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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1946
Page
6
Iowa nears statehood centennial celebrating a century of peaceful coexistence among diverse groups. The piece praisesFour Freedoms in daily life, low crime, minimal class bias, and broad acceptance of speech worship and equality. It credits liberal philosophy with thriving in Iowa.
The public statement argues Iowa is not provincial but deeply linked to world markets and events. It notes farmers on the land discuss world economics, support national and international efforts, and cite Iowa's role in five wars and peacetime councils as evidence of global responsibility.
Iowa leads in mechanized farming and hybrid corn development while valuing education. Early settlers prized land, hard work, and schools. by 1870 literacy exceeded all states, shaping orderly government and social harmony as immigrants integrated smoothly.
The passage argues that Iowa’s people take ideals seriously, valuing civic responsibility loyalty to country and constitutional respect. It attributes this to closeness to agriculture and strong religious educational influence, noting sincerity outranks sophistication and yielding social dividends.
Ora Williams reflects on Iowa's history from early trails to statehood and beyond. The editorial extols Iowa's fight for liberty, justice, and national unity, noting the state’s role in shaping freedom, republican governance, and global influence. It praises Iowa as a symbol of patriotism and progress.
Drew Pearson reports from Washington with anecdotes from the Paris conference and U.S. politics. He notes atomic power talk after Bikini tests, potential resignations, Optimist Week, pocketbook politics, Meade committee inquiries, and looming campaign spending by Republicans and Democrats.
The six cylinder runabout driven by C. S. Carris and W. B. Carris arrived in Chicago at 5 10 P M Monday after leaving Cedar Rapids at 3 A M Monday. The trip covered about fourteen hours and shattered the San Francisco Chicago record.
Malcolm Bingay argues that a true buyers strike does not exist and that what prevails is sales resistance driven by supply and demand. He traces postwar price trends, OPA politics, and consumer confidence, concluding that only confidence can restore free goods flow as Congress and the President act.
A Chapel Hi Weekly piece recalls a boy asked to be read to and protest over a book. He quips that his mother brought The Three Bears and he objects with a line about not wanting to be read to out of up for.
A comment notes that a long dry spell has one silver lining for a father: it halts the grass growth just when the heat makes mowing impractical.
W R Boyd notes liquor regulation history from colonial days to Iowa's 1882 prohibition. He cites educational campaigns, temperance work, and local option failings before Horace Boies' 1889 reform victory and the 1893 Cedar Rapids crisis with permissive saloons and weak enforcement.
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