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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
5
The piece urges timely voter registration at the city clerk’s office and notes Friday as the deadline to vote in the upcoming primary. It praises a local governor candidate and critiques rival Earl Miller and Nels Kraschel, while commenting on tax cuts and wartime social changes.
Franklin Battin 41 of Cedar Rapids was killed when his car struck a viaduct abutment on highway 30 two miles west of Tama after leaving a business trip. He had worked with Tru Art Engravers 13 years and held community roles. Funeral services set for Friday at Turner chapel with cremation committal.
Adrian Michigan AP Mrs Adam Johnston gets a sugar ration card for Polly the parrot to keep family peace and the bird healthy The parrot consumes sugar with coffee and dislikes cookies and candy The board grants one pound of sugar a month under pet provision
The Japanese reportedly landed near Foochow the chief port of Fukien province and fought Chinese forces. The assault used transports up the Min river toward Foochow a city of about 400 000 between Shanghai and Hongkong. Chinese counterattacks in Chekiang and Yunnan faced heavy weather and resistance as Japan seeks a wide offensive.
CBS commentator William L. Shirer from New York arrives in Cedar Rapids for a brief visit with his mother Mrs. J. T. Shirer at 1400 Second Avenue SE. He last visited last spring after receiving an honorary degree from Coe College and will return to New York Friday.
Axis and Axis controlled broadcasts claimed U S troops landed at Gibraltar with varying details. No independent confirmation was available, reports traced to Algeciras Spain near Gibraltar.
Soviet dispatches report the Red army breached the inner ring of German defenses around Kharkov and pushed six miles forward as German armor is shown withered by ten days of heavy fighting. Guerillas recapture a city in White Russia as the northern wing presses Kharkov while the southern wing stalls.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told President Roosevelt that the Navy could salvage the former French liner Normandie which burned and capsized at its New York pier. The remarks came amid discussions of rescue and salvage operations for the vessel involved in the 1942 disaster.
Cedar Rapids and vicinity expect little temperature change today tonight and Friday forenoon. The sun briefly broke through clouds Thursday morning but the high did not rise. morning lows around 42 rising to 64 by mid afternoon with readings falling back to 52 by midnight after a brief 58 reading earlier in the evening.
A Kansas City Times personals notice seeks a good home for a kitten described as high type and requiring good references. The brief ad uses playful phrasing to request a suitable adopter.
Nazi leader Hermann Goering told Germans drought jeopardized crops and that temporary ration reductions would be needed. He urged longer hours for workers and vowed the war would be prolonged, noting harsh winter campaigns and supply shortages. The broadcast drew a chilly reception from armament workers in attendance.
Former President Herbert Hoover told the National Industrial Conference Board that President Roosevelt must have dictatorial economic powers to win total war yet warned that the United States must recover all suspended liberties after hostilities end. He outlined three tasks: a stronger war council, economic reconstruction planning, and preparedness for peace.
The Lions Club voted 100 percent in support of the airport bond issue to be decided on June 1. Spokesman Russell Knapp cited patriotism and postwar utility, saying Cedar Rapids should be an airplane town. The group viewed a Civilian Defense film, Fighting the Fire Bomb, at the Roosevelt hotel.
Washington officials said the War Manpower commission directs the selective service to consult with its agents before drafting any individual skilled in a critical war occupation. The measure aims to maximize manpower use while avoiding blanket deferments and relies on voluntary cooperation with employers and the employment service.
The plan calls for withholding 10 percent of estimated taxable income at source for individuals high earners. Single filers exceed $11 weekly, married with no children exceed $26 weekly. Each dependent adds $850 weekly exemption. The proposal covers wages, bond interest, and dividends with employers collecting the tax. The plan also outlines steep surtaxes and new brackets, aiming to raise billions more in taxes while detailing collection methods and exemptions.
Defense housing construction nationwide slows as WPB restricts softwood lumber to army, navy, and maritime commission. About 15 cities halt projects and 35 report critical lumber shortages, risking civilian and military construction amid transport and inventory issues.
Des Moines Iowa Gov George A Wilson announces plan to eliminate the state levy on real estate for 1943 reducing property taxes for homeowners. The move aims to ease wartime burdens while noting unobligated treasury balance and ongoing major public projects.
Nelson Coons an 80 year old man pled guilty to second degree arson for trying to burn a coal shed at the Central Vermont railroad station in a bid to destroy a rival and the elderly woman they both loved. The shed was vacant and he received a one to two year suspended sentence.
Hollywood AP report says actor John Barrymore is very sick with pneumonia. Doctor Hugo Kersten says he suffers from abdominal conditions linked to liver and kidney ailments, now complicated by hypostatic pneumonia and he was moved to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital Tuesday night.
Desirable rooms and apartments are in demand. list vacancy to attract tenants. Mr. T. D. Morley of 208 Third Street NW rented rooms on the third day after ad appeared. Furnished housekeeping and sleeping rooms. Dial 8 to rent your vacant unit. Ad-Taker number 2-1121.
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