War talk and policy clash with war progress notes
The piece critiques tank and plane production quotas as overambitious but praises improving weapon quality. It argues against a prohibition rider amid war, supports fiscal restraint, and calls for honest numbers on the Tokio raid losses. It also notes a newsroom rename to include women in service coverage and reflects on gender roles in wartime reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Tokio
Stimson
Russia
Iowa Preflight Coach Dies in Car Crash Near Cedar Rapids
Lieut John E Buckle 37 a naval preflight battalion commander and Beahawks football coach died when his car collided head on with Earl N Chadd 32 ten miles south of Cedar Rapids on highway 218. Chadd faced preliminary manslaughter charges. passenger Connie Conklin 35 suffered fractures and lacerations. Buckle a former Ohio State assistant coach was en route to Iowa City after visiting Kathryn Lynch who he planned to marry. The Wisconsin Beahawks game was postponed to honor the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Buckle
Navy
Iowa City
Beahawks
Earl N. Chadd
Second Avenue SE
Draport
Cedar Rapids
Linn
William W. Crissman
Chadd
H. R. Churchill
Connie Conklin
Montrose Hotel
St. Luke's Hospital
Buckle
Miss Conklin
Harlan Snyder
Kathryn Lynch
Donald R. Lynch
Blake Boulevard
Miss Lynch
Lieut. Blickle
Lynch
Snyder
Ohio State
Naval Reserve
Wisconsin
Grinnell College
Case Tech
Cleveland
Carleton College
Gallipolis
Ohio
Ironton
Ohio Wesleyan University
Larry Snyder
Blckle
Ohio Wesleyan
Granville High School
Cleves
Lieut
John Edward Blickle
Sheriff's Office
Last Day to Register in Ced ar Rapids for General Election
City Hall hours extend to 9 p m Saturday for Ced ar Rapids voters to register Maude Krebs the city clerk said Friday This last chance applies to those who have moved married or divorced changed names or not voted in four years 257 new registrations and 601 address changes were recorded in the past two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Maude Krebs
Air Bombers Hit Kaisan Mines in North China Campaign
U S Army Air Forces report first North China raid targets the Kaisan mining complex northeast of Tientsin. Bombers dropped high explosive and incendiary bombs on Linsi while returning safely to base on the Asiatic mainland with no Japanese counterattack observed.
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U. S. Army Air Force
China
Kaisan
Tientsin
Chungking
United States
Joseph Stilwell
Japan
Linsi
Peiping-Mukden
Kailan Mining Administration
Lady Attendant Wanted in Doctor's Office
19 girls apply for this job with salary eight dollars weekly to start. State age. Box P-340 Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa. Employers urged to request tips for effective help wanted ads and send to Classified Manager The Gazette. Act now as supply is limited.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Army Plane Lands Near Mt. Vernon No Injuries Reported
An army airplane forced to land in a field three miles north of Mt. Vernon due to weather conditions spent the night there after plans to resume takeoff were halted. A civil air patrol group from Lisbon guarded the plane from a crowd of about 1000. The farm is owned by Fred Sargent and leased to Howard Smith.
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MT. Vernon
Here
Moline
Civil Air Patrol
Lisbon
Fred Sargent
Howard Smith
Leathernecks Repulse Second Jap Attack At Guadalcanal
U S forces report repelling a second small Japanese attack on Guadalcanal with at least 12 enemy planes destroyed in recent days and two American planes lost. American aircraft also hit Russell Island, 30 miles northwest of Guadalcanal, marking the first disclosure of enemy troops there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
Russell Island
Britain Dispatches Armada Into Indian Ocean
The Associated Press reports Britain has sent a powerful battle squadron to the Indian Ocean. The force includes at least three battleships the aircraft carrier Illustrious and many cruisers and destroyers under Admiral Sir James Somerville. Observers see this as a possible prelude to an Allied drive to retake Burma with renewed pressure on Japanese forces.
