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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1942
Page
34
The Cedar Rapids primary drew under 10 percent turnout, signaling citizen concern for local government and law enforcement as debates over war impact and public safety continue. The piece urges residents to judge leaders at the next vote and warns against apathy amid wartime strains.
The U S gunboat Asheville a 241 foot 1 270 ton vessel operating with the Asiatic fleet was attacked south of Java early this month and reported missing must be presumed lost Next of kin have been notified The ship launched 1918 and commissioned 1920 commanded by Capt Kenneth Mortimer Hoeffel with ties to Cambridge Mass and Wisconsin Oconoto The Asheville was the nineteenth US Navy loss since the war began.
Avances reported the American steamer Cardonia was torpedoed and sunk off Haiti. Thirty seven survivors landed at Cienfuegos with 17 refusing to return to the United States, preferring transport to Havana and then home by air. The 5104 ton vessel sailing from New Orleans was hit by three torpedoes and shelled after a smoke screen failed.
Six survivors report the Honduran vessel sank in three minutes after a torpedo struck the port bow off the Atlantic. Forty eight crew members remain missing including three women two girls a boy and six men. Lifeboats failed due to a heavy list and one raft was later found adrift while another raft with eight aboard disappeared.
George Doherty, assistant to R. R. Guthrie, testified before a House military affairs subcommittee that Britain is still shipping 100 percent wool products to the United States. He charged Britain should conserve wool as the U.S. does, noting ongoing shipments despite U.S. orders to cut wool content for military and lend-lease aid.
Russian forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko hammer six German divisions defending Kharkov, pushing from south and north toward Poltava. Dispatches say flanking advances threaten the Donets industrial hub while Russian storming Nazi fortified villages around Kharkov.
A. R. Lee, father of figure skating star Robin Lee, was arrested after Elizabeth Birch accused him of stabbing her in her St. Paul apartment during an argument. Police detained him Saturday as evidence was gathered.
A reader discusses General MacArthur's transfer to Australia and its potential impact on morale and war leadership. The piece touches on fears of withdrawal, American leadership, Middle West apathy, and the need for decisive guidance to mobilize public effort. The interview also notes actions as president of the University of Iowa Alumni Association, including a successful membership drive.
Cedar Rapids Inter Service Club council adopts a resolution urging all-out war effort and elimination of nonessential factors. It endorses War Production Board head Donald Nelson and calls for twenty four seven national defense, urging Congress to act. The council will distribute mimeographed letters and coordinate defense efforts among Kiwanis Quota Canopus Optimist Rotary and Lions clubs with Miss Gertrude Stenner as president.
British Hurricane fighters joined by anti aircraft fire repelled Axis raids over Malta in a 24 hour period ending Saturday at 7 p.m. The defense brought down 12 German bombers and two Messerschmitt fighters, one of the best recent records.
Washington AP Joseph B Eastman defense transportation director named J W Barriger federal manager of the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad to reinstate all strikers with exceptions. Wages and conditions will match those in effect before December 29 pending War Labor Board approval. Peoria Ill UP two rail brotherhoods paused their 84 day strike to allow freight transfers.
An army bomber on a photographic mission off the U S Atlantic coast destroyed an enemy submarine with four depth charge runs from 100 feet. The crew led by Second Lieut Elmer H Epperson reports a complete destruction with several clear images of the conning tower.
New Delhi. Chinese forces fighting with British and Indian troops in Burma appeared ready for a major engagement just south of Toungoo, according to a Burma command communique issued Saturday night.
Cedar Rapids residents are invited to help the victory drive by donating waste paper. Bins in school yards were installed over the weekend with materials donated by lumber hardware and paint dealers. Union workers prepared weatherproof boxes and signs while the Salvation Army hauled boxes to concentration points. Fire Chief E P Kohout urged residents to reduce home paper piles to cut fire hazards. Bundles must be newspaper only, tied and limited to seven inches by twelve inches, then delivered to school grounds or the city salvage center at 323 Second Street SE open 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays.
The Office of Price Administration announced a one week sugar suspension from April 28 to May 5 with no sales without a ration book. Freeze on all stocks starts April 28 and registration for coupons runs April 28–29 for businesses and May 4–7 for individuals. The massive sign up is described as the biggest ever and will generalize to future rationing including gasoline.
London dispatch cites Brig. Gen. H. J. Casey stating that Japanese sought to kill or capture General MacArthur on the Bataan peninsula. Guerrilla snipers were deployed toward American lines, while MacArthur reportedly refused to remove the flag from his headquarters despite other security steps.
A blustery wind kept coats buttoned on the first day of spring with a high of 47 degrees and a 44 degree evening fall. The temperature rose to 42 by afternoon as a right field fence at Hill Park was damaged but repaired quickly.
Beginning today through April 1 two or more women named in local beauty shop Want Ads will win two free seats at the Iowa Theater. If your name appears, visit the shop on Monday or Tuesday to claim tickets to see Michele Morgan in Joan of Paris and Lady for a Night.
Washington reports a renewed Japanese push against the Bataan peninsula with Gen. Wainwright saying Yamaguchi’s forces may strike in strength. Japanese naval units are patrolling the Philippines as blockades and bombardments continue around Manila Bay.
Philadelphia AP. A riot at Eastern Penitentiary left one inmate dead by suffocation and seven injured. Coroner Joseph Anacewski, 23, serving a burglary term from Philadelphia, died after prisoners in the isolation ward set fire to mattresses in protest of sugar shortages in coffee. Three others suffered smoke inhalation and received medical care.
Japanese broadcasts reported that 703 Australian troops, unable to obtain provisions, surrendered to Japanese forces occupying Rabaul, New Britain, about a month earlier.
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