13 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
1
Opinion pieces critique praise for Wendell Willkie's stance on the lend lease bill, arguing opposition reflects distrust of Roosevelt rather than partisan motive. Editors urge respect for diverse views and caution against concentrating power in the presidency.
The foreign relations committee voted 15 to 8 to send the aid to Britain bill to the Senate floor, with Democrats backing and a mix of Republicans opposing. The panel capped aid at 1.3 billion dollars, requiring renewed congressional approval for extra funds, and rejected provisions on deploying forces beyond the Western Hemisphere.
President Roosevelt selects Jerome H. Frank, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve on the United States circuit court of appeals. He would succeed Robert P. Patterson, who resigned to become undersecretary of war.
Ten year old Laddie, an airedale, died in Monterey four days after a 2000 mile flight to rejoin Private Everett Scott at Fort Ord. Vet says heart collapse and old age caused death after weeks of IVs, feeding, and blood transfusions. Scott, who bought Laddie for 15 dollars, shared many years of hunting and companionship on the Kansas farm.
Miss Lottie Hrbek, 70, of Cedar Rapids, fell at 3 p.m. Tuesday and lay on the basement floor for 21 hours before a neighbor found her. She was taken to Mercy hospital in fair condition with shock and exposure, no broken bones reported by her physician. She lived alone and was found by Vernon Butz.
Late bulletins report Bulgaria’s government radio demanding immediate cession of a corridor through Greece to the Aegean. Spain retains non belligerent status. quarters say Madrid won’t declare war. Portugal notes Alfonso XIII renounces throne rights and names Prince Don Juan as king of all Spaniards when opportune.
The German high command said 13 British steamers were sunk in the Atlantic in what it called the most successful convoy attack to date. Details on ships or tonnage were not released, noting several large trans-ocean steamers were involved and war materials were aboard.
Britain's home fleet conducted a wide sweep over a 1000 square mile area of the North Atlantic in recent days in a decisive anti raider mission. Naval quarters confirmed the operation as highly successful and indicated German surface raiders attacked a British convoy in the Atlantic on Wednesday.
Davenport Iowa Representative Thomas E Martin warns at a Lincoln birthday dinner that the lease lend bill HR 1776 could draw the nation into direct hostilities by expanding presidential control over armament The WWII era debate notes that the bill may weaken safeguards and leave citizens unprotected if the President errs and Congress cannot stop transfers The article frames his view of pending legislation and its potential impact on national defense and impeachment as options for accountability
Yugoslav Premier Dragisha Cvetkovic departs Belgrade by special train for Germany at the invitation of the Nazi government to discuss the Balkans situation and possible axis alignment. Reports from Rome say Mussolini and Franco reached agreement on roles in Europe and Mediterranean matters, while German troops move toward the Balkans and British forces brace for actions around Gibraltar and Suez.
A columnist laments the fatigue of common terms like dynamic creative constructive and complex and urges re minting speech. The piece notes how words once powerful now feel bland and asks for clearer, more precise usage across everyday language.
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a bill to raise the debt limit from 49 billion to 65 billion dollars and authorize the treasury to issue wholly taxable bonds. Chairman Prentiss M Brown said it would reach the full Senate Friday after House passage.
Snow flurries hit Cedar Rapids and vicinity after a day of light rain with a high near 49 the prior afternoon. Temperatures fell to 33 by mid afternoon, with 12 inches of precipitation recorded in the Chambers Inskeep records, and forecast calls for a colder night and a breezy Friday.
Thousands of brilliantly colored butterflies swarmed Buenos Aires on Thursday in an unexplained invasion. The insects settled on streets and on pedestrians’ clothing as scientists scrambled to understand the phenomenon.
Attorney General Jackson ordered deportation proceedings against Harry R Bridges a west coast CIO labor leader and Australian citizen based on an FBI report. A warrant of arrest will be issued and hearings set in San Francisco beginning March 31 with Bridges denying communist ties.
Greek troops advanced about three miles along the coast after heavy artillery as they prepared to push toward the Italian held port of Valona on the Albanian coast.
Lincoln day remarks at events marking the party’s birthday reveal growing internal discord. Wendell Willkie faces opposition from Hoover and Landon over his leadership and stance on Britain aid while defending a positive Republican creed and urging stronger foreign support.
Cable dispatches reveal urgent guidance for American women children and nonessential men in Far Eastern danger zones to return home for safety and national security. Shanghai consulate and Tokyo reports confirm similar instructions from Washington. An emergency Australian war cabinet meeting in Sydney was convened to assess the Far Eastern situation.
The Far East war alarm may signal a major axis spring offensive. If Thursday dispatches prove true, Japan could strike the British in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, with Spain and possibly France aiding in the western Mediterranean, and a Balkan thrust toward Salonika and the Dardanelles.
An informant reports two Netherlands Indies merchant ships ordered into Mania harbor and others diverted to neutral harbors. Shanghai sources claim a Japanese battle fleet has gathered off Haiphong while warships previously arrived near Bangkok and reinforcements move up the Malay peninsula. The Netherlands government in exile says London controls all foreign relations. Japan reportedly rejects talks on economic negotiations. Bangkok denies use of its airfields but confirms talks concluded. Continued on Page 2.
Ten of 324 Iowa national guardsmen were honorably discharged for physical disability during stringent examinations tied to induction for federal service. Bad teeth and defects in eyes hearing and heart were the main disqualifiers as the Cedar Rapids garrison prepares to depart for Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Two vehicles and four enlisted drivers added to the convoy arriving from Burlington.
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