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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1944
Page
3
A columnist weighs rumors of Hitler’s status after Himmler’s speech and argues the Nazi show continues. He critiques election interpretations, calls both parties weak, and urges coherent leadership from Roosevelt's aides and future Republican hopefuls while noting shifting focus from policy to personalities. The column ends pondering November weather and a four month horizon to winter.
American Third Army opened the Metz operation capturing Fort Verny five and a half miles south of Metz as they drive to encircle the city. North of Metz they stormed Fort Thionville, won a bridgehead across the Moselle, and Patton’s forces pushed toward Saarbrucken amid stiff German resistance and disarray along a 30 mile front.
London notes renewed belief Hitler is dead or incapacitated as Himmler read a radio proclamation for Germans to fight to the death. British officials call the broadcast phony while Berlin suspects ghostwriting by Himmler and Goebbels to quell illness rumors. The manifesto urged national unity and promised to defend Germany against Bolshevik peril.
Nine year old David Bourbonnais survived a week in a cramped trailer trunk with minimal air and rain moisture. He was found near his Long Beach trailer home by Robert W. Brooks during a search aided by police and Navy units. David’s mother praised his resilience while Juvenile authorities interview camp children for the mystery boy who locked him inside.
Eisenhower calls for overwhelming support for the 14 billion dollar sixth war loan drive running November 20 to December 16. He urges citizens to join local war finance committees and become volunteer bond workers to ensure victory and over subscrip tion.
Allied forces push along a 46 mile front into northwest Leyte linking gains from Mt Cala baran to Pinamopoan as Twenty fourth division reports satisfactory progress toward Ormoc. Seventh and Ninety sixth divisions close in from east and south while air and sea blockades keep Japanese reinforcements at bay.
Col. Hubert Zemke, 31, of Missoula Montana known as the fightingest American fighter pilot commander in Europe is missing in action. He was shot down inside Germany Oct 30 while leading his Lightning-Mustang group on a bomber escort mission. Zemke had 28 planes destroyed 22 in the air and six on the ground as of that time. Major George E. Preddy of Greensboro North Carolina then raised his total to 29 14 23% in the air and six on the ground three days later.
London report states the 41,000-ton German battleship Tirpitz was sunk Sunday morning in Tromsefjord by 29 RAF Lancasters. Wing Commander J B Tait and Squadron Leader A G Williams led the attack with 12,000 pound bombs, scoring direct hits as the ship capsized and disappeared. One RAF aircraft is missing.
Cedar Rapids families were told on Sunday that two sons are missing in action. Navy aviation electrician's mate W H McManes, 20, son of Mrs Margaret McManes, and Marine First Sgt C Bud Moncrief, wounded, were in Palau. Lt Frank Whittemore, 19, navigator, missing in the Mediterranean since Oct 29, is son of Mrs Lillian Whittemore. Whittemore earned the Air Medal and had Sinai leave in 1944. Moncrief served with Marine Raiders and Guam Palau invasions. McManes entered the Navy in 1942 after Roosevelt high school graduation.
CHUNGKING The Fourteenth Air Force announced destruction and evacuation of its Liuchow base in East China under pressure from Japanese advances. The loss leaves Kunming base as main support, with Kweiyang and Nanning small fields, as air operations shift to evacuation and reconnaissance.
News reaches Mrs Hallenbeck that Lt George Hallenbeck formerly of Armstrong sports goods department is hospitalized in England recovering from wounds and burns suffered during the American drive to capture Aachen on October 8. He was wounded first by shrapnel in back and legs while aiding a wounded sergeant and securing four German prisoners. He later sustained more shrapnel injuries and burns to head shoulders and right arm, with a sniper bullet hitting his head. He walked back to the unit’s medical base before losing consciousness.
Weather report for Cedar Rapids forecasts scattered showers ending the fair weekend. Rain tonight and Tuesday brings much colder conditions with fresh to strong winds. Temperatures fluctuated from a 65 degree high yesterday to 54 this morning as clouds roll in.
County Supervisors C. L. Beeson Elmer Seevell and Clare Petty with County Auditor Otto F. Hanzlik began canvassing Linn County precincts at noon to obtain the official general election results.
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