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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1932

Page

6

Allenklapp Company and Allen G. Klapp in Chicago and New York

Advertorial snippet lists Allen Grlapp Company Chicago 346 No Michigan Ave and Allen Klapp 551 Fifth Avenue New York with full wire reports from AP and UP. It notes Associated Press republication rights and exclusive use of news dispatches.

Chicago Allengrlapp Company Michigan Ave New York Allenklapp Fifth Avenue Associated Press International News United Press

No Basis for Criticism of Bonus Army Action

The piece argues that claims against President Hoover over the Bonus Expeditionary Force are unfounded, noting peaceful efforts before force, the protective aim of troops to prevent casualties, and the blame shifting by states and politicians. It contrasts civil police restraint with army leverage and urges fair assessment beyond proximity to veterans.

Hoover District of Columbia Washington Pelham D. Glassford Smedley Butler McCloskey Bever Park Anacostia Flats

Roosevelt era politics elicits Garner clarification

The article notes Garner clarifies he did not refuse to talk to Gov. Smith by phone after 6 pm in Chicago, easing a long standing eastern Democrat misunderstanding. It mocks post office rules and dinner hour calls while predicting Roosevelt’s Iowa victory and other political quips from the era.

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Does America offer a career worthy of a big man

A reflective piece argues for national reform through civic education and public service. It questions wealth as sole aim, urging training of youth, propaganda for good citizenship, and making public office honorable to build an ideal civilization. It condemns greed and urges long term planning.

America

New York College Boys Face Harsh Postgrad Welcome

The article notes a declining job market for recent graduates who once secured solid posts. Banks let out dozens of college men, offering to return at a token salary, while others take menial roles or travel the world as sailors or deck crew.

New York Bond Houses Yale Wall Street

Pass College Boys Now Show Real Stuff Across Oceans

A fragment describes young college men pursuing work in Pacific and Atlantic routes while others operate in Rhodesia and South Africa. Tahiti is mentioned as claiming many, with hints of employment efforts in smaller towns. A troubled couple runs a bakery with sixteen employees and two delivery wagons, contemplating selling cakes to department stores for workers' lunches.

Pacific Atlantic Rhodesia South Africa Tahiti Mary The Hudson

Among Revivals and Oddities in a 1932 Column

A quiz of light items from 1932 includes domino sets priced at 300 a display, witty remarks on Park Avenue, poetical lines about a captive balloon, and Bert Hooper as a new slang queen. Humorous takes on politics, editors, and public figures appear, with Aunt Sally Georgian quips and Algonquin postcards.

Park Avenue Bert Hooper Washington

The Nail on the Head

A short exchange on taxes and mood a farmer notes the shift from $2 per acre to eighty dollars in tax this year. He says taxes aren’t high before the low mood but now seem out of proportion and jokes about tobacco spending. He remarks the ship sinking regardless of the overload.

Tax burden debate in Clayton county farm talk

The Gazette farm editor and local farmer discuss tax levels in a What’s What interview. They note higher taxes now vs four years ago and compare to incomes and corn yields, arguing sacrifice of personal desires may be needed for government services like schools roads and police protection.

Gazette Clayton County

Government Waste and Tax Relief Debate

The article argues that true tax relief requires reducing government services rather than shifting taxes. It notes all government levels perform nonessential functions and questions whether to keep them or return them to private hands, stressing individuals decide how much income to retain versus supporting public functions.

Clumsy pickpockets and political quotes emerge

A crowded jumble of quotes from Municipal Judge Frank Day of Cleveland Franz von Papen and Professor James T of Columbia appears, noting evolving crime perception and public statements. The passage mixes reflections on pickpocketing, violence, and arms parity with scattered attributions and interruptions.

Frank Cleveland James T Columbia University

Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest

A 1932 poem by Edgar A. Guest titled Just Folks explores simple humanity. The piece reflects everyday life and common virtues in the author’s characteristic sentiment.

Edgar A. Guest

Ten Year Old Becomes Young Lady Overnight

A playful verse notes a child who slept as a nine year old and woke as a ten year old. Observers insist the change is clear though appearances stay the same. The speaker prays the now ten year old follows her mother’s path with wisdom and blessing as she grows.

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