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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1941
Page
4
A fire occurred at 9 01 around 2 ng at 1366 Wilson avenue SW Barcus later reported as No 5. The back inf of burner caused the blaze near 225 A aertedate avenue SE. John 176cek issued a still alarm by Company No 4.
H Keating of 636 Eighth Street fined ten dollars plus costs for failing to keep his car under control. R J Woods of Marion fined two dollars for related motor vehicle offense.
Mrs. M Deal, 49, of 1818 B avenue died in a local hospital at 10 45 a m Thursday.
Mrs L J Halpin and her husband announce the birth at the surgical annex station hospital Fort Riley Kansas on Thursday.
Lawmakers from both parties condemn the Nazi attack on American shipping. Senators Taft Nye Connally Pepper urge swift action to modify the Neutrality Act as threats to U S vessels intensify. The debate centers on war risk, convoy duties, and responses to German aggression.
In Des Moines Senator Clyde Herring argues the Reuben James act signals must repeal neutrality. He says the lease act set the die and the US may need to use navy outside the western hemisphere to protect interests. He calls opponents madman for opposing steps.
Senator George W Norris Nebraska says he is ready to vote in favor of the administration bill repealing net policy act shipping restrictions after learning of the sinking of the Reuben James. Democratic Leader Barkley and other leaders think they can push the measures to a vote and plan an informal recess mid November until the new year.
Salem Oregon AP reports 19 year old James Harvey Thomas was executed in the state lethal chamber after he killed a man last June 11 to avoid being reported as a navy deserter. He was a salesman prior to the crime.
Soviet workers joined Red Army formations in fierce battles around Tula 100 miles south of Moscow as Germany pushes toward the capital. On the Crimea front German-Romanian forces reportedly broke through near Sebastopol while fighting raged in Volokolamsk and Tula, with heavy losses claimed by Soviet defenses.
Witnesses recount a five mile long descent with one or both engines sputtering as the plane neared the ground. A wing dipped, the craft struck near Mrs. Howe’s property, exploded, and scattered mail across a quarter mile. Royal Canadian airmen recovered two checks to Ford Motor Co and letters from Fort Bragg soldiers as wreckage lay in a wheat field.
An Aviation magazine article cites United States and Allied expansion, noting the expected U S factory output to exceed Germany and Italy. The piece highlights Wrightsman forecasts that 59,000 airplanes would be produced after 1940 and calls the wartime pace unprecedented, with Russia's entry cited as a factor and 1943 victory contemplated.
Fog and mist persisted from late Thursday with an 80 percent humidity reading. At 9 a.m. Friday the temperature stood at 42 degrees, the day's low so far, while a light drizzle had begun to ease from the prior afternoon.
Forecast covers Friday 6 30 p m to Wednesday 6 30 p m Iowa period shows above normal temperatures with a gradual warm trend early then cooler late. Precipitation expected to be heavy with two peaks: Friday night and again toward the period’s end.
In New York AP dispatch two major networks the National Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broadcasting System along with other plaintiffs sue to overturn an FCC ruling. The decision would let individual stations access programs from several networks instead of being tied to one network and bars licensing to stations under contract that prevents airing competitors. Applicants include Woodmen of the World Life Insurance and Rochester WHAM station owners and operators.
Some parrots have been observed living as long as seventy five years in captivity and the wild. Researchers note long lifespans vary by species and diet.
Bendix non strikers, however, twice prevented the men from working. Mr. Roosevelt's order was the third in which he has commandeered a private plant because of the strike.
In New York a field at Robn k caused 14 British and American ships to be repaired. The union CSO and the company reached a contract after a mediation board referral in Washington amid accusations of poor bargaining.
The dialogue frames arms policy as a first step toward war with critics accusing supporters of scare tactics. Contention centers on appeasement and foreign entanglements while figures like Lindbergh warn against rushing into conflict under phrases such as American defense and steps short of war.
The aviator argues that entering broad global conflict would cause massive American casualties and require fighting on multiple theaters simultaneously. He emphasizes that war demands overwhelming sacrifice and would strain resources across the Atlantic and Pacific, Europe and Asia.
President Roosevelt said the defense labor situation has worsened recently but remains better than at the start of the re armament program. He declined to discuss reports of plans to seek new powers to curb strikes in vital defense industries.
At a large gathering in New York a speaker lamented that free Americans lack courage to speak out as three major networks blocked wide air coverage. Mutual and NBC blamed others for rejecting time, while America First supporters criticized radio gatekeeping. Police mobilized 699 officers plus reserves for crowd control.
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