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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1937
Page
6
Classified notice from The Gazette listing subscription prices and postal filing details. Fee table shows 90.20 and 8.50 as amounts. Includes publication origin Cedar Rapids Iowa and notices about mailing and entry as second class matter.
A Cedar Rapids reader and a radio speaker spar over whether human rights and property rights are inseparable. The letter argues both unity and distinction, cites primitive origins of property concepts, and urges a simpler, clearer definition to guide public philosophy.
City officials plan a spring 1938 training course for municipal finance officers and staff. The program, run by the Municipal Finance Officers association of the United States and Canada, spans five to six hours daily over two to three weeks and covers accounting debt administration taxation economics statistics and office organization. Top specialists from the U S and Canada will teach, aiming to broaden professional readiness in municipal finance nationwide.
A collection of quotes from Cordell Hull A. Lamneck and others on international trade war easing voting power rubber stamps housing crime and public service. Notable remarks address tariffs strikes dispute resolution and the role of leadership in a changing economy.
The piece argues cities must align with a permanent federal relief and public works program or resume funding local expansion alone. It cautions against rule of thumb fixes and notes prewar financing methods may no longer suffice. Specialized schooling for finance officers and tuition savings are proposed as prudent steps.
In Providence, Anthony Lewis, 52, at a party swallowed nails screws and glass after performing tricks for guests. Doctors found no reason to doubt his account as emergency staff prepared imaging tests. The piece questions pity versus admiration for his risky stunt.
A Baltimore Sun story quotes a Maryland police officer and former railroad man claiming steam from a locomotive petcock can clean pipe bowls completely and leave a sweet taste. The writer doubts the claim but notes railroads may sell old engines at bargain prices for salvage opportunities.
A local public rat figure described as Van derbust or similar recently lost office after intervention by a town policeman. The item notes a long arc since Capone’s era and frames the terminated term as a minor civic shakeup.
A humorous exchange unfolds about who should shovel the sidewalk. The woman urges action before darkness, while the man delays citing fatigue and exercise. She taunts neighbors, asks about Junior, and the talk ends with dinner approaching.
Rep John W. Gwynne of Waterloo chairs the judiciary committee and pledges to oppose expanding the Supreme Court to 15 members. He favors moderate federal judicial reforms, urges prompt appeals, possible direct appeals to the high court, and allows government party status in certain federal cases with safeguards. He says courts should resolve disputes, not be controlled by Congress or the President.
Rep. E. C. Eicher of Washington Iowa offers a constitutional amendment asserting legislative powers are not diminished by implied limits and cover all powers reasonably implied by express ones. The move follows Roosevelt era talk on amending the constitution to solve court issues. Rep. W. S. Jacobsen builds influence on the claims committee with fifty bills before his subcommittee.
The U S bureau of mines debuts a new lab method to determine gas compressibility without actual compression. Developed at Amarillo Texas helium plant, it uses pressure and temperature readings and is simpler than volume-based tests. It promises use in high pressure natural gas development and transmission line upgrades.
A brief notice notes a woman dressed in white two days ago and comments on her current untidy attire, implying a focus on appearance and social reception.
Theodore A. Walters, first assistant secretary of the interior, born on an Iowa farm, rises to a national post in Washington. His Iowa connections include Upper Iowa University and the Iowa State Society, while his Idaho tenure as attorney general and 1932 Democratic convention leadership are noted. John Heiney of Cedar Rapids sells a radio program to CBS with Kelvinator sponsorship.
The annual cake walk hosted by the Negro community in the C S P S hall on Feb 25 drew a large mixed audience. Charles Boone and Isabelle Boone won first prize, a pyramid cake, with judging by Marvin Gates Craig Cook Will G Dows O J Franchere G K Barton J J Smyth of Marion.
The article defines pharmacy as the art and practice of preparing medicines and medicine as the science of disease prevention and care. It contrasts the pharmacist and physician training and advises consulting a physician for illness and using a prescription pharmacy for compounded prescriptions.
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