22 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1941
Page
1
Washington reports the House approved with near unanimity a 4.08 billion defense appropriation to speed up the armament program and build new plants to support a 4 million man army on combat status. The measure moves to the Senate as debates begin on the 7 billion British aid bill.
The proposed seven billion dollar appropriation for the British aid program secures unanimous approval in a Senate appropriations subcommittee vote on Friday, with even Senator Nye voting in favor.
A Wyoming daily classified note shows a Trade-14k engagement and wedding ring set with a one-eighth carat diamond listed for 42 dollars, asking for a rifle or shotgun in very good condition. The snippet mentions a writer using ads as plot ideas and notes a rug sale by Mrs. Howard Chase at 500 Longwood Drive NE.
At Fort Devens Massachusetts a soldier known as Johnny Jones writes love letters for comrades who lack writing skill. four engagements result from his missives and his weekly output reaches several score letters. he preserves anonymity for fear of vengeful exes and says his rule is to lay it on thick with phrases praising the recipient and declaring devotion. he recalls a mix up that ruined two romances and notes he wants no payment beyond occasional cigarettes and the joy of satisfied lovers.
Washington reports a production plan to supply Britain with about 20,000 American made fighting planes over the next two years under the British aid program. The initiative includes a possible aerial ferry route via Newfoundland Greenland Iceland and perhaps Ireland to deliver bombers and fighters with reduced submarine risk.
Senator George W Norris urged leaders of the AFL and CIO to condemn the practice of charging workers seeking defense project jobs excessive initiation fees. He warned such fees create public opposition that could spur repressive laws harming organized labor.
Cedar Rapids police report two people injured in a midnight collision on Old Marion Road. Elfriede Barlow, 17, suffered a cut knee and lip as a passenger in a car driven by Joe Wood, 20. George Christie, 39, sustained a bruised chest and left leg after his car, westbound, collided head on with Christie's vehicle.
A reader argues pacifists have liberty to speak yet must accept listening, contrasting American freedom with wartime duties. The piece defends defending the nation as a moral choice, citing Washington and Lincoln, and warns a divided America would be vulnerable to attack while urging balance between pacifist conscience and national survival.
Mass resignations rock Yugoslavia as officials allege Foreign Minister Cincar-Markovic sabotaged Russia talks on a mutual assistance pact. Milan Gavrilovic and other top officials quit as opposition parties move to resign their government posts amid German pressure and fears of a stalled Axis accord.
Hollywood star James Stewart left his $1,500 weekly film pay to volunteer for the army. He joined 18 others at a West Los Angeles street corner and rode a trolley to draft headquarters. Burgess Meredith and Bill Grady accompanied him as about 100 mostly women waited nearby.
British authorities praise the latest American designed long range bomber as the best of its type in the world. A four engine bomber built in the United States crossed the Atlantic and was inspected and approved by top British aviation officials before delivery.
The Fashion Academy names thirteen women as best dressed in America across categories from radio to all American. Lucy Monroe wins all American for embodying nationalistic style with red white and blue. other winners include Rosalind Russell Rise Stevens Barbara Hutton Josette Daly Sonja Henie Vivi en Kellens Alice Frost Vera Zorina Gertrude Lawrence Adelaide Moffett Clare Boothe Luce and Mrs Henry A Wallace.
The British freighter Narraganset, torpedoed by a submarine, is undergoing repairs at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock in Chester Pennsylvania. It is believed to be the first British ship repaired in a U S yard since the lease lend act passage.
Acting Secretary Sumner Welles announced arrangements to ship two shiploads of flour on French boats for use in unoccupied France.
Hundreds line the Cedar River banks at Ellis park to witness the annual ice breakup. The river pushes the ice down the west bank, smashing boats at Ellis bayou and a house boat at Sheffie’s pavilion. Rivermen act quickly to prevent further damage as jams clear and water falls from eight feet two inches to seven feet by Saturday morning.
M B Palmer, trade commissioner for Canada, announced Saturday the formation of the Canadian Society of Chicago to increase good will and good neighborliness between the United States and Canada.
Historic Plymouth endured a brutal raid as hospitals and shelters were destroyed and fires raged for hours. Thousands of incendiaries and explosives struck the city, leaving homes, shops, and streets scarred while fire crews, residents, and volunteers fought blazes and aided the wounded. Continued coverage on Page 2.
Reports from Istanbul say Russia sent written assurances to Turkey that Ankara has nothing to fear from the Soviet Union if Turkey’s political situation worsens. well informed quarters in Ankara also note talk of a possible non aggression treaty with Russia to be signed in Ankara by Sukru Saracoglu and Alexey Vinogradov.
President Roosevelt began a deep sea fishing trip as the Potomac left Port Everglades harbor with about 100 onlookers. The party aboard includes Interior Secretary Ickes, Attorney General Jackson, Rear Admiral McIntyre, former Commerce Secretary Hopkins, Major General Watson, and Stephen Early.
Glasgow Scotland John Cormack 22 survived eight days trapped in a bombed tenement without food or water. He lay unable to move and greeted rescuers with pain but conscious, defying medical expectations on fasting limits and energy conservation.
Two unidentified German submarine officers are in U S custody after fleeing from Kingston Canada across the frozen St Lawrence river and being captured near Clayton New York on the border. Immigration officials gave few details.
Hattie McDaniel, the Negro character actress who won an Oscar for Gone With the Wind, married James Lloyd Crawford, a Negro real estate man from Los Angeles, in Tucson on Saturday.
Berlin reports a major North Atlantic raid sinking 33 British merchant ships totaling 224000 tons. German naval forces claim success in Canadian lanes and warn Britain to expect further deep incursions as Scharnhorst and Gneisenau possibly operate near American waters and neutral zones.
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for partly cloudy conditions with a warmer trend. Saturday night may dip to about 36 degrees, with a high near 47 earlier in the day and a low around 25 to start, as springlike sun boosts readings through the afternoon.
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