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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
6
German dive bombers attack a British fleet in the eastern Mediterranean while Nazi air troops seize key Crete positions. Churchill warns of a long, fierce struggle as German reinforcements and air transports push toward Crete, with British naval screens threatened and sea transport debated.
Ford Motor Company prepares for a massive union representation vote at River Rouge and Lincoln plants with about 80 000 eligible workers. 170 state troopers guard the sites as ballots close at 11 30 p m and counting finishes by 4 or 5 p m Thursday.
Washington reports a plan for voluntary registration of men 36 to 45 as part of LaGuardia's civilian defense program. Roosevelt cites 16.5 million selective service registrants with 6 million classified and 600,000 in training, creating a large pool for home guards and air raid services.
A 52 year old man, alias H R Stewart, was arrested near Fairfax after entering a farm home with a skeleton key and flashlight. Sheriff Smith and Deputy Snyder said the suspect faces burglary charges and linked a stolen watch to another crime near Cedar Rapids. Stewart pleaded not guilty and was given three days to plead.
Wives of two policemen reported thefts from their purses while their car sat near Ellis park swimming pool. Mrs. C. H. Simon lost 1 dollar and Mrs. C. J. Badger 1.10 dollars. both said the car was locked on leaving and unlocked on return.
The Hudson Motor Company and the United Auto Workers CIO accept a proposal ending a six day strike while machinists at West Coast shipyards reject a wage settlement. About 8,500 strikers may return to work as Detroit and Lorain defenses contracts sustain production. United in labor votes at Ford and San Francisco shipyards, unions push for stable negotiations.
The German foreign office asked the United States and other governments to pull diplomats from Paris with a June 10 deadline. The move targets diplomatic attaches only, while consular staff remain, and follows Paris’ shift under Vichy authority and Allied concerns.
Two masked men seized the ballot box and votes at Coe College Tuesday as students prepared to name a president of the student council. The Cosmos extra reports a faculty member pursued the car but lost it at a stop light. A new election was called for Thursday.
An automobile and a freight train collided at a Mullins grade crossing. The car was demolished but the driver escaped injury. Ten freight cars were wrecked and railroad damage was estimated at more than 50 000 dollars.
The Inland Daily Press association named Scotty McLeod of The Cedar Rapids Gazette first in class B for reporter photographers in its fourth annual image contest. His May 1940 portrait of Linn county Civil War veterans Samuel Beck and George Bushnell, photographed at the Memorial Building near Memorial Day, helped secure the honor.
The United States will send merchant ships to support British forces in the Middle East via Red Sea routes. The Maritime Commission issued a circular to editors confirming the plan, citing German threats and prior arrangements, with 27 U S vessels already assembled for Red Sea service.
Cedar Rapids moves toward expanding the Ellis park nine holes to a full 18 by finalizing details with WPA manager R. D. Briggs and Chicago architect T. F. Moreau. Ed Stefan parks commissioner and advisory committee members Johnny Vavra Clare Marshall and Paul Huston toured the course as Moreau prepared to draft final plans for federal approval and land options totaling about 80 acres.
Prison warden statistics claim 70 percent of attempted burglaries fail and burglary is a poor earning field. Gazette Want-GARDIX tractor with mower attachment duck foot plow and disc features in an ad. Edward Wright says about 20 calls and sold the tractor the next day.
Washington reports say the United States pressed Vichy for a forthright note on France future collaboration with Germany. Hull told Ambassador Haye that no good Franco American ties possible while fears of pro-Hitler control persist. The Martinique report of ships at sea sparked speculation of veiled warnings to the United States.
Diplomatic sources said German military equipment was rolling across Turkey by railroad into Iraq. The Turkish embassy denied Turkish demands for territorial concessions in Syria from France.
Cedar Rapids area forecast shows partial clearing night to Thursday with no major temperature change. Clouds from Tuesday night showers reduce heat. 2 30 p.m. reading reached 78 degrees with possible additional moisture. Tuesday high of 88 at 3 30 p.m. followed by 79 evening and 68 midnight, low 64 early morning.
The Post Office announced that parcel post from the United States to occupied and unoccupied France has been suspended because British censors seize such packages as contraband, making deliveries to those areas impossible.
Camp fund gains momentum as Louise Leibert Circle of King's Daughters and Irene Douglas Circle donate to Camp Good Health. Other groups Mizpah and Silver Cross contributed earlier plus smaller gifts totaling 688.00, with additional 133.00 paid today. Donations support healthier summer for attending children.
Plans were completed for movingDoug Fairbanks body from Forest Lawn vault to a $40 000 tomb at Hollywood Memorial Park.
The state department learned German naval authorities would allow Zamzam survivors to depart via Spain and Portugal. In southern France an internment camp questioned 140 American citizens for military information before release, with officials warning travelers to avoid war zones and noting Americans become neutral observers for England.
There was a lull in aerial combat in northern Europe with scattered Luftwaffe raids on southern England. Axis planes attacked Malta while fighting in North Africa was mainly patrols. British efforts against the Iraqi army were limited though reports said British forces neared Baghdad. Turkish authorities tightened controls near Syria and Iraq, and a North Palestine dispatch noted no new axis redeployments. British bombers hit Helgoland but most bombs were claimed to miss military targets.
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