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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1941
Page
6
A historical cooking guide outlines a frugal plan for a family of four with menus and recipes to provide balanced meals on about ten dollars weekly. It includes Orange Biscuits with orange syrup, detailed daily menus, and strawberry preserving tips to extend seasonal fruit flavor into winter.
London officials said by mid May 561 German and Italian ships totaling 2 873 000 tons had been sunk captured or scuttled since the war began. German losses included 346 ships totaling 1 773 000 tons with 61 captured and 285 sunk. Italy lost 215 ships totaling 1 100 000 tons with 39 captured and 176 sunk.
Jacqueline Cochran argues for a government staffed auxiliary air corps of women to support rearmament effort. She cites international examples, outlines training roles, and calls for a federally run program beginning with about a thousand women to free men for combat duties.
Dr. Dor Cairns, head of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies in Rockford, counseled not to telegraph Adolf Hitler to seek peace after President Roosevelt's speech. He described Hitler as War Monger Number One and urged adherence to the pledge that there will be no war.
Dr Cairns urged that Hitler related cablegrams spark a national peace movement. He said bombarding the President with messages aiding peace is mis directed and the war should be halted at its source.
An official decree issued Wednesday orders surrender of all firearms. The weapons will temporarily supply garrisons in the outer province until modern tommy guns arrive.
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a supplemental Tennessee Valley Authority appropriation of 40 million dollars for additional projects, disclosed by the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.
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