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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
20
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers starting Saturday forenoon. Yesterday peaked at 76 degrees, 72 by 7 pm, 56 at midnight. today's low was 51, and by 2:30 pm the mercury reached 84 with 15 percent humidity as skies stayed clear.
Lists various food and fuel coupons with expiration dates including Coffee-Coupon 23 through May 30 and J through June 30, plus Sugar-Coupon 12 through May 31 and canning coupons 15 and 16. Includes DEATHS notice for Mrs. Robert E. Stubbs who died Friday at 1335 E Avenue.
At the Joseph Christie residence 628 Third street SE hot ashes were thrown into a waste paper carton causing a small fire. Damage limited to the carton area. General alarm sounded.
Leo A. McDermott and Harriet L. Wolf of Cedar Rapids Charles H. Hasley and Margie Irene Sampson of Norway Allen R. Poppe of Monticello and Byrdena Ortgies of Anamosu are identified as residents in the notice.
Myron C Bickel 249 Sinclair Ave SE owes 1 and costs for overtime parking. Alex Kalinsky fined 2 and costs for overtime parking and using streets for storage. Paul O Neal of Sioux City paid 2 and costs for failing to keep truck under control. BIRTHS: At St Luke s a daughter May 27 for Mr and Mrs Leonard Swanson 1397 Elmhurst Dr NE. a son May 27 for Mr and Mrs Edwin C Scheer Marion. a son May 27 for Mr and Mrs H W Chacey 3037 D Ave NE. At Mercy a son May 28 for Mr and Mrs Leo Wasendorf 1208 Third St NW. a son May 27 for Staff Sgt and Mrs George Kanellis at University Hospital Iowa City. Sgt Kanellis stationed at Alamogordo NM.
The Berlin radio via Tokio reports Japanese Rear Admiral Ryusaku Yanagimoto died in action after his ship sank following a heroic fight. He and his crew were drowned during the battle.
Moscow reports two days of air combat with 131 enemy aircraft shot down while Axis dispatches claim 150000 Soviet troops pressing a major ground offensive at the German bridgehead. Both sides said heavy reinforcements and losses. no decisive front action noted.
The Senate without debate barred President Roosevelt from using war emergency funds for agencies denied by Congress. The move, part of a 143.6 million dollar urgent deficiency bill, exempts army and navy transfers and removes a House provision on salaries for Lovett Watson and Dodo. Senator McKellar cited lack of evidence linking the officials to Dies committee findings.
Italian communique suggests Allied invasion barges massing in Tunisian ports within striking distance of Sardinia Sicily Pantelleria and southern Italy. Axis reports credit Italian and German planes with hits on landing craft at Bizerte and Sousse as invasion craft approach.
Production in Akron's large rubber industry is normalizing as Goodyear, B F Goodrich, Firestone, and General Tire report regular shifts and war materials nearing full output by day’s end.
A wartime account details exhausted troops fighting on Chichagof harbor's western point. Marines endure icy streams, constant cold, sleep deprivation, and Japanese sniper fire as they advance over treacherous peaks. Coffee, bouillon, and rations offer brief relief amid hard night bombardment and perilous night patrols.
Fortune poll finds a large majority would back a fourth term if World War II continues next year while 59.2 percent would oppose a fourth term if the war ends before election day. Voters favor postwar international organization, aid to others, and working with Russia as an equal partner.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged $16 billion in annual tax increases at a press conference while conferees refined abatement rules for the pay as you go plan. Officials discussed a wartime sales tax and a spending levy as possibilities, with a notch provision ensuring minimum tax relief for those owing over $50. If enacted, a 20 percent withholding levy could take effect July 1.
Col. Gus Ringale an attorney in the U S Army judge advocate division told the High Twelve club that the nation can compromise on taxes and economic problems but not on American liberty. He cited the Constitution and Declaration of Independence as guarantees of liberty and outlined the judge advocate department’s civil over military rights. Dell Leibsohn, the colonel’s nephew, introduced the speaker.
Washington AP reports that ODT orders a 40 percent overall reduction in gasoline rations for all commercial vehicles in the eastern shortage area. Bus and taxicab operators must cut mileage by 20 percent immediately.
Stockholm announces Baron Johan H. Beck Friis Swedish minister to Norway will travel to London via Lisbon to assume diplomatic representation to the royal Norwegian government in exile. This marks the first Swedish envoy to the Norwegians since the Nazi invasion, amid German protests. Albania and the Dodecanese islands are noted as Italy’s remaining overseas possessions.
Allied flyers dropped 28 tons of bombs on Lae and surrounding New Guinea coast, setting fires in supply dumps and scoring direct hits on two grounded planes. The raid involved Liberators Mitchells and Beau fighters, with heavy anti air fire costing one Liberator, while Japanese planes retaliated over Morobe and Douglas harbor areas with minor damage.
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Collins Radio of Cedar Rapids Iowa to cease and desist from interfering with employees union activity. The action followed growth and promotions that placed supervisors active in Collins Radio Employes Association in leadership roles. The board set a collective bargaining election for June 17 between IBEW AFL and UE RMWA CIO.
General Douglas MacArthur praised King George for knightly honors and attributed the award to the courage and sacrifice of his troops from Australia, the United States, the Netherlands, and allied forces, saying the honor reflects their achievement and his role to symbolize their victory.
Ottawa reports Canada starts meat rationing with two pounds per person per week. Poultry fish and many offal items remain untaxed and bone-heavy cuts are exempt from rationing.
Navy and Army personnel from Cedar Rapids and surrounding area report training transfers promotions furloughs and home visits. Included are Kyle Germaine returning from Guad alcanal with souvenirs and VFW ties, Jack Forbes finishing basic training and heading to aviation metal smith training, and Pfc Lumir Vavricek on furlough with relatives. Others note promotions and postings at Fort Leonard Wood Wright Field and Chanutefield Des Moines.
Mr and Mrs Charles I Benesh of 2201 Washington Ave SE report three sons serving in the army air corps. Capt Robert H Benesh at Camp Smyrna Tennessee and his wife are on leave with the family. Aviation Cadet Harold F Benesh has just returned from furlough at Pampa Texas. Aviation Cadet Edward Jack Benesh moved from Reed College Portland Oregon to the Fresno California basic training center.
Thelma Ruth Lewis 22 of Oklahoma City Oklahoma died in Ottumwa after being removed from a Milwaukee train en route to Cedar Rapids. She collapsed in the aisle as the train stopped near Ottumwa around 2 am Wednesday. Her mother Mrs Thurlow Landis of Cedar Rapids and two young children were with her.
Washington officials said the War Production Board will allocate materials for 275000 pressure cookers as harvest season begins. The Agriculture Department noted cookers will be rationed due to great demand for home canning and preserving garden produce.
The staff, drawn from the Business and Professional Women's club the Kiwanis club and volunteers, prepared 500 to 1 800 sugar certificates for return while day and night crews work on declarations and certificate writing. A rationing board appeals for extra volunteers during the sugar emergency and asks the public not to call about book revalidations as books move through the process.
In Washington the Senate approved a 200000 appropriation for the National Resources Planning Board by a 44 to 31 vote after defeating a bid to raise it to 534000. A separate 2621000000000 independent offices bill passed with a directive to Liquidation plans by July 1 1946 for the Home Owners Loan Corporation. The board’s funding is limited to cooperation with state and local planners and cannot be transferred from other agencies.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette credits John L. Miller as Publisher and Harry Boyd as Editor with Eb Hoyt as Managing Editor. The paper is an 1883 established publication operating under Associated Press and United Press International News Service, with full leased wire reports and local news publication.
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