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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1941
Page
12
In Cedar Rapids today at 815 pm the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra performs at Memorial Coliseum under the Community Concerts association auspices with a public concert program announced for local residents.
Forecast issued at 9 am predicts ship temperatures by direction. North to northwest range 2 to 10 degrees below zero, west from zero to 10 above, south and east up to 15 above. Shippers should expect variable conditions across regions in the next day and a half.
Several Cedar Rapids and Waterloo residents face fines and costs for speeding. Cedar Rapids residents Harold Hilton and Marie Barrett plus others from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo were fined $10 and costs. Two drivers from Cottage Grove and Nineteenth street surrendered licenses for one week as speeding charges were dismissed. A structure fire on Ellis Boulevard NW prompted alarms, and Mercy Hospital announced a birth to Mr and Mrs Hamill Murphy on February 21.
At the Statehouse senate deferred action on unemployment compensation until 10 am Tuesday and introduced nine bills including a four-senator measure to raise maximum old age pension from 32.5 to 40 dollars a month. Passed a corn bill and adjourned at 12 40 pm until 10 am Monday. Received 14 bills, creating an $75 000 agricultural land credit fund and other measures. Passed old age assistance funding of 8.5 million annually, defined lard and pork fat, taxed butterfat for ads, and five more measures. Recessed from 12 30 to 1 30 pm with plans to adjourn to 9 45 am Monday.
In St Louis AP report, a regional mayors meeting unanimously adopted a resolution urging the federal government to create a linked system of waterways and highways to support railroads during crises. A second resolution urged outsourcing defense contracts to small firms and building a public works reservoir to keep employment when defense slows.
An authorized German spokesman said "Victory before peace" may be the official formula for all Axis wars including the Greek Italian conflict with Britain. He clarified there is no elaboration on the Greek Italian war and noted Germany is not normally at war with Greece. The spokesman also commented on mediation efforts.
President Roosevelt departed Washington by train Friday afternoon to spend the weekend at his Hyde Park home in New York. A separate note mentions a Western Australia rule forbidding the use of Christian names for servants unless consent is provided.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden faces questions in London via the Japanese ambassador Mamoru Shigemitsu as tensions rise over Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Reports detail British plans on Greece Turkey Libya and East Africa while Japan warns of counter actions and observers note shifts around Bulgaria and the Dardanelles.
Ida Boettcher longtime Armstrong Clothing bookkeeper and credit manager received honorary life memberships in the Retail Credit Association and the Credit Women’s breakfast club at Cedar Rapids Roosevelt hotel. Seventy attendees heard remarks by Robert Armstrong and recalled her early staff days. Officers reelected with new directors Carlos Miller Inez Fisher Stanley Mohrbacher announced.
Columns of German motorized troops extend many miles south through Romania toward the Danube frontier with Bulgaria. The move suggests a flank on Greece with Salonika as a likely objective. Dispatches from Belgrade note the German mass movement accompanied by a shift of general staff headquarters to the Balkans.
The President defends disclosure as part of national safety while noting no new testimony exists and criticizing editors and broadcasters for printing such information. He refuses to reveal actual testimony, questions publishers, and says no difference between peace and war for defense secrets.
City administration backs a legislative bill to increase the garbage disposal levy to cover the added cost of a new incinerator. The current budget of 26500 proves insufficient for this year’s collection expenses, and Linn County representatives and a senator have been alerted.
In Michigan two plants shut and a third idle as labor disputes halt production. Fisher Body in Lansing briefly reopened then paused again, 2200 idle. Oldsmobile Detroit and Packard in Detroit suspend output with 7500 idle. Motor Wheel strike affects 3000. federal conciliator joins stalled talks.
Dr O'Brien and Mr Marshall led a defense of America’s stance amid the lend lease bill debate. They warned the measure risks war and domestic tyranny while threatening democracy and the nation’s heritage. John A Walsh chaired as the college band performed beforehand.
