This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1941
Page
26
Telegraph Messenger shares plain advice to bicyclists about avoiding traffic jams and staying safe. He urges riders to stay near the curb, ride straight, keep both hands on the bars, obey signals, and avoid daring tricks in traffic to prevent accidents.
Superior Court Judge Harry S Johnson links excessive speed to about 80 percent of Cedar Rapids traffic accidents based on 7 1 2 years as a prosecutor and 1 years on the bench He urges stricter sobriety and pedestrian respect and notes 3 000 annual police court cases with about 60 percent traffic filings He warns that cars traveling 50 to 60 mph need 200 feet to stop and calls for safer driving and jaywalk reduction.
A discussion notes reckless driving results in deaths and serious injuries and states such driving costs the county hundreds of thousands annually from vehicle damage. The text adds that Iowa has 212 public libraries.
An editorial argues that right of way matters less than safety. It cautions drivers to keep control, yield when needed, and rely on common sense over stubborn adherence to rules to avoid wrecks and injuries.
The Gazette introduces a safety flag cut in the Daily Record to mark deathless days in Cedar Rapids. Each Sunday the white flag shows the number of deathless days while a week of mourning follows a fatal accident. the flag will switch to black with a death tally for the current year.
Improved materials reduce mechanical wear and tear causing stripping gears to become nearly unheard of. Industry observers note longer gear life and lower maintenance costs as key outcomes of the material upgrades.
The Linn County Safety Week committee closed its books last week with all bills paid. Donations from Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Transfermen's Assn and others funded the campaign. Total expenses were 218.04 for banners signs equipment and related items.
The Iowa State Safety council warns that carbon monoxide risk rises now. The tasteless odorless gas can kill motorists nationwide. Simple precautions include not warming a car in a closed building and opening a window when parked with the engine running to heat.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.