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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1944
Page
3
Military leaders push for younger draftees as army age climbs. The piece discusses deferment limits, reliance on local boards, and strategic staffing in critical war industries like synthetic rubber and radar. It also critiques simplified tax forms and OPA price controls amid wartime strains and postwar urban planning questions.
A mixed American British air crew escaped after their two gliders broke tow lines on the Burma front. An American glider engineer drowned heroically to save others as they crossed the Chindwin river in rubber packs. Lieutenant Brice Evans and Lieutenant Charles Liston described a night chase and perilous swim to safety with aid from a British scout force and U. S. planes.
Fraico Diligenti, a Buenos Aires rancher, was reported to have registered only three of the quintuplets born last July 15. Two are listed as twins in one registry and a third in another, with two registrations at different addresses. The father plans to register the remaining two, despite possible penalties for failing to register infants. Diligenti has not allowed photos or reporters to see the children.
STOCKHOLM AP Adolf Hitler told the Stockholm Tidningen in a Berlin interview that Germany is not seeking peace through Sweden. He dismissed rumors of King Gustav being asked to mediate and said Russia aims to trap Finland while denying British and American guarantees. He also asserted Russian terms would leave Finland unable to defend itself.
The Army and Navy Journal reports that the United States Great Britain and Russia are jointly enforcing mild economic sanctions to force Finland out of the war and to steer seven other nations away from Axis influence.
Carl D. Olney a 65 year old Milwaukee railroad crossing flagman was critically injured when struck near Ninth avenue and Third street. He suffered a compound leg fracture a skull fracture and shock. police think he may have been signaling a train with a lantern. Olney lay on the street about 20 minutes before aid arrived amid ambulance manpower shortages.
Washington AP reported a policy agreement among WPB War Manpower commission and the armed services to defer about 40 000 men under 26 with key war industry jobs from the draft. Roosevelt slated to approve. officials say 40 000 to 50 000 in 18 25 bracket would be more valua ble in industry than in uniform. Continued on Page 4, this Sect.
Allied forces in Lorengan on Manus Island fight Japanese troops as dismounted cavalry supported by tanks push into the town after repelling strong opposition on the outskirts. Allied air raids hit Wewak and Rabaul while Kavieng bases are targeted by torpedo planes and dive bombers from Solomons.
London dispatch reports American daylight raids on five southern German cities including Frankfurt and a follow up RAF night bombing. About 12 000 tons of explosives estimated since the offensive began. Losses include 52 US planes missing and 39 German aircraft shot down.
Allied Fifth Army troops pressed through Cassino ruins fighting house to house against Nazi dive bombers and artillery while bombers pounded German positions around Anzio. Gurkha fighters and paratrooper resupply planes supported a stubborn advance as the airborne war widened across Italy.
Linn county 1944 Red Cross drive hinges on progress outside Cedar Rapids. If outlying areas reach four-fifths of a $30,000 quota, county goal $147,000 will be met. Cedar Rapids has raised about $110,000 plus pledges. Outside Cedar Rapids, only $4,600 reported, lowering prospects. West side workers posted top precinct results. Gazette staffers won distinguished service award with $731.70 toward a $700 quota.
Tommy Doherty formerly of Cedar Rapids and known for selling his teeth to aid Red Cross sent Linn county chapter one dollar last week. He noted the tooth revenue is gone but he still wishes to give. His grandparents in Daniels Street NE passed the gift to Red Cross officials. He praised his Windham Ohio home and called his neighbors “wise nabors.”
Chicago report states William Hale Thompson known as Big Bill Thompson lay near death Saturday night with his condition described as very critical by his physician Dr. T J Coogan. The three time former Chicago mayor faced a life threatening health crisis.
Soviet forces shattered German lines in the lower Ukraine and advanced to within nine miles of Nikolayev and 55 miles of the Romanian border. The drive across the Dniester river produced rapid losses for Germany with 186,759 killed or captured and major towns seized including Zhmerinka and Pomoshinaya amid a broader two week offensive.
The German DNB news agency said in an English language broadcast to east Asia that an extraordinary transmission promised for 7 am had been cancelled. The station had asked German newspapers to record the broadcast, with editors warned the 7 o’clock Sunday morning transmission had been cancelled.
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