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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1944
Page
1
The piece contrasts Roosevelt and Dewey in a heated campaign, noting Dewey’s aggressive counterpunches and Roosevelt’s vulnerability from past record questions. It also touches Truman’s role, veteran farming warnings, and wartime censorship on the robot bomb story.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey assailed President Roosevelt as “desperately bad” in a fiery rebuttal to Roosevelt's opening speech. He accused the administration of falsehoods about jobs, defense, and the postwar order, and urged voters to restore integrity to the White House.
Washington AP reports the Swedish liner Gripsholm arrived at Jersey City bringing back 219 severely ill and wounded American officers and enlisted men who had been prisoners in Germany.
Red Star dispatches report Soviet control of Riga rail junctions and main highways while Red Air Force pounds retreat routes. German ground forces flee toward the coast as Estonia battle ends with Haapsalu port captured and 800 towns and villages taken along with prisoners and materiel.
In Cedar Rapids the registration office at city hall reports a surge in activity as 87 new registrations and 49 address changes were logged on Monday under Registrar Maude Krebs. She expects the heightened pace to continue until the registration closes 10 days before the election.
Allied headquarters reported German casualties on the western front near one million since D-Day. The estimate includes 100000 killed, over 200000 badly wounded, more than 500000 captured, plus troops sealed off in ports and pockets along the coast.
Sen. Harry S. Truman defended his senate war investigating committee work as constructive criticisms that the administration met and complied with. He asserted the committee's actions were approved by the administration and noted minor mistakes in such a large job, while distancing himself from Gov. Dewey's Oklahoma City speech and saying he had not read it.
Allied updates say a Catalina bomber sank three Japanese warships in Davao gulf while another Navy plane hit a 10 000 ton tanker and damaged a 3 000 ton freighter near Mindanao. MacArthur notes army troops join Marines on Peleliu as Nimitz reports progress and growing Japanese reinforcements.
Cedar Rapids ministers reconfirmed plans for V Day church services citywide at the First Presbyterian church parlors. If V E day is announced before 6 p.m. services will begin at 7:30 p.m. that day. if after 6 p.m. services will be held at 7:30 p.m. the following day.
Paul Wilbur Stark faced two denials as Judge M. C. Hamiel rejected motions for a directed verdict and mistrial in his third offender drunk driving case. Prosecutors and defense laid out newspaper prejudice claims tied to a prior charge, with evidence focused on juror awareness and prima facie case.
U P report on Vechel and Zuid Willems canal actions as German forces press a major attempt to sever the British spearhead near Arnhem. American airborne units try to hold the corridor while heavy rain hampers air support. dawn reveals a large German force with tanks and self-propelled guns probing north of the line.
American B-29 Superfortresses struck Anshan and other Manchurian targets in daylight raids aimed at steel and chemical plants. Tokyo said 70 plus bombers hit Anshan Penshihu and Dairen, with some damage reported around Anshan, while Japan claimed 12 Allied planes shot down over North China.
Police Chief Tom Condon announced a citywide crackdown on violations of the slow signs at dangerous intersections. Traffic officers will check signs. motorists who fail to slow and enter intersections safely will be arrested for reckless driving.
The Cedar Rapids area enjoyed cool temps with sun then clouds through Tuesday. Highs reached 74 on Monday, with 68 to 74 readings mid afternoon and humidity near 50 percent. Lows dipped to 53 overnight. Tuesday morning 47 to 54 with humidity rising to 62 by 11:30 AM. The state forecast called for cool and partly cloudy conditions into Wednesday.
British paratroopers at Arnhem fought under heavy cross fire as the battle for the lower Rhine crossing entered its tenth day. Allied relief efforts pressed from Nijmegen toward Osterbeek while German forces dug in on the north bank. Evacuation and supply drops continued with limited success as Allied columns pushed toward Turnhout and Eindhoven.
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