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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
11
Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold chief of the Army Air Corps returns to New York aboard the Yankee Clipper after a brief view of Britain's air war. He heads to Washington to present his conclusions to army high command.
E A Boss, head of the Boss Hotel company, announced the purchase of Des Moines Chamberlain hotel. He plans a $150 000 modernization and lists existing holdings including the Randolph in Des Moines and 14 other hotels in Iowa plus properties in Nebraska Illinois and Wisconsin. The acquisition was made via stock in Des Moines City Real Estate Co which owned the Chamberlain. The building and site were appraised at $449 870.
Edith Bohlen, Doro thea M. Fisher, Gladys M. Jerome, Marion Martin, Peggy Marion, Marie E. ONeill, Margaret O'Hare, Caroline Prunskunas, Hazel M. Rich, Violette J. Richards, Ann Smiles, Sarah Taylor, E. Jean Ver Cande, E. Maxine Walker, Helen A. Weber, and Helen M. Wroblewski appear among attendees at the community event with no further details provided.
Salt Lake City police arrested an 18 year old man during a drug store burglary. He wore an unusual mask as a precaution against gas attack, a reaction tied to wartime fears.
A man wore a cloth mask and hood, telling officers it was devised to foil tear gas. Police noted the design offered little protection and impaired vision with the hood up or down.
Detectives arrested Tom C. Ross of 1280 Fourth Avenue SE after a flurry of complaints from merchants who reported he passed checks then took merchandise and partial change. Total checks ranged from 5 to 26.35 dollars with plans to return for items. County Attorney Crissman said formal charges of false uttering will be filed.
Two separate crashes occurred Wednesday evening with seven people involved and no serious injuries. The first wreck north of Coggan at 7:45 p m linked Harry Cox of Manchester with Della King of Central City. Cox’s wife suffered a head bump from the windshield. Slippery pavement blamed. A second crash on Highway 218 seven miles south of Cedar Rapids involved Robert W Wilson and Harry A Hoberock. Wilson’s passengers included Harry Smith and Homer Hoberock. all escaped harm.
Iowa police issued a radio alert about a fur selling racket centered in Le Mars. About eight men in two Idaho plated cars are suspected. a few pose as high end salesmen offering furs at absurdly low prices, claiming they are hot, though the prices mask true value.
Nineteen Mercy hospital nurses received Red Cross first aid certificates after completing the standard course. Mrs. Wells C. Peck, Linn county chapter executive secretary, announced the group’s achievement with instructor Mrs. Marion Wingert leading the training.
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