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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1936

Page

5

A New NRA Plan Theorized By Richberg

Donald R Richberg proposes an industrial co operation scheme to be enacted without constitutional change He urges a national policy on hours wages and fair trade to shield industry from anti trust actions The writer notes public skepticism and recalls how blue eagle era policies collapsed amid legal and economic shifts

Congress Donald R. Richberg Richberg NIRA NRA Blue Eagle

Retreat in Moscow: Soviet advertising alters communist creed

The essay notes Soviet authorities reinstate advertising to boost production and drive work, signaling a shift from pure communism toward incentives akin to capitalism. It contrasts U S critics Dr Tugwell and Rugg with Moscow's move, arguing advertising keeps industry alert and wages the wheels of progress.

Russia San Francisco Chronicle Bolshevists The Chronicle Kremlin Tugwell Rugg Moscow

Revenue Bill Intro Slated as Congress Hurries For Votes

The proposed new revenue bill, less drastic than the President’s initial plan, is to be introduced in the House on Wednesday. It faces extended debate in both chambers with no immediate consensus. Despite possible friction with the President, passage is likely, as Congress aims for early adjournment in an election year.

House of Representatives House Senate Congress

Lessons in Courtesy Across Races From a 1936 Essay

An experienced traveler writes in the Geographical Magazine about opening homes in Japan and criticizing others. He warns Americans against assuming superiority, urging respect for dignity, cultural customs, and peaceful coexistence. The piece critiques pride, prejudice, and the habit of belittling others, urging courtesy and restraint.

Geographic Magazine Japan Dickens America White House

Congress struggles to finish must pass bills before conventions

The article outlines key pending measures including a relief bill and four appropriation bills, plus acts on rural electrification and lobbying. It notes potential new laws if the Supreme Court strikes down New Deal statutes and gauges the odds of adjournment before national party conventions.

White House Office of Transportation Co Congress Mississippi Valley Authority TVA NRA Supreme Court

New York Day by Day at 60 Me Intyre Diary

New York diary recounts a sunny day in Manhattan with a Jay walking dusting near Scribner's, coffee with Ewing Galloway, two year old Kentucky ham meal, letter to Irvin Cobb, autographed books to Ohio, a gift from Dean Cornwell, tea with Margaret Pemberton and Gilda Varesi, dinner with Papa Moneta and Marshall Neilan, and a Chinatown stroll past Irving Berlin's old stand. Floyd Gibbons and Dean Ackerman of Columbia visit, and the reader browses Tom Sawyer.

New York San Diego Scribner’s Ewing Galloway Kentucky Irvin Cobb Ohio Dean Cornwell Margaret Pemberton London Gilda Varesi Papa Moneta Marshall Neilan Chinatown Irving Berlin Floyd Gibbons Dean Ackerman Columbia Tom Sawyer

Manhattan Press Personalities Shine At Social Spotlight

The piece catalogs flamboyant newspaper figures and showbiz names like Algeron St. John Brenon Pierre Loti and George White, noting Brenon’s French flair and Loti’s American press reception. It highlights George White’s backstage scrappiness and Ed Howe’s pending autobiography while touching J. P. Morgan’s unaffiliated flowers show attendance.

Manhattan Richard Harding Davis George Buchanan Fife Algeron St. John Brenon Morning Telegraph Pierre Loti America Loti Brenon David Wallace M. Loti

Notable World Figures Quip About Fame and Travel

H T Webster travels from Tomahawk Wisconsin while Al Jolson guards vault cash Ernest Hemingway breakfast habit Arthur Hopkins once Cleveland police reporter Robert Ripley richest American cartoonist Rebecca West plans a witty New York novel How can a son become a columnist without expense asks a Portland Oregon father White and Lew Brown stage a famous slugfest in Portland or New York venues

Bagatelles H. T. Webster Tomahawk Wis al Jolson Ernest Hemingway Arthur Hopkins Cleveland Robert Ripley Rebecca West New York Portland Oregon

Site picks for 50000 garbage plant near Cedar river

A site for a 50000 garbage disposal plant was chosen in the hilly area south of the Cedar river two blocks west of the Rock Island bridge. E J Yount cut his right leg on a knife found in meat while carrying it to the fridge, suffering a knee‑level gash. Dr C H Cogswell returned today from three months in Pasadena with his son Charles H Cogswell Jr. Mr and Mrs E T Hitchcock came back from a trip visiting Ralph at Carnegie Tech and Edward at Elgin Ill.

Cedar River Rock Island Bridge E. J. Yount C. H. Cogswell Pasadena Calif Charles H. Cogswell, Jr E. T. Hitchcock Ralph Carnegie Tech Edward Elgin Ill

Fire destroys Manhattan cafe and clubhouse

Yesterday at 1 30 p m a fire leveled the Manhattan cafe and clubhouse with undetermined cause. Miss Mary Darner a Tyler school teacher resigned to pursue other work. Cedar Rapids high will send two Drake relays teams led by Ferguson Buckton Yuill Wandell and Petersen Hasek Sheppard Lid ie.

Manhattan Mary Darner Tyler School Cedar Rapids High School Kenneth Ferguson Harold Buckton Ralph Yuill Floyd Wandell Peyson Petersen Edwin Hasek Sep Sheppard George Lidie

Cedar Rapids Mayor Urges Relief for San Francisco Victims

Mayor Connor issued a proclamation calling Cedar Rapids residents to aid the stricken people of San Francisco and do their part in relief efforts.

Connor Cedar Rapids San Francisco

Cedar Rapids relief group formed and funds raised

A general relief committee was named with A. H. Newman as chairman J. L. Bever Jr as secretary and J. H. Ingwerson as treasurer. Over $1 600 was raised on the first day. Doctors Burkhalter and Evans were appointed commissioners to the general assembly by the Cedar Rapids Presbytery. Mrs K M Whitmore of New York spoke at the First Presbyterian church as Cedar Rapids residents await word from relatives in the San Francisco earthquake with messages not yet sent.

A. H. Newman J. L. Bever, Jr J. H. Ingwerson E. R. Burkhalter First Presbyterian Church W. M. Evans Central Park Church General Assembly Cedar Rapids Door of Hope San Francisco

Martyr Complex Stops Boy From Advancing In Career

ALPH laments his self pity and claims of abuse as a cause of career decline. Readers advised to brace up, ignore gossip, and let time reveal the preferred partner or rival, with calm acceptance of friendship while awaiting clearer facts.

Alph Ralph Miss Manners

Country life vs city life and farm as fallback

The writer argues life is hard regardless of city or country. Work defines gain, with farm life praised for raising children and as a capital source if ventures fail. The message contrasts two paths and hints at resilience amid hardship.

Life on farm and city contrasted by reader letter

A reader argues that both country and city life have benefits and drawbacks. Salaried workers can budget and plan, while farmers face long hours and few conveniences. He says fresh air is not a factor and urges that life is what you make it, not utopia. The reply acknowledges common sense and notes there is no perfect place.

Middle West

Internal Remedy for Piles Promises Quick Relief

Dr J S Leonhardt introduces HEM-ROID tablets as a safe internal cure for piles. The ad claims internal congestion and weak veins cause itching bleeding and burning and that HEM-ROID removes the cause by improving circulation and purging impure blood. May Drug Co and other druggists endorse it with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

J. S. Leonhardt

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