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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1941
Page
4
A 1934 Gazette clipping shows Hitler’s Reichstag defiance and purge aftermath on Friday the 13th. It notes the U S Farm program 85 percent parity loans and postwar readjustment fears, plus Cedar Rapids USO drives exceeding targets and local generosity.
Mayor Frank Hahn establishes a Civil Defense council to coordinate city readiness for national emergencies. Edward E. Lowe named chairman with representatives from twenty groups and city departments. A meeting at city hall will designate reps from numerous organizations to discuss coordination and training efforts.
Cedar Rapids recorded its coolest day of the week with a high of 77 degrees at 4 pm. Temperatures fell to 66 at 9 pm and 63 by 11:30 pm, with a 57 degree low noted at 3 am. By 9:30 am the mercury climbed to 65 and reached 74 by 1:45 pm.
At least 19 people were killed and more than 20,000 houses flooded after 72 hours of rain in the Tokio region. Dozens remain missing as severe weather wreaks havoc across the metropolitan area.
Cedar Rapids residents raise 12113.68 dollars in the USO drive, 22 percent over the 10000 goal as M. Morrison reports. Over 11000 contributors helped support recreation centers for armed forces near camps, with several firms achieving 100 percent subscription including Collins Radio and Coe College faculty. Dewey notes seven states plus D C exceeded quotas in the national campaign.
Congress attacks joint Anglo American occupation of Iceland as risky for US troops while naval affairs leaders urge Roosevelt to order early withdrawal of British forces. Debate centers on expanding US armed forces and use anywhere if security requires. Secret session referenced withdrawal proposal backed by Navy Secretary Knox.
London AP reports the British air offensive has surpassed the heaviest German attacks on England in tonnage. June totals show British bombs on Germany exceed April's, with 216 German planes down since June 22 and German losses listed at 8,000 aircraft and 20,000 airmen overall.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 37 percent rise in retail food prices from mid May to mid June, the largest monthly increase since the war began. Detroit led with 6.3 percent, Cedar Rapids up 5.6 percent, with pork, onions, potatoes and eggs among the biggest surges.
Lightning strike damaged a second property belonging to Mayor A. H. Tetsell in Sterling after quelling a blaze at his residence. The sequence left his home and another house owned by him affected by the bolt.
Five year old David Crew suffered a tongue bite and a chin cut when the car carrying him and his mother Mrs Irene Crew overturned after colliding with a machine driven by G W McElwain on Circle Drive NE. Mrs Crew said she was northwest bound when the accident occurred at a curve. McElwain stated weeds obscured his view and he could not avoid the crash.
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker condemned anti interventionists in a strong speech in Butte urging greater active aid to Great Britain and Russia. He declared the nation must participate with others to ward off Nazi aggression and broke a long official silence.
Mr. Ludwick of 33rd Ave and Southland ran a three day ad offering CARPENTER Mason and cement finishing at reasonable prices. He reports securing three jobs from the ad. The notice notes many Eastern Iowans use Want Ads for profit and promotes advertising for 26 cents daily. Dial 2-1121 for details.
The month long war in Syria ends as armistice documents are signed in Acre at 10 40 p m Saturday by British and Vichy representatives. Terms reportedly include demobilization of most Vichy forces and postwar independence for Syria and Lebanon. General Dentz arrived with the Vichy delegation and met Allied officers including General Wilson and Generals Lavareck and Catroux.
The Syrian campaign ends, uniting Britain and Turkey against German interests and heightening Russo-British pressure on Turkey. German counterweights may emerge as a response. The move relieves axis pressure on Suez and could spur British campaigns in Libya while RAF strikes Naples and Syracuse to stall reinforcements. Strengthened British reach may aid defense of Russia and India.
London reports rising discontent as pubs like the Chain and Anchor, Bird in Hand and King's Head face rationing due to grain sugar shortages. Pubs close days or cut hours and serve lower alcohol beer, blamed on Hitler, with workers using the pubs to vent about Hitler Mussolini and other leaders.
Cetinje Montenegro proclaimed its independence from Yugoslavia on Saturday night. An official announcement said the ancient kingdom asked King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy to appoint a regent.
German high command announced a week of silence ended with claims the Stalin line was broken at all decisive points. Panzer units pushed beyond Minsk toward Moscow and threatened Smolensk while Baltic and Ukrainian sectors saw advances on Leningrad Kiev and Vitebsk. Soviet claims said German blows failed to dent the front as battles raged along Pskov Vitebsk and Novograd Volynski.
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