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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1946
Page
7
A retrospective traces baseball from early games like town ball to the 1849 first recorded match, noting Abner Doubleday’s base diagram, the rise of professional teams, the 1905 World Series, and evolving rules, while contrasting past amateur play with modern professional baseball.
ASSELL BALLARD head of Hull House in Chicago spoke at Des Moines on curing juvenile delinquency by prevention and addressing causes. He cited his prior work at St Charles school for boys and criticized state institutions for poor educational outcomes.
Conserve the Land eee BLUE praised 700 Future Farmers of Iowa for heeding a duty to preserve the soil. He noted Iowa’s 100th statehood anniversary and warned soil has been mined for 25 years, reducing livestock nutrition. The governor recalled the 1939 soil conservation act and urged farm youths to adopt conservation practices as they take over farming.
A father who means well but lacks psychology struggles with a brilliant 15 or 16 year old son. The piece urges father son talks on equal terms and shared life lessons, not praise or scolding. It argues affection and respectful coaching save the boy from folly and alienation.
A collection of aphoristic musings critiques leadership, temperament, parenting, materialism, and Americanism. The author reflects on Pauley opponents personal flaws and stresses the impracticality of savings culture while lampooning plastic culture and future decay.
By Bugs Baer, a humorous sketch contrasts Paris and London with American soldiers. It notes the wolfish appetites of soldiers, the refined chivalry of Englishmen and the flirtatious manner of Frenchmen as they react to women, while a strolling baritone from Massachusetts adds a laconic capstone.
The piece analyzes Truman's push for unified defense under a single secretary with three service departments. It notes Navy opposition led by H Struve Hensel and calls for immediate action to avoid delays that could hinder national defense and the postwar reorganization.
Marquis Childs notes the coal strike may dominate headlines in coming weeks as John L. Lewis appears to push an imperial stance. His proposed health and welfare fund for miners faces legal questions under the Wagner Act, with administration officials staying quiet while the steel industry winds down.
The House favours extending the draft but the bill remains weak after amendments and fails to align with War Department needs. Conference action and political fears over 18 year olds influence the path, with Senate compromise likely before final passage. Production impacts from coal and steel strikes loom as the national policy debates continue.
Dr Brady argues hardening of arteries is common with age and hard to diagnose, linking it to nutritional deficiency rather than toxins. He discusses myths about causes, advises calcium and vitamin D intake, and notes limited roles for barbiturates while touching on skin conditions and care.
Drew Pearson explains how intelligence funding is cut while diplomacy and peacetime conscription move forward. He notes risks from smuggled atomic bombs and contrasts postwar intelligence needs with Congress actions, then covers Truman's stance on a minimum wage bill and rider politics.
In the Minneapolis Messenger Ralph Hemingway notes that when weather is ideal for outdoor chores it also invites fishing, signaling the onset of spring fever.
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