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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
2
The air ministry says the aerial offensive resumed on a 24 hour basis with Tuesday night raids followed by daylight patrols by fighter command over occupied France. American built night fighters attacked airdromes as bombs hit runways and hangars while machine gun posts were silenced. one night fighter is listed as missing.
Berlin reports British bombers hit west and southwest Germany causing civilian casualties and damage. One aircraft was shot down by night fighters. German bombers attacked military targets in southeast England with observed success.
LOS ANGELES UP Colonel John A Robenson accuses Pasadena Justice William Fox of suspending a thiefs sentence on condition he join the army The thief Arthur Louis Buntrock Jr 22 was jailed 180 days for stealing 72 from a restaurant and facing felony forgery and bigamy convictions in 1939 Civil judges are challenged over such plea deal tactics.
Edgar A. Guest relates a humorous exchange where the speaker protests Friday scarcity and urges a trip to obtain fish. The Bishop agrees noting favorable winds and the urgency of the need. The poem ends with both deciding to go to fulfill Friday dining.
Colonel Robenson told Fox that the army does not induct anyone on parole probation or under suspended sentence. Fox said he thought Buntrock was a nice boy needing only army discipline and help to straighten him out.
The War Department is intensifying efforts to convert thousands of consumer goods factories at risk of shutdown into arms production. Undersecretary Robert Pattergion and the Army Industrial College have surveyed Midwest plants already affected by rationing, producing a list of over 500 convertible facilities. Industries studied include washing machines refrigerators home heating appliances and bath tub makers.
The report notes that the work has begun a checkup of thousands of munitions already listed and not yet reassessed. This effort targets safety and accuracy in the ongoing catalog and inspection process.
The statement lists counts of mammal, reptile and amphibian, and bird species worldwide. It notes 13 000 mammals, 7 000 reptiles and amphibians, and 24 000 birds as part of global biodiversity figures.
The notice states bidders may view bid forms and contract bonds for road work in Lyon County Iowa. It notes acceptance dates, standard county forms, and supplementary specifications. It names L. Beesoy as chairman and Rob't Vesely as county auditor with a dated August 6 1941.
Reader advised to use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules to flush a cold from the kidneys and ease urinary irritation. Directions say follow package guidance for dosing.
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, famed Indian poet and Nobel laureate, died in Bengal likely at his Santiniketan home. Born in Calcutta, he founded Santiniketan and Visva Bharati, donated Nobel prize money to rural institutes, and shared a vision of India’s self reliance and independence.
Pvt Leonard L Corn of Canton Ohio and Pvt George W Cobb of Stow Ohio in the same platoon had never met before. Corn is a truck driver and Cobb a clerk. Jack Dempsey the former heavyweight champion could throw a punch at 135 miles an hour.
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