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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1941
Page
9
The Sedar Rapids Gazette OWA shoop FIRST appears printed with publication details and distribution notes. The fragment references post office handling and carrier routes, listing Chicago and New York office addresses and press service affiliations.
A concise quotation attributed to Byron reflecting on how men and circumstances influence each other, noting that fate and choice interplay in human events.
Rep Jes sie Sumner of Illinois cites an American industry with English subsidiary noting steel shortages at home while Britain receives steel via lend lease. He argues Britain ships to South America while home supply suffers, and criticizes the Roosevelt Churchill talks for not addressing this. The British Export Gazette lists exports available now including aluminum wire, suggesting America aids British markets at American expense.
The piece muses on how historic assassinations might have altered events from Archduke Ferdinand to Lincoln Garfield and McKinley. It notes leaders slain across eras and asks whether lingering lives would have shifted eras, while acknowledging most changes may have emerged anyway.
The piece notes Secretary Ickes is vacationing at Mount Olympus National Park in Washington. It jokes about a modern Ickesian Zeus rationing gasoline and delivering thunderbolts while warning locals to be wary of forest fires and eruptions.
Public wage requests from city county and state workers must be judged on their individual merits not by broad policy. Taxpayers face higher local government costs only when necessary as the cost of living rises and private industry wages climb. To retain efficiency Iowa public employees must be paid accordingly.
Carl Sandburg reflects on Bill White of Emporia Kansas and the political climate from back room huddles to national conventions. He notes democracy demands duties alongside liberties and cites passages from his books The Changing West and A Puritan in Babylon.
Kansas farmers from cattle, wheat, sugar beet, and dairy sectors gathered in Topeka at Sen. Arthur Capper's farm conference to press for varied policies. Bill White urged Republicans to rethink foreign policy and warned against quixotic moves that could cost jobs and national security.
Bill White exposes a split among 15 Republican signers led by Frank O. Lowden who oppose the President’s war steps not backed by Congress. Among them two authors a labor leader and a Midwest university president rebuke the President while Geraldine Farrar is noted as an eminent Republican voice. Willkie remains absent. Time will tell if party divides widen. Bill White has warned his party before and predicts stormy weather ahead.
Iowa readers hear a opinion piece urging households to tighten budgets and endure federal policies. The comment frames Uncle Sam as demanding sacrifice while offering little direct relief to citizens.
A brief item notes continued political friction as the subject labeled Senator Wheel faces ongoing criticism. The piece highlights public sentiment and calls for accountability, detailing how accusations persist despite who has been given responsibility.
Letters describe a youth in the army gaining wisdom and a new purpose beyond reach. A mother feels relief as the hardships lessen and comments on the training's potential value.
Col. Frederick Palmer warns that the Roosevelt Churchill meeting signals a crucial deterrent to Japan. He argues the scene demonstrates the value of British and American seapower in shaping Tokyo’s choices and rests with Admiral Toyoda to judge risk and strategy.
A wartime analysis weighs Japan staying out of the axis and the impact of a stronger Japanese navy on British American trade. It contrasts Toyoda and Admiral group influence with Premier Fumimaro and cabinet balance, noting naval supremacy and potential blockades in a broader war scenario.
Wisconsin Washburn county officials describe a coordinated relief effort tying food production to eligibility for aid. A bulletin promotes year-round self sustaining food supplies with cattle, pigs, milk, butter, and vegetables, while noting soil and income challenges in the timber country.
Iowa lawmakers weigh tax installment plans and farm program provisions as Congress pauses. Senator Herring proposes tax installments while Gillette critica lattes farmers noncompliers and Wickard objects to wheat and cotton stock freezes. Pittman Robertson funds Iowa wildlife efforts are noted as Rep Jacobsen contemplates travel restraints. The piece highlights a tight 203-202 House vote on a key issue and signals ongoing political maneuvering in Washington.
Forty years ago Cedar Rapids hosted the grand lodge session with C Fordyce as a grand trustee candidate. A fire heavily damaged Pullman hotel on August 15 though fire crews contained it. Mary Winter was elected grand senior throne. M Bugenstein, new Cedar Rapids merchant, plans Parlor City Mercantile Co. store in CSPS building from Marble Rock.
A columnist mocks Swiss defenses noting Switzerland demobilized after wartime costs and describing the country as full of bunkers and no fairway. He jokes about invasions failing, William Tell, and Swiss stubbornness with satirical jabs.
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