Two Cedar Rapids Drownings Mark Cedar Lake Tragedy
In Cedar Rapids, Jimmy Campbell seven and Charles Hammond II were swept to their deaths in Cedar Lake slough while fishing near a small bridge. Brother John Campbell ten was rescued by grandfather Joe Urban and bystander George Jackson. Police and coroner confirmed accidental drownings as the death toll for 1941 rises to seven, occurring shortly after Ellis Park pool dedication.
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John T. Campbell
Fifteenth Street
Charles Hammond
S. F. Hammond
D Avenue
Cedar Lake
John Campbell
Jimmy
Joe Urban
George H Jackson
Center Point Road
Campbell Boys
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Charles
Mr. Urban
Illinois Central
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Jackson
Campbell
Scotty Duncan
Hammond Boy
RE. Munden
Ray Ales
Campbell Boy
Gordon Hughes
Munden
Barta Funeral
Ellis Park
James Lilly Named Blahnik's Successor in City Bldg Office
James H Lilly is named temporary building inspector after Robert L Blahnik resigns to serve in the army. Lilly, Cedar Rapids resident since 1925, is a 35 year engineer and World War II veteran, formerly with the Soil Conservation Service. The appointment may become permanent if Major Graham does not return.
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Blahnik
City Bldg
Robert L. Blahnik
James H. Lilly
Army Quartermaster Corps
Otis Leefers
Howard O. Graham
Cedar Rapids
Lilly
Soil Conservation Service
Bancroft
Graham
Clash of Nazis and Soviets and World War II outlook
Commentary notes the Nazi Soviet clash as top wartime news and argues timing matters more than the clash itself. It urges democracies to aid Russia strategically while keeping pressure on Germany in the west and questions US involvement in the broader conflict.
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France
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Great Britain
Russia
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North Atlantic
United States
Earth
Summer Heat Sweeps Cedar Rapids Amid Warm Forecast
Cedar Rapids records rising temperatures as summer persists with a 2:30 pm reading of 85 degrees. Morning low 68, sun and light clouds. no rain expected. A hot afternoon gave a 90 degree peak at 3:30 pm, then cooled to 74 by midnight according to Cham B ere Inskeep.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Nazis Sink Six Ships in North Atlantic Action
Berlin reports German submarines sank six British merchant ships totaling 26,500 tons in the North Atlantic. The high command announced the loss on Monday.
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INS
High Command
North Atlantic
War bulletins from Madrid Helsinki and Berlin flash across fronts
AP dispatches report Spain considering sending an army against Soviet Russia while Finland vows neutrality as long as possible in the German Soviet war. Lithuania forms an insurgent government in Berlin. Latvia's exiled government in Koenigsberg declares fighting with Germany. Turkey proclaims neutrality. Hungary and Bulgaria move to defense measures amid wartime alarms. Reuters notes Helsinki and Turku air raids with no bombs dropped.
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Russia
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Latvia
Soviet Union
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Turku
Red Army
Kaunas
Lithuania
Estonia
East Prussia
Welles Leaves Door Open On Aid To Russia
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles spoke for President Roosevelt and warned that Hitlerism must be opposed while signaling the U S would consider lend lease aid to Russia only if asked. He condemned German aggression and contrasted Nazi and Soviet rule with American rights and principles. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 7.)
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British Bombers Sweep Nazi Europe in Daylight
British bombers and fighters again swept over Nazi dominated Europe in daylight as the opening phase of a intensified offensive against Germany. Experts note Germany shifted air strength to the east for the Soviet invasion, giving RAF a chance to strike from the west.
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Europe
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France
Reich
Britain
Red Army
Jimmy Roosevelt to Report on War Trip
Capt. James Roosevelt of the Marine Corps arrives in New York after touring war zones in the Far East and Middle East. He will report to Washington Monday on observations gained during the trip and said he returned earlier than planned to provide timely information.
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Lisbon
Dorothy Tow Crowned Queen at Cedar Rapids Pool Dedication
Dorothy Tow was crowned Miss Cedar Rapids at the Ellis Park pool dedication attended by about 3500 people. The event included swimming, diving and pageantry to mark the pool's opening for public recreation and education. Tow won a week long 2000 mile Great Lakes cruise after being selected by popular vote.
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Dorothy Tow
Cedar “Rapids
Ellis Park
Miss Tow
Frank K. Hahn
All America
Chamber of Commerce
Neptune
Reuben Smith
Davy Jones
George Smith
Seven Seas
Great Lakes
Churchill promises aid to Soviet Union in fight against Nazis
In a 20 minute radio address from London Churchill pledged Britain will provide any technical and economic assistance to Russia and urged the United States and other allies to join in aid. He framed Russia's danger as a shared threat to all allied nations and called for united action against Hitler.
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London
Winston Churchill
Russia
Germany
United States
Churchill
Britain
Hitler
Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Camp Good Health staff shoulder 24 7 duties for 74 children
The Camp Good Health staff in Cedar Rapids Iowa work around the clock with one afternoon break for city trips, caring for 74 unwell children. Readers are urged to donate to the Camp Good Health fund via The Gazette to support continued care and expansion. During wartime news, Churchill criticizes Hitler and praises Allied resolve, warning of famine in Russia if invasion expands.
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Camp Good Health
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Police Nip Career Of Illinois Youth As Automobile Thief
William Hilliard a 17 year old from Decatur Illinois who spent two years in a reformatory for car theft was arrested by local detectives early Sunday. Detectives Hanna and Connell spotted him driving a car without plates at 2 30 am and he failed to prove ownership. Illinois police said he had stolen the car in Peoria last Thursday and was headed back to Illinois to face charges.
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Cedar Rapids
William Hilliard
Decatur
Ill
St. Charles Reformatory
Illinois
John Hanna
George Connell
Hilliard
L. B. Marshall
Peoria
Great Battle Looms as Nazi Pushes Reported
Germany claimed blitz armies cracked Soviet defenses and pressed toward major Russian troop concentrations with potential clashes looming. Aerial strikes hit Sevastopol and Brest-Litovsk reports circulated while Germany and Romania pressed toward Chisinau. Spain debated joining the war as Britain intensified air assault on the French coast amid sparse, conflicting reports.
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Black Sea
Sebastopol
Brest-Litovsk
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