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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1944
Page
1
A columnist argues against a fourth Roosevelt term, urging voters to reject the bid and consider Thomas Levey. He contends many capable Americans could guide war strategy and peace, noting Dewey’s adviser choices and Roosevelt’s nonmilitary leadership as weaker.
War Mobilization Director James F Byrnes outlines plans for postwar reconversion including a general return to the 40 hour work week and easing of economic controls. He says fears of mass unemployment after V E day are exaggerated and that civilians will soon gain access to pent up demand, though some prices may rise due to higher costs. He calls for ending manpower controls and maintaining price ceilings on civilian goods as the transition to peace proceeds.
Allied forces push toward the German border from Liege to Aachen with rapid advances in the Ardennes and Belgium. American and British troops drive through eastern Belgium, clear paths toward Luxembourg and the Reich while preparing for a major assault on western fortifications.
David M. Elderkin longtime Linn county assistant attorney has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps He will report in Chicago on September 27 then depart to Quantico Virginia for an eight week indoctrination course He chaired the Linn county Republican central committee since 1942 and is a University of Iowa law graduate practicing in Cedar Rapids with the firm Elderkin and Locher His wife and two children stay at their Cedar Rapids home 551 Knollwood Drive SE
Baker Terry of St Louis was the low bidder Saturday for installation of guard and fencing at the municipal airport. The bid total was 14 000 plus 4 000 for unspecified items. Bids will be sent to Washington for approval and Civil Aeronautics Administration officials said work should start about Sept 19 with 50 days planned for completion.
Two Allied columns moved north from southern France toward Belfort 25 miles away as German defenses collapsed after fighting in Besancon. Americans pressed toward the Saône valley with Belfort within 10 miles, while French troops seized Pierre Fontaine and Maiche near the Jura. The strike aimed at Dijon’s steel and coal region, including the Schneider Metallurgical works with 30 000 tons annual capacity.
Sweden halted transit of all German freight through its railways to and from Norway in response to a German request to return goods intended for Germans in northern Finland. Only German sick and wounded may pass. future supply must rely on sea routes.
Washington AP reports Period 4 and 5 fuel oil coupons will extend through the coming year under Office of Price Administration directives. The extension maintains this year’s ration value and applies to the next season’s schedules, with officials confirming the move to ease supply for households.
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio opened his 1944 Republican vice presidential campaign in French Lick with a call to defend representative government and keep the United States a republic. He condemned the New Deal for expanding federal power and outlined four steps: reduce bureaucracy, restore cabinet government, curb centralization, and create jobs for returning servicemen.
A mass meeting in Chicago at the iage plant, maker of B 29 bomber engines, ends a strike after Melvin Biegel, 21, a one legged veteran, urges about 600 workers to return. Tears flowed as he recounted losing a leg in a mission over Germany. He and Maj. John W. Cummiskey helped bring him to the plant for the appeal.
Paris reports Rene Fonck once famed as France’s top WWI aviator has been arrested as a pro Nazi collaborationist per the interior ministry. The statement identifies Fonck’s detention as of Saturday.
Washington dispatch reports a dispute over campaign methods preceding Marine Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith relieving Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Smith of command on Saipan. Holland Smith cites unity of command and defers to the War Department for reasons behind the change, while War Department officials defer comment. The disagreement center on how the Saipan operation should be conducted, with details not disclosed.
Hundreds of crack German troops rush from Germany to seek admission to Switzerland and internment as the Belfort gap remains contested. They are confused by Allied advances and resort to disguises including a unit posing as American soldiers to slip past French forces.
Argentina withdraws from the Montevideo committee for political defense of the continent formed in 1942 after the body approved a resolution about Argentina in the absence of its delegate Miguel Angel Chiappe. The action follows a dispute over policy differences amid the present conflict.
Rumors spread in Germany that Adolf Hitler is dead, according to Belgians who escaped from concentration camps in the Reich. The reports reach Liege on September 8.
New York AP reports Wendell Willkie will stay in the hospital for at least two weeks for a complete physical checkup. Dr. Benjamin Salder said the candidate is getting along fine and in good condition.
A fire at Belmont Park in Nassau County destroyed a stable, killing eighteen race horses under trainer Max C. Hirsch. The horses had stayed at the track since the season closed on September 2. owners and names were not immediately known.
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