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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1941
Page
4
Etta Opperud of Cedar Rapids and Hans J. E. Banck of Springfield join Olga M. Melichar and John E. Hanley, both Cedar Rapids, in the notice listing.
Born to Mr and Mrs Robert L Scriven at St Turke s hospital a daughter July 21. Mr and Mrs Ivan McGuire welcome a son July 21 at 1722 Ellis boulevard NW. Mr and Mrs George Nassif greet a son July 22 at 1134 Tenth street SE. Mr and Mrs Chauncey McMehon welcome a son July 22 at 311 Sixth street NE. A correction notes Albert Steinbrech of Solon had a son at Mercy hospital July 21 instead of Robert as reported earlier.
Frank Perry aged 68 of Walker died in a local hospital at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. He was hospitalized earlier in the week and death followed a brief illness. He is survived by relatives in the region and his passing prompted funeral arrangements.
At 1 20 p m a short circuit in a radio at 4034 First avenue caused a general alarm raised by E J W Pike.
Sioux City council accepted the resignation of Sturgeon and appointed Forrest M. Olson to replace him. Olson, head of Olson News, is a former University of Iowa football player and twice Republican nominee for Woodbury county sheriff. Mayor Loepp ordered the morals squad personnel rotated monthly.
The report notes that Russia controls roughly a seventh of the earths land area, reflecting its vast geographic span across Europe and Asia. It discusses the scale of its territory and implications for resources and regional influence.
The Penick and Ford plant remained closed into the second day as the AFL CIO union and management clash over a union shop agreement. International president S. P. Ming arrived in St. Louis to back local negotiators, meeting management at 1111 a.m. with no formal result.
Lawmakers discuss suspected sabotage in naval yards as Walsh cites civilian worker growth and alleged Nazi or communist influence. He warns Mare Island and San Francisco links, while Norris Johnson oppose the measure calling it a secret police force dangerous to democracy.
Taft laid the proposal before the Senate Military Affairs Committee after witnesses, mostly opponents, testified on extending service time. The plan includes amendments to the Selective Service Act, possible bonuses for extended service, and options for current and future draftees. Legislative action and a potential national emergency declaration were debated as allies and critics pressed for rapid committee reporting.
Dr. Howard L. Van Winkle told Canopus club members at the Roosevelt hotel luncheon that tuberculosis demands case isolation to curb spread. He outlined Linn County’s five year TB effort funded by Christmas seals, including contact tracing, TB testing, X rays, and sanatorium placement. He noted TB’s decline in deaths and discussed airborne transmission and a six foot safety zone.
John, a youth publisher of The News, runs a toy rotary press from his bedroom as Navy ad intrigue sparks demand from New York to California. Last week the paper sold 75 copies, netting $1.38. this week expected around $7. Lanner plans a larger press and ongoing expansion while remaining at home.
Reports describe a Moscow air raid with a bombing in Manege square near the U S embassy and a populated capital under air alert. Russians claim lines holding in Pskov and Nevel sectors while Berlin says German tanks killed thousands and destroyed hundreds of enemy vehicles.
A fragmented report notes units including people’s army and civilians marching alongside police through the night. Details and context are unclear due to damaged text.
Police linked a Monday break in to a cafe theft where a man intoxicated bystanders say is a friend of the family had entered the premises. Jewelry valued at 45 dollars vanished from Madge Taylor's house along with missing beer and cigarettes later returned by the intruder.
The NLRB certified the millwrights union and the sheet metal workers union both affiliated with the AFL and the CIO production and maintenance workers as bargaining agents for Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Voters at the Quaker Oats plant on June 26 chose to stay with Local 1039 sheet metals workers by 20 to 5 and to keep Local 263 representation by 11 to 1. They also voted 214 in favor to affiliate with a new CIO union.
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia announced his candidacy for a third four year term. He is expected to win the Republican American Labor and fusionist party nominations in the September primaries.
The Bermuda assembly rejected 20 to 7 a plan to buy three motorcycles for the police. Officials argued motorcycles would be too dangerous and noisy on the island where cars are banned.
Washington informants say price fixing legislation planned for this week will likely exempt both wages and farm products. Sources differ on whether farm products receive a limited or complete exemption, but they will not face the same controls as manufactured goods.
Milo J. Warner national commander of the American Legion told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that the organization favors legislation to retain selectees in service during the emergency.
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