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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary text shows carrier rates per week for Cedar Rapids and Marion areas including cents per mile and city addresses. It references a leased report and press dispatches, plus a quotation from Froude about hypocrisy and law.
The House approved a farm appropriation bill cut by 67 million dollars below the bedrock estimate causing unease in Iowa tied to agriculture. The President warns the cut could hurt farmers, while editorial voices defend national economy and urge consistency across defense, public works, and social programs to offset any agricultural impact.
The piece argues that ballot length undermines democracy as voters face long ballots with many offices. It cites studies from Michigan Illinois Pennsylvania and other states showing high rates of incomplete ballots and voter abstention. It highlights Woodrow Wilson’s short ballot idea and notes the need for fewer elective offices to ensure informed choices.
A Chicago group of twenty two graduates studies why people lose jobs while employers seek workers. They find the core issue is a job candidate’s disagreeable nature. The note advises on traits employers value: efficiency, honesty, courtesy, steadiness, reliability, and confidence without arrogance.
The article discusses the party column ballot and its role in recording votes for less important offices. It argues the long ballot fatigues voters and moralizes, calling the long ballot the politician s ballot while the short ballot benefits the people. It concludes that shortening the ballot will be difficult but necessary eventually.
The piece weighs government controls and Barrymore publicity stunts as restrictions on press freedom. It argues Goebbels style censorships force what papers print, while the Barrymores compel printing regardless. It favors royal publicity as the least harmful, noting it can end when the public tires.
A compilation of quotes from Homer Bigart Damon Runyon Ira Wolfert and others on weather storms, theater reviews, and political figures. The items blend media commentary with sharp witticisms about weather, performance, and public life.
A reader recalls a 1934 front page caption labeling him Germany's American menace and notes editorials ridiculing G-Men during raids. He mentions a New York store hosting an annual husbandless party and reflects on media gender roles in Washington papers.
Britain plans a new export council to raise exports by more than one third to fund war bills. Officials say expansion is key but restrictions may be used to pressure Romania and Germany amid Balkan talks and oil-for-exports arrangements. The target export value rises from about 1.756 billion to 2.4 billion dollars.
Frank Reuting ages 33 pled guilty to robbery after admitting he slugged four women with an empty beer bottle and snatched their purses. District Judge Willis G. Sears imposed the maximum 50 year term in the state penitentiary.
The second part of John T. Flynn’s history of a deficit ridden budget argues there is no real policy behind seven years of borrowing and spending. It shows soaring ordinary expenses, large defense and war prep costs, and calls for drastic cuts and restraint in government programs.
Radio listings show WMT WGN WCCO WSUI WHO KFJB and others airing music news and dramas. Notable acts include Germer Ginsburgh Jurgens Donahue and Barron with orchestras across Des Moines Marshalltown and Rock Island along with Met Opera broadcasts and sports updates.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest titled The Foolish Motorist contrasts careless street behavior with wary driving. The text shifts to a legal notice from Linn County about the will of Joseph, detailing probate actions, dates, and clerk details. The mixed item presents literary content followed by official estate notice material.
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