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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1941
Page
1
The piece notes the historic third presidential term begun January 20 1941 and calls for scrutiny of democracy’s strength amid new realities. It contrasts Roosevelt’s rhetoric with the unfinished business of checks and balances and warns that lease lend and tax reform mark looming battles in Iowa and national policy.
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler and Premier Benito Mussolini met in a highly secret war council described as their final discussion before the invasion. Details of time and location were tightly guarded, with only brief glimpses of the meeting emerging.
Berlin reports show Hitler and Mussolini met in secret with Ribbentrop and Ciano as war tensions rise. The official communique claims full accord on all questions but gives no location or specifics about the meeting. The timing coincides with President Roosevelt’s third term inauguration broadcast, heightening speculation.
Cedar Rapids police recount a prowler investigation where Detective Jonn Hanna nicknamed Long John slips during a risky move from a second floor window toward a garage roof. He catches the sill as glass breaks, hanging briefly before aid arrives.
A reader questions how liberty ties to work and security in a democracy. The piece contrasts personal freedom with state coercion in Germany, argues liberty must be raised by people, and warns against trading liberty for security. It weighs spiritual versus physical power in sustaining a free society.
British forces reportedly defeated two Italian divisions near Kassala in the Anglo Egyptian Sudan, with about 24,000 Italians routed and 2,000 casualties. Ethiopian volunteers aided the pursuit as British tanks and armor pressed the Italians along the Sudanese border toward the Libyan desert.
Cedar Ranida News reports a single-vehicle accident Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on First avenue E near Thirty-sixth to Thirty-seventh streets. Lumir Newmeister, 18, drove the car which skidded and hit a telephone pole. Passengers Thelma Jenkins, 17, and Mabel Slaymaker, 16, suffered facial injuries and other bumps and were treated and released from St. Luke's hospital.
Vernon Montague, 23, of 500 A avenue NE, slept in a running car on First avenue E as exhaust filled the cabin. A milkman found him slumped at the wheel, aroused him, alerted police, and officers confirmed alcohol impairment caused the incident. Montague was fined $25 and costs for drunkenness.
Fire Chief Kohout reports Cedar Rapids total fire loss in 1940 at 71 460.51 with only 1 197.55 paid by residents in a year of 237 dwelling fires. Insurance covered most costs and the rate runs below the national average.
Washington reports say Franklin D Roosevelt sent a personal note to Winston Churchill praising united action to aid Britain and urge fast passage of the lend lease bill. Willkie left for England after a Washington meeting with Roosevelt and Cordell Hull, saying conferences were very pleasant and he would travel via Lisbon.
Berlin spokesman says the San Francisco flag tearing incident at the German consulate created a moral insult and may lead to additional political and diplomatic developments. He notes the US State Department regrets but cannot confirm official reaction, while German papers condemn the act as an insult to the flag.
Two US Navy seamen, Harold J. Sturtevant and E. G. Lackey, were found guilty of malicious mischief for cutting down a Nazi flag at the German consulate in San Francisco. Judge Mullins remanded them to naval custody with sentencing due Thursday. maximum six months in county jail. Sturtevant, 22, from Haverhill Massachusetts, and Lackey, 23, from Charlotte North Carolina. American Legion officials helped secure their release after midnight.
A weekend warm up lifts the thermometer to 28 by Monday afternoon. Sunday’s high was 15 and the low 1 above, with a thaw expected under clear skies while roads remain slick in spots. The city streets department reports passable thoroughfares with five trucks ready to fix remaining spots as needed.
John Weston, 42, was charged with driving while intoxicated after early Sunday arrest by Highway Patrolmen James Gildroy and M G Swords on Highway 149 near Sixth Street SW. A chemical test showed 1.85 mg per cc, but officials say the result is not definite proof of intoxication. Weston was released on $500 bond. A preliminary hearing before Justice H. R. Churchill was set for Tuesday at 2 pm. County Attorney W. W. Crissman may refer the matter to a grand jury if true information is not filed.
The Supreme Court held in a 6 to 3 decision that alien registration is a federal matter under the 1940 Alien Registration Act, so Pennsylvania's state law cannot be enforced. The ruling emphasizes federal supremacy in immigration registration powers.
Police say 71 year old John Grzybowski shot three people in their beds in Saginaw Michigan early Monday and wounded a fourth before fatally shooting himself.
Washington saw a 235-plane air parade salute the new term president as Gen George C. Marshall led 6 400 troops along the inaugural route. Grandstands sold seats at premiums while 20 000 onlookers filled the stands and curbs with armored units from Fort Knox marching past the Capitol.
Police report a Washington barber and Legionnaire carrying a revolver was picked up in the inaugural grandstand near the White House and held for questioning. Secret service deemed him harmless, saying his name would not be released as he claimed to guard the President again this year.
A small fire broke out in the mop closet near the Capitol main entrance less than an hour before Roosevelt's inauguration. It was quickly extinguished with no damage reported. Several children climbed a Capitol lawn tree for a better view. one fell, was injured, and taken to a hospital.
In Michigan City Indiana Eva Swanson 98 pounds gave birth to quadruplets three girls and a boy by Caesarian section. Two of the babies died within hours the remaining two were weak but in incubators. Baby weights ranged from 2 pounds 3 ounces to 2 pounds 9 ounces. They are named Jennifer Philip Stephen Phoebe and Linda.
President Franklin D Roosevelt took his oath for a third term before about 7 000 people as police lined the crowd. He pledged to faithfully execute the office and defend the Constitution while reflecting on democracy's endurance and progress. The ceremony included a correction during the oath and a brief inaugural address, followed by a church service attended by his family and foreign dignitaries.
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