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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
1
Mixed records list fuel stamps and coupons, drunkenness and traffic fines, and numerous birth announcements from St Luke's Alexandria and other locations. It notes divorce decree for Della E Batten from Albert E Batten and lists several individuals with addresses and fines.
Des Moines reports George Smith of Cedar Rapids was nominated for grand master of the Iowa I O O F. Election occurs next June with new officers to be installed at the annual meeting in October. Incoming officers to be installed Friday afternoon include A. J. Meyer Clinton grand master and Chauncey Viall Mason City deputy grand master. W A Merriam Maine s grand warden and C D Evans Ottumwa grand treasurer also named.
Supt. Frank H. Ward will recount the founding of the Sunshine Mission during the evening service marking the mission's forty-ninth anniversary. The Rev. Francis K. Ward, his father, founded it after moving from Massachusetts to Iowa in 1885. The program includes 8 slides and 30 minutes of music beginning at 7:30.
The city council Thursday issued a class B beer permit to J. J. Hanry of 216 First Street SE and granted permission to lay a new gas main in the west parking area of Memorial Drive SE between Leweed and Town Avenues.
Article notes that belligerents deployed more than two hundred hospital ships during World War I, highlighting scale of medical naval operations and casualty care at sea.
Pvt. Donald Allen Sager of Cedar Rapids recovers in an England army hospital after a German shell crashed into a two story building in Lainville, killing nine fellow infantrymen. He and his unit pulled survivors from the wreckage, with Sager describing the moment as feeling like sea rather than hurt.
The report outlines American strategy to retake the Philippines with Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet softening Formosa and mounting an assault toward Samar and Leyte. It notes Japanese losses claimed by Tokyo and confirms American naval air and submarine blockades, with Nimitz citing extensive ship and aircraft damage in recent operations.
Mason City Gazette editor W Earl Hall described his World War II experiences in Europe to the Cedar Rapids Lions Club. He recounted witnessing a surgeon transplant skin from a wounded soldier, facing robot bombs and bombed docks at Cherbourg, and watching two women led away for punishment in London. He warned that German secret weapons threaten mass destruction and urged firm action to prevent future wars.
Dewey urged renewed U S leadership in world affairs during a speech, blaming President Roosevelt for not recognizing the De Gaulle government and criticizing Italy’s postwar administration. He warned that failure to secure global stability could invite a future war started by long range robot bombs on U S cities.
Reports from the front describe planes in attacks in and around Luzon on Tuesday as actions continue with more details to follow. South Pacific units seized a base for the assault on Ngulu atoll, 750 miles east of Mindanao and 80 miles south of Yap, with seven Japanese killed and one captured. The landing completed the isolation of Yap, a major Japanese base in the western Pacific.
Newsweek reports a slight Dewey lead over Roosevelt with 230 to 249 electoral votes and four swing states—Pennsylvania Missouri Minnesota and Connecticut—potentially deciding the outcome. Analysts note Roosevelt’s edge faded and that the contest appears neck and neck in the East while Dewey leads between the Rockies and Appalachians.
The Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland sues W. H. Carroll in district court seeking $4,715.17 plus interest from Aug. 25, 1941, for defaulting a Tama county rock crushing contract and abandoning the quarry project after providing a surety bond on May 15, 1941.
The Nazi garrison on Santorin Island, seventy miles north of Crete in the Sea of Candia, surrendered Wednesday to the British cruiser Ajax. Allied headquarters announced Thursday.
A. A. Couch and R. E. Roberts led the second day of a convention addressing proposed tax limits and postwar job concerns. Couch argued a 25 percent cap on tax bases threatens public information on constitutional amendments and urged opposing the tax shift to sales taxes. Roberts noted AFL membership rose to 850,000 early in the war and fell to 706,000, predicting further declines as government construction fades and unemployment rises.
Minna K. Anderson 77 of Cedar Rapids died Thursday at St Luke's after months of illness. Services Saturday 2 p.m. at Turner chapel with Rev BD A Loferski officiating. Burial Linwood Cemetery. Survived by sons Paul and Don. brother Henry Kadgihn. granddaughter Mrs Harvey Ingham III. Previously widow of prominent Cedar Rapids figure Lew Anderson.
William Earl Caughey What Cheer longtime Keokuk county supervisor died at the family home Thursday after a recent illness. Survived by wife Ella Kitaman Caughey son William E daughter Margaret C Babble Leis E Caughey three grandchildren sister Bessie Wetzel and nephew Chester Wetzel. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at What Cheer.
Selma Paulsen 41 wife of Herman Paulsen died in Milwaukee Tuesday evening. Services at Trinity Lutheran church at 2 pm Saturday with Rev P L Bornhoeft officiating. Burial in Linwood family lot. Brief services at Beatty chapel 1 45 pm. Body arrives Cedar Rapids early Saturday. friends may call at Beatty's.
Police held two runaways Zarder aged 17 and an unnamed 16 year old from Milwaukee by Cedar Rapids police after being picked up by Highway Patrol Wednesday afternoon. Both admitted fleeing from home. A separate report notes a .22 caliber rifle stolen from a kitchen between July 19 and Oct 18. Other thefts include two cotton bags from American Yeast warehouse and a $55 ring from a Montgomery Ward restroom. A bad check for $20 drawn on Madison bank was returned marked no funds.
The Allied Eighth Army under Lt. Gen. Sir Oliver Leese pushed a two pronged offensive toward Cesena. British gains included a bridgehead over the Piscoiatello river east of the city while Indian troops seized Acquarola and Roversane southwest of Cesena. Fifth Army met fierce counterattacks as they advanced toward the Po valley with limited progress, and American forces fought to clear mountain features south of Bologna.
U S army casualties on the western front from D Day to Oct 3 total 174 780. Air force losses not included. Of these 29 842 killed, 130 227 wounded, 14 711 missing. Navy totals rise to 68 480 with 27 407 killed and 27 368 wounded.
Fair but cooler tonight with near freezing temperatures. Cedar Rapids and vicinity recorded earlier high 78 degrees with Davenport and Ottumwa. today dipped to 43 by 8 am. By 2 36 pm the temperature rose to 64 with 35 percent humidity. Evening readings show 66 at 7 pm and 58 at midnight others 44 at 9 am.
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