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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1947
Page
6
The Iowa senate approved a dry beer bill amid concerns it undermines progress on liquor reform. Editors fear local option provisions will fuel town fighting, raise illicit activity, and reduce state revenue, urging a more balanced approach and closer scrutiny of high school athletic associations.
A bill in the Iowa Senate seeks to place high school athletics under the state superintendent of public instruction, revisiting a 1941 proposal that aimed to remove executive control from George A. Brown. Brown’s ouster led to Lyle T. Quinn’s leadership. supporters say the association remains semi public and in need of oversight.
A congress debate over six billion versus four and a half billion dollar budget cuts questions whether figures are reasoned or arbitrary. The piece urges thorough analysis to identify eliminable functions without harming essential services and suggests starting budget reductions at the source.
Editors clash over OPA policy and public fear tactics. Chicago Daily News asserts liquidation won’t hurt rent control and warns against inflation fears. New York Times cites Acheson on Russian policy as factual description of territory and peoples gained since the European war began.
The piece mocks Hirohito by noting his reported three billion yen tax return while Japan’s economy stumbles in Shanghai where the yuan exchange rate soars. It jokes about Pacific conquest plans and lists odd artisanal items as money, while quipping about his rumored fortune and a lost white horse.
A reader critiques Dr. R. Ben H. Peterson's notion that power enables freedom, arguing power is only one of several essentials in democracy. The piece weighs who controls productive power, questions technocrat rule, and contrasts free enterprise with socialism and democracy in Britain and Russia.
The piece argues Iowa towns rely on real estate taxes and face uneven frameworks. It calls for a uniform municipal code and a state interim committee to study revenue, regulation, and cooperation, urging immediate aid and modernized laws to spur growth.
A British labor ministry proposal to rename workers aims to dignify roles but meets resistance. It recalls cases where cooks were labeled kitchen superintendents and a shopgirl competition failed. Readers floated terms for customers such as worm, while shopgirl preferred the traditional title.
A Detroit News fashion prophet predicts a decade of bold style, foreseeing men wearing bare legs. The columnist urges readers to enjoy current scenery while anticipating the trend.
Last week in Iowa brought milder weather than the balmy South per immigration agent Frank Snouffer who returned from a 10 day trip to New Mexico. Snow measured four inches in parts of Texas and New Mexico on Wednesday. Local Observer W J Greene notes February was unusually mild. Drake expected to play in Cedar Rapids next fall and Drake Coe contract talks near. Charles H Yale adds new specialties to Everlasting Devil's Auction for Greene's edition. Linn County Bar elects J H Preston president D E Voris vice president Thomas B Powell secretary Dan Barnes treasurer. City treasurer’s office busiest two weeks as taxes drive long lines. Cedar Rapids recruiting station shows light February activity with 10 enlisted across three services.
A columnist reflects on the hassles of cashing small checks in Cedar Rapids, noting how fear of bounced checks and wary clerks discourage writing checks. He suggests banks use safeguards to reassure merchants and restore confidence in small checking accounts. He also muses on routine telecommunication quirks and early morning habits.
The Teheran paraphrase recounts Franklin D Roosevelt pressing Stalin to end Soviet interference in American affairs and to honor pledges. Stalin agrees to cooperate on a new basis while noting distrust of American promises. The piece also notes postwar loyalty probes and Hoover’s FBI driven push for annual checks, amid a power clash over centralized surveillance.
An advertisement in Ridgefield Connecticut promotes a trained staff as a single unit. The lineup includes an English butler a Russian chef a Swedish upstairs maid an Irish parlor maid an English chauffeur gardener and a Belgian groomstan whip.
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