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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1939
Page
6
The presidents pledge to avoid introducing lending and housing plans during the western tour is welcomed as good news. The piece argues Washington leaders should stop talking and start listening, suggesting a moratorium on political discussion to ease public strain and help settle issues calmly.
A London Daily Sketch reader argues that animals show little concern for privacy. The writer claims nature studies invade defenseless creatures, but notes ants ignore human intrusion and that lower animals likely think humans are crazy.
The piece weighs Vandenberg of Michigan and Taft of Ohio as leading contenders from the Seventy-fifth Congress. It notes their electoral votes, past election results, and joint voting patterns while cataloging other potential dark horses and the broader political context.
The record lists proposed farm price supports, housing and toll road funding, TVA and water carrier regulation, and social security revisions. It notes Taft and Vandenberg positions on senatorial courtesy, surcharges, WPA wage rules, block booking bans, and a domestic silver price boost.
A mystery around lights and water outages linked to a hospital operating room delay is explored. Early morning water shutoffs and a loose connection in six spotlights delayed surgery by an hour but caused no difference in outcome.
The text argues that liberty and equality cannot fully coexist in a democracy. It asserts that inherent inequality remains despite improved environments and that democracy means equal liberty and opportunities, allowing individuals to develop their unique personalities rather than conform to state patterns.
The general construction contract for the Harrison school was awarded to O F Paulson Construction Company with a bid of 176140 dollars. Tom Mix visited The Gazette in Cedar Rapids as the Sells Floto circus performed locally, drawing hundreds of newsboys. George E Beattie of Cedar Rapids became first vice president of Iowa Postal Supervisors after a two month eastern tour. North Western railroad switch engines halted at 7 am as workers strike, flooding yards with immovable loaded cars.
S. W. Shaffer was injured when riding a bicycle and struck by a hit-and-run driver at F avenue and Second street west yesterday. The incident prompted police to search for the fleeing vehicle.
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