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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1940

Page

9

Mind and Morality Questions by Albert Edward Wiggam

In this Q A from Wiggam the author argues science can answer some moral questions and weigh rights of society over individuals. He discusses marriage trends, economic influence, voice traits by profession, and the complexity of understanding both child and adult minds. Nearby notes mention Chicago residents moving to Cedar Rapids and a law partnership forming here.

H. J. Rowe Chicago Cedar Rapids Hughes, Sutherland, Taylor and O’brien Kent C. Ferman Excelsior Springs

Three House Roof Fires Hit Same Block in 1920

On February 29 1920 three fires broke out in adjacent houses on the same block. The worst blaze was at J A Willson 602 Eastlack court causing about 800 dollars in damage. