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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
16
DETROIT IP Henry Ford tests a new riveting method that may cut plane production time and labor by about half and ease bomber bottlenecks. Ford associates believe the changes plus wider use of duraluminum welding could make 1,000 planes a day feasible as a giant bomber plant uses a mile long moving assembly line.
About 2000 people filled SAC City high school auditorium for the funeral of Earl Dew 19 year old national champion jockey fatally injured at Agua Caliente last Sunday. Parents and turf figures sent sympathy while family members attended as community members packed hallways and classrooms. The Rev Ira D Crewsdon led the service and Dew’s burial followed at Cory Grove cemetery with American Legion ushers assisting. Dew had won 287 races in 1940 to capture the national crown and had been a prominent rider since 1938 at midwestern fairs.
Berlin reports German authorities said the imprisoned Lutheran minister and WWII submarine commander Martin Niemoeller would stay in a concentration camp as a dangerous citizen, despite unconfirmed reports he may convert to Catholicism. Diocesan circles expect a church court decision in March.
A Boake Carter piece surveys U S trade with China Japan's share of China's foreign trade and Britain's role. It notes the small U S trade stake in the Far East, Japan's wartime material imports, and historical views on the Philippines independence under Roosevelt. It cites U S aid to China and commentary on gold price effects and Empire assets.
The writer mocks imperial conflicts over rubber and silk economics and questions naval strategy from Pearl Harbor to Singapore. It imagines a hypothetical Japanese fleet visiting Honolulu in retaliation, highlighting ironies in democracy rhetoric and global power moves.
Frank E. Ellis 61 founder of a local archaeology museum died at home after weeks of illness. A Democrat elected to the Iowa Senate in 1936, he served in the 47th and 48th General Assemblies. Survived by widow Alice Lynch, son Francis, and two children from a previous marriage. He had explored caves along the Maquoketa and Wapsi rivers and directed Izaak Walton League work.
President Roosevelt quickly signs a bill totaling 313.5 million dollars to build 200 new cargo ships. The project totals 350 million dollars with 36.5 million already set aside to begin facilities. The Maritime Commission gains 65 million in extra contract authority for ongoing shipbuilding.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration tentatively sets May 31 for a grower referendum on strict marketing quotas for the 1941 wheat crop. A two thirds approval by producers is needed. if passed, each producer faces a 15 cent per bushel penalty tax on excess sales. AAA expects the 1941 wheat supply to be among the largest on record after harvest.
Lauchlin Currie, Roosevelt's administrative assistant, met with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking China on Friday to deliver a personal letter from the President.
Former Dutch prime minister Derek Jan de Geer, who fled the country when Germans occupied the Netherlands last May, has returned to his homeland aboard a German plane from Lisbon. The Dutch government in exile condemned the move, stressing no policy change and reaffirming resolve to fight Germany with Britain. De Geer, 70, said he remained loyal to Queen Wilhelmina and the Netherlands despite separation from his ailing wife.
In Mamaroneck New York burglars penetrated an elaborate private guard system at the Thomas Tommy Manville mansion and took $5000 in cash from a safe. A guard found the theft Thursday morning after Manville had spent the night in New York.
FAIRFIELD AP Dr Hubert C Mayer of Auburndale Mass was elected Parsons college president at a special board meeting. Mayer had served nine years as a professor of education at Boston University.
Central News Agency dispatches report heavy fighting near Nanyang in southwestern Henan province. At least 4,000 Japanese soldiers are said killed in the clash between advancing Japanese units and Chinese forces.
The District Court of Linn County Iowa gives notice that on February 5 1941 at 9:00 AM an instrument claimed as the Last Will and Testament of Marie Frycek of Cedar Rapids will be admitted to probate. The hearing to prove and admit the will will occur before the District Court with O Hanehuk as attorney for the petitioner.
A historical radio grid lists stations WMT WHO WOI KFIB KFJB KIJB KWLC WSUI and more. Programs include News Morning Parade Farm Facts Family Altar and various musical segments, tempering with service reports and church hour.idente
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