27 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1941
Page
1
A Thanksgiving message urges readers to look for brighter sides despite war famine taxes and hardship. It counters pessimism and calls for optimism even as experts warn of widespread concern and national strain.
Washington AP reports the House rejected a rigid wage and price limit by a 218 to 63 vote. The bill moves to price ceilings for selected commodities and possible licensing, with broader admin powers under Henderson.
Guy Ramsey Jr aged 15 and Harley Walker 17 confessed to killing Owen Shadle, 70, during a holdup on November 21 in Pleasantville. They struck him with a gas pipe, took his wallet, and fled. Both youths signed written confessions in Warren County jail with State Agent Sam Kelly aiding the investigation.
Washington reports say Japan may reply with an attack on Thailand within days as the United States delivers a blunt policy note to diplomats Kurusu and Nomura. The message demands Japan withdraw from China and end support for Wang Ching Wei, reiterating 1937 principles of territorial inviolability, equal trade, and non interference.
Warming sun brightened Cedar Rapids Thursday lifting the day from a frigid low around 15 degrees to a mid 40s reading by late morning. The 2:30 PM temperature reached the upper 50s with a noted 30 percent humidity.
New York agency reports the British warship was identified amid a Malaya related claim. The Thursday Nazi communique said the vessel was torpedoed, while NBC attributed the report to German sources.
A jury deliberated five and a half hours before convicting Edw. Dennis in a drunk driving case. The verdict found him intoxicated beyond doubt and resulted in a formal guilt finding by the jury.
News from Washington reports sixteen states and the U S House observing Thanksgiving on a traditional date. Despite a busy House with a control bill, many residents enjoyed turkey and cranberry sauce as the capital observed the holiday from Wednesday night into Friday. States listed include Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont.
A uniformed Army Air Corps lieutenant Lloyd A. Kuhns 34 of Boise Idaho was arrested in a Lisbon hotel lobby about 4 a.m. Thursday after a struggle with Sergt Clarence Day of the Iowa highway patrol and Night Marshal William Zearing The arrest followed an anonymous tip naming the car driven toward Coder Soete Mechanicsville The officer and his wife and two children were en route to Boise Kuhns weighed 210 pounds and stood 6 feet 3 inches tall He was jailed in Cedar Rapids on a drunken driving charge
Washington officials stated the treasury will not propose increases in excise taxes and fees. Assistant Secretary John Sullivan said no new rate hikes or charges are planned for this year, including financial transaction taxes.
Rising costs of materials and labor have raised the original defense cost estimates for the first 17 months of the program. A United Press survey shows more than $7 billion would be paid as shortages of materials and skilled labor continue. Baruch’s World War I figure of roughly $15 million risked being eclipsed by the current armament drive.
London lawmakers debate a motion to empower government to compel women into war time service in armed forces or industry. The motion aims to extend national resource mobilization and manpower planning as Britain ramps up total war efforts.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription is offered as a grand Christmas gift idea for a serviceman. The notice promotes supporting troops with a newspaper subscription during the holiday season.
Berlin reports panzer divisions pierced the Red fortified line defending Moscow while German high command says Soviet attacks near Rostov were repulsed with heavy losses. It cites further Soviet reverses around Leningrad and consolidates gains in central and northern sectors of the eastern front.
Russian fronts report fierce battles around the Moscow defense arc with Soviet forces holding as German hammering continues. Moscow radio claims Soviet annihilation of 13 500 Germans near Ka northwest of Moscow and Pravda asserts major German losses west of Rostov, including the SS Viking division and the 16th tank division. In Cedar Rapids a Santa Parade opens the Yule season with floats, characters, and a route through streets, starting 10 o clock from First avenue Fifth street NE.
The House of Commons supported the church policy amid a vote that left no clear plan to alter the economic system. The four-man and labor group expressed regret that the speech lacked definite proposals for change.
Patrolmen directing traffic near the Taft hotel after an ambulance call reported W. D. Osborne of 654 Fifteenth Avenue SW had been injured by a dropped beer keg. Police stopped Buck, who was driving at high speed and weaving, and found him unsteady and thick tongued.
Former Soviet foreign commissar Maxim Litvinov, newly named ambassador to the United States, will reach San Francisco on a Pan American Clipper flight on December 6, Pan American Airways announced.
Cedar Rapids residents express gratitude for freedom jobs health and family amid war and higher taxes. Interviews with Frank Hahn Bill Haritakis Captain Gordon Hughes Clarence Wilson Walter Pepmeyer and others highlight appreciation for stability work and family well being despite sacrifices and concerns about aliens and displacement.
British mechanized units broke through in the Libyan desert and joined the Tobruk siege line at Ed Duda, severing routes for Axis reinforcements. New Zealand troops recaptured Rezegh, while Bir el Hamed was retaken after stiff opposition. both sides reported gains and heavy losses amid fluid battle lines.
American national commander Lynn A. Stambaugh accused labor leaders of overstepping reason in negotiations. He said tolerance is no longer the right word to describe such officials' methods during remarks in Indianapolis.
The Ce Gazette begins Ruth Ayers Christmas Romance THREE TRAVELED EAST today with a first installment on page 17. The serial targets readers of all ages.
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