Linn County Defeats Sudden Death Traffic Toll Rises
A county graph shows Linn County traffic fatalities rising to five by Oct 1, 1941. Sheriff Jim Smith, vice chairman of the safety commission, prepared the chart tracing deaths from 1936 through 1940 and prompting safety drives led by local officials and the commission.
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Linn County Highway Safety Commission
Jim Smith
Linn County
Sheriff Smith
Safety Commission
The
Clarence L. Beeson
Cedar Rapids
Board of Supervisors
Commission
Fred C Henson
Gordon Hughes
Harlan Snyder
Linn County Supervisors
County Highway Safety Commission
Robert Barrigar
Daniels Street
Pedestrian Crosswalks and Neon Signals Pose Loop Intersection Idea
Letters urge the Police Traffic Division to ease pedestrian flow at the loop intersection. The writer supports neon atop signals to switch to no left turns during rush periods, speeding car exits while letting pedestrians cross on green with less risk.
Boy climbs tree falls with chest cuts forming V
COLUSA Calif UP Burnell Allen 13 was "out Tarzaning Tarzan" from a tree limb above a pile of scrap iron broken glass and tin cans. He survived with eight stitches in his chin five in his arm and a perfect V of iodined cuts on his chest after crashing to the ground and being treated at a doctor’s table
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Colusa
Calif
Burnell Allen
Tarzan
Memphis Traffic Safety Drive Slashes Fatalities
Memphis reduced traffic deaths from 18 to eight in a year and hit a record 177,852 dollars in fines in seven months. The phase of aggressive enforcement includes a 30 mph limit, strict penalties for speeding and violations, and a horn ban. Mayor Chandler’s siren car aids enforcement amid nationwide debate.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Walter Chandler
Boyle Decree Forces Dim Lights on Memphis Streets
The latest Boyle decree bans bright auto lights in the Loop District. Orders compel dimmed headlights or arrest and fines. Result is dimmed Memphis streets, provoking objections from residents who call the measures dictatorial while Boyle cites the record.
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Loop
Boyle
Memphis
Goofy Drivers Really Are Goofy Says Psychiatrist
Dr. Lowell S. Selling of the Detroit psychopathic clinic says many drivers have concealed mental quirks that make them dangerous. He notes even in cities with strong mental health services, dangerous motorists go unrecognized. The National Safety Congress announced a Chicago session next year from October 5 to 9.
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Chicago
National Safety Congress
Lowell S. Selling
Detroit Recorder's Court
Autos Lead Death Toll in Camp Claiborne 34th Division
At Camp Claiborne La the 34th division has 12 deaths since February below expected levels. Five deaths occurred during maneuvers and seven on garrison duty. autos caused five fatalities and other causes included lightning train drowning and accidental deaths. One death followed anesthesia during emergency surgery and another was a hospital suicide. one more occurred in Alexandria.
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Camp Claiborne
INS
Alexandria
Traffic on Indiana highways climbs 16 percent in first half 1941
Traffic flow on Indiana's 10,000 miles of state highway system grew 16 percent in the first half of 1941 compared with the same period in 1940, indicating heavier travel during wartime conditions.
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Indiana
Omaha Cuts Traffic Deaths Through News Campaigns
Lawrence W. Youngman of the Omaha World Herald told the National Safety Congress that intensive newspaper traffic coverage helped reduce Omaha traffic deaths from 21 in early 1940 to nine in early 1941. He cited civic pride, strict law enforcement, and steady traffic news as key factors.
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Chicago
Lawrence W. Youngman
Omaha World Herald
National Safety Congress
Youngman
Omaha
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Lawyers Seek To Make Clear Highway Intersections Law
The Iowa bar recognizes intersections as high danger and held an institute in Cedar Rapids with Charles E. Cornwell of Mason City leading the discussion. He explains shifts in right of way rules since 1987, noting the first-into-intersection rule, July 4 reenactment, and the need for drivers to use common sense and maintain control in the assured clear distance ahead.
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Town Bar Association
Eighteenth Judicial District
Cedar Rapids
Charles E. Cornwell
Mason City
Cornwell
Iowa's Traffic Record 23 15 398 436 Rut Ht?
A compact entry notes traffic statistics for Iowa with figures 23 15 398 436 and a mention of rut height. The item abstracts a numeric record, likely a traffic or road data blurb, without broader context.
Is It Worth It An Editorial Is It Worth It An Editorial
An editorial argues drunk driving arrests rise due to police efforts and driver misperception. It focuses on the risky two or three drink driver who overestimates safety and urges the rule if you drive don’t drink and if you drink don’t drive.
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Bob Estabrook
Highway Patrol
Traffic Judge Gets Brand New Excuse
Houston Traffic Court Judge Lawrence Du Mars received a letter from a Beaumont man claiming Houston should pay his speeding fine because floods on side streets would have let him evade officers. The judge rejected the excuse and ordered payment despite the rain.
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Houston
Tex
INS
Lawrence du Mars
Beaumont
du Mars
Cedar Rapids Tops Iowa Light Check in Courtesy Campaign
Cedar Rapids led Iowa cities with 53.9 percent of cars having adequate lights in a two month courtesy check by the Iowa highway patrol with police and sheriff's deputies. 25 105 of 35 746 vehicles tested had defective lights. Checks will shift to ticketing offenders.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa City
Sheriff's Deputies
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