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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
1
The Iowa Federation of Labor urges strong union action to protect defense output and avoid stoppages. President Couch pledges continued labor effort, while criticism targets only a few questionable leaders. Credit to labor vision and responsibility amid press scrutiny and wartime needs.
President Roosevelt delivers the first congress report under HR 1776, citing $75,000,000 in war material shipped to Britain and other democracies since the lend-lease act, and $4,277,412,879 allocated from a $7,009,000,000 fund. He vows steady material flow to defeat the axis while withholding sensitive methods.
Allied forces push toward Damascus as British and free French troops breach Syria’s defenses. Reports claim German air activity from new bases raids Haifa while Vichy forces in Lebanon and Syria resist. Free French and British advances reach Damascus outskirts amid conflicting dispatches and uncertain confirmations.
The army reported a 100 percent turnout at the government commandeered North American Aviation plant in Inglewood with 6,950 workers at work out of 7,060, and 4,866 reported the day before. The cease and settlement at Aluminum Company of America in Cleveland and at Bohn Aluminum and Brass in Detroit brightened prospects as unions faced wage demands and possible arbitration amid strike actions and government takings.
Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of the Boy Scouts of America, died at his 14 acre New York estate after a heart condition following a cold. Known as Uncle Dan, he led 1,400,000 Scouts and co founded the movement with Ernest Thompson-Seton in 1910. He was an author, artist, and longtime chair of the national executive board.
Defense Oil Coordinator Harold L. Ickes urged Americans to cut non essential driving and slow speeds to save gasoline and reserve fuel for ships. He also advised keeping homes cooler next winter to save fuel oil and ease a tanker shortage amid Atlantic battles.
Children at Camp Good Health sing at meals and pauses, lifting spirits during daily routines. The camp encourages a theme song sung to The Sidewalks of New York, a popular tune in the cabins.
Cedar Rapids police arrested two men for drunkenness on Tuesday evening. W. McNulty 35 of route No 1 was fined $15 and $50 in separate counts after the patrolman tied his truck at the station for faulty brakes and a citizen said he drove into a parked car.
The ad advertised 13 used trailers and boats with 14 calls about trailers and 10 about boats. Both trailers and boats were sold as a result of the notice.
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President Roosevelt and state department officials aim to receive a detailed report before midnight on the sinking of the American steamer Robin Moor in the South Atlantic. Unofficial German hints and a rescue ship's report indicated only 11 of 46 aboard survived while adrift in a lifeboat 19 days.
Nearly 300 delegates at the Iowa State Federation of Labor session at Memorial Coliseum reelect most leaders for another year. President A A Couch, 29 years with Des Moines Typographical union, faced no opposition. others up for reelection included J C Blodgett Cedar Rapids and Floyd Smith Sioux City plus trade group heads, with continued leadership expected.
Albert E. Fritz, age 63, was struck by a train in the Los Angeles rail yard on Fourth Street near C Avenue NE at about 8 40 am. He sustained a bruised shoulder but remained able to talk. The streamliner was slowing for a Union Station stop and did not stop at the scene. Company officials questioned whether the crew knew anyone had been hit.
News account reports Royal Air Force planes bombed and pursued German ships at Brest. The Prinz Eugen is believed sunk after repeated attacks while observers note possible evasive moves toward the Atlantic and uncertainty about the fate of Gneisenau.
Berlin reports a night raid in Pembroke Wales causing three fires and moving disturbances. Several Strnee merchantmen totaling about 5 000 tons were hit off Newcastle England as a result of the attack.
The Iowa State Federation of Labor advocates a legislative probe of the communist party in Iowa. It calls for unions to expel communists and fascists and condemns wildcat strikes in defense industries. Harry B. Grand of Des Moines defends democracy and rejects anti communist measures.
A weather note says sun briefly breaks through murky clouds but the area is forecast to receive additional rain. Temperature readings are uncertain due to shifting cloud cover and limited data.
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