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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1940
Page
28
Surgeon General Parran cites that over 40 percent lack adequate diet at MIT. The piece argues malnutrition stems from income use and education as much as poverty, warning subsidies would worsen the problem while urging public guidance on budgeting for nutrition.
Connecticut highway chief William J. Cox warns that engineering safety for a given speed may tempt faster driving and vice versa. Experts say funds should first improve accident reporting, data collection, and analysis to judge which safety measures save the most lives per dollar. Pending better data, priorities include pedestrian protection, intersections, speed limits, enforcement, and driver education.
The argument favors removing known road hazards and minor improvements such as clearing obstructions and adding warning signs over building vast new super-highways. It notes that these small fixes save more lives and points out the difficulty of securing funds for minor measures compared with flashy, costly projects. Where do we go from here?
A compact examination of why defining literary style remains elusive and how modern journalists and writers chase distinctive prose. It notes pressure on editors and commentators to produce clever, marketable writing, with examples from strips and public figures.
A collection of statements from Wendell Willkie Senator Nye President Dykstra Ernesto Montenegro Roosevelt Taft Mayer Oswaldo Aranha Vera Dean Archibishop Kiley Nehru and James G McDonald on jobs, foreign policy, religion, socialism, democracy, peace, imperialism, and church freedom. The remarks span issues from economic policy to global conflict and faith.
In Washington and Des Moines, Iowa shows a bipartisanship under strain as two Democratic senators and a Republican led House persistently cooperate. Senators Gillette and Herring fostered cross party work, aiding postmasters, flood control, and private claims bills, with Republicans Talle and Martin lauding joint efforts on Iowa interests and Amana colony aid.
The Gazette reports EWIS BENEDICT elected president of Cedar Rapids Good Roads Club on April 10 succeeding J W Hayes. Charles Jordan named secretary with Frank Filip as assistant. A Linn County threshers group forms to improve working conditions and prices with about 200 members. Also noted are local civic plans, brewing firm ownership changes, mayoral and military candidacies, social events, bounty payments for wolves, and area market prices.
A reflective piece envisions future generations repeating current debates about right and wrong. It muses on human striving, changing skies and nature, and the persistence of life’s needs. The poem questions whether wisdom and rest are ever fully achieved, suggesting a thousand years of ongoing search.
In discussing state relations Rep Herring notes cordial cooperation with LeCompte between CCC camp retention in southern Iowa and food stamp districting. Extra Rep Ben Jensen recalls an $800 CCC truck injury settlement aided by Herring. Fred Gilchrist says the delegation is largely unified on corn loans and parity legislation though occasional disagreements occur.
The column covers political shifts with Churchill potentially replacing Chamberlain, Eden as foreign secretary, and Duff Cooper as assistant. Celebrity notes include Zoe Jack of Folies Bergere, Eddie Cantor’s slogan, Vandebilt yacht sale to Canada for scrap value, and Hollywood chatter on Lillian Roth, Edna Wallace Hopper, Fannie Brice, and other showbiz figures. Police action near 23rd Street and 7th Avenue ends with a fatal shooting and questions about officers’ frisking.
In Kansas City, Indian women embrace beauty culture with services like permanent waves and manicures, as described by Lillian Phillips who ran a Bombay parlor. She notes the well-to-do adopt these trends while keeping native dress and long braids.
An advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice as a simple inexpensive home remedy for rheumatic, arthritis, and neuritis pain. It promises relief within 48 hours, offers a money back guarantee, and notes availability through May Drug Company and drug stores.
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