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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1944
Page
4
The piece weighs Ball's Roosevelt endorsement amid 12 years of scrutiny of Roosevelt and warns that domestic disorder weakens U S standing abroad. It cites Kansas City picketing as a danger and notes CAP cadet training as constructive postwar aviation groundwork.
British Second Army pushes into the northeast outskirts of S Hertogenbosch in southwest Holland as resistance falters. Canadian forces seal Beveland and Walcheren, while Patton's Third Army breaches Maizieres les Metz in a room to room fight. Allied weather, snow, and continued pressure produce scattered gains along the eastern front.
Democrats credit President Roosevelt foreign policy with shifting Republicans toward support for Ball who broke with Willkie on several issues and plans a radio address to expand on his reasons The talk follows a conference with Roosevelt and Hopkins and Ball’s praise for international policy while Brewster disputes a Willkie Ball ledger of followers.
By noon Tuesday Cedar Rapids had $88 697 of its 186 398 community war chest quota turned in. General chairman Robert Armstrong urged workers to report by 3 p.m. Wednesday. Women workers have made progress though overall returns lag. Notable contributions include Mrs. A L Smulckoff 298 on 285 quota and Mrs. Leo Carney 1 023 on 600 quota. Men’s division leads with Leo Montgomery 338 on 290 quota and Louis Woolfolk 423 on 298 quota. Reginald Figge chairs mercantile division.
President Roosevelt lifts martial law in Hawaii ending nearly three years of military rule that followed the Pearl Harbor attack. An executive order designates a military commander and authorizes military areas to safeguard the territory.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey told reporters the Republican Party remains committed to the good elements of the AAA. Foreign policy emerged as the campaign’s main issue as Dewey attacked Roosevelt’s pre war diplomacy, planning a major Minneapolis speech focusing on farm problems and foreign policy.
Governor Thomas E Dewey announced a 9:30 to 10:00 PM Minneapolis speech to be carried on NBC and the Blue network via WHO and KXEL. He attacked Roosevelt era isolationists and said he would fill in history gaps he claimed Roosevelt forgot. He avoided listing Democrats and criticized the use of armed forces without Congress.
Moscow reports Gen. Ivan Cherniakhovsky’s Third White Russian army swept into East Prussia along an 87 mile front, taking hundreds of towns and pushing 19 miles into Nazi territory as Soviet forces threaten the Konigsberg area. Allies also announce progress toward Tilsit and Kirkenes with Arctic operations expanding.
Cedar Rapids forecasts expect partly cloudy skies Tuesday night and Wednesday with continued mild temperatures. Monday peaked at 72 degrees with a 64 reading at 7 pm and 52 at midnight. Tuesday morning lows were around 42 with 70 degrees by mid afternoon and low humidity. Across Iowa the day’s low was 31 at Spencer while Council Bluffs reached 82 on Monday.
Four days remain to register for the November 7 general election with a deadline stated as October 2. The notice reminds residents to register if they have not voted in four years or have moved addresses since their last vote, noting that the registration office is on the city hall’s third floor.
Lt. Comdr. James S. Clark of Palo Alto California is missing in action after the submarine Golet, commissioned November 30 1943 at Manitowoc Wisconsin, was lost in the Pacific. Clark earned the Silver Star in December 1943 for courage aiding the sinking and damaging enemy shipping.
17 year old Monticello resident Louis Lange Jr was charged with manslaughter after a Sunday automobile bicycle crash on highway 38 killed Kenneth Smith and injured Barbara Powers. Lange waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Jones county grand jury. he posted 3500 bond.
President Roosevelt will deliver a major campaign speech in Chicago after his Friday Philadelphia appearance. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early announced the Chicago address but could not specify the date. Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly plans a large Democratic rally for Saturday as the news releases note the President will spend most of the day working on speeches.
American forces deepen the Leyte beach-head to at least seven miles along a 25 mile front and claim over 3,000 Japanese killed. San Pablo airfield falls in a seven mile westward push from Dulag while Tacloban and Palo are captured among eleven cities and towns. Krueger says Japanese counter offensives are failing as U S troops press through rice paddies and hills toward Samar and Burauen.
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