Iowa House Passes Bill to Invest Inactive State Funds
The Iowa House approved a bill by 104 to 0 to require the state treasurer to place idle funds at interest. If enacted, the state could earn $125,000 to $700,000 annually depending on rates, with funds deposited in U.S. government securities or Iowa bank certificates of deposit for short terms.
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Iowa
Treasury
U.S
Superintendent of Banking
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Sarsfield
Wilson
Versailles
Roosevelt
Churchill
New Look New Sound At North Western Rally
North Western railroad executives told Cedar Rapids leaders that past methods will be scrutinized and revised to unlock the line’s potential. They pledged drastic changes aimed at modernizing operations and improving service for the railroad and its stockholders, with hoped broader city benefits ahead.
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North Western Railroad
The
North Western
Cedar Rapids
Finding Time To Read Isn’t Hard Says Peale
Norman Vincent Peale notes readers often claim no time to read while a friend once summarized books for a chief. He offers tips from a management digest to read in spare moments, carry a book everywhere, and read during waits, commutes, or early mornings, citing Lincoln's example to inspire.
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America
the Freeman
Gibbon
Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Temperance bill stirs Cedar Rapids politics and school election soon
In The Gazette forty years ago temperance legislation led the Town general assembly as the bone dry bill sponsor Senator Whitmore gained some support but lawmakers expected failure. Cedar Rapids voters face a March 12 school election on about 130000 in tax and bonds for repairs acreage purchases and school additions. A new 6000000 gallon pump began operation in the water dept while ice firms warn residents of higher summer ice prices due to continued deep cold.
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Whitmore
Cedar Rapids Independent School District
Board of Education
West Highlands
Harrison and
Polk
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Ike graded strong B plus for domestic policy in Pulse survey
Public Pulse reporting shows average citizen grades Ike administration at 89 for domestic affairs and 87 for foreign policy. Some 13 percent gave 100 and 9 percent under 70. Domestic policy garners higher enthusiasm, especially in the East, while foreign policy lags, with regional differences and women showing less criticism of foreign handling.
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Eisenhower
Ike
Far West
South
Midwest
Personal diplomacy overburdening modern statesmen
Alice Leone Moats critiques traveling diplomacy and rapid summit meetings. She argues illness, fatigue, and constant flying derail policy, urging leaders to stay in capitals, delegate, and let reports guide decisions. The piece contrasts Versailles and Yalta with today’s haste, urging slower, steadier statecraft.
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Yalta
Roosevelt
Churchill
Eden
Dulles
Ike
Africa
Buckety Buck
Foundation Might Quiet the Dust Bowl
The piece argues for a Great Plains Foundation to address recurring drought and dust bowl risks. It highlights 2 million acres damaged by wind erosion and 29 million on the verge, stressing regional deprivation from prolonged dryness and the need for indigenous, local solutions in ground water, livestock, finances, education, health, and cultural facilities. Carl Kraenzel proposes a coordinated plan rooted in plains conditions.
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Carl F. Kraenzel
Montana State College
Bozeman
Kraenzel
Great Plains
United States
Plains
Wonland
Carl Kraenzel
What readers enjoy about the Sunday Gazette social section
Readers from Cedar Rapids share why the social pages matter. They value weddings and attendees, gardens and flowers, club activities, and hometown guest lists from nearby towns. Some read all content, clipping recipes and admiring home plans and furnishings for future life events.
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Sunday Gazette
Charles Zern
Third Avenue SE
Nancy Rose
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Strawberry Point
Oelwein
Manchester
Miss Rose
AL Stevens
Keith Drive
Janice Comp
Thirty Seventh Street
Gazette
Barbara Hibben
Third Street NW
Hibben
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