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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1941
Page
2
A review of proposals to extend draftee service to two years and public aluminum collection efforts underscores wartime debate. The piece notes the administration seeks broad support, questions the wisdom of longer terms, and highlights the aluminum drive as legitimate aid. It also covers U.S. policy toward Japan and commentary on Nazi propaganda and morale in Europe.
Cable dispatches report Hitler’s invasion forces renewed the offensive on the Russian front with no decisive gains. The German high command claims the 34 day campaign is proceeding, while Soviet bullets and air defenses repel sorties toward Moscow. A Soviet bulletin notes stubborn fighting in five sectors and claims annihilation of an entire German infantry division near Smolensk.
Des Moines reports a brutal heat wave across Iowa with Bloomfield recording 108 degrees the state's highest reading. Forty plus communities posted triple digit temperatures including Des Moines 104 Ames 106 Fort Dodge 106 and Waterloo 102.
The heat wave continued for a third day across the Midwest and plains, with temperatures in the nineties to over 100 degrees. Aberdeen, Sentry? Minneapolis, Springfield and Topeka reported readings near or above 100, while Kansas City St. Louis Clinton and Omaha also hit triple digits. No relief was seen for South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and southern Minnesota as the heat stretched eastward.
President Roosevelt blasted Senator Burton Wheeler as going too far in challenging administration international policy and said he is on dangerous ground. He backed War Secretary Stimson’s charge that Wheeler is near subversive activity or treason, and cited editorials titled On Dangerous Ground and Mr Wheeler Goes Too Far.
Senator Burton Wheeler Montana non interventionist leader says President Roosevelt believes any opposition to American entry into the war goes too far. Wheeler made the comment after learning the President criticized his stance on administration foreign policy.
Cedar Rapids endures a heat wave with forecasts of 95 to 100 degree highs Friday through Saturday. The city recorded 93 degrees Thursday afternoon and 91 at 3 pm Friday, as humidity dropped from 65 to 31 percent. First heat victim, 45 year old Mrs Ed Tajzler of 1419 C Street SW, was listed as only fair after collapsing Thursday. Mercy hospital reports she is under observation after a noon incident. Thursday drew a season high attendance of 11,060 at Ellis Park pool.
Collins Radio Co. announces a $500000 expansion to build a new facility in Cedar Rapids doubling factory space and engineering area. The addition, 67,000 square feet, is to rise east and south of the present plant, with work awarded to A L Jackson Co. of Chicago and completion within about 110 days.
The Iowa Printing Board canceled the General Decalcomania contract to furnish 12 million seals for the liquor control commission after 2 million seals were found defective. State Printer L M Shaw was instructed to readvertise, with awards likely at the August 12 meeting. Meyercord remains as a backup source with one million lot pricing.
Reports from Shanghai indicate Japan has begun mobilizing about a million troops the largest act since 1937. Troops aim to seize air and naval bases in southern Indo China with bases near Cam Ranh Bay Saigon and potential warship stations. Foreign dispatches claim Japanese ships outnumber British in Asiatic waters as Eden notes Malay defense steps.
Linn county issues its 25000th motor vehicle license as Rapids Chevrolet receives the 57 25000 designation. Otto F Hanzlik notes steady ten year rise and predicts possible additional 1000 licenses before year end. Raymond Mills previously held 24485 and the record surpasses last year’s 24484 total.
Senate military affairs members informally agreed on terms to allow selectees national guardsmen and reserves to stay in active army beyond one year with a congressional finding of national imperilment. The measure would keep service within the Western Hemisphere while a time clause is debated.
Authorities investigated a collision between a car and a truck that killed three Lincoln Nebraska men and injured another in Laverne Minnesota.
G K Thompson four times Linn county attorney won unanimous bar support from Linn Jones and Cedar counties for the eighteenth district judgeship to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Ring The formal ballot placed Thompson first on the informal tally and again in the final vote with 61 supports to Bleakley 27 and Penningroth 13 Thompson's background includes a Jamaica born farmer upbringing near Guthrie county and law training at the University of Town The recommendation now goes to Governor Wilson with potential appointment depending on untaken nominations and court activity later this year.
Paris papers published Friday claiming the United States planned to occupy Liberia on the West Africa coast and press France to begin negotiations with European powers to guarantee Dakar protection, akin to Japan’s move on French Indo China with Vichy consent.
The Chamber of Commerce and the CIO engaged in talks Friday to resolve the five day old Penick and Ford plant closure over a dispute with Federal Labor Union No. 18619 AFL. CIO and AFL met separately with company officials but failed to reach an agreement. both sides planned further talks with the aim of reopening the plant and smoothing labor relations.
President Roosevelt, speaking in Hyde Park, suggested the United States would take specific retaliation Saturday over Japan's occupation of naval and air bases in French Indochina. He indicated possible freezing of Japanese assets in the United States and noted public opinion has shifted since spring.
Washington debate intensifies over ending oil access to Japan to curb aggression in the Pacific. With Japanese forces occupying strategic bases in French Indochina, officials weigh countermeasures including possible naval action and an economic response to deter further moves toward Singapore, the Netherlands East Indies or the Philippines.
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