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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
3
A reader endorses Bourke Hickenlooper for governor of Iowa, praising his character and leadership. The piece contrasts Kraschel’s past record with Hickenlooper’s clean, exemplary service in the legislature and as lieutenant governor, urging voters to choose trustworthy state officials in wartime.
A violent tornado struck Berryville Arkansas leaving at least 27 dead and over 200 injured. Fires sparked in the wreckage as responders halted rescue to battle blazes. The Missouri and Arkansas railroad station collapsed trapping about 25 people. The town of 1485 people faced limited medical care with three physicians only and a six to eight man Camp Robinson medical detachment dispatched with supplies.
Miss Clyde Greenhaw reports from Berryville as a tornado devastates the west side, turning streets into a mass of debris and timber. Rescue crews search for survivors while the town remains in blackout conditions after the storm.
Cedar Rapids Lieutenant Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Republican nominee for Iowa governor, will head a Monday noon home town luncheon in the Montrose hotel Crystal room. About 250 guests expected. Congressman H. O. Talle of Decorah, candidate in the new second district, also attends.
A wartime editorial lauds Governor hopeful Hickenlooper praising his record and vowing to run state institutions on a sound basis while preserving democratic bedrock foundations in Iowa during the war.
A new WAAC training complex is being built in Daytona Beach Florida with 8 000 recruits planned at once Col Don C Faith says 300 Wacks arrive next week 900 more in December and 1 800 every two weeks by February Training will occur in hotels offices and a hospital with outdoor beach drills and expansion to Ormond Beach Rio Vista.
New York's high court orders Lepke Buchalter to die by electric chair at Sing Sing for a 1936 murder in Brooklyn. The court of appeals also affirms murder convictions for Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone. Weiss and Capone may be executed or remain in custody per further appeals. Presidents and prosecutors discuss potential federal and state custody rulings.
Philadelphia hotels announce a voluntary conservation program dropping ham and bacon from breakfast menus on Tuesdays and Fridays and replacing them with scrapple. Scrapple, made mainly from meal and vegetables, returns to the menu.
New Delhi India AP dispatch says RAF Blenheim bombers struck two Japanese airstrips in Burma on Thursday. The mission reported no losses while repelling enemy fighters, according to a British communique issued Friday.
Lieut. Robert M. Adams 24 of Cedar Rapids as a U S Army fighter pilot with the Allied air force in the African desert became the first Cedar Rapids flyer to down a Nazi Messerschmitt. Adams helped escort bombers, then joined a rescue of British fighters and shot the German plane in a long dive. His parents Mrs Fenton W. Adams and Mr Adams praised the victory easing prior disappointment.
Cairo AP reports the Eighth Army expands ground gains near Alamein as night attacks press through minefields. Italy admits initial penetrations but claims rapid halts while Rommel’s main force faces a potential armored showdown after days of British advances. American air support aids the desert fight. U.S. ground troops have not yet entered action.
The War Department announced Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, commander of United States air forces in the Middle East, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading an attack on Andaman island in the Bay of Bengal last April.
A Reuters dispatch from Monrovia says American troops including Negro units have been in Liberia since July Two airports were built Parliament approved legislation for Liberia to cooperate with the United States Lieut Col Harry A McBride discussed it with President Barclay and has returned to Roosevelt Monrovia is Liberia’s capital
Cincinnati AP report quotes Alexander Smallens, conductor of Porgy and Bess, arguing classic opera must be condensed to deliver a heroic moment in under twenty minutes and achieve broader success in America through intelligent streamlining.
The American Hebrew medal for 1942 goes to Wendell L. Willkie for his vigorous and forthright defense of the American way. The medal and citation will be presented to him in December in New York.
Soviet forces repelled a major German tank assault in Stalingrad and gained a height in the western Caucasus while defending Nalchik against repeated thrusts. Red Star noted German losses, with 16 tanks destroyed and fresh combats near Tuapse and Ordzhomidze as snow covered the Caucasus slopes.
President Roosevelt said compulsory registration of women is under consideration to locate available women workers for war industry jobs. The plan aims to survey women 18 to 65, with legislation required to authorize the canvass. He noted no decision yet and cautioned timing could push past year end.
John Dun 50 a Tucson Arizona born former Toledo Times editor earned high praise for rescuing ten wounded soldiers under heavy enemy fire near the Qattara Depression during the Allied offensive Oct 23 24. He drove three ambulances to safety guiding patients to hospital despite explosions and machine gun fire.
The weather bureau forecasts light to moderate showers statewide tonight and Friday with cooler conditions to follow. Highs reached 89 at Burlington and Tawa City, 38 at Sin City. rainfall widespread Thursday while temperatures drop to 26 in the northwest, 70 in the north, and 34 in the southeast.
Scattered showers Friday night with cooler conditions through Saturday forenoon. City low around 35 and rural areas near 30. Cedar Rapids recorded 44 degrees by 2:30 pm Friday, after a 62 degree start. rain total around 0.13 inches. top temperature reached 68 between 3:30 and 6 pm.
Willkie, after a world tour, says Germany cannot conquer Russia and Japan cannot take the United States. The 1940 Republican candidate spoke on a March of Time program, praising Russian resilience and noting his belief that Japan and Germany cannot prevail.
An army major and three sergeants were killed when a light bombing plane crashed on the slope of Double Mountain, 15 miles south of Tehachapi, California. The crew were returning to base on a routine flight. two parachutes were found in nearby trees. Cause of the accident was not immediately determined.
A four story dormitory at St. Francis College in Loreto, Pennsylvania, burned early Friday. Preliminary checks show all students and priests escaped. about 200 residents lived in the brick building.
Navy bulletin on Guadalcanal says American troops destroyed 12 light Japanese tanks in a week and torpedo boats hit a Japanese destroyer while defending the six mile long corridor. U S forces repelled three more attacks on Oct 27 Islands time as air power from Guadalcanal and Australia kept up raids on Solomons targets.
Washington debates potential revamps of fighting services wartime agencies and congressional procedure with aims to boost military striking power. The discussion centers on combining key elements to streamline defense and wartime operations as Solomon Islands reports loom.
A garbled ad touts selling pigs and other items via the Gazette want ad service. It mentions registering gifts and bears as a misread feature, with contact number 2-1121 for ad placement. The copy imitates a classified page urging readers to use the Gazette for quick cash and listings.
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