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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
13
Supt. Arthur Deamer urges caution while planning a full survey of student interest next semester. He notes a postwar shift away from foreign languages, Spanish and French enrollments remain low, while English, mathematics, science, and history show steady or growing demand, with German previously popular before World War I.
The Cedar Rapids School Board debated removing baseball from Hill Park to build a new football stadium. A letter from Fred Winter urged a quarter mile track at the rink opposite the park. Blodgett and von Lackum argued ongoing investments in temporary facilities would be inappropriate.
United States faces a decisive moment as Navy Secretary Frank Knox declares the U S must choose a path aligned with liberty, opposing isolationists who insist Britain will fail without American intervention. He condemns calls to stay out of the war and emphasizes a stand for human liberty, with references to Canadian resolve. The piece notes a fundraising campaign and lists supporters and sub-agents from Cedar Rapids to Ossian and Lisbon.
At Rotary International, Armando de Arruda Pereira warned that Rotary clubs in peaceful nations must not be used for war. He urged members to keep Rotary activities separate from wartime agendas. Dr. Fred McRuby’s plan for a US defense unit faced opposition led by Allison Ware who argued Rotary serves all nations, not a warpath.
Polish consul general Dr Sylvester Gruszka issued a call to arms to all Polish male citizens in the United States ages 18 to 50. The consulate, acting for the Polish government in London, asked those affected to contact the nearest Polish consulate immediately. Wir, Ontario lies across the Detroit border.
The House approved a bill to compensate dependent widows orphans and parents of World War veterans and sent it to the Senate. A prior House measure lapsed in the last session without Senate finance approval. The text notes allowances of twelve dollars for one child and eighteen dollars for two children with no widow.
The notice lists charges for dependents: three children at $24 total, a dependent mother or father at $20, and $15 each for both. The text appears as a fragment of a larger schedule detailing monthly financial obligations.
British bombed western France for the sixth straight night as daylight attacks began on Monday and continued until dawn Tuesday. The anniversary of the Vichy armistice was observed amid the fiercest air offensive to date by the Allied air force.
Honolulu report says Corporal James H. Ripley claimed he wed movie actress Judy Canova on Saturday night but the tale was questioned. Ripley was stationed at Fort Ruger Oahu and faced an A W O L charge. Records indicated Ripley had married Juliet, a discrepancy noted by officials.
C Burns born in Starke Florida in 1917 had been in the area for one week when Canova noted his sister denied by telephone that she had married Ripley. The fragment notes uncertainty about a marriage claim and a sister's denial.
U S Senator Gerald P. Nye charged that America faces emergencies created by its leaders who meddle in other nations wars. Speaking at an America First rally in Cincinnati he accused the Roosevelt administration of fear as a political tool and suggested Germany’s victory could boost U S foreign trade by removing Britain as a rival.
London reports a diplomatic note claiming Germany and Japan reached an economic accord. Netherlands East Indies would sell rubber and other raw materials to Japan within domestic limits, Batavia resisting reexports. war risk hinges on Japan's armament needs and possible Pacific conflict.
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