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Great Britain
Indian Ocean
Burma
London
Illustrious
James Somerville
United Nations
New Delhi
India
Archibald P Wavell
India- Burma
Wavell
Joseph W Sfilwell
U.S.A
Siberia
China
Mercury Remains In Chilly Depths
Weather forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity shows continued cold through Saturday forenoon. Friday night low 30 in the city and 26 in surrounding areas, with a 40 degree reading at 2 30 p m and humidity at 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Mercury
Roosevelt Reveals War Production Reprioritization
President Roosevelt said the administration is cutting tanks and planes numbers to emphasize greater power and range. He noted 1942 production goals for tanks and aircraft will be unmet, with shifts toward munition materials and heavier unit sizes while maintaining total steel use.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Romevelt
Moe
Mrs Roosevelt Arrives in London Met by King and Queen
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt arrived in London and was greeted by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth amid crowds at Paddington Station. The First Lady rode in on a long carpet laid by workmen as police guarded the platform and a strong security presence surrounded the event. She was accompanied by her secretary and was introduced to Anthony Eden as she greeted the royal party.
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London
Eleanor Roosevelt
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Paddington Station
Roosevelt
Britain
Malina Thompson
King George
Royal Air Force
Mrs Roosevelt
Jook
CPT Pilot Injured In Plane Accident
CPT student pilot Oliver Wendeall Holmes 2204 from Clemens Ta Was injured when his plane stalled and nosed into Cedar Rapids field about 220 pm Friday. He was treated at St Luke Hospital for possible skull fracture and facial injuries. The plane, owned by Airways, suffered total damage estimated at 400 to 500 dollars. Holmes had 25 to 30 hours of flight training and was alone during the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendeall Holmes
Clemens Ta
Fieday
Verena Plare
Cedar Rapids
St Luke
Toepital
Vimindance Service Hospital
Airways
Senate Defeats Dry Amendment to Youth Draft Bill
Washington reports President Roosevelt opposing amendments to the teenage draft bill. The senate rejected Lee’s prohibition amendment 49 to 25, sending it to military committee for hearings, delaying action until after the November elections.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Lee
Dokla
Army
Gillette
D-Ia
Herring
Barkley
D-Ky
Norris
Ind-Neb
Military Affairs Committee
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Congress
Rayburn
House
Walsh
Bombers hit Genoa and Turin in long Alpine raid
The RAF launched daylight strikes from bases in the Mediterranean against Genoa and Turin, while Spitfires and US built Mustangs aimed at northern France. Lancasters and Stirlings carried heavy payloads in the 1,500 mile round trip over the Alps, with fires reported in Genoa and damage claimed at Turin.
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London
Ra.f
Germany
Holland
United States
France
Britain
Europe
Alps
Genoa
Turin
RAF
R.A.F P
WLB Approves Auto Pay Boost for Auto Makers Workers
The War Label board panel urged wage increases of four to six cents an hour for 31,000 maintenance employees at Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors. The panel authorized the increases as part of collective bargaining, but there is no requirement for an across the board wage hike.
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Washington
Coldest Iowa weather forecast for tonight
Des Moines reports the coldest weather so far this season with temperatures expected to fall to 22 degrees in the northwest, 26 in the northeast and southwest, and 30 in the southeast. Thursday’s high reached 50 at Council Bluffs and the night low dipped to 27 at Ames Iowa City Mason City and Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Ames
Iowa City
Mason City
Fort Dodge
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Harry Boyd
Wen
Ouere Hickenlooper
Webster City
War Department
Gazette
C. R
Cedar Rapids News
C. R. Girl
John E. Blickle
North
Leathernecks
The
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Buin
Bougainville Island
Shortland Island
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Key Island
Associated Press
Mrs. Roosevelt
King
CPT
Ansaldo
North Africa
Vichy
Lyon
Geneva
Switzerland
Italy
Archibald Sinlids
RAF Plnes
MedifenaPpe
Sirus
Tali
Crossng
Fretiee
WLB
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