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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1941
Page
1
Police Court reports a Thursday 2 30 p m fire destroyed the roof and damaged the attic of the home of O W Lawrence located half a mile west of the city on E avenue road.
Authorities outline a 24 to 36 hour protection window for Shi focusing on regions north east and west with 28 to 32 degree limits while the southern area remains above 32 degrees. The plan emphasizes shielding the subject from temperature stress during the period.
Agnes Dollarhide from Donald married Feb 8 1938 in Cedar Rapids. A tiff was awarded, details not fully disclosed.
Goldie Lacey Bell aged 44 died at her residence 428 F Avenue NW at 4 45 p m Thursday.
Mercy tal Mr and Mrs Clarence Hopkinton welcomed a daughter on April 24. Harold Hockaday and spouse at 911 Ellis Boulevard NW welcomed a son on April 25. St Luke s Hospital reported Mr and Mrs Russell T Reed New Liberty a daughter born April 24. Mervin L Myers and Mrs Myers of Toddville welcomed a daughter April 24 at Mrs Jessie Dale s home 1321 Fourth Street NW.
President Roosevelt explains the neutrality patrol will be extended further into the Atlantic to protect American lives and property in Greenland Newfoundland Bermuda and between Newfoundland and Bermuda. He compares patrols to pioneer wagon trains and notes misperceptions about patrol range. Senators react with cautious skepticism and calls for clearer information on convoys.
The article discusses the spread of German ambitions and the need for the United States to assume its responsibility. Hull Knox and Wickard urge Americans to recognize the peril, chiding complacency and calling for heightened urgency as Axis plans unfold and potential defeat looms.
Captain Carl J. Dueser of the Cedar Rapids Gazette and First Lieut Joseph A. Mochal both receive orders to active duty. Dueser will report May 6 at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri alongside Lieut Mochal. Other area reserve officers in the same orders include Captains Edward Hale and Edward McClenahan.
Mrs. Glen Fox reports an attempted purse snatching on Sixth Street SE between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. She described two tall thin Black men who stepped from an alley and grabbed at her purse. she snatched it back and slapped one attacker. Both fled.
General discussion quotes Secretary Knox stressing wartime production and unity. He warns delaying action risks security as Axis powers encircle the world and urges ongoing commitment to prevent aggression. The nation seeks safety through strength and allied cooperation.
British night bombing hit Kiel and Wilhelmshaven with fires and explosions. Docks and yards targeted. Kiel and Baltic region industrial areas damaged. Attacks extended to Norway, Holland, Belgium and France. two planes missing. Daylight raid scorched a German tanker on the Norwegian coast. fighter intercepts over northern France.
Berlin reported RAF raids on northern Germany were repelled by anti aircraft fire. German night fighters claimed four enemy aircraft down in 45 minutes. German bombers attacked the British seaport and naval base at Portsmouth setting fires and damaging convoys offshore near Dundee.
In a federal NLRB hearing in Iowa, a jurisdictional dispute pits two unions against each other for representation of Iowa Electric Light and Power workers. I.U.C.E. claims majority status while IBEW intervenes under a labor contract. Testimony aimed to wrap Friday with oral arguments possible Saturday.
Contests for junior clubs of the Iowa Federation of Music held Thursday and Friday a dozen cities entered about 260 youths. Superior ratings earned national awards. winners named across age groups A to F. The 27th annual convention at Montrose hotel saw banquets, prize presentations, and performances by Delores Schwinger Beverly Hauser Kiara Robbins Mildred Powell and others. A state competition scholarship offers $250 at sectional level.
The sixtieth annual Coe College commencement will feature Dr. Robert Glass Cleland, vice president and dean of Occidental College, delivering the keynote address "But I Was Free Born." Cleland, a noted historian and administrator, has led major historical organizations and frequent professional contacts. The program includes faculty lectures at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on June 7, with sponsors from the alumni and student clubs. The passage also references recent legal actions involving Higby and Littlejohn, including an escape and threats against a spouse.
Detectives in Charlotte, North Carolina, learned Higby was captured by Atlanta police and notified local authorities. L. B. Marshall reported the arrest to Warden Foss Davis. Higby had been jailed since December 1912 for murder and pled guilty in February to a second degree verdict, with a 12 year sentence. Prison officials will arrange Higby’s return.
Edwin H. Griffiths former Roosevelt High biology teacher who taught in Athens college argues Metaxas regime is fascist while Greek citizens remain intensely democratic. He notes censorship secret police and exile of educators but cites widespread desire to express democracy after years of oppression. Griffiths taught in Greece 1936 to 1940 and returned to Iowa in 1941.
German observers claim 89 000 tons of shipping ready to move B E F equipment to Egyptian bases were sunk in three days. The Athens radio reports a final decisive battle as British imperial forces withdraw toward Crete with King George II and the Greek government established. Berlin credits crack mountain troops with victory at Thermopylae and notes a plan near Long Island.
The government begins another effort to persuade Londoners to carry gas masks, despite prior unsuccessful attempts.
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