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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
1
The United States orders the shutdown of the German Information Library and consulates due to espionage and subversive activity. The action aims to curb Nazi influence as the nation severs ties with Germany and strengthens democratic protections.
Thirty five survivors of the torpedoed American steamer Robin Moor arrived in Capetown aboard a British vessel after 13 days in lifeboats and 14 days aboard a rescue ship. The group includes seven passengers and 28 crewmen, with earlier survivors reaching Recife, Brazil, aboard the Brasilian steamer Ozorio. The New York Robin line reported further details to come, noting the group contains the chief officer who had signaled the submarine before the torpedoing.
The U S maritime commission took possession of six Danish freighters in Boston Portland and New York as part of a broader roundup of 84 idle foreign ships. They may serve the United States army or Britain with possible later use in non transatlantic routes. Danish crews are reportedly under pressure from Copenhagen to stay ashore.
Kiwanis International opens its 15th convention in Atlanta with more than 6000 members from the United States and Canada in attendance. The program centers on defense issues and related social and economic challenges facing the nation, with leaders from capital labor industry and consumer groups among the participants.
Sun baths began at Camp Good Health under nurse Agnes Cressey with daily sessions for 15 to 20 minutes to protect against sunburns. Blankets spread on the lodge lawn, children wear sun suits or shorts and soak sunshine to boost resistance to winter infections, while cod liver oil is taken daily. Parents visited for the first time on Sunday, astonished by their eager children as staff prepared for ongoing sessions.
British forces push across the Libyan frontier into Libya and attack axis units in the Gambut area west of Bardia. Allied columns threaten Damascus as they move toward Beirut, with clashes off Beirut bay and reports of negotiations for Damascus surrender.
Diplomatic circles report Russia to have all leaves canceled and mobilization near. Germany may mass about 2,000,000 troops within hours of border, with 100 to 150 divisions and air power threatening from Finland to the Black Sea. Baltic alerts cite Soviet naval moves and Helsinki evacuation amid rumors of pressure and possible nerve war.
Washington reports that funds of the German American Bund and other fascist groups in the United States fall under Roosevelt's general freeze order. Treasury officials say the move may probe private Bund lenders to trace origins and control financing of Axis activities. Italy counters by freezing American bank accounts in Rome and ordering registration of US property, excluding the embassy.
Cedar Rapids forecast shows fair slightly warmer days ahead after a protracted sun absence. Thermometer climbs from 50 at 5 30 a m to 75 at 2 30 p m Sunday with no precipitation and a rapid temperature swing throughout the day.
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted 69 companies and 35 officers for conspiring to fix prices and acreages in the pea canning industry since 1938. The actions allegedly reduced competition, pre determined prices, and harmed about 45 million consumers. Indicted firms include Wisconsin canneries such as Central Wisconsin Canneries and Beaver Dam, along with multiple firms in Minnesota Illinois and Nebraska.
Virgil Sanderlin, third engineer of the torpedoed Robin Moor, leaves by plane for Washington to recount the sinking by a German submarine. He was the sole crew member present when the submarine commander spoke with the Robin Moor’s captain.
Washington AP reports the United States ordered all German consulates closed by July 10 over activities inimical to U S welfare. Sumner Welles announced the action, underscoring a crackdown on hostile operations abroad.
In San Francisco Captain Fritz Wiedemann Gere, the No. 1 United States consul general, declined to comment on the U.S. action when asked. He replied "Yes" to being informed but offered no further remarks.
Secretary of State announced the closing of the German library of information and railway tourist bureau and the German Trans ocean news agency along with removal of nationals tied to consulates across the United States. The action targets agencies deemed beyond their legitimate duties. No broader retaliation against other nations was planned, and it follows earlier Italian measures.
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