Draft age debate colors wartime policy and politics
The House Military Affairs Committee pressed that delays in drafting 18 and 19 year olds stem from Army and Navy inaction while leaders insist younger troops yield better results. The War Department asked the Budget Bureau to lower draft age as Congress weighs post election action and long war outlooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Military Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
War Department
Budget Bureau
Congress
Senate Backs 5 Percent Victory Tax on High Earners
The Senate voted 50 to 33 to add a 5 percent Victory levy on annual earnings over 624 dollars, while maintaining social security payroll taxes at 1 percent for both employers and employees. President Roosevelt opposed raising social security taxes now and urged broader reforms after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Downey
Dcalif
Congress
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Finance Committee
Willkie Escapes Death on Chinese Front Visit
Willkie narrowly escaped four Japanese shells near a Yellow River railway station while touring the Chinese battlefront with Generalissimo Chiang and his son. He praised Chinese troops and urged Allied support as he inspected fortifications and front-line units along the Lunghai line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow River Sect
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Yellow River
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Weikuo
Lunghai
Loyang
Tungkwan
Chiang
France
Yellow Rive
China
Harold Trewin Dies Civil leader and attorney in Cedar Rapids
Harold R. Trewin 52 a Cedar Rapids attorney and businessman died after a lingering illness shortly after 9 p m Thursday He served as hotel and theater promoter and held leadership posts including two term Chamber of Commerce president and school board chairman He was United States assistant attorney for the northern district of Iowa 1922 1924 and long active in Republican politics Born Lansing Iowa May 30 1890 he later moved to Cedar Rapids and attended Dartmouth College and the University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold R. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Roosevelt
Iowa Theater
First Avenue Holding Company
Security Realty Company
Northern
District of
Iowa
James H. Trewin
State Board of Education
Iowa Code Commission
Lansing
Trewin
Dartmouth College
The
University
Linn County Tops Scrap Collection Leaderboard
Linn County regains first place in Iowa scrap metal contest with 1 551 tons gathered in the last 10 days aided by large northern collections. Dubuque County close behind at 1 541 tons Polk 1 3683 tons and Washington 1 061 tons. Linn County collected 749 tons over Monday through Thursday.
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Linn
Iowa
Dubuque County
Polk
Washington
Precinct Scrap Collection Plans for 16th and 11th Districts
The 16th and 11th Next Tracks will collect scrap in their respective precincts this Saturday. The 16th precinct is bounded by Milwaukee tracks to the north, tracks and Rockford road to the west, city limits to the south, and Second street and J street SW to the east. The 11th precinct lies north of Fifth avenue and Meadowbrook drive SE, east by city limits, south by Twelfth avenue Memorial drive and a line east of city limits, and west by Nineteenth street.
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Milwaukee Tracks
Rockford Road
Second Street
J Street
Fifth Avenue
Meadowbrook Drive
Twelfth Avenue
Memorial Drive
Nineteenth Street
City scrap drives tally six days of 802 tons
Over six days last week 802 tons were collected, lifting the ten day total to 1551 tons. Central City Walker Prairieburg Coggan and Waubeek ran successful drives, with Fairfax at work Friday. Cedar Rapids kept steady pace with four trucks visiting homes in the twenty second precinct.
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Central City
Walker
Prairieburg
Coggan
Waubeek
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Hearn-Stevenson Motor Com
Nazis Fetter 107 British Officers and 1269 NCOs
Berlin reports that on Thursday 107 British officers and 1 269 non commissioned officers were seized by German authorities. The broadcast notes exemption for chaplains medical personnel and the wounded and sick. A warning says British counter measures could triple the number of Britons detained by Saturday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Battleship Oregon to be Scrapped for Metal
The navy plans to break up the old battleship Oregon for scrap metal after previously preserving it as a relic. The shift follows a request tied to building up a strategic metal stockpile, per a Forrestal letter to Oregon Governor Sprague.
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Washington
Navy
Oregon
Portland
Ore
James V. Forrestal
Charles A. Sprague
Roosevelt credits Willkie as doing job well
President Roosevelt said he assumed Wendell Willkie was carrying out precisely what he was asked to do on his Middle East, Russia, and China tour. He refused to assess Willkie as a personal representative, noting the trip has been used politically and urging focus on truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Middle East
Russia
China
Reprisal Threats From Rome Over Allied Killings Report
London dispatch reports a Rome radio broadcast threatening reprisals for alleged incidents in which Italian prisoners were said to have been killed by Allied troops. The threat follows claims of prisoner fatalities and heightens wartime tensions between Italy and the Allied forces.
