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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
11
Edward J Byers Jr and Vir Zima Austin of Cedar Rapids obtained marriage licenses in the reported Cedar Rapids records dated May 26 1941.
Gerald R. Conrad and Ray E. Darling and Ryan Kelly cited for speeding with fines or license suspensions. Deaths include Margaret Buchanan Johnston 78 at home and John Allen Rogers 7 in local hospital, plus multiple births announced at Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals with numerous families listed in May births and parental residences.
Prime Minister Eamon de Valera called the British plan to conscript Northern Ireland a grievous attack on a fundamental human right. The Dail Eireann chamber was packed as he delivered his second objection, recalling prior protests to Britain before the war began.
Summary of Heywood and Blunt account describes the king and ministers fleeing Crete as German forces attacked. They recount parachutists, bombing at Suda Bay, and the king’s trek by mountain path to safety with a bodyguard and aid from British officers. The king left Crete by order of Maj Gen Bernard Freyberg citing military reasons.
Mrs John Magnusson 72 lifelong Linn Benton County resident died at 7 30 am Sunday at 221 First avenue SW after a long illness. She was born Etta Drake near Palo on April 7 1869 and taught school before her 1898 marriage to John Magnusson. Funeral Tuesday 3 30 pm in Turner chapel with burial at Parkers Grove cemetery near Shellsburg.
General Weygand, once France’s supreme commander, now leads Vichy forces in North Africa and endorses Petain's government plan to collaborate with Germany in World War II.
Admiral Raeder in Berlin says if a German ship is pursued or reported by a patrol, it justifies demands to halt hostile actions and may be enforced with arms. He calls convoys a dangerous act tied to axis defense and echoes Roosevelt on convoys meaning shooting. Pepper urges a full national emergency and clear stance against Axis aims in the Atlantic.
The ruling upholds an injunction setting aside prosecution and affirms that ASCAP’s copyright privilege supports anti monopoly actions. A 6 to 1 vote backs Wallace's 1930s livestock rate plan in Kansas City, ending 11 years of litigation and mandating distribution of a $586,000 fund pending final settlement.
Senator Nye and Senator Norris voiced support for aiding Britain and deploying U.S. naval vessels for North Atlantic convoy service. The leaders urge timely action to deter totalitarian aggression and prevent broader war involvement.
Queen Mother Mary turned 74 on Monday while staying in the west country. The widow of King George V keeps a steady itinerary visiting bombed cities rest centers and army units since the war began.
Fred Shadle of Riceville will succeed Walter Schwank next fall as head football and assistant basketball coach at Anamosa High School. A Cornell College graduate, Shadle has coached Riceville since 1936 and will study at Iowa State Teachers College this summer for a master’s degree. Schwank leaves Anamosa after a three year undefeated football run.
Glenn E. Martin urged Cedar Rapids Real Estate board members to use a personal one person approach in ads. He said emotional appeal drives home buyers by highlighting comfort shelter and security and suggested detailing purchase terms in advertisements. The luncheon at the Y M C A also noted prize judging of submitted real estate ads by Mr Martin and efforts to reduce abstract costs through Linn County Bar input.
The city’s secretary of the real estate board will attend a conference of realtor secretaries in Chicago under the National Association of Real Estate Boards. She departs Tuesday morning. The main topic is national defense and the actions expected from local boards nationwide.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette appeal urges immediate donations to the Camp Good Health Fund. The fund supports Camp Good Health where physically handicapped children aged 5 to 12 from needy homes receive a minimum three week stay to aid recovery, with costs about five dollars per child per week.
The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa invites readers to contribute to the Camp Good Health Fund, encouraging support for family welfare and community well being.
The will of Perry C. Rude, auto firm head until his death on April 29, was admitted to probate. His wife Ruth H. Rude was named executrix and heir to three quarters of the estate while a trust was set for the remaining quarter for their son David Rude.
Opal C. Van Ank Russell petitions for judgment of 1863 dollars on two promissory notes signed by Howard Fuller. One note for 422 dollars and a joint note for 1441 dollars as to which Russell asserts she paid the latter in full. The incident describes a highway accident near Marion involving Joseph Hajn and Cameron, with no injuries reported. Eva McKibbe estate closes after her death with no property found, administed by Guy T. McKibbe.
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