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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1944
Page
2
Washington opinion splits on easing corporate taxes to spur postwar growth. The piece warns against overreliance on income tax and calls for safety clauses. It also reviews the Quebec talks and Russia Japan dynamics, stressing treaty promises and public messaging limits. The author laments a failed tomato harvest and joke about migrating.
Marines report progress on Peleliu ridge in the Palau Islands as the 1st Division shells, avalanches into coral formations and counterattacks push inland. Across Angaur and Morotai, U S forces seize ground while heavy fighting and casualities mount on the stubborn Pacific front.
Cedar Rapids news notes the Office of Price Administration moves to end blue ration token circulation Monday as grocers halt making ration change with cardboard disks. Tokens in households valid until Oct 1 must be spent in tens, with most canned vegetables removed from ration lists. Red tokens stay in use for meat.
At Chicago's Coliseum the Democratic Senator Harry S. Truman and Ohio Governor John W. Bricker outlined veteran aid plans as part of the American Legion’s 26th annual convention. Truman urged the GI bill as preventing past veterans’ suffering and highlighted small business, while Bricker urged a climate of opportunity to place returning servicemen in industry, farming, or small business. Roosevelt sent greetings praising readjustment programs for veterans.
Two infantile paralysis cases in Cedar Rapids, both bulbar type, resulted in death. George W Benike, 40, of 966 Maplewood Dr NE, died at St Luke's Hospital Sunday night. Harold Gibson, 37, of 368 Thirtieth St SE, died after transfer to University Hospital Iowa City. Benike had worked until noon Wednesday. Gibson was employed by Collins Radio. Private services planned for Benike Tuesday.
Gerald Irons, 21, of 503 K Avenue NW, was sentenced to not more than 10 years in the state reformatory at Anamosa after pleading guilty to forgery. He forged a $15 check against Arden I. Schultz and cashed it at Kiebel's news stand on June 17, drawn from Merchants National Bank near Central City.
Fragmentary newspaper index lists items on comics, deaths, farm notes and movies. Mentions names such as David Lawrence, Paul Mallon, Marion, Drew Pearson and a radio column. No coherent article content available beyond scattered headings and incomplete entries.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey spoke in Seattle on a national labor policy to ensure labor rights are stable beyond party cycles. He favored equal regional treatment as war to peacetime conversion begins and said tonight’s 9 30 PM CBS broadcast would outline his plan.
Berlin radio reported a deep Soviet breakthrough toward Riga creating a critical situation for German troops in the Baltics with a 15 mile advance to the North Sea. Moscow denied confirmation while British radio cited Warsaw fighting nearing its last phase as the Vistula crossing looms.
Dutch towns seized by Allied parachute and glider assault as 1 000 aircraft struck targets across Holland and German airfields. Allied leaders Brereton Williams praised progress while wounded paratroopers returned to Eighth Air Force hospitals.
American and British units reinforced by air landings assailed northern Holland as Lt Gen Brereton’s air army captured Tilburg Eindhoven and Nijmegen. Patton’s forces advanced into the Vosges and the Seventh army moved toward Belfort as Eisenhower oversaw a major multi-front assault.
Associate Justice Wiley Rutledge told Cedar Rapids Rotarians that America must create for peace as it did for war. He praised creative minds and warned against treating peace as a political football while urging no resumption of the present horrors. He lauded Samuel F Miller and William G. Hammond for their roles in law and education.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commander of the Pacific fleet is scheduled for an important broadcast tonight at 9 15 Central War Time on Mutual network. He will speak from somewhere in the Pacific.
Lt. William L. Capron J r A P 38 pilot reported missing August 25 over France is safe and back with his air force command. His father W L Capron of 2239 Bever Avenue has been advised after receiving two letters from his son dated September 5 and 7. One note said the plane was shot down and added I will get them next time. Capron is based in France.
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