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London
Rome
Nazis Step Up Drive on Stalingrad
Allied reports indicate Soviet forces repelled four German night assaults northwest of Stalingrad while the Nazis captured two streets in an industrial suburb. German broadcasts suggested a shift to heavy artillery and air power as the siege assessment varied across sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalingrad
Volga
Sitler
Yanks Bomb Kiska as Solomons Action Hits Cruiser
Washington AP reports army Liberator bombers dropped 15 tons on Kiska in the Aleutians, started fires in the camp, damaged a harbor cargo ship and strafed a radio station. Reconnaissance found no enemy activity on Attu and Agattu.
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Kiska
Solomons
Washington
Navy
Aleutian Islands
Attu
Agattu
MacArthur
Shortland Island
Faisi
Kieta
Navy Mulls Army Bombers Shift to Navy Power
Col Hugh J. Knerr, retired chief of staff of the general headquarters air force, claims four motored Army bombers are being diverted to the Navy. He says Navy power grows while Army aviation loses fields and support, denouncing Hart’s articles as propaganda and noting battleship and aircraft carrier roles fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Islands
Kieta
Bougainville Island
South Pacific
Shortland Island
Bougainville
R. L. Ghormley
Douglas MacArthur
New York
Hugh J. Kner
General Headquarters Air Force
Navy
Kner
Knerr
Thomas C Hart
Waite
Saturday Evening Post
Army
Hart
Naval Academy
Kynerr
Coast Guard Cutter Muskeget Presumed Lost
Navy announces the Coast Guard cutter Muskeget overdue in the Atlantic and presumed lost. Built in 1923 and converted to coast guard use in June, she carried about 1000 crew and was commanded by Lieut Comdr Charles F Toft of South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
Eastern Steamhip Lines
Atlantic
Charles F Toft
South Fortland M
WLB Refuses Raise in First Wage Case
The War Labor Board rejects the Sterling Engine workers demand for a general wage increase. The 800 Buffalo NY employees will not receive a raise as the board finds no wartime need to adjust wages, with Frank P Graham stating the decision was unanimous and focuses on fairness and war aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Sterling Engine Company
Buffalo
Frank P Graham
War phone calls get priority for war effort and safety
The Board of War Communications ordered that long distance telephone calls related to the war effort and public safety be given priority over all others, effective November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of War Communications
Ban Cuts Far West From Vallee Show
Hollywood report states Rudy Vallee's radio program becomes the second major show canceled on the West coast due to the Petrillo ban on recorded music. The action follows the American Federation of Musicians president's stance affecting broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Rudy Vallee
West Coast
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Roosevelt to Speak Monday Evening by Radio Hopeful on Subjects
President Roosevelt announced the radio address will air Monday at 9 p.m. Central War time and run about thirty minutes He said at a press conference he has not yet decided the topics to discuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Roosevelt
American fighters escort bombers to Lille in Britain
American fighters from a station in Britain escorted American bombers to Lille on Friday and returned safely without combat. Col. J. N. Tone of San Francisco, commander of the fighter group, said only one flight of Focke Wulf 190s was seen and they did not close with the formation.
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United States
United States Arms Headquarters
fives-Lille Steel and
Locomotive Wonks
Britain
Dover Straits
Calais
Cape Gris Nez
Channel
Rams Gate Sth
Dieppe
Folkestone
Frening
United States Arms Air Force
Royal Air Force
RAF Bomber Command
Rhineland
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
Bay of Biscay
Lille
J. N. Tone
San Francisco
Pontiac Deluxe 1938 Ad Sparks Car Sale by Gazette
A reader says three calls followed a 60 cent Gazette Want Ad, selling a 1938 Pontiac Deluxe in excellent condition with good tires and heater. The note gives address 825 21st St SE and a contact for placing ads by calling 2-1121.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Hasbrook
21St St. SE
Armed Services
the Gazette
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Wendell Willkie
New Guinea
Scandinavia
Joseph Schultz
Seventh Defense Area
Florida Transportation
Chamber
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Harold Trewin
C. R
Cedar Rapids News
Harold Kr, Trewin
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