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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1941
Page
18
Frances Gifford stars in Walt Disney's The Reluctant Dragon while fashion designer Edward Stevenson warns small women against wearing spectacular long fur coats. He favors short hair furs like mink and advises careful choice of coats, collars, and accessories to maintain proportion for petite figures.
In Capetown the South African Institute of Medical Research announced the isolation of a third type of influenza germ. The finding, linked to defense requests, raises hope for a widely effective vaccine to curb future epidemics.
In Des Moines an underpass collision sheared the top of a truck carrying 17 Estherville high school students en route to a football game with Roosevelt high. The youths escaped unharmed and the truck was repaired for the return trip that night.
Former Wisconsin Governor Phillip La Follette said England would likely seek a separate peace with Hitler if the United States fully enters the European war. He spoke for the America First committee, arguing Britain is losing faith in U S promises and that the United States cannot advise its ally.
Hollywood report says Errol Flynn and wife Lili Damita agreed on a separation with property settlement preparations. The couple married in 1935 in Yuma Arizona and have a four month old son Sean Leslie Flynn. Damita retired from films after marriage.
Alfred Duff Cooper, British cabinet member for the Far East, said he was convinced that any arrangements Washington might work out with Japan would provide full justice for China.
Labor disputes threaten three Curtiss Wright Buffalo plants and San Diego Consolidated Aircraft. AFL Machinists at Bendix New Jersey aviation gear discuss walkout. Seamen blockade sends ships for defense bases. Alcoa ships load munitions while miners resume after five days.
Senator Taft Ohio says Republicans should not turn foreign policy into a party issue in 1942 elections. He argues the policy is not a partisan matter and each congressman should run on his own record. House Republican Martin Mass. backs the view.
Senator Scott Lucas ordered a hold on expense vouchers for the hearings amid questions over the legality of the probe. He said payments may be delayed or advanced after debate, and asked a legislative counsel to review precedents. Senator Clark defended the subcommittee's authority and planned to seek funds for a broader investigation.
Two traffic accidents injure three people in Linn County. Roy Reid 65 of Springville suffered cuts and head bruises after being struck by Henry Sigmund 56 of Central City on Highway 151 east of Marion. Reid was treated at St Luke's Hospital. Wilbur Schulte 22 of Norway was cut in a collision on a county road near Walford and taken to Mercy Hospital. Lumbr Rohlena 28 of Fairfax reported sideswiping as both cars traveled near the road center.
President Roosevelt asked Congressman Martin Dies to defer a full dress probe of Japanese espionage on the west coast and he agreed. A committee member warned the espionage network in America could be larger than German networks in the Low Countries and warned of critical risk around the San Francisco area including Mare Island and industrial sites.
Chicago man George Walter Kimball acting secretary of Kiwanis International and organizer of hundreds of Kiwanis clubs in the United States and Canada died at age 56 from heart disease in Chicago.
Lovely cutwork can add charm to any room and is simple with button-hole stitching. Pattern 2783 offers a rose motif transfer in sizes 10 by 18 inches and 6 by 11 inches, plus stitch illustrations and material list. Send 10 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Department in New York for pattern and include name and address.
Mrs. Samuel J. Wagstaff said she heard German radio announce a battleship carrying President Roosevelt entering Argentia bay Newfoundland for the Churchill meeting. Dr. George S. King urged Navy Secretary Knox to investigate a leak, noting Newfoundland residents and planes подтверд the meeting.
In Des Moines, Iowa, recruiting stations seek 45 volunteers to fill September foreign service quotas. So far 75 have offered for Hawaii and the Philippines, with 20 and 25 vacancies remaining respectively. If not filled by September 30 the Iowa quota moves to another state.
In Waterloo Iowa a chiropractor Dr N August Golinvaux loses his mother Elizabeth 83 at her seven miles southeast home then his wife 44 suffers a heart attack and dies at her Waterloo home within about three hours. Surviving are five children and the Golinvaux family.
Washington economists report food prices and living costs at a 10 year high due to war mobilization while factory workers’ weekly earnings rose about 32 percent, keeping pace with costs. They note durable goods sectors show strong real wages but warn of higher fruit and vegetable prices and potential future cost hikes.
Senator Walt F. George urged that United States policy issues be put before the people for the ultimate decision. He repeated opposition to debating neutrality act repeal as an interim step toward Roosevelt policy. House and Senate leaders urged repeal or modification, with Reynolds noting Britain’s peril and a possible U S response. CAPER agreed war should be supported if Congress declares it.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States calls for a refer endum among 1,600 affiliates and urges opposition to a sweeping price control bill. It supports ceilings only where government buying tightens supplies, while favoring controls on essential living costs wages and key industrial materials used in shortages.
Paul V McNutt federal security administrator barred use of radio posters newspapers and other publicity to recruit youths for the CCC and NYA and forbade raiding each other s rolls The move comes as NYA reports 276000 youths employed with 401000 waiting list CCC officials deny soliciting enrollees and say the order may prevent youths from moving between agencies to match assignments
Washington UPS priority chief Donald McNelson will move to crack down on industries disobeying priority orders. Two to three large metal users face cases for diverted scarce materials to non defense work. Plan may withhold raw materials and could punish executives with two years in prison or fines.
Federal Price Administrator Sean Henderson condemned unscrupulous landlords who refuse to cooperate with fair rent committees. He said his office has received numerous reports of excessive rents and tenant evictions and that sheriffs and magistrates are checking with committees to verify dispossession actions. He pledged to favor such checks in eviction cases.
New York Senator Gerald Nye told the Steuben Society at the Biltmore hotel that racial prejudice harms American ideals and loyalty to German Americans. He accused the President and foreign policy of provoking emergencies while praising von Steuben’s wartime role.
Lieutenant General Ben Lear, commander of the Second Army in Louisiana, called for real ammunition in war games to improve training. He said sufficient ammo would allow more individual training with protection, while praising troops for their performance in the maneuvers.
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