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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1941
Page
5
A condensed market entry lists nuts from around the world, candied fruits, maple sugar, and Johnson Nut Co at 306 1 Av E offering peanut butter. Also appears dairy and animal supplies with fresh churned buttermilk at Dairymaid, 324 3rd Ave. A loan amount of $2000 is noted for ERA.
A long list of rental ads fills a page segment including furnished rooms with all bills paid, two room and four room apartments with private entrances and baths, hot water heating, gas heat, and garages. Several properties advertise lower front and upstairs units, automatic heat, and proximity to bus lines. Prices range from $15 to $2750 with details on heat, wiring, and amenities.
Auction and sale ad listing many farm items including tractors John Deere Hart Parr Case and hammer mills. Also promotes purebred pigs Jersey cows Guernsey heifers and breeding stock with contact details and locations around Marion Sol Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
Champlin's advertises day-old chicks White Rocks and New Hampshires ready for delivery February 3 and every Monday. They offer started chicks, sexed chicks on order, limited availability, pullorum tested, cash discounts, and liberal order incentives at The City's Leading Hatchery located 10 E Ave NW.
A dense catalog of poultry feeds and farm supply ads appears, listing products like EGG MASH and EGG ELLETS, prices for chicks and concentrates, and local sellers including Riverside Feed Mill Cedar Rapids and West Side Produce. It notes buyers seeking 10 000 pounds of poultry, culling pickups, and requests for Timothy Clover Alfalfa hay and straw from Ralph Ralston Springville.
Cheap bungalow in West Highlands area listed at 2550. Features include oak woodwork furnace shower in basement insulated attic finished space near school. 4 room layout with breakfast nook large kitchen and vestibule. No clear agent details. 10 percent down option advertised.
Chairman Edward J Flynn announced a Democratic National Committee reorganization with Oliver A Quayle Jr named general manager and Richard J Reynolds as treasurer. Reynolds linked to the tobacco family already served as NC finance director in 1940. Flynn set Jan 21 meeting with campaign committees and planned a Jackson Day dinner to retire the 1949 deficit.
Richmond Indiana: Earlham College President Waithiam Cullen Dennis says a vocal intelligentsia is driving the nation into hostilities against the people’s wishes. He argues war could be limited and declared only if Germany responds, and questions Roosevelt’s peacetime stance while noting Hitler’s aims for territorial expansion and the Polish Corridor.
NEW YORK INS Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt buys three new dresses for the inauguration ceremonies with a patriotic theme red white and blue while keeping her fur coat from four years ago. She wears the outfits at the Fifth avenue department store and notes she hopes the coat lasts through Washington.
A group of local amateur pilots prepare for the All American Air Maneuvers in Miami Florida. Engines checked maps plotted and beeline flights planned with several crews from Linn County Airways Cedar Rapids Airways and Saxon Field. They aim to reach Indianapolis Louise Nashville Chattanooga en route to Florida with favorable winds and clear conditions for a multi day meet beginning January 10.
Berlin reports that Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter declares the world will feel the Nazi victory inevitable this year. The triple alliance of Germany Italy and Japan signals Britain’s fall will shake all continents. Old governments and the captains of old ideas will sink as new world order emerges.
Buenos Aires reports a scheme where Argentine staples and other vital goods would be carried to Cuba in neutral ships and then transferred onward to Britain. The plan, approved in principle by Argentine officials and British authorities, aims to ease Britain’s carrier shortage for meat wheat and other items while reducing exposure to enemy attacks in the South Atlantic.
In Omaha Nebraska hostesses will arrange dates for single men at the Seventh Corps area army camp at Fort Rohneon Arkansas but dates for married men are ruled out according to Lettie Jones senior hostess for the area. She said Saturdays we will arrange good parties clean parties for good clean Americans.
About 600 destitute Americans who had been living in France will be repatriated next week. The State Department is working with Red Cross authorities to arrange passage home for many who lost their jobs after France’s collapse and could not afford travel home.
ATHENS reports new advances toward the Alourath port of Valona and the coastal base Valera. Greek forces claim the capture of 204 Itat lan prisoners and repulse of enemy counterattacks.
British attempt to bombard Norway failed as ships opened fire near Staanger Thurdau and were compelled to retreat by German coastal batteries. One vessel reportedly sank after being driven into ice water, with crews suffering losses.
ROMF INS reports Italy accelerated naval officer training and related measures amid wartime needs. The government expanded centers for veterans and orphans, established medical support, and created tighter price controls with committees including women participants.
A fragmentary New Orleans item notes subscribers demanded payment, and the editor faced an operation. The chaotic OCR conveys financial strain and health concerns, with unclear details and lingering phrases from the period.
Ten figures recognized for style in film world with mentions of actors Gene, Charles, and others. The list names prominent names and fashion influence while noting Hollywood discussion and public reception.
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