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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1941
Page
20
German authorities announced the immediate release of sick and wounded French prisoners held in camps and hospitals. The first group will reach Combiegne on Thursday, with others freed as their conditions allow. A German NCO killed outside Paris Chateau Eau station. reprisal still looms. A female witness vanished.
British and axis forces in North Africa conduct reconnaissance thrusts amid expectations of a new Auchinleck offensive. London predicts a fresh assault as desert heat eases. Egypt protests Axis bombing of Cairo while Cairo residents wonder when Rome will be bombed. German raids hit Heliopolis airport near Cairo.
Schools dismissed as Shenandoah residents watch vast flocks of grasshoppers drift southward. Birds feed on the travelers while the July sky glitters with winged insects. Similar swarms drifted toward Creston about 70 miles northeast, moving southeast on a 10 mile per hour wind.
A roundup of death notices from Dysart Eagle Center Calamus Calmar Manchester Mazleton Decorah and Waukon detailing the passing of residents from illnesses and heart attacks. Obituaries list survivors including spouses children and siblings with brief biographical notes and funeral arrangements.
Ottawa announces a reorganization of the department of munitions and supply to raise output for wartime industries. Howard Lenker of Wilton Junction is elected president of the Sugarcreek township Farm Bureau and Hugo Rix of Massillon is elected president of the Massillon township group at last week's meetings.
Detroit based Hudson Motor Car Company is rushing a $20 million naval ordnance plant in Centerline Michigan to completion for the Navy. The plant will produce an anti aircraft gun and other ordnance components while Hudson begins mass production of piston and rocker arms for the Wright Cyclone engine. Additional factory space is cleared for rear fuselage sections for the Martin B 26 Bomber. Hudson also previews three new 1942 car lines with a new Drive Master feature and improved safety, economy, and comfort. The Cedar Rapids Hudson Sales Company at 728 Second Avenue SE remains the local dealer.
A study shows Australian drivers keep their vehicles for roughly ten years before trading them in. The finding highlights longer ownership periods and evolving factors influencing car replacement decisions.
The Cedar Rapids Association of Insurance Agents elected new officers at the monthly meeting held Tuesday night at the Elks club rooms. Elected were H C Burleson as president, J M Welch as vice president, and F W Damour as secretary-treasurer. Final reports from the state convention in Cedar Rapids were read and approved.
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