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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1941
Page
34
Denying licenses linked to public safety goals questioned
An editorial argues that Iowa's system of blacklisting about 6000 drivers may curb hazards but many suspended or revoked drivers still drive unseen. It warns license suspensions are not fully enforced and suggests repeated checks are needed to ensure compliance and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Public Safety Department
Abandoned Sawing Trick Stirs Ocean Coast Magicians
The Pacific coast magicians abandon the stage routine of sawing pretty girls in two saying the arm or leg version is simpler. The author quips that true thrills come from a girl divided and jokes about whether losing a limb is more ladylike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Propaganda and democracy cited by Carl Sandburg era group
The text portrays Carl Sandburg praising propaganda for democracy and promoting the Council for Democracy in New York as a practical force. It describes their public enlightenment work, radio programs, and pamphlets like Freedom of Assembly and Democratic Groups, guiding community discussion on free speech and civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Paw Paw Growers Association
Myself & Company
North American
Paw Paw Growers Association
Council For Democracy
Madison Avenue
New York City
Ike Goebbels
Department of Public Enlightenment
Stephen Vincent Benet
Freedom of Assembly
America
Defense on Main Street Guidebook for Local Activities
A 88 page pamphlet from the Council for Democracy argues democracy adapts and works in crisis. It urges schools and libraries nationwide to stock copies and have citizens share it widely from coast to coast. The tone invokes Jefferson, Franklin, and Lincoln praising practical wartime civic guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Great Lakes
Gulf
Charlie McCarthy
Council For Democracy
Tom Jefferson
Ben Franklin
A. Lincoln
Views on world order and progress cited by Iowa papers
Iowa editorials warn the League of Nations is dead and cannot be rebuilt. They criticize selfishness and prejudice as obstacles to peace and urge acceptance of progress in agriculture and technology. They also note rapid German conquests and warn that war outcomes remain uncertain and costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Ottumwa
Poor Boy in a World Against Him and His Shirk
A young man recalls a life of conflict with teachers and bosses. He resents being forced to study and blames favoritism for his stalled progress. After quitting school, he takes errands, complains about hard labor, and ends up unemployed and labeled a shirker.
Real grounds for oil shortage hit Germany in Russia
Col Frederick Palmer argues Germany faces a serious oil shortage as the Russian campaign drains reserves. He notes German consumption in Russia could exceed that of World War I drives, with scarce imports from Romania, Japan, and Italy. wells and refinery output may not meet demand, risking supply gaps for the Nazi war machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Rumania
Poland
France
Britain
Moscow
Leningrad
Odessa
Urals
Caucasus
Japan
Italy
Hopkins Becomes Roosevelt Era's Key Enigma in Washington
Iowa native Harry Hopkins emerges as the Roosevelt era's pivotal figure in national affairs. The columnist portrays him as a loyal, selfless administrator who executes the President's will and shapes policy through intimate access, with a complex view as a social worker and reformer. The piece notes his career from Grinnell College to lend-lease coordination and mentions an upcoming Latin American trip by Senator Harrington to study the Good Neighbor policy. It also cites Senator Gillette opposing amendments altering agricultural penalties amid ongoing control measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arry L. Hopkins
Col. House
Roosevelt
Washington
Harry Hopkins
White House
George Stimpson
Hopkins
Moscow
Sioux City
Grinnell College
Association For
Iowa
Vincent F. Harrington
Miami
State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Hull
Harrington
Tropics
Appropriations Committee
Guy M. Gillette
Senate
40 Years Ago Averted Train Collision At Central Park Drive
Ben Benish of Central Park fire station steered to safety as a switch engine appeared at First avenue crossing Aug. 2, narrowly avoiding a collision with the train and Union depot. Also noted: Commercial club absorbed Occidental club lease at Mason temple. several injuries, a fatal streetcar crash, and a series of local incidents plus market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Benish
Central Park
First Avenue
Benish
Union
Cedar Rapids
Bugs Baer Advocates Uneven Clipping for Nations
The excerpt uses a humorous metaphor about clipping one wing of ducks to suggest that nations should be kept in a perpetual cycle. It frames the idea as a parable from a conversation with Mr. Tilley in Darien discussing balance in power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tilley
Darien
No Refrigerators Here Nature Is Stranger Than Fiction
The article explains how spiders and some wasps preserve meat for weeks without refrigeration by injecting a stupefying liquid that leaves prey alive. Spiders store live meat for future use, while wasps stun spiders or caterpillars and place them with eggs for their larvae to feed on.
Hardboiled fiscal plan to curb inflation proposed by Eccles
The Fortune summary outlines seven hardboiled policies for the United States to avoid inflationary ills. It calls for higher taxes on corporations and individuals, broader excise levies, inheritance and gift taxes, sale of U S securities, and giving the Fed power to manage bank reserves. It also urges credit restrictions, higher payroll taxes, price controls, and targeted wage restraint to prevent a wage price spiral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S
Treasury
Federal Reserve System
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Mrs. Grimm
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