Food czar chosen to fix war time supply chain
After a year of indecision the administration names Chester Davis as food administrator with strong backing from farm leaders and Congress. The move follows pressure from regional leaders and a push to empower agriculture as a wartime industry. Davis must secure clear authority while boosting farm machinery output and plant flexibility. A Cedar Rapids reader highlights housing shortages harming families with children, urging humane city planning. The piece notes evolving Roosevelt era politics as public opinion shifts between Hoover and Roosevelt legacies.
Eighth Army Advances on Mareth Line in Tunisia
Allied reports say Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery's infantry gained ground along the Mareth sector amid heavy fighting. American forces under Gen. George S. Patton Jr. repulsed a German infantry attack near Djebel Berda and pressed Maknassy while air forces struck targets across central and northern Tunisia.
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North Africa
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Mareth
Eighth Army
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George S. Patton, Jr
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el Gudaria Pass
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el Hamma
Gabes
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el Guetaria Pass
Maknassy
Rommel
Orbata Range
Sened Station
Gafsa-Mahares
Tunisia
Lewis Blasts Government Policy In Fiery Congressional Session
UMW president John L. Lewis told Congress he may not honor a no strike pledge from 1941 noting the government breached labor wage control by the War Labor Board. He urged replacing the board with a WWI style agency, accused Sen Ball of demagoguery, and said workers are hungry while corporate profits rise.
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INS
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United Mine Workers
Congress
War Labor Board
Lewis
Truman Committee
Taft- Walsh Board
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
Ball
Minnesota
Truman
D-Mo
United States Steel Corporation
Sen. Brewster
This Is No Bull Eat Baloney or Turn Vegetarian
Cedar Rapids reports scarce fresh meats Friday as meat rationing hits first day of April slaughtering period. Butcher freezers were mostly bare with few shops filling orders, while cold cuts and fish held steady. Some shops showed limited beef or pork livers though smoked tongues and neck bones appeared in select outlets.
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Cedar Rapids
Rep. Martin backs Ruml tax plan amid debate
Washington lawmakers clash as Rep. Reed cites loan shark lending tied to 1942 tax burden. Martin claims growing votes for the Ruml plan while Doughton vows to dismantle it. Luce proposes limited 1942 tax forgiveness with caps. Debate over no abatement amid Democratic warnings.
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Washington
Martin
House
Carlson
Doughton
D-N C
Ways and Means Committee
Knutson
R-Minn
Reed
Clare Boothe Luce
R-Conn
Gearhart
Rcalif
Red Cross Near One Third Mark in Cedar Rapids Drive
Cedar Rapids Red Cross war fund contributions neared the one third quota of 65 000 with 18 690 96 by Thursday night and 1 298 19 from outside the city. County total reached 19 989 15 or 23 5 percent of 85 000 with Fairfax and Mt Vernon townships over their goals. Division Captain M IE Feiden led the Cedar Rapids retail team over the top and eight firms received special awards.
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Cedar Rapids
Red Cross War Fund
Fairfax
Mt. Vernon
H. C Lane
Drive
J S. Krall
M. IE. Feiden
Red Cross
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
the van Meter Company
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Standard Equipment Company
Otis Leather Company
George P. Hardy Company
Lincoln School
Federal Bake Shop
Explosion kills man in Havana outside Daily Diario office
An unidentified man believed to carry a bomb was blown to bits by an premature explosion in front of the Daily Diario office in Havana on Friday.
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Havana
INS
Diario
American Men in France Reported Taken to Germany
British and American men remaining in the former Vichy controlled zone of France after German occupation were reported to have been moved to Germany. The move aimed to remove alleged trouble makers amid potential Allied invasion scenarios. The U S legation had no confirmation but was notified of arrests affecting about 3,600 people. Swiss authorities estimated most of those involved were British.
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Bern
Switzerland
France
Germany
United States Legation
Kentuckian Named Envoy to Ethiopia
Washington AP President Roosevelt nominated John K. Caldwell of Berea Kentucky as the first United States minister resident and consul general to Ethiopia since Haile Selassie’s restoration. Caldwell, 61, with about 30 years in the Far East and Geneva, serves in the State Department as a class 1 foreign service officer.
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Roosevelt
John K. Caldwell
Berea
United States
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Caldwell
Far East
Geneva
State Department
Senate negotiates parity bills amid inflation control clash
In Washington the Senate split the farm bloc over parity price ceilings and farm labor costs. One administration opposed measure heads to the White House while another is sent back to committee for study. Lawmakers predict a presidential veto on the eventual bill as debate centers on food prices and cost of living.
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Senate
White House
Prentiss M. Brown
Agriculture Committee
Charman Smith
D-Sc
Thomas
Dokla
Roosevelt
Brown
Lucas
D-Nii
McNary
Ore
Circus Travel Back On Rails With ODT Permit
The Office of Defense Transportation allows circus trains to operate again but only after all other rail traffic. The order authorizes transport of circus employer property and equipment in show company owned or leased cars while prioritizing freight and passenger movements.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Observers Estimate Hitler Could Muster Two Million For Invasion
Observers in London say Hitler can muster a strategic reserve of one to two million troops to confront any Anglo American invasion. The Soviet winter offensive may free up a million more, potentially allowing a broader German defense or a renewed push in Russia depending on future events.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Russia
United States
Britain
Rostov
Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Sevastopol
Kharkov
Judge Lindsey Dead Noted Juvenile Jurist Dies in California
Los Angeles AP reports Superior Judge Lindsey a pioneer of the juvenile court system died at Good Samaritan hospital after emergency treatment. Born 1869 in Jackson County Mississippi, he founded the Denver children’s court and later moved to California in 1928 where he served as a superior court judge after a landmark election victory.
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Los Angeles
Juane Ben B Lindsey
California
Colorado
Good Samaritan Hospital
Henrietta Lindsey
Childrens Court of Comerhcation
Denver
Childrens Court
Lindsey
Jackson Town
Asia
Superior Court
Calfornia
Fire at Petersen Produce Plant Costs Life in Oxford Junction
Fire destroyed the main 40 by 60 foot two story Petersen Produce building in Oxford Junction as a blaze spread to an adjoining section. Joe Shimanek 56 an employee and assistant chief died of a likely heart attack during firefighting. Wyoming department aided. cause undetermined though wiring fault suspected. Plant employs about 40. Shimanek survived by wife and son.
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Oxford Junction
F J Petersen Produce Company
Joe Shimanek
Wyoming
Peterson
Hayden Mortuary
Jap Soviet Fishing Pact Reaffirms Far Eastern Privileges
London AP reports Japan and Russia signed a 1943 fishing accord renewing Japanese access to Soviet Far Eastern waters. Japanese fishermen will pay rents 5 percent above the 1928 rates, 1 percent higher than last year.
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London
England
Japan
Russia
Moscow Radio
Soviet Monitor
Land Army to be Created as Farm Labor Deferrals Rise
President Roosevelt announces Chester C. Davis will lead a new land army to boost food production for victory in the war. He defers 3,000,000 farm workers from selective service this year, with 550,000 already deferred, and says Davis will control production and distribution with farm price ceilings coordinated with the Office of Price Administration.
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WPB
Washington
Roosevelt
Chester C. Davis
Wickard
Office of Price Administration
Farm Organization
Congress
Britains
Secretary of Agriculture
War Production Board
Economic Stabilization Board
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