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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1941
Page
2
The United Mine Workers accept the Presidents arbitration proposal with a board including Fairless Lewis and Steelman, resuming coal production. The piece urges a clear defense industry strike policy, critiques labor leadership, and notes looming questions about U S loyalty and broader war-time strategy.
John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers ordered 53 000 striking captive miners and 150 000 commercial coal miners to return to work immediately. The move follows the acceptance of arbitration by the UMW policy committee and Roosevelt's push for a speedy settlement to protect defense production. The plan pairs Steelman as arbiter with Lewis and Fairless, and coal output is expected uninterrupted until April 1 1943 under concurrent contracts.
In Washington Sen Guy Gillette of Iowa filled in on his ill son Mark s newspaper route. He delivered 56 papers for the afternoon edition and handled the weekly collections himself. The senator called newspaper delivery a valuable experience for every boy.
Personal Opinion What is your definition of inflation Mr Boyd Inflation is a sharp and long continued rise in the price level usually accompanied by a decrease or number of things offered for sale From your experience and study what do you regard as the most practical check against inflation So far as government is concerned an effort at price control administered by a man of great ability and without any political ends to serve Do you think political considerations will prevent congress from adopting any effective measure until too late I fear that may be the case Perhaps the word political doesn t express my thought clearly I should prefer to say selfish considerations It seems to be human nature for everybody to want the other fellow to make the sacrifices If people generally could know the devastating effects of uncontrolled inflation enlightened selfishness would cause them to bring pressure on congress to control it for the common good I hold no brief for the Saturday Evening Post but I suggest investing a nickel in the purchase of the current issue and reading the article Beginning of the End by Curt Reiss Is there such a thing as hedge against inflation By and large no if inflation goes far enough it brings about such desolation that practically everybody is brought to poverty I doubt if anyone has a vocabulary sufficient to adequately portray the utter devastation wrought by uncontrolled inflation Its effects are more terrible than those Continued on Page 2 this Sect President of the Perpetual Savings and Loan association chairman of the finance committee of the Iowa state board of education Home 9 Blake terrace SE Born at Lisbon
Cedar Rapids records show 30 degrees from 8 a m to 4 30 p m with a fall to 28 by 7 p m and 25 by 11 p m Humidity stays near 50 percent with intermittent light snow flurries throughout the day The Chambers Inskeep recorder tracks steady readings as cold moves eastward.
A slow Arctic air mass spreads across the northern United States bringing the season's first widespread freeze. Butte Montana records 21 below zero as snow blankets northern Texas to Wisconsin. Forecaster R E Gumpf notes a low pressure system from the west Gulf will accelerate the cold air and bring heavy snows to the Great Lakes region.
Discovery by Rev Gregory Gerver of St Gregorys college Shawnee Okla curator of Wightman galleries Notre Dame confirms a Giotto wood panel of St Francis of Assisi worth potentially $500000. The painting vanished six years ago from St Marys galleries and was rediscovered after months of research.
General George Marshall chief of staff of the US army was made an honorary graduate of the Brazilian war college in a decree signed by President Getulio Vargas on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro.
The Office of Production Management will launch an expanded program of sub contracting clinics across the nation after Jan. 1 to help small manufacturers win defense work. Four regional clinic circuits will recruit 35 to 50 prime contractors, targeting 500 clinics to place contracts and avert layoffs. A hardship pool may distribute essential materials to non essential producers facing shutdowns.
London report says the RAF destroyed six German fighting planes in a Saturday afternoon offensive sweep of northern France, with the RAF incurring one loss.
Fierce fighting raged on all approaches to Moscow as German forces launched a major general offensive. Soviet withdrawals were described as strategic, with resistance stiffening in key areas including Volokolamsk and Kalinin sectors, while Moscow radio and Pravda reports stressed stubborn defense and orderly withdrawals.
German military spokesmen hinted gains beyond Rostov calling Rostov the spigot to the Russian oil barrel and said their forces were now farther east than Rostov along the front. They claimed lines extended about 40 degrees east of Greenwich with south advances about 15 miles further east than Rostov.
Detroit UP President Philip Murray at the CIO convention pledged the full resources of the CIOs 5,000,000 members to support uninterrupted national defense production and urged greater labor participation in government and industry. He urged national unity and warned against raiding while noting CIO loyalty and responsibility.
The ABCD nations led by the United States join Britain China the Netherlands and Australia in demanding Japan renounce the Axis abandon aggressive expansion withdraw from China and Indo China and grant equal Pacific trade. Hull and Kurusu discuss at Wardman Park as four point terms form basis for peace talks.
Berlin based DNB dispatch reports General Maurice Gamelin former French army commander was in critical condition Saturday night in Paris according to the official German news agency.
Berlin report states Lieut Col Werner Moelders top Luftwaffe ace with 101 enemy planes in two years died in an airliner crash near Breslau. He was not piloting. The 28 year old had fought in Spain and was the highest scoring air force ace in the war.
Police report a two vehicle crash at Bever avenue and Twenty first street SE injuring Mr K Heefner and Mrs K Heefner both with broken collars. Rev James B Hodgson 516 Twenty third street SE charged with failure to yield right of way. The Heefners were taken to St Luke's hospital in fair condition.
Two US Navy patrol planes carried serum from Milwaukee to Norfolk and then sped toward Bermuda to aid a British sailor stricken with infantile paralysis. After a night of coordination, officials obtained the serum for timely delivery as fears rose a later Clipper flight could miss the window.
British led a sweeping Libyan offensive as tank lines break from Tobruk siege and trap an Axis mechanized force in a western desert triangle. American observers joined British and Australian units with US planes supporting air blows on Axis depots behind front lines.
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