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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1944
Page
4
Current Comment notes Congress may delay action until January due to many lame ducks. It calls for clear reconversion plans, postwar industrial head starts, and lend-lease limits. It critiques isolationist labeling and urges policy reflecting genuine American beliefs rather than external pressures. It also praises local Boy Scout turnout and laments media dullness approaching major war’s end.
London report cites a Swiss source claiming Adolf Hitler underwent a throat operation at Berchtesgaden for a dangerous tumor from a prior ailment. The absence and condition of Hitler sparked speculation on the war’s course and Nazi leadership’s efforts to bolster resistance amid reports of chaotic German conditions and financial panic.
Des Moines AP report forecasts colder Iowa weather Wednesday with snow flurries in the north and subfreezing temperatures. Cedar Rapids notes drizzle turning to light rain or snow, with a low around 34 and brisk winds. Blizzard conditions hit the Black Hills with 48 mph winds and drifts up to 20 feet.
London report says Prime Minister Winston Churchill flew back from Paris after conferring with General Charles de Gaulle and taking part in the Armistice day ceremony.
Secretary of War Stimson rejected a senator’s request to relieve about 3000 members of the 34th division from further combat duty. He said keeping them stateside would not serve military or national interests. The 34th saw Italian fighting at Cassino and includes both returned ROT rotation cases and others on temporary duty for rest.
PEARL HARBOR AP Two hundred Japanese troops occupied the tiny Ngeregong island eight miles northeast of American-held Peleliu in the Palau group. A US marine patrol evacuated after Nimitz announced Japanese activity. The enemy was then subjected to ships fire aerial bombing and strafing. marines left the islet aboard LCI boats with no casualties.
Lt Kenneth M Glass of Air Group Two says torpedo plane crews bear the slowest, most demanding loads and carry mines bombs and torpedoes. After Manila raids he reports best physical grade, 134 pounds heavier, on 34 day leave with parents in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He will drill in Jacksonville Fla then join a new squadron as Air Group Two records show 519 enemy planes destroyed and 122000 tons of shipping sunk.
Cedar Rapids report by Gladys Shelley shows Republican United States Senate candidate Hickenlooper gaining a 29 vote margin over Guy Gillette in Linn County official canvass. Final counts: Hickenlooper 21,419. Gillette 20,491, changes from unofficial results. Presidential totals: Dewey 21,293. Roosevelt 21,123. Governor race: Blue 21,609. Mitchell 19,925. Prohibition, Socialist and Socialist Labor tickets also appear with small counts.
Ralph D. Goldberg, operator of seven Omaha theaters, said in Omaha on Tuesday he planned a new theater in Cedar Rapids after the war. He expected expansion to Davenport, Des Moines, Council Bluffs and possibly other Iowa cities, with new buildings in most cases. All dates depend on the war.
A fragmented listing appears to reference David Lawrence and Marion with mentions of Drew Pearson. Some items touch on a courthouse, radio state topics, and a few cryptic phrases, but readable details are limited and names and places are unclear. The fragmentary text suggests a column or index of media and civic notes without coherent narrative or full context.
Allied forces in Leyte push toward Ormoc as American cavalry and Twenty fourth division infantry seize high ground north of Ormoc amid Japanese counterattacks. MacArthur reports five Japanese divisions oppose the drive while heavy artillery and air strikes disrupt enemy positions near Libongao and Valencia.
President Roosevelt announced Byrnes will continue as director of war mobilization and reconversion until Germany is defeated. Byrnes had a temporary appointment and did not want the job permanently, but will retain the post due to wartime needs and at the President’s request.
Sgt Dale R Beck 28 a medical depot company member was killed in action in France on October 22 His wife Saliana resides in Waterloo and his parents Ray and Mrs Beck live at 1144 Twenty second Avenue SW He is survived by son Richard Beck Hammond Indiana sister Mrs Audrey Wienands Cedar Rapids two brothers Earl J Beck navy aviation ordnance man 2/c Pasco Washington and Robert Beck Cedar Rapids grandmother Mrs Hattie Scott Allison Iowa niece Sharon Wienands and nephew Earl E Beck Jr Born April 17 1916 in Cedar Rapids he attended Wilson High School and worked as a Waterloo bus driver before enlisting May 2 1943 He trained at St Louis Camp Atterbury Camp Pickett and saw service in England Belgium and France.
George Robidoux stopped at Nick's tavern for a drink when $200 and A gasoline coupons vanished from his billfold. Civilians Paul Heslop and Ovel Trimble and Army private Edward Zimmerman pleaded innocent to larceny charges, bail set at $3,000 each. They reportedly had long records and the incident followed a night of conversation and a trip to the men’s room.
Navy aviation electrician's mate 1/c W H McManes, 20, reported missing in action Sunday, is now safe on Peleliu Island with a bad knee and 19 pound weight loss. His mother, Mrs Margaret McManes, received a letter dated Nov 4 confirming his safety. His brother-in-law Marine First Sgt C Bud Moncrief is wounded and in hospital in the Palau Islands.
American Third Army troops, in driving rain near Metz, captured Fort Yser and advanced toward Metz, seizing the Yser fortress group and pushing through Verny toward Orny. Other units broadened the advance along a wide front, while Seventh Army and First Army actions continued along the Moselle and Aachen sectors.
Stranded car owners in the suburbs face trouble as workers strike on local electric lines causing outages and transportation delays. City boards consider emergency measures to restore service amid the disruption.
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