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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1941
Page
3
A Sunday storm struck Hawkeye Downs sending 29 000 spectators scrambling through the gates. A Red Cross station served as a field hospital while tents collapsed and a racer crashed near the finish, injuring riders and bystanders.
A wind disrupted opening of the All-Iowa fair night show Under The Stars. Seven thousand fans saw 14 acts including Lang and Cravatt, Eight Commanders, Herzogs, Windsorettes, Nantos, and Lucille Dorman in a lively program with aerial feats, dancing, and comedy.
British general headquarters says Italian forces attacked a British post defending Tobruk on Saturday night and were killed almost to a man. The assault occurred during the siege of the Libyan city.
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