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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1939
Page
24
A 1939 column challenges the image of Spain’s last loyalist cabinet, noting a mix of anarchists socialists and left republicans. It contrasts perceived democracy with reality and touches on U.S. politics including Garner housing figures and FHA counterclaims.
Premier Daladier announced Lebrun would be a candidate for reelection in the upcoming presidential voting. He said Lebrun agreed to allow his name to be placed before the election congress at Versailles to meet in the chateau.
A dense listing of prime time radio programs across stations WMT WSUI WGN WHO KFJB and others. Highlights include dramas news and music from Orphans of Divorce Captain Midnight Lone Ranger and many orchestras with hourly changes and cross station notes.
The page lists a morning radio lineup with 6:30 Sunrise hour 6:45 Joe Fisher segment 6:00 Varieties and earlier News. 6:18 Watt Sets Solid Ramblers and a feature on the Boone Family.
This broad essay argues that democracy is no longer a given possession but a valued institution needing careful defense. It notes American life centers on democracy from banquets to radios and stresses questions on checks, rights, and the federal system. It introduces a 12 part series sponsored by the National League of Women Voters.
Michael Formosa, a Malta-born British subject, sailed from Malta in the 1614 foot open boat O.K. to travel down Africa’s coast then to Zanzibar but was swept across the Atlantic. The Conte Grande later reported picking him up near barren St. Paul’s rocks 300 miles off Brazil on March 20 after he reached the rocks on that date.
A lone castaway survived a shipwreck by eating wild bird eggs and catching rainwater. The Italian embassy identified Formosa as a British subject, and British authorities were asked to arrange repatriation.
Two county jail prisoners asked the Times service editor how the jail float was built. The editor supplied the information but expressed misgivings about the motive.
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