Southern California endured heavy downpours that left at least five dead and caused extensive flood damage running into thousands of dollars. A Glendale youth drowned while trying to rescue a woman from a storm drain and four others died in Los Angeles County traffic accidents caused by the rain.
A historical note states Oberlin College became the first American institution to admit women about a hundred years ago. It marks a milestone in higher education, highlighting Oberlin's early commitment to gender equality in academia and student enrollment.
The 33,000-ton German liner George Washington is acquired by the Navy Department to serve as a troop transport, expanding the military’s capacity to move about 50,000 personnel on short notice. Built in 1908 by Vulcan Werft in Stettin, the ship has historic ties to World War I and President Wilson.
Attorneys for five heirs-at-law petitioned for a special administrator for the estate of J Chalmer Neal who died Sunday. Judge H C Ring named Merchants National Bank. The will dated Feb 16 leaves Frank Schlack a life estate and designates him executor. Personal property estimated at 1000 dollars, a residence, and a 320 acre farm. Petitioners Rosa Botkin John B Neal William E Neal Anna Failor and Etta Keith reside near Lima Ohio. Schlack not related to Neal. Will filed for probate Monday but resistance entered before admission. Continuous reading notes Schlack life estate remainder to his heirs. Will witnessed by a physician and a nurse.
Earl Daywitt, 41, of 1506 Sixth Street SMW, pled guilty to driving while intoxicated before Judge H C Ring. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs and granted permission to pay in 25 dollar monthly installments. Daywitt had earlier entered a not guilty plea after a Jan. 25 arrest by police.
Gene Rabin 25 of 611 First Avenue E had a 30 day sentence for larceny from a motor vehicle suspended from 2 am Sunday in an order by Judge C H Haas. He may leave the county jail early for a job out of state, his prior music work noted.
H Davis of Walker was fined 100 dollars and costs by Judge H C Ring on illegal gambling device charges. Sheriff Jim Smith seized a slot machine at Davis restaurant in Walker last Saturday. On the attorney Crissman recommendation, Judge Ring suspended all but 25 dollars of the fine for good behavior. the machine will be destroyed.
Deputy Whittemore said Ed Wilson 34 now in Linn county jail for beating a Central City board bill will be turned over to Tipton authorities after his 30 day sentence ends March 16 to face uttering a forged instrument charges. Other rulings include Jansa reversal of a 15.12 auto accident judgment and a Brown's addition lot sale for 1900 by Iowa State Savings bank receiver.
Senator Gillette harshly criticized the lend liberty act arguing it diverts defense needs to aid Britain and risks US security. He warned the measure could empower the President to seize ships and shift combat zones while urging caution before committing to near term war.
Washington reports intensified drive by administration leaders to push the British aid bill to President Roosevelt for approval by next weekend. Rep. George (D Ga) warned of rapid world events and predicted major developments within ten days, noting Germany’s expected swift move.
More than 700 ASCAP members voted unanimously to approve a consent decree ending the federal criminal anti trust action. A majority of the society's 1200 members have approved the agreement.
Forecast from 6.30 p.m. Feb. 21 to 6.30 p.m. Feb. 26 covers Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota excluding Great Lakes drainage. Temperatures below normal with little precipitation except possible moderate snow in extreme southern Illinois mid period and occasional snow flurries elsewhere. A statistician estimates a single train would take 292 days to cover all U S railway trackage at 60 mph.
The long influential Soviet diplomat Litvinoff faced a waning star after Russia withdrew from full world cooperation. His May 3 1939 resignation as foreign commissar signaled a possible shift away from a democratic front as Russia moved closer to Germany.
Trustees released after $5 994 94 payment to the City of Cedar Rapids leaves the pool trust fund balance exhausted. The Cham ber of Commerce youth bureau raised 12 580 55, with 2 280 67 paid to H R Green Engineering for services.
Sir Howard D'Egville told Ontario legislature that 20 secret air bases in Mexico are in operation for the benefit of the axis powers. The claim ties Mexico to Axis war efforts and involves a prominent British parliamentary figure.
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