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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1944
Page
1
Harry Boyd notes the CIO executive board favors retaining the Political Action Committee with Sidney Hillman in charge and expects the national convention to endorse. He warns active labor political campaigning risks entangling union aims with unrelated issues and could undermine labor reform priorities and public welfare.
In Cedar Rapids the American Legion unit announces a campaign to provide facilities for returning veterans readjusting to civilian life. Leaders emphasize practicality, long term financial sustainability, and community support, highlighting past Legion service and the need for sound planning.
A War Labor Committee report argues the Little Steel wage formula is outdated as living costs for most wage earners have risen about twice the 15 percent since January 1941. The Bureau of Labor Statistics index is not rejected, though it does not claim to measure price increases for all items or all groups.
A recount of a president's reaction at a voting machine during election day is discussed, with the author reflecting on public figures and speech styles. The piece notes how casual swearing or tone is perceived in political discourse and critiques writers and speakers for overusing affectation.
Allied forces from the British Eighth Army pierce snowbound mountains and take Monte Fortino just south of Faenza as they push toward the Po plain. Other units near Faenza face stiff German resistance while tanks and infantry move toward the Bologna highway from Villagrappa.
The German news agency DNB reports evacuation of Tirana as Axis forces retreat from Albania amid Allied advances. Details remain unclear as dispatches are sparse and regional officials provide limited confirmation.
Soviet tanks and infantry pierced three gaps in the German Hungarian defense line northeast of Budapest and neared Miskolc within three and a half miles. They pressed toward Jatvan rail hub four miles away and extended siege lines 14 miles east of Budapest as Valko fell, signaling possible Danube access and isolation of Pest.
Federal program outlines a four point plan to expand unemployment coverage to small businesses, extend benefits to 26 weeks, raise maximum weekly payments to 25 dollars, and remove restrictive state rules. A five point public assistance program urges higher dependent payments and streamlined medical support for beneficiaries.
Linn County ramps up support for its sixth war loan drive with local officials urging residents to buy bonds and back the national effort. Cedar Rapids area communities prepare public events and information campaigns to boost participation.
A wartime cost of living report by President Roosevelt’s special committee finds wage earners face a 29 to 30 percent rise, with 25.5 percent already shown by the BLS index and a proposed add-on of 3 to 4 points. The panel rejects 44 percent claims, while labor members cite the data to back wage-control changes. The report notes BLS measures family budgets for urban households and acknowledges higher costs for low incomes. It also references AFL CIO pressure to relax Little Steel limits and mentions related wage policy debates ongoing with the War Labor Board.
George Zalesky, 36, reported killed in Holland on November 4, wife living at 1551 B Avenue NE. Second Lt. Richard M. Bates, 22, missing in action over Leyte since November 3, parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert M. Bates. Zalesky, an Iowa graduate, served with an armored division. Bates served in the 49th fighter group under Major Richard Bong.
Allied forces slash the Siegfried Line from Holland as American tanks merge with the British Second army and advance toward Duisburg. Patton’s 3rd army enters Metz after storming forts, with raids widening across the Ruhr and Saar basins amid heavy combat and disorganized German retreats.
Pvt. Carl D. Stallman 24 of Fairfax reported safe after ten days separated from his unit in France. He has been in Italy and France since July while overseas. His wife Elaine Weand of Walford received his letter this weekend confirming his safety.
A Paris based French source claims a resistance movement under German leadership hides about 40,000 Germans in Paris. Thousands of French collaborators, still free after roundups by the French Forces of the Interior, allegedly aid espionage and sabotage.
The Volkssturm makes its first stand at Metz against the U S Third Army and quickly falters. Conscripts aged 45 to over 50, many in Wehrmacht garb with red black armbands, surrender or flee as U S artillery and small arms open fire. Many report broken promises and brutal frontline deployment.
One service member died and seven prisoners were reported in a training incident near Linnoutside Cedar Rapids. Casualties and status were confirmed by local authorities with details pending further investigation.
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