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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
14
Kwajalein Island after the battle shows a transformed wasteland into a modern base. The bulldozer is the hero moving dirt and constructing airstrips roads and prefabricated buildings while American engineers replace ruins with order amid Japanese remnants.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission schedules a hearing on August 18, 1944, regarding a petition by Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids to erect poles wires towers and other fixtures for electric transmission across Linn County lands. Objections must be filed five days before the hearing. officials urged representation by authorized party.
The text describes ongoing construction on ruins of Japanese structures after the battle. It mentions latrines, screened kitchens, swamp drainage among palms, and filling thousands of caves used by Japanese snipers. Work continues day and night with trucks and bulldozers replacing rifles.
Senator W Lee O'Daniel charged that the national debt would reach $10,000 per family by war's end in a Muskogee rally against New Deal policies. He blamed mismanagement in Washington and urged a return to constitutional government as Alben Barkley prepared to campaign for Stigler.
In a campaign scene Oklahoma’s Stigler faced criticism from Kerr and Moore over alignment with the New Deal. O'Daniel bashed the Roosevelt era as a "well organized gang of professional politicians" while Stigler avoided the topic in speeches.
City council approves year end transfers to balance 1943 books. Transfers include 155.55 from public improvement to water works for trench work, 1800 from sewage rental to public improvements for plant supervision, 396.44 from contingent fund to fire pension to cover loans, 2753.33 from contingent fund to police pension for the same, and 3890 from dam repair to water works for labor.
Leather soled oxfords for children in brown elk with unusually fine fit. Sizes 8 2 to 12, widths A B C D. Misses moccasin or plain toe oxford also offered. Composition notes list leather soles. Sizes 12 2 to 3. Widths unspecified.
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