White Friday Aims For Accident Free 24 Hours
Linn County and Cedar Rapids safety officials approve White Friday for Safety Week Nov 2 8. On Nov 6 midnight to Nov 7 midnight a single 24 hour period without a reportable accident will be pursued with enhanced police presence and broad public cooperation. Mayors and organizations are invited to join the effort and publicize safety messaging.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Sergt. C. M
Chamber of Commerce
Safety Week Proclaimed On November Twenty Eighth
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Hahn issued a safety week proclamation as citizens visited City Hall for Safety Week events spanning November 2 to 8. The article notes eight months of the year totaling 12 400 off the job accidents, resulting in 19 000 occupational deaths and injuries, with productive-time losses equated to building battleships and fighter planes. Col John Stilwell of the council emphasizes defense needs require 24 hour safety and stresses the link between safety and production.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Hahn
Scotty McLeod
Otto Carstens, Jr
Hahn
Claire Blodgett
H. L. Kenyon
Bob Yaw
Nicholas P. Craemer
Addison J. Ramsey
Earle Nichols
R. M. Chapman
Col
John Stilwell
Council
Highway-Railroad Crossing Fatalities Reach Ten Year High
Washington report shows eight months of 1941 yielded 1,152 crossing fatalities, beating the 1931 eight-month high. Injuries reached 2,849, up 190 from 1940. The year’s fatalities exceed 1940 by 47, while motor vehicle deaths rose seven percent from 1939 to 1940.
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Washington
INS
Association of American Railroads’ Safety Section
Meet The Safety Men Meet The Safety Men
Marion's mayor John C Mullin leads traffic safety efforts in Linn County. He advocates driver alertness, learning sign shapes, and urban stop sign visibility. His work includes blinker signals on highway 151 and reflectorized signs and a safety commission exhibit at Marion's Corn Festival.
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Marion
John C. Mullin
Linn County
Highway Safety Commission
Mullin
Boston
New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
Safety Commission
Pedestrian deaths rise in Cedar Rapids traffic toll
In Cedar Rapids a pedestrian was killed in an intersection last Thursday, the third street death this year and the most recent fatality in a pattern of rising pedestrian collisions. Observers urge pedestrians to signal presence and motorists to slow, especially at intersections, noting 15 mph as a cautious limit on dark rainy nights.
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Cedar Rapids
Driving Kills More Than Bombs Warns 1940 Poster
A 1940 public safety message warns that automobiles killed more Americans than Hitler bombs in England. It urges caution behind the steering wheel and on foot, emphasizing driving as a dangerous weapon and urging ordinary precautions to avoid harm.
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Mobile
England
Off Duty Accidents Hamper U S National Defense
Special to The Gazette reports rising off the job accidents among defense workers as a critical issue in the emergency safety drive requested by President Roosevelt. The National Safety Council highlights the growing danger, noting occupational and off the job fatalities and their impact on the defense program.
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Gazette
Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Roosevelt
Record Shows Automobile Owners Replace Cars Every 22 to 30 Months
The records indicate that 90 percent of automobile owners have previously purchased new cars at intervals ranging from 22 to 30 months, reflecting a frequent replacement cycle among buyers.
Car Crashes May Kill 8 More in C R
Cedar Rapids traffic stats warn eight additional fatalities likely in 1941 if current accident rate holds. Over the past five years the city averaged five deaths yearly with 118 accidents per fatality, and through 1941 there have been 700 plus accidents but only three deaths, suggesting a grim projection with pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists sharing the risk.
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Cedar Rapids
Gordon Hughes
Reaper
Hughes
Why Become a Statistic An Editorial
A Bos Estabrook editorial argues pedestrians cause crashes by breaking rules and motorists are not omniscient. It urges pedestrians to obey safety laws and drivers to anticipate unsafe pedestrian actions to prevent tragedies, stressing safety as a shared responsibility.
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Clarence Beeson
Fred C. Henson
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H. J. Kenyon
P.T.A. Safety Committee
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Town Public Safety Department
Bob Roberts
Tom Condon
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Derrick Work
Iowa
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Messinger & Sons
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Hearn-Stevenson Motor CO
Rude Auto Co
U.S
Baxter Motors, Inc
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2Nd Ave
Harper's
Fifth Avenue
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Tation
Second Street
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Alma
Moon
Third Avenue
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Standard Body
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