Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1944

Page

3

Ribbentrop Declares Allies Cannot Win War Speech

London dispatch reports Joachim von Ribbentrop warning the Allies would incur massive losses as the war continues. He vowed Germany, Italy, and Japan will resist until victory and warned of hellish consequences if enemies breach German soil. Mussolini and Shigemitsu echoed commitment to the Axis pact amid war strain.

London Joachim Vonce Reich Gerr Iny Italy Japan DNB Berlin Benito Mussolini Mamoru Shigemitsu Ribbentrop Russia France Romania Bulgaria Finland Germany Mussolini Rome

Edith Lowe Attends Morris Plan Conference

Edith D. Lowe secretary treasurer of The Morris Plan Company of Cedar Rapids attends the postwar planning conference sponsored by The Morris Plan Bankers Association at Rye New York.

Edith D. Lowe Morris Plan Company of Cedar Rapids Morris Plan Bankers Association Rye

House Investigator Singles CIO PAC as Communist Blueprint

Chief Investigator Robert E. Stripling of the House Committee on Un American Activities charged that the CIO National Political Action Committee is not a labor group but part of the revamped blueprint of the Communist party. The remarks labeled the PAC as a political arm aligned with red influence.

Washington Robert E. Stripling House Committee On un-American Activities CIO National Political Action Committee Communist Party

CIO PAC accused of aiding Communist movement in U S politics

Witness Stripling testified before a Dies subcommittee that CIO and its PACs are assisted by fronts around the Communist movement and some federal officials. He said CIO-PAC switched to NCPAC on June 14 to dodge the Smith Connally act and alleged that over 80 percent of the 141 members have ties to the Communist party or its fronts, naming Mervyn Rathborne Revels Cayton and Gus Hawkins among active west coast PAC figures.

Dies D-Texas CIO Stripling PAC Communist Party Mervyn Rathborne Revels Cayton Gus Hawkins

Coral reefs built from limestone skeletons not corals

A marine science note explains that structures like the Great Barrier Reef are formed by accumulated limestone skeletons of corals rather than the living corals themselves. The mineralized framework provides the reef's backbone.

Australia Great Barrier Reef

Paroled Paratrooper Kennamer Killed in Action in France

Soldier Phil Kennamer, 28, killed in action in France August 15, ending the long dispute over the 1934 Thanksgiving slaying of John F. Gorrell. Kennamer, who had been paroled from a 25 year manslaughter sentence to become a paratrooper, had warned he might not return. Gorrell was found shot in a Tulsa car. Kennamer testified self defense at the 11 day trial.

Kennamer Tulsa Okla France Phil Kennamer John F. Gorrell War Department Franklin E. Kennamer Gorrell Oklahoma Edward D. Burks The Tulsa World Sheriff's Office

Also Mentioned on This Page

N. Y Beardsley Rumi Edith Lowe Morris Plan Conference Hamilton Hamilton Seed & Coal CO Oakland Avenue Sunnyfield Flour Pillsbury White House Washington County MR. Farmer A&p ANCY Fres Veal Sirloin Radfares SQUA Nabisco Pke Zinsmaster Brandill KOF and Orang Mayfair Tea Libby Ammonia Bokar Jane Parker Marvel U. S Idaho Michigan Jonathan Northwest Calif Valencia Orang Es& S California Wisconsin S&s Louisiana Great Atlantic & Pacif Liggett Liggett’s Lilly Rexall Drug Stores Third Street Third Avenue First Avenue SE Burma KREMS Wildroot Upjohn Unicaps White V.C. CI Abbott Srla Allisterine du Barry Success School Emerge Lawrence Sude vmArt Tampax Pathe, Tea Rexall Vy Sles Woodbury Bar Johnson Baby Marcelle Physicians Surgeons Possam Sayman's Bar Hinds H&a Teel Lyons Forbens Westspray Dexin Petrogalar Alka Seltzer Baume Bengue Siegels
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication