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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1944
Page
1
Harry Boyd notes Dewey delivers precise, logical attacks on the New Deal while Roosevelt plans postwar reforms. The piece praises Dewey's campaign discipline and questions how wartime tactics translate to peacetime policy and freedom versus efficiency.
Russia and Finland signed an armistice giving the Soviets broad wartime privileges in Finland including a 50 year lease on the Porkkala island near Helsinki and control of roads waterways and air bases in south Finland. The accord ends the second war between Russia and Finland since 1939 with Britain and UN officials involved in the negotiations reported from Moscow.
Cedar Rapids reports Staff Sgt James F Carlin 19 of Davenport died in France August 27 while serving with Patton's Third Army. Born January 31 1925 in Charlotte Iowa he enlisted 1943 trained in Oklahoma and Kansas then shipped to England. He starred in football and basketball at St Ambrose academy.
Danish police clashed with German naval troops attempting to seize Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen as Nazis moved to take police stations and other targets in the capital. Danish press service reported ongoing fighting in Copenhagen and other areas.
American forces report heavy fighting on Peleliu and Angaur in the Palau group. The First Marine Regiment seized Bloody Nose ridge and Asias town while the 81st Army Division reached the island’s northern half, with enemy casualties rising past 5 000 on Peleliu and 48 on Angaur. Airfield and radio stations fallen to U S troops as operations continue along rugged ridges.
In Seattle AP dispatch Thomas E. Dewey accused President Roosevelt and his New Deal policies of causing most wartime strikes. He called for a political shift and pledged to appoint an active labor secretary. He blamed the White House War Labor Board and warned of the chaos in wartime labor policy.
Governor Thomas E Dewey outlined his labor program in a Portland address charging the New Deal with bungling and delay He pledged to appoint a labor friendly secretary and restore the labor department while keeping the right to strike and collective bargaining intact He attacked Frances Perkins and Ickes and pressed major changes before election day
City physician Dr V H Hasek on Tuesday issued a list of precautions to curb infantile paralysis. The measures include avoiding fatigue and chilling, washing hands before meals, using clean milk and water, keeping flies from food, and avoiding polluted water and contact with ill persons.
In Cedar Rapids a school board meeting discusses allowing Joe and Josephine Doe to attend high school together. The chair opposes, citing a district residence rule with no exceptions. The motion to adjourn is debated before a vote ends the session.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey riding a special train was rear ended by a Great Northern passenger train near Castle Rock Washington. Several people were injured including Dewey and his wife and the governor was shaken but not gravely harmed. Paul Lockwood said Dewey was shaken severely.
President Roosevelt directs immediate planning to liquidate war agencies and reconvert government to peace. Budget Director Smith ordered to map liquidation, staff reductions, and peacetime restructuring as Europe nears victory. He cautions plans may await final surrender of Japan and emphasizes minimizing disruption.
Rain fell across most of Iowa with Cedar Rapids reporting early clearing. Showers will continue this afternoon and tonight with cooler conditions Wednesday. Heaviest totals included 2.49 inches at Inwood and 1.68 at Forest City. Cedar Rapids peak 83, lows near 51, temps sliding to 64 overnight Tuesday.
Allied sky troops breach Dutch Rhine defenses and advance toward northern Germany. British and American forces seize Eindhoven and Geldrop while linking near Nijmegen Arnhem as they push through the Rhineland. German counterattacks and heavy rains slow progress toward Aachen and Cologne.
Washington reports United States submarines on Pacific patrol have sunk 29 Japanese ships including three warships. Targets included two destroyers an escort vessel a large cargo transport several cargo vessels and tankers.
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