Rent ceilings loom as enforcement promised by OPA
Longstanding confusion over inflation control eases as OPA chief Leon Henderson pledges rent stabilization at the March 1 level. The piece notes the need for enforcement machinery and reports Cedar Rapids and other areas lack a way to settle disputes, urging action rather than patience. The column also covers Goering predicting winter privation for Germans, farm losses from a hunter’s gate, scrap-metal drives, and a chase for the Second Front with Elliott.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
OPA
Leon Henderson
Byrnes Calls for Unified Home Front in War on Cost of Living
Washington AP James F Byrnes economic stabilization director urged a united home front to fight rising living costs. Price ceilings on food set for 60 days and rent controls ordered to March 1 levels cover some 80 million households outside defense zones. Henderson said rent rules curb evictions and stop forced tenant purchase schemes while broad anti inflation measures expand War Labor Board reach into agriculture. Critics from farm sector warned agricultural price supports may be affected and urged farm representation on the WLB.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
White House
Leon Henderson
Byrnes
Economic Stabilization Board
Henderson
Defense
War Labor Board
WLB
Bankhead
D-Ala
Russell
D-Ga
Russians Strike Deep in Stalingrad Battle Push
Soviet forces drove deeper into the German left flank above Stalingrad while Germans fortified a section in the city’s northwest. Pravda urged defenders to hold, noting Germany has brought up reserves and 100 tanks. Marshal Timoshenko pressed a slow, steady counteroffensive aimed at trapping Germans inside the city. The overall battle neared its second month as Soviets reported steep casualties and continued air pressure. A Mozdok push and Voronezh clashes added to the daily tolls.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Communist Party
Pravda
Karpov
Moscow News
Semyon Timoshenko
Timoshenko
Fatherland
Mozdok
Voronezh
Stalin Warns Allies on Second Front Aid and Japan Risk
Stalin urges full and on time Allied aid to the Soviet Union while warning Japan against aiding Germany. In a written reply to AP’s Henry Cassidy, Stalin says Soviet resistance remains strong and stresses the need for stronger Allied action to open a second front.
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Associated Press
Japan
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Germany
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Oriental
Red Army
Stalin
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Cassidy
Ietter
Soviet Union
Submarine Grunion Presumed Lost in Pacific
The navy declared the Grunion overdue in the Pacific and presumed lost. Launched at Groton on December 22, she was commanded by Lieut. Com. Mannert L. Abele and carried about 65 men. The loss follows earlier submarine disappearances Shark, Perch, S-26, and Sea Lion.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Groton
Conn
Mannert L. Abele
Quincy
Mass
Shark
Perch
Panama
Cavite
Manila Bay
Electric Boat Company
President Roosevelt to Speak on All Networks at 9:30
Cedar Rapids officials report Roosevelt will address the nation at 9:30 tonight across four major radio networks. The speech is expected to urge a united drive for community and war chest campaigns this year. Public Welfare bureau and War Appeals Coordinating committee support joint action.
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Cedar Raunds
Roosevelt
Public Welfare Bureau
War Appeals Coordinating Committee of
Cedar Rapids
Linn Leads in Scrap Tonnage for First Week
Linn county led Iowa in scrap tonnage last week with 802 tons, Polk 750, and Dubuque 4536. Scrappers reported 552 tons received in yards. Cedar Rapids depot and nearby towns collected about 250 tons for a total near 800 tons in the precinct.
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Linn
Des Moines
Linn County
Iowa
Polk
Dubuque
Cedar Raunds News
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Herbert Plagman
Elmer Wickham
James Manville
Henry Haegg
Linn County Civilian Defense
Cedar Rapids Zoo to Lose Animals Amid War Rationing
Cedar Rapids zoo plans drastic animal reductions as meat rationing takes effect. Parks Commissioner Charles Kosek cites loss of longtime keeper Bull Volz Jr who joined the army and cost concerns as main reasons. Bears foxes wolves coyotes will be disposed of, raccoons and possums released, while monkeys and rare birds kept.
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Bever Park Zoo
Cedar Rapids
Charles Kosek
Kosek
Bull Volz, Jr
Volz
All But Shot to Pieces Over France Fortress Flew Home After Desperate Fight
U S Flying Fortress Phyllis, attacked by about 40 Focke Wulf 190s over Meaulte, suffered severe damage including two dead engines, wing holes, and a shattered landing gear, yet piloto Lieut. Charles Paine guided a belly landing near a field in England. Sailors Sergt Arthur Bouthillier and Sergt Thomas Coburn were wounded, Coburn knocked unconscious but later returned to duty.
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France
U.S. Flying Fortress
U .S. Flying Fortress Command
England
Phyllis
Meaulte
Charles Paine
Waycross
Sergt Thomas Coburn
Forty Fort
Coburn
Paine
Woman motorist leads C R cops on merry chase
Helen Krengel 26 of 1600 Third avenue SE was fined 50 dollars with 20 suspended for reckless driving after a Sunday chase led officers Jerry Navraul and Rey Walker from Third avenue and First Street East to Third Street north to Second Avenue, east to Sixteenth Street and south to Third Avenue. Police said pace reached 52 mph at one point.
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Cedar Rapids
Helen Krengel
Third Avenue
Miss Krengel
Jerry Navraul
Rey Walker
First Street
Third Street
Second Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Twelfth Street
First Avenue
Frank Billings
Dubuque
Billings
38Th Street
William Zier
Marian
Justice Court
Charles
Fourth Street
Ninth Avenue SE
Jap Claims Heavy U S Navy Losses
Berlin dispatch cites Tokyo spokesman Capt. Hideo Hiraide saying U S forces suffered heavy losses off the Solomon Islands including several aircraft carriers more than 10 transports and more than 10 other naval craft in battles recorded by a German broadcast via UP in London.
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Berlin
London
Tokio
Hideo Hiraide
Solomon Islands
United States
Help Save Rubber from wartime driving tips
A wartime public notice from Rubber Director William M Jeffers urges drivers to save rubber. The message lists actions: drive only when necessary, stay under 35 mph, keep tires inflated, inspect regularly, and share cars.
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William M., Jeffers
Ninth Frame Homer Beats Yankees 4 2 in World Series
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees four games to one to clinch the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Rookie George Kurowski delivered a ninth inning homer with Walker Cooper on base to seal the victory for Johnny Beazley.
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ST Louis
Rolfe
DiMarzio
Elcr
Dickey Gordon
Statnback
Priddy
St. Loud
New York
Tmloy Ong
Rizzuto
Slaughter DiMaggio
W Cooner
Kurowski
Rizzzula
Stauchter
Tifles
T Moore
Plass
Gordon
Rizuto
Hopp Marion
St. Louis
Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
Yankees
George Kurowski
Walker Cooper
Winening
Charley
Cooper
Johnny Beazley
Cardinal
Joe Gordon
Bill Dickey
Jimmie Brown
Marion
Beazley
Gerry Priddy
George Selkirk
Brown
Cardinals
Musial
Hopp
Keller
Dickey Neo
Slaughter
Dimaggio
Happ
Cullendine
T. Moore
Dickey
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Albert S. Goss
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Sie
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Twenty-ninth Street
Cedar Rapids Zoo
Cedar Rapids News
Bert Taucher
Rock Springs
Wyo
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C. R. Cops
U. S. Navy
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Ruffing
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