Easter Peace Message and Cancer Crusade in Cedar Rapids
A sermon on peace through faith and personal responsibility follows a discussion of world leadership and Easter ideals. The piece also promotes a nationwide cancer education drive, noting 70,000 yearly deaths and 70,000 saved by awareness, with Cedar Rapids as Symbol City aligning with Linn County crusade efforts to fund research and education.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Cancer Crusade
Symbol City
The Cancer Killer That Claims 70 000 Americans
A stark warning that cancer compared to an atom bomb would kill 70 000 Americans in 1951 and again in 1952. The piece urges public alert and action to prevent such deaths and to push for better cancer prevention and treatment.
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United States
United
Soviet Claims on Inventions Enter Ridicule
The author ridicules Soviet assertions that Russia invented the trolley car and other inventions. He notes the claim about Igor Appolonovich Perovsky in the late 1870s and argues such claims are overdone and distract from factual records. The piece jokes about Russia possibly inventing the idea that someone is off his trolley.
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Russia
Igor Appolonovich Perovsky
Iron Curtain
G Redmond
B Avenue NE
My America By Harry Boyd
Habitual readers never fade away. The author argues reading broadens life and imagination beyond entertainment from radio and TV. He observes his son The Sprout embracing serious reading, often at bedtime with a book, proving reading as a lasting habit and source of comfort.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Easter services fill churches amid brisk north wind
The Gazette notes strong Easter attendance as churches report full houses despite a cold north wind. Violet and lavender dominate Easter décor with lilies and palms present. Maude Adams appears at Greene's opera house in Chantecler. Council eyes hackman price controls as McDuff studies fair rates for passengers and baggage. Roosevelt leads GOP delegates in Illinois. O Connor declines Democratic governor bid.
Hydrogen bomb test and Easter dinner notes
A Washington column discusses the upcoming hydrogen bomb test planned for Eniwetok with expected yields 200 to 300 kilotons and implications for atomic policy. The page also features reader views on Easter Sunday meals from various residents and workers in the area.
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Ashington
United States
Eniwetok
Pacific
Pandora’s Box of Science
Hiroshima
Joseph Alsop
What About Russia The hydro gen bomb possibility and Soviet progress
Scientific opinion shifts away from a true hydrogen super bomb while reassessing Russian atomic advances. American success with the new weapon sparks belief that the Soviets may also surpass former expectations, prompting reassessment of their atomic power and future capabilities.
Book Builds G.O.P. Platform With Seven Planks
Frank Nye reviews Benjamin Javits 148 page work How The Republicans Can Win in 1952 arguing it offers a practical issue based program rather than candidate focused strategy. Javits rejects isolationism and proposes a realistic modern platform viable with or without Eisenhower Taft Stassen Warren or other candidates.
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Benjamin A. Javits
Henry Holt and Company
Eisenhower
Taft
Stassen
Warren
Javits
Times
Churchill
England
Javits Plan for a Pro Consumer GOP Program
The piece outlines Jacob Javits's proposed seven planks for the Republican Party to center on consumer welfare. It calls for recognizing business as essential, expanding worker ownership, boosting social benefits via economic means, fair labor disputes handling, a modern tax structure, and a global push to fight poverty and disease.
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NAM
National Association of Manufacturers
Javits
Jacob Javits
New York
Republican Party
G.O.P
House of Business and Industry
House of Government
The
General Staff
G.O.P. Corporation
Office of the French premier's revolving door assumed
A Mason City Globe-Gazette item notes, in a light aside, that the French premier's office likely has a revolving door. The remark plays on bureaucracy and visibility in government spaces.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Optimist waits as car engine idles for partner
Brief note describes an optimist who sits with the engine running while awaiting his partner to finish preparations. The scene captures a humorous, everyday moment without further details or embellishments.
Fragmentary note from Dubuque Telegraph Herald
A garbled line from the Dubuane Telegraph Herald discusses speaking style and origins, suggesting a life lesson or commentary on communication while reflecting the paper’s traditional tone.
Holy Week and the eternal rhythm of liberty and faith
George E. Sokolski reflects on Holy Week linking Passover and Easter to life's rhythm. He argues liberty is a God given right, survives trials, and resurges after troubled times. He honors the divine intelligence guiding history and the enduring hope of human liberty through cycles of oppression and revival.
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United States
Joseph
Moses
Detours Signal Arrival of Spring in City
As detours open and regular roads close, residents sense spring arrival, with traffic changes marking the seasonal shift. Roadwork progresses citywide, signaling broader improvements and renewed activity as warmer weather approaches.
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Dubuane
Changing Times Quotation on Human Race Age
A pithy aphorism notes the human race is old enough to know better, reflecting skepticism about collective wisdom. It attributes the sentiment to Changing Times, signaling a reflective, period-voiced observation.
Bugs Baer and a Pauper Sailor Tale in Peculiar Times
A fragmented column, filled with slang and satire, lampoons New York officials and a penniless traveler headed to Europe on relief funds. The piece mixes political shtick with quirky scenes from Manhattan life and a wandering speaker’s humorous misadventures.
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New York
Laughing Academy
Europe
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