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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
3
The War Labor Board signals that living costs have climbed 25 to 43 percent since January 1941 and that the 15 percent allowance under the Little Steel formula fails to keep pace. It places responsibility for any wage increase on the President, amid political caution about wartime economic claims and election dynamics.
Allied forces drove into Germany advancing into the Siegfried line and capturing Maastricht Nancy and Eysden while Aachen lay surrounded and within American grasp. German troops defended the line with a range from SS to non combatants as Patton and Hodges led drives toward Coblenz.
Cedar Rapids teen C R Hunter Christenson 17 died in a hunting accident on the George Motucka farm near Ely when a companion’s .22 rifle bullet struck the base of his skull. The incident occurred about 9 30 am on opening squirrel season. Christenson worked as a stockman for Harper McIntire company and was hunting with Elmer Trachta 16 and Andrew Cowsky 20. Trachta and Cowsky gave investigators their account of the accident. Christenson born August 10 1927 is survived by his parents five sisters two brothers and a grandmother. The body lies at Janeba funeral home pending arrangements.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt departed from Quebec Thursday night to return to the United States. She had been in the conference city because of Mrs Churchill’s presence but was not expected to stay for the full duration of the meetings.
A German amphibious force attacked the Finnish island Suursaari in the Gulf of Finland near Leningrad, with Finnish artillery claiming nine German ships sunk. A landing occurred and fighting continued, casting uncertainty on whether Germany and Finland would enter formal war as Finland demanded troop withdrawal.
Colfax Washington AP reports barber shop prices for shaves and haircuts increased from 35 to 65 cents to 50 and 175. The Colfax Daily Bulletin subscription also rose, doubling the price for barbers.
The Atlantic hurricane swept from Maine toward New Brunswick, killing 21 and causing millions in damage. Long Branch alone reported over 2 million in destruction as winds 80 to 100 mph disrupted rail and power. Ocean City and Atlantic City suffered heavy losses. 300,000 phones were out of order from Pennsylvania to Maine.
Washington UPI Gen John J Pershing is confined to bed at Walter Reed hospital with a cold aggravated by over exertion on his eighty fourth birthday Wednesday Friends say the general remains in good spirits and is resting at the military medical center.
Gladys Shelley reports Linn county will mail at least 2100 war ballots by Saturday night to armed forces. Ballots must be returned to the county auditor by November 6. Applications came from relatives, servicemen, and the secretary of state. Postage is free and airmail used. Special care notes regions in the South Pacific and Mediterranean to protect envelope seals. Each ballot includes voting instructions and two envelopes. In Cedar Rapids residents must register at city hall. unregistered servicemen will be registered via affidavit.
American forces under Admiral Nimitz landed on Palau while General MacArthur’s troops hit Morotai, signaling a coordinated push toward the Philippines. Tokyo radio claimed Peleliu as the Palau landing site amid heavy combat and air bombardment, as carrier-supported landings secured beachheads and disrupted Japanese defenses.
War Food administration officials say butter shortages will likely continue through the year and may worsen in the coming weeks. Butter production for the first eight months of 1944 is 12 percent below 1943, with fall at the seasonal low and civilian supplies not expected to rise until November. Cold storage stocks are about half those a year ago.
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