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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1941
Page
24
The Agriculture Department on April 1 projected this year's winter wheat yield at 616.1 million bushels from 46.27 million acres planted, with an 84 percent normal condition on December 1. Rye and pasture conditions, grain stocks on farms, and state-by-state yield figures are reported, showing higher wheat stocks and varied regional yields.
Iowa crop statistician Leslie M. Carr reports April 1 winter wheat yield at 67 percent of normal, the lowest since 1917. The decline stems from drought at seeding and the Armistice day blizzard, with per seeded acre yield at 12 bushels vs 22.7 last year and 16.4 average. Town’s 1941 crop estimated at 4,056,000 bushels, down from last year. Rye growth slowed, but pasture conditions exceed normal.
Iowa farmers hold 358 million bushels of corn on farms as of April 1, 1941, about 81 percent of the 1940 crop, according to federal statistician Leslie M. Carl. Oats stocks total 93 million bushels, about 45 percent of the 1940 crop, down from 67 million a year ago.
Thieves in Richmond return three radio receivers after discovering the loot was small spending 2.91 in postage. A note inside the package says you are costing us dough. Police say they now have plenty of clues. Worms in England are estimated to eat and deposit on the surface 320000000 tons of soil annually.
A dense listing of crossword style clues mixes across and down entries with references to film stars and general wordplay. It includes hints like pictured actress and star performer related answers alongside standard puzzle directions and abbreviations for various clues.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WMT WGN WSUI WHO KFJB and others. It notes various music shows news programs talks and concerts with times and host names, illustrating a jammed daily broadcast lineup across multiple cities.
Baltimore AP report recalls Grace Doering 28 who delivered her baby in a taxicab after a dash to a hospital. The event followed a prior taxi birth three years earlier during an earlier hospital run.
About 300 members of AFL Furniture and Piano Movers Local No. 751 in St. Louis went on strike for a 25 cent hourly wage increase as their contract expired April 1.
An article cites Milk Facts data on U S milk production and per capita consumption of dairy, noting Switzerland leads in milk use while the United States trails in butter and cheese. It emphasizes milk as a key calcium source and urges increased daily intake for adults and youths, citing vitamin D and calcium requirements.
Readers discuss a bread claiming 450 nits of vitamin B1 and iron with 4 milligrams of nicotinic acid and 4 milligrams of iron while noting the absence of riboflavin and other vitamins. The exchange includes weight gain tips and dental X-ray cautions about wisdom teeth.
Werner W. Schroeder announced invitations to Republican committeemen and women from 15 states to meet in Chicago on April 26. The gathering aims to perfect a party organization and begin a search for available talent as speakers and workers.
The Mississippi River rose toward an 11 year high in Minnesota and threatened houses in St Paul’s lowlands as residents braced for possible overflow within weeks.
Boake Carter and other former officials challenge current defense policies while questioning a court recess allowing Warry Bridges to preside at the Pacific coast longshoremen convention in Los Angeles. The piece notes U S defense costs for the Philippines and compares American procedures to foreign norms amid defense anxieties.
Reader tips point to the Want Ads classification No 8 for a range of home repairs and services including ash hauling snouting gutters roofing lumber painting hardware fencing carpentry carpeting linoleum furnace work tree trimming plastering and cleaning tasks.
The piece questions a seven year timeline for a new naval base and flags an $80 million defense cost as possibly political. Hull defends a distinction between foreign directed activity and American communists while referencing the Bund. It recalls wartime drafting stress at New London and the toll on naval designers.
The text portrays soldiers breaking under stress with fits of crying, shouting, or agitation. It notes hospitalization for some and mentions repeated strain both on and off the battlefield as a cause of madness during wave time.
President Roosevelt designates Douglas Fairbanks Jr on leave from films to tour Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Uruguay Paraguay and Panama for two months. The White House cites aims to gauge views on using the arts to boost inter-American understanding and cultural ties.
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