Churchill Warns Japan on China Policy in Collier's
The article notes Winston Churchill urges Japan not to uproot English speaking interests in China and warns that alternatives could provoke costly, prolonged action. It highlights American stakes, including three times more investment in Japan than China and potential belligerence over distant Chinese gains.
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Winston Churchill
Japan
Collier’s
Churchill
China
Lord Fisher
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Asia
Mr. Churchill
Collier
Courage for Safety Crusaders Amid Rising Traffic Toll
W H Cameron of the National Safety Council notes 1936 auto deaths reached an all time high of 38 500 but points to improvements. Deaths rose 4 percent while registrations jumped 8 percent and vehicle miles increased, lowering the deaths per exposure. States with license laws and several cities reduced fatalities, suggesting ongoing preventive programs can curb the toll.
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W. H. Cameron
National Safety Council
Mr. Cameron
Cloquet
Minn
Cameron
Self-made men in politics challenged by rising training needs
Dr. Paul S Burgess president of the University of Arizona argues that politics will no longer reward self-made men. He notes that technical knowledge in science business and sociology now requires formal training and that few can acquire it unaided. He cites Who's Who in America showing limited college graduate recognition.
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Paul S. Burgess
Burgess
America
Self-made man idea questioned by school trends
The piece notes that 1,700 high school graduates and one of every 51,000 grade school graduates signal a brighter future in teaching. It argues against overemphasizing self-made success and urges that opportunity and learning are widespread, warning that those not self-made become self-unmade. Next week promises a discussion on apperception.
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Burgess
Progressive Cancer Record System by Linn County Doctors
The Linn County Medical society starts a system to record complete data on all cancer patients treated by its members. It aims to create a first of its kind national database, hoping researchers may find clues toward a cure or prevention. The project poses optimistic possibilities and modest burden on physicians.
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Linn County Medical Society
United States
Quotes on color progress and politics from public figures
A collection of remarks from George L. Daugherty W B Jenks Dunlap C Clark Arthur McCormick George Biddle Sir George Paish Secretary Wallace Carrie Chapman Catt Stanley Baldwin Joseph Robinson Louis Untermeyer and Dr D Kinley. The items touch on fashion, interpretation of experience, banking mystery, public funding, art, economic crises, production, peace progress, vigilance, constitutional limits, novelty seeking, and communism critique.
Ringside Banter at a Boxing Match
A couple banters at ringside about watching a boxing bout. she questions seating and action while he sells the experience. The exchange mixes observations about fighters, gloves, and an interlude on Downy matt.
Iowa Members Report Wide Oppose Roosevelts Court Plan
Iowa congressmen report heavy opposition to Roosevelt's court packing with 90 to 95 percent against at Senator Guy Gillette's urging. Jacobsen notes light mail from Cedar Rapids area, Biermann logs a dozen letters, Gwynne reports every communication against change, while Eicher sees little constituent interest. Multiple lawmakers discuss broader political implications and tenancy relief bill prospects as the session continues in Washington.
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Guy Gillette
E. C. Eicher
Iowa
Eicher
Cedar Rapids
W. S. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Biermann
Fred Biermann
Fourth District
John Gwynne
Third District
Bar Associations
Gwynne
Washington
Clyde Herring
Roosevelt
Gillette
S. Gillette
Lincoln club program honors martyred president in Cedar Rapids
The Lincoln club observed the martyred president with a program in the Lincoln club rooms. W R Boyd’s paper, read by A J Runkle, and speeches by J C Broeksmit and Col Charles A Clark marked the event. Grace church quartet performed numbers. A carnival by Company C at Woodward hall funded the company’s inaugural expenses. Agnes Leuhrman won a girls’ wheel prize donated by Stepanek and Vondra cek. Greene’s opera house hosted Palmer Cox’s Brownies and Cedar Rapids placed fifth in the Central Whist tournament in Sioux Falls, S D. The Occidental club’s membership included Robert Williams, W J Morrison, Charles Taylor Smith, and C F Luberger.
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Lincoln Club
Abraham Lincoln
C. W. Bingham
W. R. Boyd
A. J. Runkle
J. C. Broeksmit
Col
Charles A. Clark
Grace Church
Company C
Woodward Hall
McKinley
Stepanek
Vondracek
Agnes Leuhrman
Cedar Rapids
Central Whist Association
Sioux Falls
S. C
Occidental Club
Robert Williams
W. J. Morrison
Charles Taylor Smith
C. F. Luberger
Critique of Civil Service Reform and Bureaucratic Sabotage
The piece argues that civil service heads sabotage Roosevelt’s reorgan ization plan to preserve their power. It contrasts quick quitting times in civil service with intractable political appointees, and brands the system as politicized and inefficient. It notes ties between senior bureaucrats and the AFGE, with a continuation on the back page.
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Roosevelt
Civil Service
War
Navy
Civil Service Commission
Commission
American Federation of Government Employes
A. F. of
L. Union
Icebound Moonlit Drive Describes Perilous Iron Steed
The speaker describes an icy landscape under moonlight and a horseman struggling to control a fast iron vehicle. The steeds four rubber feet slip on slick ground as the narrator laments the out of control contraption, preferring a hunter and hounds to this riderless curved road vehicle.
Monday Forecast Predicts Sudden Changes in Affairs
The column foresees a sudden development in affairs with unlooked-for changes, travel or removal. Employment, finances and possessions may flourish if decisions avoid a high-tension mindset while staying calm and deliberate. A birthday child may show strong investigative leanings and talent for research in nature.
Anchor helps seaplanes beach without help
Alexander P. de Seversky, noted aircraft builder, invents an automatic anchor for seaplanes. The anchor released from the pontoon via cockpit controls digs into sands like a marine anchor, allowing pilots to beach their crafts unaided.
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Alexander P. de Seversky
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Arkansas
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Rockford, Ill
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Washington, D. C
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Armstrong
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CRIME
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Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater Building
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