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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1934
Page
13
A. A. Milne states that no nation will pursue war unless it believes it will win, underscoring the link between perceived outcome and conflict risk. The maxim reflects strategic psychology influencing national leaders and public opinion during tense times.
The new Cedar Rauids city council began its term in a quiet Monday session marred only by Commissioner Louis Zika illness. Mayor Neill succeeds Stepanek with a well regarded slate of officers including City Solicitor Harry S. Johnson and Assistant Don Hines.
An April Business Week survey forecasts shifts in congressional balance for 1936. It predicts a larger Democratic Senate majority, a fragile GOP-led House reduction to about fifty seats, and heightened party solidarity around the presidential ticket. The piece notes uncertainty and evolving party identities before the fall elections.
A professor from the Climat School of Politics argues that American intelligence is largely inferior and that only eastern and eastern middle western Americans are worth cultivating, presenting a provocative view on recruitment and influence.
A columnist mocks German professor Schoenemann who urges lecturing Americans to win support for Hitlerism. He dismisses the idea as naive and warns that few Americans would attend or remember such talks. The piece contrasts German ideas with American skepticism and hints at cautious outreach by European leaders.
A humorously moral tale contrasts Bill Jones the bricklayer with Harold Van Rassler a rich aristocrat. After death they face judgment, revealing honesty and character over wealth, with the gatekeeper assigning Bill to the number ones and Harold to the number fours.
In New York Day by Day O O McIntyre portrays Paul Block as a busy ad agency head and paper publisher who blends shyness with leadership. The piece notes his Elmira origins, sympathy, public editorials, and recent interaction with Clark Gable, painting Block as a well connected, humane magnate.
The article describes Williams, Nielan, and Blanche Sweet as close neighbors who share meals yet avoid each other publicly. For nineteen months they occupy the same apartment with no words between them while both pursue other attachments. Each night they sleep in adjoining rooms as maid notices where they go. The piece notes the Ritz cocktail salons and high society figures like a polo player attend the scene.
The piece profiles Max Gordon once a vaudeville booking agent now driving four major hits and redefining Broadway style from Rialto to the East Side. It notes his sociable habits, low self-promotion, and contrasts with his brother Cliff a comic of earlier eras. Also included is a public notice of administrator appointment in Linn County Iowa.
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