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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1941
Page
1
Henry T. Gobell reports that German blitzkrieg moves toward the Near East have been checked by Soviet and British actions in Iran and northern Iran. General Max Sinenko says the six weeks of rapid German advances are over and Russia and Britain now deter any German moves with Turkey watching cautiously.
Ann Miss Hanssen, described as shy and pretty, pleaded guilty to crimes connected with unwanted babies. Judge Edward Kelly, labeling the acts among the most horrible, ordered probation rather than prison. The judge said he could not send her to the penitentiary.
A country scene told by a child narrator recalls visiting a farmer and watching women milk cows and drive them to the field. The tone contrasts simple rural life with distant city and luxury scenes such as Madrid and the Ritz hotel.
Washington reports Representative Albert L. Vreeland urges action after a month on active duty with an armored division at Pine Bluff to address what he calls a shameful lack of equipment and materiel.
The quiz notes defense stamps will be available in about a million stores by mid September. It advises buying defense bonds and stamps from nearest offices, banks or savings associations, or by writing to the treasurer of the United States in Washington DC.
Hollywood report notes actor Richard Haydn, a rising screen and radio personality, amid a shifting age dynamic in entertainment. The piece contrasts youthful stars with veteran performers as Haydn builds a growing profile.
Special to The Gazette Cedar Rapids units in the 34th Division near Deridder La have reached the mid stage of field exercises. After three weeks of active drills, detachments remain in bivouac in the southwestern state awaiting open maneuvers. Soldiers earned recognition for remaining in action as a mechanized unit for 72 hours. Names and ranks include Private J Snoble Private Holub Corporal Vin Privateoe. Private Vin promoted to private first class with fourth class specialist rating. Also mentions Corporal John Emery Privates Lyman and Dick Emery and Private Donald Benedict. Preparations continue for a Sept 15 mock war as the Second or Third armies of the U S meet.
Anna Laura Lowe, the so called widow of Jackson Barnett, loses a dispute in Denver as authorities challenge her claimed marriage and legal status in the Barnett case.
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