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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1941
Page
19
The editorial notes Churchill warned BEAT BRITAIN will declare war against Japan within the hour if the United States is forced to fight in the Pacific. It argues the US Navy would lead in any war with Japan, while British sea power is tied elsewhere, shaping American policy.
A freight locomotive released a 1000 pound cylinder head that derailed the Pennsylvania Flyer near Dunkirk Ohio. Twelve killed and 42 injured as a 70 mph passenger train jumped tracks. No Iowa casualties. Passengers hurled from seats amid freezing temps. wreckage littered the line.
United States Ambassador John G. Winant told a Plymouth audience that the first rule in fighting a ruthless foe is to fight on ground you choose rather than the ground the enemy selects. He spoke at a Guildhall luncheon honoring the reelection of Lord Astor and Lady Astor as Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress.
Dotted lines show proposed new routes for U S shipping enabling supplies to reach the Near East under the senate passed neutrality revision. Solid lines mark existing routes supplying materials to Britain in the Near East. Shaded zones indicate areas now forbidden under the current neutrality act.
The Navy ordered Rear Admiral C. A. Blakely to take necessary steps to continue naval defense work in San Diego County halted by an AFL building trades council strike. He may seize materials and contractor vehicles, deploy guards, and ensure access for workers on government reservations if local authorities fail to act.
Robert L. Clifton, 43, of 2031 Madison Street NE, had drunk driving charges dropped after chemical tests reportedly did not prove intoxication. He will be held on a reckless driving charge in Marion, stemming from a Sunday incident when his car allegedly struck the Indian Creek Bridge curb. Clifton was arrested by Marion police chief Gene Miller and processed at the county jail by Highway Patrolmen James Gildroy and Charles Fels.
State department sources say American Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt is en route from Kuibyshev to the United States to brief President Roosevelt on the Russian military situation.
The House adopted a resolution directing Rep. Fish to refrain from testifying before a federal grand jury until the judiciary committee investigates whether the subpoena infringes congressional privileges. Fisher's aide faces indictment in a probe of alleged misuse of the congressional frank for propaganda.
More than 1,500,000 civilian owners of an estimated 5,000,000 trucks and busses have reported their vehicle size and type in a highway transportation inventory planned for national defense. Questionnaires went to 26 states as War Department cites a nationwide roster of air, ship, and railroad facilities.
Desperate Russian counter thrusts delay the German push on Sebastopol as heavy artillery and air bombardment continue. German forces report gains around Tikhvin and encirclement efforts near Leningrad while fighting persists on the Moscow front and in the Crimea.
Captain John V. McKinney will become president of the Cedar Rapids Gas company and head several United Light and Power subsidiaries in Iowa City Fort Dodge Ottumwa Davenport Rock Island and Moline. The plan to form Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric will make a major regional utility group.
Rome admitted Monday that British cruisers and destroyers sank two Italian destroyers and damaged a third, while nine of ten transports were sunk and a tenth ship set afire. The action occurred south of Taranto, with air and sea efforts to cut Axis Libya supply lines.
A federal grand jury indicted eighty three individuals and one corporation on conspiracy or mail fraud charges over counterfeit lottery tickets sold for three real sweepstakes and two fake lotteries between 1938 and 1940. The scheme allegedly used Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes Jamaica Sweepstakes and Cuban National Lottery tickets with two fake ones called Classic Sweepstakes and Kentucky Derby. Sub agents or remittances to Havana or Nassau funded the ring with Abe Reich of Brooklyn said to handle money. Defendants include F. R. Bissell Waterloo Iowa H. du Bois Dyersville Iowa and A. M. Monson Bode Iowa.
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with occasional rain or snow. Temperatures hover around freezing with a low near 32 tonight, while the Cedar River remains about three feet above normal as the week ends with continuing cold and damp conditions.
A highway crash in Chester South Carolina involving two army trucks one loaded with gasoline killed four soldiers and injured twelve others Sunday night. responders report the fatalities and injuries among the crew.
DES MOINES The department of agriculture estimated Iowa corn production in 1941 at 465,171,000 bushels on Nov 1 conditions. The per acre yield was 51 bushels, up 2 from October and tying for second in state history, nine percent below the all-time high.
The agriculture department reports this year's corn crop at 2 675 373 000 bushels the highest in nine years with an expected average yield of 31.1 bushels per acre. Production is up from last year and above the ten year average despite a wet October across western states.
City councilmen Monday approved permanent appointment by Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh of six men to the police department and the temporary appointment of two others. Stanley L. Davis Carl J Badger and Vaude Fellwolk were made full members after six months probation and will receive seniority credit. Roy L. Walker Frank J. O'Neill and Eugene Morey are new permanent hires while John J. Kuba and George Shimek were named to temporary posts. Another temporary officer is still to be appointed.
Prime Minister Churchill declares Britain ready to fight Japan if the United States enters the Pacific war. He says American navy operations grow, RAF equals Luftwaffe, and Britain can send naval forces to the Pacific and Indian oceans with Allied support. He warns of a potential peace offensive by Hitler and notes Nazi fear and worldwide escalation.
New York AP reports President Roosevelt will address Armistice Day ceremonies from Arlington Cemetery before the Unknown Soldier tomb. The address, about 30 minutes, will start with a minute of silence at 10 a.m. Iowa time and be broadcast across national networks and short wave relays.
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