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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1942
Page
3
WPB chief Donald Nelson charges newspapers to mobilize scrap metal collection for wartime production. In Linn county local committees have organized efforts, but success hinges on individual households inspecting possessions and deciding what to recycle this week. The call to action urges immediate canvassing of homes to begin gathering metal for mills.
Senator Prentiss Brown argues that even with low farm prices inflation may rise moderately next year to cover higher labor costs. The piece notes food production hinges on farmers securing competent farm hands and suggests higher prices or farm product types could aid this.
DAR RAPIDS merchants ran their first op week with Ayran squads traveling to display wares of leading manufacturers and jobbers in wearing apparel. The wartime innovation echoes itinerant trade and aims to conserve transportation and energy while offering service in an emergency. It may influence postwar distribution systems through smarter use of resources and shared display efforts.
In Cedar Rapids, John Jake Factor and 11 others charged with mail fraud and conspiracy over a whisky warehouse receipts scheme pleaded not guilty. Judge Robert C. Bell set trial for Nov 23. four defendants were absent, bonds posted were debated, SEC officials observed.
A Rubber Saving Sales Caravan drew strong crowds and boosted interest in discount auto products. Local retailers reported brisk sales and a lively mix of shoppers at the event, highlighting growing demand for fuel efficient tires and accessories.
The Victory Fashion Caravan of 47 salesmen posted a $35,000 volume in Cedar Rapids at the Montrose hotel over Sunday and Monday. Harold J. Fitzpatrick of Des Moines, publicity man, said about 165 eastern town merchants viewed the shows, with stops planned in Fort Dodge Davenport Sioux City and Des Moines. The group plans to move by rail soon to save tires and gas.
Washington reports briefed on Pacific front say Secretary of War Knox sees possible Japanese effort to retake the Solomon Islands. He praises war correspondents for their coverage and sacrifices to keep the public informed amid ongoing fighting.
Famous violinist Dave Rubinoff, 45, wed Miss Mertice Ashby, 28, of Wichita Falls Texas, on Monday night in Bangor Maine.
In 1937 Madame Chiang Kai-shek conceived a volunteer air force to aid China as Japan pressed its aggression. J. H Williamson and W. C. McChennault recruited pilots like Bill Reed of Marion Iowa, shaping the American Volunteer Group that would become the famed Flying Tigers. Reed, born January 8, 1917 in Stone City, Iowa, chases action as Chennault builds headquar ters in Washington and recruits crack pursuit pilots.
A Madagascar radio broadcast stated the French forces were resisting stoutly as British troops advanced 18 miles in 24 hours toward Tananarive, the capital. The report notes the rapid British progress and ongoing combat conditions.
Federal authorities charge a man tied to a nickname “Barber Jake” with mail fraud and conspiracy. The case involves newspaper circulation as part of the alleged scheme. Continued on Page 2, Col. 3.
Hollywood AP reports Glory Weller Miller of Binghamton New York regained memory after amnesia lasting nearly a year. She awoke in a hotel unsure of identity and learned with the help of a manager that she is married to Henry Miller a hunter who works as a camper. She recalls nothing of their Las Vegas wedding or wartime events including Pearl Harbor.
Five men were killed and four injured when aircraft collided on the tarmac at a Miami airport. The crash halted operations as emergency crews worked to secure the area and determine the cause. Local authorities opened an investigation with the FBI assisting.
London report states a bomb struck a coast town motion picture theater on Tuesday during a raid by a German aircraft. No further details on casualties or exact location are provided in the brief dispatch.
A fishing boat overturned Monday night on Georgian Bay near Midland Ontario. Of 41 aboard, 16 were rescued and 25 are missing as search parties comb the area Tuesday. Workers from the Midland foundry were among those on the trip.
Cedar Rapids and vicinity forecast pleasant fall conditions with mild nights. Monday saw a high of 73 degrees at 4 30 p m and a low of 42 degrees between 6 and 8 a m. temperatures ranged from 68 degrees in the evening to 50 at midnight.
Des Moines dispatch notes continued cool fall conditions across Iowa with official autumn beginning at 11:17 a m Wednesday. The weather bureau reported statewide highs of 75 degrees in Decorah Clarinda and Marshalltown on Monday.
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 14 to 1 to back a farm bloc amendment in the administration anti inflation bill. It would include all labor costs in calculating parity prices, opposing Roosevelt on the parity basis and signaling a tight race in the Senate debate.
The article notes Soviet counterattacks in Stalingrad forcing German retreat in some districts while the German high command claims new fortified points and repulsed Russian assaults. Fresh Russian reserves cross the Volga, and reports from Izvestia and Berlin describe heavy urban fighting and shifting troop movements around the city and in the Caucasus.
Davenport Iowa District Judge W R Maines sentenced two youths after they pled guilty to three charges each. Marion Eugene Powell 18 a navy deserter and a member of the coke kids bandit gang was captured after assaulting Jailer William Hantemann and escaping Scott county jail. Butterfield received 25 years for assault with intent to commit a felony and one year for breaking and the sentences run concurrently to block early parole.
A river towboat exploded near Bettendorf causing brief disruption on the Mississippi River. No further details on casualties or cause were provided in the fragment.
Col James S Crawford officer of the Iowa ordnance plant ordered an investigation into a report that two unknowns were involved. The fragment notes a Burlington location and an official inquiry without detailing names or outcomes.
The Fort Dodge Iron and Metal company pled guilty and was fined after investigators traced a scheme transporting metal from Minneapolis to Fort Dodge. Authorities alleged illicit handling and misdeclaration of the cargo, highlighting compliance failures and penalties.
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