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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1941
Page
1
Forecast issued at 9 am predicts 24 to 36 hours of cold for shippers. Northwest winds may reach 32 degrees while other directions stay above 32 to protect shipments.
At 6 34 pm a lightning strike hit a high line pole near Nineteenth Avenue and Second Street SW triggering a general alarm.
Mr and Mrs C W Clark 806 Nineteenth street SE welcomed twins a son and a daughter on April 17. Mr and Mrs Al Kane 318 Twenty fourth street NE welcomed a son on April 17. Mr and Mrs H J Taylor 1201 B avenue NW welcomed a son on April 17. Mr and Mrs LaMotte L Anderson Route 2 a SW welcomed a daughter on April 17. Mr and Mrs Edward Kocina 625 Second avenue SW welcomed a daughter on April 18.
H. S. Baldwin 22 of Chicago and Lowell Harkness 30 of 1410 C Street SW fined 10 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace by fighting. Thomas Calhoun of 210 Seventh Avenue SW also fined 10 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace, with the fine suspended on payment of.
Russell Burgess of 210 Second Street NW was fined $50 and costs by Justice H R Churchill for assault and battery with $25 suspended.
A powerful storm swept central and east central Iowa causing a fatality and extensive damage. Reported tornadoes demolished homes and barns near Draper Inn and Ladora area, with glass shattered, trees uprooted, and cars damaged. Widespread flooding flooded basements. several farms reported ruined outbuildings and injured residents while communications remained chaotic. Weather stations logged heavy rainfall and hail up to seven inches thick in places.
Labor dispute at Wilson packing plant in Cedar Rapids ends with a settlement. Parties commit to resume operations, reinstate workers, and continue bargaining on wages and conditions. Attorney M A Prowell arrives to study adherence to prior court verdict while some strikers remain.
A violent tornado near Victor damages homes and property across the area. The Murray and Bloome families escape serious harm, two nurses provide first aid, and communication lines are cut. Debris scatters across fields as outbuildings and signs are hurled by the storm.
A storm caused localized flooding on county roads with Independence reporting only a half inch of rain. Ten miles south the downpour lasted over an hour leaving debris and a large log across the highway. Drivers diverted via No. 11 to Independence, Manchester and Quasqueton to avoid a washed bridge.
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