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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1944
Page
1
Harry Boyd argues Memorial Day honors those who served to defend individual dignity and liberty. He notes diverse motives for entering war from Civil War to World War II and stresses that true tribute is shown by steadfast respect for the individual and faith in ultimate triumph over tyranny, not grand speeches.
A multi decade reflection on Memorial Day from 1919 to 1928 traces a family's memory of World War I and other conflicts. It contrasts heroic rhetoric with the sorrow of lost sons, neighbors, and the burden of national values as memories evolve across years.
The British fleet has dominated the Arctic waters for over 100 days with reduced German U-boat and surface threat. Air and sea actions have battered German bases and supply lines while Allied escorts and carriers protect shipping. Officers anticipate possible Western Front involvement as D-day nears. A junior officer says the fleet has “enough stuff to wear a groove in the water.”
New York and other major markets closed Tuesday across the United States in observance of Memorial Day, halting trading on financial and commodity exchanges as the nation honors fallen soldiers.
Washington AP reports June car quota under rationing drops to 9 000, well below a normal one day sale before the war. Original 20 000 February 1942 stock equates to a 53 day supply. by May 1 only 47 000 vehicles remain. Rationing tightens as supply dwindles with doctors police and public health bureaus given preference.
Forecast and report describe sunny Memorial Day in Cedar Rapids with partly cloudy skies and continued warmth. Readings show 78 degrees by 10 a.m. at Hubbard Ice and Fuel, with highs reaching 88 and 92 in the region, and cooler midnights to 59.
The Associated Press reports 218 violent deaths in four days of the Memorial holiday, with 60 drownings and 74 traffic fatalities. California leads with 26 deaths, including 13 in a plane crash, while New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts report 17 or more. State tallies continue across Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska.
In Norfolk Virginia eleven crewmen died when a navy patrol plane crashed about one and a half miles west of the auxiliary air station at Chincoteague during an attempted emergency landing. The Fifth District Public Relations Office confirmed no survivors.
Price Chief Chester Bowles said OPA investigators seized two more presses making counterfeit gasoline ration coupons bringing total raids to seven since March. He noted agents have disrupted major gangs on both coasts and arrested over 1,300 peddlers since January.
Allied forces drive toward Rome from Naples front lines as Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark predicts the Italian capital will fall before many days. American troops push toward Lanuvio and Velletri, hammering Velletri and Valmontone while probing Alban hills and the last German line before Rome.
Allied forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur pushed toward Mokmer airfield on Biak Island as heavy fighting intensified in northern New Guinea. Sixth Army soldiers advanced from Bosnek toward Sorido and Mokmer while air support pounded Japanese positions across Geelvink Bay.
Three people were hospitalized after a car left highway 13 near the county home at 5:45 a.m. The driver Marinette Jacobs 55 a nurse from Elkader Dr J C Brown 71 of Littleport and Eugene Wentz 16 of Elkport were injured Jacobs suffered multiple fractures and facial cuts Brown had lacerations and possible broken ribs Wentz had bruises and minor scratches Front teeth were knocked out First aid was given at the scene Sheriff said a flat front tire may have caused the crash.
Robert Vlach of the Office of Civilian Defense urged Cedar Rapids residents to increase waste paper collection. He noted pickups have slowed recently and tied salvaged paper to shipment of D-day supplies, emphasizing paper as the nation’s top raw material shortage. The OCD will collect ready paper. call 3-2601.
Allied air fleets blasted 12 targets in Germany France and Belgium including aircraft plants rail yards and air bases while an Italian–led armada attacked Austrian and German positions. German reports claim heavy losses with 100 enemy planes shot down and 35 bombers and 11 fighters lost in Monday operations.
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces destroyed or damaged at least 106 German planes over the past two days and killed many enemy ground troops in local attacks. The communique notes no major change on eastern fronts, with 60 planes damaged in Russian raids on Northwestern Romania and a Red Baltic fleet defense shooting down eight more in attempted German raids on Gulf of Finland targets.
Notes from Indianapolis indicate the late George Ade, famed for Hazelden and his Ingathering Place, may be honored in a lasting memorial. The plan and participants remain tentative as details emerge.
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