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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
6
A fragment shows numeric figures and abbreviations such as Year six months and 8 months with values like 6.00 3.25 7.59 4.30 10.59 5.70 and sequences including IDS AND MAR and 0.20 2.25. The legible items hint at financial or commodity entries without complete context.
The piece critiques repeated radio broadcasts of a looming war, arguing such overhyped reports fuel dread without delivering clarity. It notes the danger of suspenseful coverage during crises, the fear of long, drawn out conflicts, and the emotional strain on families awaiting casualty lists.
The piece argues President Roosevelt should refrain from calling Congress until Europe’s actions force a change to the arms embargo. It notes potential motives for repeal, but warns lifting it now could prolong or widen conflict, and urges maintaining neutrality.
An editorial voice laments returning to the newsroom after a layoff or vacation. The typewriter greets the writer with a stiff black shroud and dusted keys as they prepare to begin churning out words again.
A reflective column contrasts the consciousness of a typewriter with human flaws and ambitions. It muses on whether better tools, past debates about the First Lady and British royalty, and a scientist’s aging rejuvenation scheme might reshape public issues. The piece notes 32,400 traffic deaths and jokes about media fever.
A reflective column surveys prosperity, arrogance, and restraint across nations and individuals. It notes how wealth tests character, cites historical examples from Serbia Japan and old rulers, and warns that utopian aims outpace public readiness. The piece ends with a grammar correction request about a summer reading goal.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports a jumbled collection of gossip notes and foreign affairs hints. The piece mentions the City of San Francisco wreck crash angles, Hitler in Poland, Badoglio plans, LePke rumors, and various socialites, reporters, and celebrities amid midtown chatter.
The narrator recalls Lepke living in the same 12 floor apartment building as them long ago and attending Public School 184 on 116th Street. They were both born in 1897 and once observed a group of star kids photographed at age eleven, pondering what became of them.
An excerpt discusses using science to answer moral questions and the role of doctors in truth telling. It includes Q and A on whether patients should be warned about impending death and on sarcasm and gender differences in causing overreactions.
A leading woman business authority argues only five percent of women fail due to lack of ability, attributing most failures to poor endurance and nervous balance worsened by inadequate exercise, diet, and anxiety over trivial matters. A booklet "Selfconfidence and How To Develop It" is offered for ten cents with a stamped return envelope. Tomorrow: Can unhappy married couples conceal their unhappiness.
Rupert Johnson is hospitalized in Vinton after his glove caught in a concrete mixer shredding his right forearm during a paving project. Nearby, Miss Addie Zika is appointed dean of girls at Grant school after six years as supervisor of girls physical education.
Louis C Novak and Marvin Cis ler of Cedar Rapids travel with Clyde D Martin of Algona to Schenectady New York to start work with General Electric company.
J. J. Fox and his son Joe head to Los Angeles to reside, with Mrs. Fox joining by train. Rev. A. M. Jayne and family return from a Minnesota vacation. Capt. Herbert Rugh, Cedar Rapids native and former Canadian army frontliner, returns from Winnipeg to join an architect's office with B. Zalesky. Miss Ida Oakley leaves for a visit in New York.
Mr and Mrs C E Anderson returned from a month fishing in Minnesota where he won a blue ribbon for the largest fish from Lake Osakis this season. F D Denlinger of Cedar Rapids, head of the Iowa Building and Savings association, spoke at the convention. Mrs A Jeffrey of Cedar Rapids was fatally injured in Des Moines when struck by a street car during a visit.
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