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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1941
Page
5
Malcolm Bleecker, 84, former honor student and Columbia University football captain, gas himself and his two children in a New York home. His wife says he was despondent after failing as an insurance salesman.
The Soviet Navy names Vice-Commissar Admiral I. I. Isakov as chief of staff of the Soviet naval forces. In 1939 Isakov visited the United States as part of a commission placing naval orders.
Touring Japanese foreign minister Yosuke Matsuoka and Soviet premier Molotov sign a neutrality pact in Moscow. The document commits both powers to peaceful, friendly relations and neutrality during any period of military action against either signatory by one or more powers.
Governor George A. Wilson signs the Road Protection Resolution, passed by both houses, allowing Iowa voters in 1942 to approve a constitutional amendment safeguarding highway funds. The measure bars diversion of gasoline tax and motor vehicle revenues from road construction, maintenance, and bond retirement. Sponsor in House Curtis W. Gregory. in Senate Howard Baldwin. Eleven states protect road funds. Iowa is third to approve in 1941, with six other states considering similar amendments.
In Crawfordsville on April 15, Robert Lauer leaves his post as bookkeeper after joining the army. Wayne Davis will replace him. The community also reports local clergy activity and moving easter visits from families including the Gault Maxwell Ruppelt and Hines households, with Dr Bruce West preaching at the Presbyterian church.
The article notes rats are widely used in biology because their small size needs little testing substance. It cites an experiment where amino acid protein fed to a small rat group cost $50,000, versus $500,000 if rabbits were used.
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