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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
4
The National Safety Council, per President Roosevelt, urged officials to mobilize safety campaigns and recruit unions, civic groups, and 5,000 safety bodies to curb accidents affecting the defense program. It warned of rising traffic deaths and projected a potential 40,000 annual total without corrective action.
In Chicago Carl Johnson, a Jeeves figure for Attorney Herbert Lautmann, entertained guests at the Lautmann home while the family vacationed. A party expanded to 16 people before the owners returned. Missing items included $50 and about $500 in clothing and jewelry. Police arrested Jewel Packer, Joyce Copeland, Walter Rauhe, Charles Russell, and August Danes on larceny charges. Johnson remained employed but uncertain of his future.
The notice states that on August 13 1941 an Administratrix was appointed and qualified to manage the estates of Mary Rtepanek and Frank Rtepanelk of Linn County Iowa. Creditors are asked to settle debts promptly and notify the Clerk of Linn County. Kublerk is listed as attorney.
Sen. Burton Wheeler denounces Prime Minister Churchill's vow to stand with the United States, saying the war threat comes from Britain’s Asia interests. He accuses Roosevelt officials of promoting war and aiding Russia while portraying the administration as isolationist.
The quotation notes distrust of prospects for long term friendship with England, urging swift action to strengthen national defense. It warns that friendship is doubtful unless a stronger navy and another American Expeditionary Force are sent promptly.
A Washington dispatch reports a special American mission to England recommends fingerprinting the entire U S population for casualty identification. The group sent to Civilian Defense Director LaGuardia urges a central casualty clearing bureau for each local defense authority.
A New York mission reports it left by clipper on July 12 and returned 11 days ago to coordinate identification of injured and dead. It also urges exemption of police and fire personnel from military service under the draft law.
Albert E. Wiggam explains sleep regularity and waking ease with experiments from the Journal of Experimental Psychology. He notes early deep sleep, then tossing, and that a person often wakes easiest after turning. He also discusses initial attraction beyond beauty, citing Florence Seabury on love and appearances.
An advertisement promotes Marmola tablets as a simple way to slim faces and figures without dieting or intense exercise. It claims the product has been in use for over thirty years with more than twenty million boxes distributed, and is intended for adults with hypothyroidism who are otherwise healthy. It warns against diagnosis and urges consulting a physician.
Industrial psychologist Robert Hoppock reports that 66 psychologists were surveyed on job satisfaction. About two thirds said they are very happy at work and derive more happiness from their jobs than their hobbies.
The passage notes the widespread use of a job satisfaction test across various occupations with at least two thirds expressing happiness in their work. It also states Halifax as Canada’s principal Atlantic port and seacoast hub.
London dispatch reports William Robert Dunn of Houston Texas an American Eagle pilot serving in the Royal Air Force shot down two German Messerschmitt fighters Wednesday to become the high scorer among the American volunteer flyers.
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