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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
6
The piece argues Hitler may have bluffed over Poland or blundered into a fight, noting European capitals’ cautious diplomacy. It suggests his pause weakened his position, while Britain and France could have altered events earlier, casting Czechoslovakia’s sacrifice in a harsher light.
A French translation of a New York clipping shows how language differences distort facts and meanings. The piece uses Katharine Hepburn as a figure to illustrate miscommunication across nations and the value of interpreters in diplomacy.
The passage notes a broad, unsettling war threat outside the home environment. The speaker recalls being in Sioux City when the Poland dispute intensified, highlighting heightened tensions and a shift in perspective amid international strain.
The piece contrasts war anxiety with everyday chatter as American Legion members and townspeople discuss threats of renewed conflict, weather, crops, family ties, and local promotions. It suggests war could disrupt life, yet people will still seek simple pleasures like watermelons and ballgame tickets.
Dispatch from Turkey states Hatay is no longer a republic. The lingering query asks where the region now resides in political status and geography.
A sweeping op ed blends a Johnstown flood memory with essays on courage in missionary work in China and social critique. It laments bureaucratic inertia, praises selfless service, and critiques revolution while wittily skewering politics, industry, and media.
A Brooklyn era column recalls a purported national actors strike led by MORGAN of the Screen Actors Guild and Sophie Tucker amid club clashes. The piece frets over libel, loyalty, and the public’s reaction to alleged political theater during a tense era.
A woman offered $75,000 to support the Ku Klux Klan and will wait for a bond proposal. The article notes the plan includes Fritz Kuhn and carries a similar line of atrocities for a nominal fee.
Mayo Clinic physicians said Harry L. Hopkins will remain in Rochester for another week to ten days for tests and treatments of an abdominal ailment. He underwent surgery in December 1937 and has been there a week. Further surgery is not planned.
Pittsburgh AP reports Springfield Illinois selected as the site for the 1940 Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Springfield is noted as the burial place of Abraham Lincoln.
Time magazine's index of business conditions fell to 99.7 last week from 100.4 the prior week, signaling a slight deterioration in the overall business climate reported by the AP.
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