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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1941
Page
3
The piece argues Americans lack full understanding of war stakes and the President should disclose specific facts in plain language. It contrasts Roosevelt's urgency with Will Rogers’ lighter take and urges clearer communication to inform the public about why the nation should be alarmed.
An editorial contrasts global economic plans with domestic limits while praising Cedar Rapids fire protection. It cites last year’s property loss under $1,200, credits the Cedar Rapids Fire Department and Chief E. P. Kohout for raising efficiency, and notes strong fire insurance influence.
Washington officials warn that a week of Axis victories could erode public morale. Despite Nazi advances from Yugoslavia to Greece and costly Allied setbacks, many fear growing defeatism unless the President offers reassurance and renewed resolve.
Eugene O Neill continues work on his cycle of nine plays at his California home two miles from a quiet highway. He has finished The Iceman Cometh and Long Day s Journey Into Night but will not stage new work without his presence. He rises at six and writes from seven, with only his wife allowed to disturb him.
German raiders struck London in a second blitz raid after a prior deadly assault. The night featured heavy anti aircraft fire and incendiaries, with one of the city’s notable churches set ablaze while rescue squads labored in bomb rubble.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace marks three months in office by urging a balance of rights and duties. He cites James 1 25 on liberty and argues for a bill of duties to ensure the general welfare against special-interest legislation. He compares the new role with his former agriculture secretary post and plans outreach to all Senate members to build broad support.
Aymond Moley argues that a postwar socialistic commonwealth of nations is the true aim of left wing interventionists, a theory shared by an increasing group who see a hidden motive in Washington. He notes broad support for the New Deal yet doubts public willingness to back global expansion. The piece contrasts the costs of blood and money in pursuing such aims.
HIS MAN COFER, sent by the U S labor department as a mediator in the packinghouse strike, has 36 years in labor relations. He moves between controversies, recently leaving for a steel industry dispute, yet remains calm, affable, discreet, and gentlemanly in service to federal mediation. Town commends his patient efforts.
Ruth Cessna, a nutritionist in Ames, questions home produced foods from farm families noting poor preparation. The piece reflects on traditional farm kitchen notions and worries about losing long held culinary ideas and appetite.
In New York a new group named The Fight for Freedom Committee announced plans to push U S military action against the Axis. Sen Carter Glass is honorary chairman and Rt Rev Henry W Hobson heads the committee, pledging full use of resources to win the war and secure swift peace.
Athens AP reports Premier Alexs Korizis killed himself Friday after a nervous breakdown linked to Greece fight against Germany and Italy. Officials said a new cabinet will have a military character due to war conditions.
Cedar Rapids report confirms Mohr Keet, a former Iowa State exchange student and Phi Epsilon member, is interned as a British subject at Grand Caserne St Denis France after being taken from a ship in Bis cay Bay last June. A Johannesburg letter to his fiancée says he is well and of good courage despite circumstances.
Detroit based report previews Chrysler’s new 28 ton medium tank slated for mass production at 5000 units yearly. It features 75 mm cannon, 37 mm anti tank and anti aircraft gun, multiple machine guns, a 400 hp radial engine, speeds over 25 mph and 100 mile range.
A late spring storm system struck eight states across the plains and West. Missouri and Arkansas reported at least seven deaths as floods and high winds damaged farms and barns in Illinois. Snow storms crippled Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas with strong winds at times reaching 44 mph.
Cedar Rapids shows a 33.5 percent rise in construction for the year ending March 21 1941 totaling 2 556 348 with 642 098 more than 1939-40. Major gains come from 302 new houses valued at 1 282 250 and 50 new commercial structures. 300 new garages and one new church noted with several remodels.
Moscow dispatch quotes Pravda praising the Japanese Soviet nonaggression pact as a peace instrument and saying it does not target Germany. It accuses Anglo American circles of seeking to widen war and argues the pact unsettles London and Washington.
A DNB report from Ankara says a plane carrying Yugoslav political fugitives landed in the Turkish capital. The arrival was disclosed by the German official news agency on a Saturday night dispatch.
Eastern Iowa faced a destructive tornado Saturday afternoon with damage centered near West Liberty and Lenden. Trees were uprooted, barns demolished, and at least one home largely wiped out. Five hundred chicks died in a farm loss, while injuries were reported from flying glass in West Liberty.
Linn county medical society will hold mass examinations for draftees due to difficulty finding enough physically fit men classified A-11. The first session is 6 p.m. Thursday in the courthouse basement with about 25 doctors ready to screen applicants. The east side draft board is short 12 men as they prepare to deploy 14 men to Fort Des Moines Wednesday.
Greek high command reports German infantry in unending waves pushing toward the south along the British Greek line. British and Greek communiques say the front holds, with heavy losses to Germans and prisoners taken. Mount Olympus and Larisa claimed by Nazis amid mounting Balkan fighting.
Cedar Rapids saw about a half inch of rain in roughly 15 minutes Saturday evening. Sewers flooded briefly but streets remained undamaged according to city workers. Temperature rose to 68 degrees mid afternoon, dipped, then fell to 47 by midnight with a 4 a.m. low of 58. Cooler air moved into Iowa as showers continued in scattered areas.
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