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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1942
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids primary turnout was under 10 percent with results largely foregone except for the public safety race. The editorial urges voters to show concern for local government, warning that abstention would betray the city’s stable foundation and long term safety and quality of life.
The 241 foot gunboat Asheville is presumed lost after an enemy attack south of Java early this month. Navy reports say next of kin have been notified and the vessel, part of the Asiatic fleet, was launched in 1918 and commissioned in 1920 under Captain Kenneth Hoeffel.
The article argues management and labor leaders clash over vital industry interests and war era policies. It cites a persistent stance to preserve principles and questions how wartime shocks strain family and social structures. A conference at Coe college showcased how education can stimulate responsible civic thinking amid tensions.
The essay notes spring arrives as swallows return to Capistrano and daylight saving complicates life for flora and fauna. It reflects on the confusion of time shifts and the uncertainty of seasonal signs for animals and plants.
Avances reports the American steamer Cardonia, 5104 tons, was torpedoed off Haiti last week. Survivors reach Cienfuegos and Havana plan. Seventeen refused U S return, seeking bus to Havana and flight to the mainland. Steamship zigzagged as submarine fired.
Six survivors reported a Honduran vessel torpedoed in the Atlantic on March 16 sank in three minutes. Forty eight persons remain missing including three women, two girls, a boy and six men. Survivors described attempting to reach lifeboats as the ship listed severely.
A House military affairs subcommittee heard that Britain still ships 100 percent wool items to the United States. The testimony cited that U S products were ordered to cut wool content to conserve stocks for military and lend lease aid. The witness Doherty urged Britain to conserve wool as well.
Moscow dispatch says Red army forces press Nazi positions in all sectors as Timoshenko leads mechanized and cavalry units north of Poltava, 75 miles west, to drive toward the railway hub where the main German line runs. Tass reports frontal blows against fortified villages around East Ukraine.
Lee, father of figure skater Robin Lee, was arrested Saturday after Elizabeth Birch, 29, said he stabbed her in the chest arms and legs during an argument in her St Paul apartment. The report notes the incident linked to A. R. skating star.
Personal opinion piece quotes Mr Shuttleworth on MacArthur transfer and wartime leadership. It covers mixed views on America's leadership, public sentiment, and potential effects on morale. It also notes debates over price freezes and mentions a University of Iowa Alumni Association membership drive.
The Cedar Rapids Inter Service Club council adopted a resolution urging an all-out national defense effort. It calls for united wartime action, elimination of factors hindering the war, and endorses War Production Board head Donald M. Salomon.
VALLETTA Malta AP British Hurricane fighters rang out to meet a persistent Axis air screen as planes were dropped off Malta in a Caribbean style tempo.
Joseph B. Eastman defense transportation director designated J. W. Barriger as federal manager of the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad following Roosevelt executive order. The move aligns with takeover directives and preserves existing operations prior to December 29.
Two railroad brotherhoods end their long strike against the agent seized Toledo Peoria and Western by withdrawing pickets. Freight cars are rerouted onto TPW tracks as ICC orders line reroute Burling shipments. The unions praise the presidents move to take over and operate TPW to support wartime needs.
A U S Army bomber on a photographic mission off the Atlantic coast destroyed an enemy submarine with four depth charge runs from 100 feet. Pilot Second Lieutenant Elmer H Epper son of Scott City Kansas and co pilot Second Lieutenant Bar ney L Johnson of Fort Worth Texas led the attack. The crew reported the conning tower visible and a complete destruction with no likely survivors. Photographer Private J A Boyle Brooklyn New York photographed the action and reported seven shots taken.
A Burma command communique reported that the first major battle involving Chinese forces allied with British and Indian troops appeared likely Saturday night in an area just south of Toungoo.
Cedar Rapids residents are asked to contribute waste paper to support the victory drive. Neighborhood schools will host bins painted in patriotic colors, with assistance from local businesspeople and organized labor. Lumber hardware dealers donated materials, union carpenters built the boxes and union painters finished the work.
The Office of Price Administration announced sugar will be unavailable without coupons after April 28 and entirely from April 28 to May 5. Stocks will be frozen as of April 28, with no sales to anyone without a ration book. A massive nationwide registration for sugar coupons will run April 28 to May 7 for individuals, deemed the largest in U.S. history.
London dispatch reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur escaped multiple Japanese assassination attempts while on the Bataan peninsula. Brig. Gen. H. J. Casey says the enemy sought to kill him and sent guerrilla snipers to seize the general, with MacArthur allegedly refusing to remove his command flag under fire.
A blustery wind marked the first day of spring with temperatures rising from 33 to near 44 degrees as a warm sun shone. The day featured strong gusts throughout, with the Chambers Inskeep graph noting shifting conditions by early afternoon.
Washington reports a near certainty of a major Japanese assault on the Bataan peninsula as Lieut. Gen. Wainwright cites renewed skirmishes and Yamashita’s preparations. The first communique notes a successful American Filipino raid near Zamboanga while Japanese naval activity increases in the Philippines region.
Philadelphia AP reports a riot at the Eastern penitentiary left one inmate suffocated and seven injured. Coroner Herbert M. Goddard noted the incident and the three injured men also suffered smoke exposure.
Japanese Broad reports that Australian forces were captured or taken as Japan’s troops occupied Rabaul on New Britain, signaling a shift in the Pacific fighting front.
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