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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1937
Page
8
The piece weighs the presidents request for legislation to add justices to the Supreme Court, noting potential motives and risks. It argues the plan could reshape the judiciary and cites the 1927 Mississippi flood as context for economic and policy stakes.
Floods along the lower Mississippi test new defenses as Cairo Illinois reports the peak passed. The disaster has claimed 381 lives and left 1,000,000 homeless with property losses near 550 million dollars, surpassing 1927 in impact and scope.
The piece riffs on President Roosevelt banning knee breeches for diplomats and jokes about an all American outfit. It notes Moscow's winter social whirl and shirt laundering woes as diplomats struggle to get boiled shirts. A blue denim overall uniform is suggested as a practical solution.
A collection of aphorisms and opinions from figures such as Pierre Clemenceau Cornelius Van Dongen Donald Richberg John Coolidge S K Ratcliffe Admiral Byrd James P Buchanan W D Scott Secretary Wallace and Sir Charles Higham commenting on war democracy autocracy war causes and national priorities. The remarks reflect views on neutrality tyranny drought leadership and global conflict.
A comical exchange over portrait proofs unfolds with barbed jokes about ears cheeks and a tie while a couple debates which image to finish. In political news Iowa figures Eicher Biermann Gwynne and lawmaker actions and local requests on housing act neutrality and tax exempt securities surface with brief notes on pension and war risk insurance bids.
Washington reports Bill Jacobsen of Iowa filed his maiden bill in Congress, proposing to renew Miss Mary F. Lockett's patent for 17 more years. The device, a spark and soot collector for locomotive smokestacks, was granted Feb 10 1920 and valued highly but unused.
Stillwater Oklahoma artist Doel Reed, a professor at Oklahoma A and M College, urges painters to reflect their times by depicting everyday life in their own surroundings. Reed, praised as a leading southwest artist, cites Manet Cezanne El Greco Titian and Giotto painting daily scenes to endure. His highway scene won Craven sweepstakes and Oklahoma Barn represented the state in Chicago and New York exhibitions.
The report details a city event on February 5 involving Prof Paul Alexander Johnstone and a needle hidden in a window casement. Mayor George A Lincoln and C R Jordan staged the needle prank at The Gazette as crowds watched the professor guide a blindfolded party to the press room.
A large crowd welcomed the first North Western train to the new Union station at 10 22 p m with cheers heard for blocks. The old station will be converted to a freight depot as repairs continue.
Washington reports follow Walter Runciman arguing Britain can pay cash and buy U S raw materials to support a friendly democracy. He stressed Britain’s three and a half billion dollars in U S securities and warned of possible retaliation if the United States blocks sales. He noted rubber tin and nickel as indispensable while neutrality bills touch on selling to belligerents.
Pennsylvania's new governor George Earle drew cheers in a rain soaked inaugural as he rode up Pennsylvania Avenue in an open car mirroring the President's example. He later mused that public praise comes easier for a dramatic gesture than for long labor on social legislation.
The article notes extensive political favors from the President toward Senator Jimmy Byrnes of South Carolina, including extra appointments and federal aid. A notable moment occurred before Byrnes’ nomination last summer when a Negro judge was appointed to the Virgin Islands, illustrating the behind the scenes influence in this nomination process.
A speaker vents at winter and its chill as drifts persist along a road. The inner weather fear bites, but at last the sun appears high in the sky with rainbow light, lifting the scene from cold to a glimmer of renewal.
New York agencies have been established to provide an accomplished presentable person to fill a 14th guest at table when misadventure leaves a hostess with 13 guests.
Milo A Chehae argues that the weak link in health appears in everyday excess and that regular medical counsel helps prevent financial strain. He urges seeking proper medical care and buying medicines from trustworthy stores to avoid weak links in prescriptions.
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