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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1941
Page
5
The article argues Franklin D. Roosevelt refuted the idea that World War I died in vain, noting the war’s aims to curb tyranny and defend democracy. It reflects on the lasting impact of war, the appeal of freedom, and the uncertain future for liberty amid rising global threats and postwar challenges.
Washington dispatch reports the army has opened an intelligence center in Pittsburgh to monitor coal fields and maintain contact with miners and operators amid a stalemate over union demands for a closed shop in captive mines and the government’s hard line paired with conciliatory moves in the labor dispute.
John L. Lewis scheduled a Friday meeting of the United Mine Workers policy committee to decide whether another strike will be ordered in company owned steel-mine operations.
President Roosevelt asks labor and management to cooperate as strikes threaten San Diego navy construction and captive mines. AFL workers in Detroit return to work after mediation talks. UMW CIO leader Lewis threatens a 53,000 man walkout unless pits reopen. Navy aims to break San Diego actions with strikebreakers amid a no strike pledge. The Office of Production Management reports unions back to work. officials doubt orders will hold.
An official employee of the Bulgarian railways harbors and a shipping firm at Varna on the Black Sea was ordered mobilized and placed on a military basis after a Tuesday night announcement.
In Cedar Rapids, five Novak brothers serve in the U S military. John Novak sees his fifth son Joe depart for Fort Des Moines for army induction. Joe is one of nine Linn county inductees. four brothers serve in the navy, with two enlisting last January and another in July 1936. Jerry, 17, trains at Great Lakes naval station and hopes to join aviation. Herbert Purdin is named for induction, replacing another deferment.
State agents and three Tama county officers conducted simultaneous raids on ten Tama cafes and taverns Monday night seizing 20 slot machines and large quantities of liquor. Sites included King's Towers in Lincoln highway area and Chelsea Grain Belt tavern, with hearings set for Tuesday on confiscated property.
Taft claims Roosevelt rejected a Japan peace offer because Vladivostok immunity was not guaranteed. He cites Japan offering to quit China except for five cities, then balking at Vladivostok guarantees due to bomber threat from nearby bases. Saburo Kurusu continues toward Washington after delays. talks with the State Department begin next week.
Seven defendants pleaded guilty to riotous conduct for the Wilson produce plant riot of September 15 in Cedar Rapids. Each was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to three months in jail, suspended on good behavior. one, Kenneth Brandt, also faced six months more for a kidnaping charge, suspended.
British submarines in the Mediterranean sunk four additional enemy transports or supply ships and damaged two armed merchant cruisers and two supply ships. They also destroyed two sailing vessels as armed merchant cruisers escorting convoys were attacked, the admiralty said.
Evansville Indiana Armistice day program features Sergt Alvin C York urging a quick American declaration of war against Germany. York, famed World War I hero, speaks at the event.
TOKIO UP report says Prime Minister Churchill warned Japan to back down as negotiations near. Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu prepares to meet the United States, and informed quarters view the move as final leverage.
German troops east of Leningrad threaten to cut Soviet supply lines via the Arctic. On the central front Russian dispatches report large Nazi forces trapped near Volokolamsk, with a major Soviet counterattack south of Moscow in the Serpukhov sector.
The House Ways and Means Committee weighed President Roosevelt's bid for immediate action on a broad anti inflation tax program but signaled a likely two week delay while awaiting price control legislation. Roosevelt urged speed to curb living costs and defend defense funding by taxing civilian income and avoiding higher goods costs. He warned inflation would erode income and threaten price controls if action is delayed.
Armistice Day passed with minimal ceremony in Britain and German territory as production staff in Washington continued war material shipments. London kept rituals low key with the Cenotaph service and Empire Field of Remembrance, while Germans banned public events in occupied zones.
Cedar Rapids marked Armistice Day with ceremonies at Coe College and the island plaza. The mood focused on future conflict, with Cadet James B. Hodgson and Cadet Francis J. Flanagan leading prayers and remarks honoring eight Coe alumni who died in World War I. The R O T C unit and military band dominated the service as organizers urged discipline and duty amid rising global tensions.
Washington The OPM calls for conserving critical materials and developing new construction techniques to offset shortages. By July the defense program may reach 12 billion dollars, keeping 1942 active despite non defense slowdowns. Experts warn of big drops in non defense work yet no guaranteed access to essential items.
Houston report says two men died and at least two people were injured critically when a metal and concrete awning collapsed onto spectators watching an Armistice Day parade. The fall occurred about 20 feet, pinning some beneath debris as soldiers helped extract the injured.
President Roosevelt spoke at Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day urging continued vigilance to defend liberty. He recalled World War I sacrifices, urged future generations to fight eternally to preserve democracy, and cited Alvin York and the Unknown Soldier as symbols of duty.
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