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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1944
Page
4
Bernard Wicksteed details Gibraltar’s amphibious airstrip story amid wartime constraints. The narrow strip linked rock and mainland, with Franco’s guns guarding the southern end, and British forces built a runway across the tiny land bridge to enable essential Allied flights during four crucial war years.
The article recounts how Gibraltar’s extended runway enabled major Allied air support for North Africa and Italy campaigns. It describes rock blasting, Spitfire assembly lines, and air movements that sustained Malta and North Africa as Winston Churchill and Roosevelt coordinated the invasion effort. It also notes Rommel’s Tunisia tour and the strategic impact of Gibraltar on Mediterranean operations.
Despondent over ill health Mrs. Vern Hubbell about 59 ended her life with a gun Friday night in the basement of her Fayette home. Coroner says no inquest. Her husband died 10 years ago. Survived by two sons Sgt Howard Hubbell in France and Roger Hubbell Milwaukee a daughter Mrs Tom Pritchard Waverly a sister Mrs Louise Coleman Oelwein and two brothers in Waterloo and South Dakota.
In Council Bluffs 14 year old George Boehme, a junior high student, was killed while hunting alone on Lake Manawa when his shotgun discharged. Sheriff’s officers found the weapon discharged in the accident occurring Saturday.
The state dining room in the White House can accommodate one hundred guests for formal meals and official events, reflecting its capacity and use in presidential hospitality.
Philadelphia AP reports over 600 long distance operators voted 10 to 1 to strike against American Telephone and Telegraph if wage adjustments are not granted within 30 days. Vera G. Butler, Local 202 president, said operators from other cities including Philadelphia and New York receive expense payments of 27 dollars weekly.
Miss Butler said the union has been negotiating with the company for a five dollar weekly wage increase. The company has offered one dollar.
Luella Wood McKentzie, 76, longtime figure in Missouri Republican circles, died Saturday of a heart attack. She is survived by her husband, a retired merchant.
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