23 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1941
Page
1
Secretary Wickard told Des Moines listeners the south will expand hogs, corn, wheat, and dairy output and that production growth is desirable though markets may lag. He warned profits depend on selling at fair prices and noted northern overproduction currently reduces returns.
Opposition charges administration pressure to curb debate as Sen. McCarran warns of dire homecomings if aid becomes law. Barkley and Clark clash with Wheeler and Taft over pace, while Capper and Lucas highlight intra party tensions. Continued discussion expected.
John Lear AP staff member and four others stranded in the Sechura desert reached Morrope safely after a four day trek. Lear pilot Hughe Wells and engineer Hermann Baumann survived with minimal water and food aided by desert traders and a miracle, while others were rescued by Peruvian planes.
A Saturday AP poll shows 52 senators in favor, 20 against, 21 uncommitted, and 2 unavailable on the British aid bill. With one seat vacant, a majority is 48. Democrats lead 46 to 5 Republicans and 1 independent in favor, with 8 Democrats, 11 Republicans against and 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans uncommitted. Iowa’s Clyde Herring favoring the bill and Guy Gillette opposing are noted.
Screen star Norma Shearer joined Idaho skiers at Sun Valley winning her silver ski and sun race award on Saturday in a notable event for celebrities and winter sports.
Government economists warn Germany faces serious shortages of meats fats vitamins and minerals within six months due to the British blockade reduced output and depleted reserves. Fat supplies will be halved by mid 1941 with current rations at 80 percent of prewar levels. Malnutrition threatens worker efficiency and nerves, while meat rationing may force fewer workers on heavy manual labor or general cuts. Germany seeks help from conquered nations with limited success expected.
Paris dispatch reports Fernand de Brinon, France’s ambassador to Germany, stating France seeks collaboration with Germany rather than active war. He asserts France remains politically unchanged, accepts armistice, and notes Germany occupies two thirds of France, yet France hopes for a role in postwar Europe through cooperation.
NBC reports former King Alfonso of Spain dies as he lies in a Berlin broadcast. In Rome Alfonso XII, gravely ill, prays with last rites as Jesuit priest administers prayers. Relatives kiss him and foreign royals visit, including Vittorio Emanuele and Umberto.
Cedar Rapids saw a sharp temperature swing Saturday, rising from 2 below zero at 7 a.m. to 28 above by 3 p.m. The mercury dipped after 1 p.m. and fell to 13 by midnight, despite a clear sky and sun.
London reports the ministry will increase the weekly butter allowance to four ounces per person starting March 15. The combined weekly total for butter margarine and cooking fats stays at a half-pound.
Rep J Parnell Thomas charges the Washington hotel death may not be General Walter G Krivitsky. He says the Dies committee will investigate further and faults police and FBI for bungling the case.
Editors nationwide say it is the government's duty to define what is secret and to withhold sensitive material. They react to President Roosevelt's comments on publishing Gen. George C Marshall testimony and stress the need for a formal standard to protect national defense.
London reports that Chief of State Henri Philippe Petain was seriously ill were denied by his entourage who called the claims absolutely false. The marshal’s health was described as surprisingly good.
The page lists sections and page references for a Sunday edition with editorial, sports, social news, forecasts, and state and farm news. It mentions writers Boake Carter Walter Wischell Wantade and topics across sections with page numbers.
German high command and Italian papers accuse Britain of planning incidents to drag the United States into the war. reports cite a supposed American flag on a sunken Canadian Cruiser and warn Washington to stay neutral. Mussolini's papers say US arms arrive too late. Ciano’s Telegrafo mocks Eleanor Roosevelt.
The United States government will hold Germany to strict account for sinking any American ship, regardless of alleged misuse of the Stars and Stripes by Germany's enemies. This was stated by authoritative quarters in response to a reported sinking.
Governor George A. Wilson appointed 15 Iowans to the new Iowa industrial and defense commission. The panel aims to attract permanent and defense industries to Iowa, with Howard R. Green of Cedar Rapids among the new members and carry-over appointees from the existing resources and defense council.
Reports say Bulgarian communist farm leaders urged passive resistance to the German occupation while troops and officials moved into Sofia. Tass denied Soviet active help but rumors spread of British aid for Greece and a Balkan defense pact among Turkey Greece and Yugoslavia.
In Kingston Missouri Raymond Eveland, 10, leapt into a pond to rescue Dorothy Losh, 11, after she broke through ice. He held her above water until help arrived but died, while Dorothy survived. Raymond’s mother recovered his body minutes later.
President Roosevelt plans to send a special message to Congress proposing a flat $30 monthly federal pension for all citizens over sixty, replacing the current matching system. The proposal aims to broaden social security into a national system covering unemployment and old age benefits, despite cost concerns amid wartime aid and armament spending.
Ernest Kosek of 1309 Second Street SW filed nomination papers Saturday to seek a second three year term on the Cedar Rounds school board. Nominations close next Friday noon. Hoadley will not seek reelection after three terms. Kosek was first to file papers with the board secretary.
German bombs were said to indirectly cause the death of Michael Joyce father of Nazi radio propagandist Lord Haw Haw. Joyce died of a heart attack after his south London home was bombed during a lutte waf fe raid and the stress from the raid, according to the London Sunday Dispatch.
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