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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1944
Page
8
The article notes intensified Allied resistance in Europe and Pacific battles with strong German and Japanese opposition. It discusses the doomed prospects for the Axis and their hopes for a softer surrender, while urging continued public support and salvaging tin drives in Cedar Rapids to aid war needs.
Allied forces drove toward the Schuldt pass and advanced along a 60 mile front from Le Thillot to the Marne Rhine canal. American and French units seized dozens of towns while hammering Aachen and nearby positions as British patrols crossed the lower Rhine.
In Los Angeles Sen. Harry S. Truman invited United Mine Workers president John S. Lewis to reconsider supporting the Republican ticket and back Franklin Roosevelt. Truman said it would serve the union and noted Dewey had “read Lewis out” of the GOP. He avoided speculation on a vice presidential succession and defended his Kansas City ties to the Pendergast machine.
War Department reports Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, director, recovering from a minor operation at Walter Reed Hospital. She is expected to return to her desk within a few days.
Berlin radio announced Germany would withdraw from Greece signaling a shift on the Balkan front. A German spokesman said the decision was fluid and would be finalized later, with events in the sector expected to evolve.
Allied headquarters say a strong British naval force has arrived at Piraeus, the port of Athens, and troops were to begin disembarking Monday.
Cedar Rapids telegram from the war department lists Cpl. Tech. Elbert J. Rasnake 26 missing in action in France since Sept 25. His wife Mrs Peggy Rasnake and their 19 month old child live with her parents in Cedar Rapids. Rasnake entered service December 1940, trained at Fort Meade Washington and Fort Benning and has been overseas since May. He has two brothers also in service.
Cedar Rapids post office may cut residential deliveries to once daily if it cannot hire and retain more carriers. Postmaster Frank Baldwin cites a shortage of carriers and sorters, with experienced carriers likely to cover two routes if the situation does not improve.
Washington A federal grand jury indicted Pic Earl McFarland 21 a Guadalcanal veteran on three counts each carrying death for the savage murder of Dorothy Berrum 18 The indictment alleges a brutal Cape May case with federal charges in the killing of a young woman
Secretary Forrestal told Representative Maas that two junior naval officers were exonerated after the Statler Hotel brawl. The shore patrol found no complaints or charges against either officer and no pending action. Maas argued the Navy blocked news of the drawl at sea and suggested political motives. Forrestal separate note said ship news excludes such incidents unless decided otherwise.
AFL general counsel Joseph A. Padway will submit affidavits from two women who accused naval officers of making unrepeatable remarks during the Statler hotel incident. One witness is the wife of a union official and the other a union employee who testified they were present the night of the fight. Lt Randolph Dickins Jr disputed the accounts and said he did not recall seeing women at the scene.
Cedar Rapids property taxes may rise by less than 1.5 mills based on estimates by City Assessor James F. Scolaro. He cautioned the levy is not final and will be set after assessments and budget requirements are certified. 1944 real estate values rose modestly, with personal property and monies and credits increasing notably, shifting tax load away from real estate to other property types.
The city council denied Mary Abdo's class C beer permit for a 1005 Fifth Avenue store after a Police Chief report cited neighborhood complaints of beer sales to minors. In 1943 detectives arrested two minors for buying beer there. they received $300 fines each, suspended for good behavior. Sam Abdo faced a pending case on selling beer to minors with a $500 bond.
James R. Gaffney 22, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Gaffney 605 McKinley St SE, was killed in action in Germany September 28. He enlisted December 1942 and had been overseas since June. Born in Ryan, he leaves five sisters and a brother Pvt. Joe Gaffney in Belgium with Army Engineers. Services at St Patrick’s Church in Ryan Wednesday at 10 a.m.
German troops and Hungarian Nazis dominated Budapest after ousting Regent Horthy, who is reported captured. Loyal Hungarian forces surrounded the capital and fought anti Nazi units as Himmler flew in to suppress any peace movement. Reinforcements arrived from Austria while Hungarian officers warned troops to stay firm amid armistice talks.
Washington correspondents vote Drew Pearson as the most influential columnist with 160 total votes. He trails only Arthur Krock on influence. Marquis Childs and David Lawrence also rank among the leaders. The poll, by The Saturday Review of Literature, notes Childs second in reliability and analysis, with Stokes first.
American B 29 Superfortresses struck Formosa again hitting Okayama and Heito air facilities as ground losses rose with reports of 50 planes destroyed on Formosan airfields. The Third Fleet pressed operations against Japan while Tokyo claimed ware results and partial sinking of allied ships.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey travels to Missouri for a 9 pm East St. Louis speech on The Urgent Need for Honesty and Competence in Our National Government. He criticizes the Roosevelt administration as the most incompetent in our lives.
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