K street SW has been accepted for membership by Quill and Scroll international honorary society for high school journalists She is a 12A student at Wilson a columnist for the Wilsonian school paper literary editor of the school annual and a member of her chapter
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