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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1941
Page
8
American women gathered for Killian Company’s spring fashion revue as models showcased 1941 outfits emphasizing individuality. Commentary highlighted made-to-order looks with color, collar, skirt length and silhouette chosen to suit each wearer.
Vice president Wallace hosted a duck luncheon and missed his first opportunity to cast a tie breaking vote on an administration plan to buy 2,000,000 pounds of Argentine canned beef for the navy. The 32 to 32 vote halted the proposal as Wallace’s guests left the chamber to vote, delaying the outcome.
Wallace said the vote was a tie and the amendment failed. He was upset and would have voted with the administration if present. Town senators Gillette, Herring opposed the amendment though Herring could not reach the floor in time.
Senate Democratic Leader Alben W Barkley says the journal should reflect that an amendment lifting bans on naval Argentine beef purchases was adopted, not defeated. He cites unrecorded vote by Sen Richard B Russell as supporting the measure. The House appropriations panel added a provision against buying foreign foodstuffs if available domestically in the defense bill supplemental.
Berlin reports German submarines sunk 69,000 tons of shipping in a British convoy in a special high command communique issued Friday. The claim highlights submarine success in disrupting Allied merchant movements.
Mrs V B Bjorgo of Glenway Drive SE shares her Oysters Rockefeller inspired by Antoine s of New Orleans. She notes the sauce makes the dish as good as the original and mentions annual visits to the city and Antoine s centennial celebration. A Gazette Cookbooklet page cites a recipe.
The Iowa House approved a bill to exempt Rural Electrification Administration lines from property taxes in 1942 and 1943 by a 91 to 5 vote. The measure, backing by the Senate, covers roughly 18 000 miles of lines serving about 35 000 farmers and funded by an $18 million federal loan.
Virgil M. Hancher will be formally inaugurated as president of the University of Iowa on May 24 in Iowa City. F G Higbee chairs the inaugural committee. Hancher, former Chicago attorney, is the 17th president, having taken the post last November 2 during homecoming to replace acting president Chester A Phillips. An educational conference will accompany the ceremonies.
Senator Burton Wheeler accuses British propagandists and the Committee to Defend America of nearing their goal of American entry into a foreign war. He denounces war and warns all-out aid to England Greece and China means all-in war for the United States. He defends the lend lease law as legal while attacking the 7 billion British aid bill.
Albany youth Christopher Columbus, 26, failed a navy enlistment exam and survived on night club singing waitering. The draft board assigned him a number amid uncertainty, reflecting a wartime draft process and his persistent efforts after rejection.
Blame placed on Engineer Russell Lovell, Brakeman Harold Kirkland, and Fireman Clifford E. Herr for a head-on freight train collision near Delaware during a snowstorm on March 10. Conductor and rear brakeman absolved. Seven cars and two locomotives derailed.
In Muncie Indiana police found the bodies of Mrs Rose Dinkins age 39 and her three children in their home on Thursday. Nine notes were recovered including a message stating a wish to spare the little folks the hell on earth I have endured.
A dense listing of radio programs across WMT WGN WHO KFJB WSUI and others for Friday evening featuring news, music, dramas, and variety shows. Notable entries include the 6 15 P M WMT slot Opportunities for Men, John Vandercook, Little Tin Soldier, and later Great Moments from Flags. The schedule lists numerous orchestras hosts and programs through midnight with frequent station changes and ad hoc program notes.
Los Angeles AP reports screen star Ginger Rogers obtained a final decree from actor Lew Ayres. The couple wed on November 14 1934 and separated on May 14 1936.
Iowa Senate sifting committee reports out a prepaid sales tax bill from Senators A. Claire Dewey and A. J. Shaw. The action follows editorials from a state Republican spokesman praising potential advantages. The bill is the eleventh of 46 on the calendar, with other measures including a restricted teacher training bill and a seven day pheasant shooting season.
New York Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia announced that the bus strike ends with an agreement to submit remaining issues to arbitration and begin resumption of service on Saturday. The move follows negotiations that aimed to settle the dispute and restore transit operations in the city.
Cedar Rapids teacher Ruth Webster will assist Prof. Max Daehler of Coe College piano in a seventh weekly half hour radio broadcast on station WMT at 4 p.m. Saturday. The March 29 program will include Mrs. Louis H. Sila. Selections feature Alard Rush Hour in Hongkong and Debussy Gateau.
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