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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1940

Page

6

Cedar Rapids Gazette Ad Offers Financial Details

A Cedar Rapids Gazette notice lists subscription rates and posting details with figures showing 3 Mos 1Mo 1.75 0.65 7.50 4.30 2.25. The ad indicates the publication is conveyed by The Gazette Company and includes post office filing language.

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Public concern over Coralville flood dam and need for information

The letter argues for more public education on the proposed flood control dam on the Iowa River near Coralville. It notes that six million dollars in federal funding would largely benefit Mississippi River areas and urges clearer explanation of plan economics and regional impact. It also comments on fuel-saving coasting guidance and its relevance to wartime economies.

Iowa River Coralville Cedar Rapids Coralville Dam Congress Iowa Mississippi River

GOP hopefuls: none match the ideal Coolidge with charm

None of the Republican contenders fully meet the party’s classic ideal of a Coolidgeesque figure with personal appeal, leaving voters to imagine a candidate who blends steadiness with charisma.

Coolidge

NLRB RFC Collusion Stretches Wagner Act Power

The National Labor Relations Board and Reconstruction Finance Corp arranged to block RFC loan disbursements to firms accused of Wagner Act violations. Madden disclosed the pact to a House committee, calling it an extra legal expansion of enforcement power. Critics warn it pressures firms to alter management to fit labor board aims.

National Labor Relations Board Reconstruction Finance Corporation RFC NLRB Madden House Congress Labor Board

Britons Learn the Art of Coasting

Britons grumble about gasoline prices, yet many avoid walking a block. In contrast overseas wartime prices force tighter mileage use. London magazines feature articles urging efficiency and coasting techniques to stretch fuel use.

London New

Taft and the stock of American leadership

The piece argues that leadership quality derives from both lineage and environment, citing Taft and his family as examples. It questions money's power to create virtue, contrasts heritage with character, and notes the role of poverty in shaping true potential amid calls for fair opportunity.

Taft United States Yale New England Robert Taft Emerson

Rumor Fuels Welles European Trip Amid Hitler Retirement Talk

Sumner Welles travels to Europe amid rumors that Hitler plans retirement. Der Fuehrer returns to Berlin to assess the claim and determine its validity.

Hitler Sumner Welles Europe Derfuehrer Berlin

Hicktown News-Press gossip and local musings mix

WATRISS daughter Brenda Frazier looks toward marriage from abroad. Ogden Hammond Jr. rumored to return in March. Local chatter covers D Runyon’s illness, De Marco’s wife’s potential divorce, Roosevelt quips on unions and politics, and many small-town reputations and wit.

Hicktown News-Press W. Winchell RS. Watriss Brenda Frazier Uncle Sam Ogden Hammond, Jr Pooh Pooh Hammond D. Runyon Midwest

Ad-libbed Sports Notes Stir Reader Feedback

A collage of column blips recalls Dan Parker Laine Barrie and Elaine and Barrie acts on stage. Ranky Adams teases stock quotes misreported in a radio quiz. Bernie rises from illness as Old Maestro ratings climb from 11.5 to 13.4 while Judge Rothenberg fines two violators for loafing with Confucius sayings.

B. Bernie Rothenberg

Editorial Drift on Confucius and Copycats

An opinion column laments editors clinging to tradition while others resist national symbols. The piece wryly notes many avoid embracing the stars and stripes and suggests they end up with only the stripes.

Great Northern seeks to abandon Coeur d'Alene branch

The Great Northern railroad asked permission to abandon its Coeur d'Alene to Hayden Lake branch, a 5.63 mile route. Passenger revenue over five years totaled 13 cents.

Coeur D'Alene Idaho Great Northern Railroad Coeur d’Alene Hayden Lake

Nazis Claim Huge Sea Losses As Submarines Succeed

Berlin reports 58000 tons of shipping sunk on Wednesday marking a major German sea war success. The high command says patrols south of Saarbrucken resulted in many prisoners taken amid the intensified U boat activity.

Berlin High Command Saarbruecken

Early English Bowls Known in Thirteenth Century

The sentence notes that bowling or bowls was known to the English in the thirteenth century, indicating an early origin of the game in England.

FASTEETH Denture Powder Promises Firm Hold

Advertisement claims Many Wear PASTEETH is a pleasant alkaline powder that stabilizes false teeth for easier eating and talking. It is said to reduce odor and denture breath with a dry, non gummy feel and is available at local stores.

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