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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1944
Page
11
A political column argues for rejecting Roosevelt for a fourth term and backing Dewey. It asserts the need for serious national debate on war aims and peace, critiques Roosevelt's leadership, and praises Dewey’s advisers and military judgment while critiquing his non military decisions.
War Mobilization Director James Byrnes outlined plans for postwar reconversion including a general return to the 40 hour work week and easing of economic controls after victory in Europe. He warned against prolonged unemployment and said civilian production would rise as released workers and machines shift to home goods, with price ceilings to be set on autos radios and refrigerators based on prewar costs plus a small increase.
David M. Elderkin longtime Linn County assistant attorney has earned a commission as second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He will report in Chicago on September 27 and depart September 29 for eight weeks of indoctrination at Quantico Virginia. Elderkin chairs the Linn County Republican Central Committee since 1942 and practiced law in Cedar Rapids since 1937 with the firm Elderkin and Locher. His wife and two sons will stay at their Cedar Rapids home.
Baker Terry of St. Louis was the low bidder for installing lighting and fencing at Cedar Rapids municipal airport. His bids total 14 000 for lighting and 4 000 for fencing, with work slated to start about September 19 and take 50 days after Civil Aeronautics approval. Seeding bids for the airport were to be received on September 14.
Two Allied columns pushed up from southern France within about 25 miles of Belfort as German resistance collapsed at Besancon. American troops reportedly reached halfway from Besancon to Belfort, while French forces seized Pierre Fontaine and Marche near the Jura mountains and cut German supply routes south of Dijon. The Schneider Metallurgical works, a major steel producer, lies about 45 miles south of Dijon.
Sweden halted transit of all German freight on Swedish railways to and from Norway after a German request to return goods bound for Germans in northern Finland. Only German sick and wounded may pass. all freight now must use precarious sea routes, compounding supply issues.
The Office of Price Administration said fuel oil coupons for Periods 4 and 5, set to expire September 30, will remain valid through the next heating year. Unused coupons from this year will also be honored under the extension.
Gov. John W. Bricker opened his Republican vice presidential campaign in French Lick Indiana by asking if the United States will remain a republic. He criticized the New Deal for centralization and urged a four point program: clean government, responsible cabinet leadership, end to federal centralization, and job creation after the war with focus on veterans.
A 600 worker strike at the Dodge-Chicago plant ended after a one legged airmen veteran urged a return to production. Melvin Biegel, 21, told how he lost a leg on a mission over Germany and tears flowed as he spoke at the mass meeting. He is a patient at Gardiner General Hospital, transported by Maj. John W. Cummiskey of the Army Air Forces district manpower office.
Paris reports Rene Fonck famed World War One French aviator has been arrested as a pro Nazi collaborationist, announced by the French interior ministry on Saturday.
A clash over campaign methods prompted Marine Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith to relieve Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Smith of command during the Saipan operation. Smith said he was forced to act but offered no details, deferring to the War Department. Officials noted unity of command as the basis for the reshuffle. The Army and Marines offered few public explanations, fueling military circles with speculation about the disagreement.
Hundreds of crack German troops pressed toward Switzerland begging for admission and internment at the frontier. They claim many comrades remain blocked by the French Maquis ring and are unaware of Allied advances. Some attempt to slip through by disguising as American soldiers.
Buenos Aires says it pulled its delegate from the Montevideo committee for the political defense of the continent after the body approved a resolution on Argentina without its envoy Miguel Angel Chiappe. The move followed Chiappe's request to delay action until his Buenos Aires consultation.
Belgians who escaped from camps report widespread rumors in Germany that Adolf Hitler is dead, as of September 8, according to provided dispatches from Liege.
Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential candidate, will remain in the hospital for at least two weeks for a complete physical checkup. His physician Dr. Benjamin Salder said Willkie is getting along fine.
Allied forces push toward the German frontier with the First and Third Armies advancing to within reach of Liege and Aachen. American columns press from Belgium into Luxembourg and the Ardennes while British units gain bridgeheads across the Gent canal and near Ostend as German retreat grows disorganized.
A stable fire at Belmont Park in Nassau County Saturday night destroyed eighteen race horses under the supervision of veteran trainer Max C. Hirsch. The horses had been kept at the track since the meeting closed on September 2, and their names and owners were not immediately learned.
Linn county casualties outside Cedar Rapids include 15 killed in action one killed in training 14 missing in action and seven prisoners. The Cedar Rapids area totals list KIA KIA training Died in service Missing in action and Prisoners with small counts.
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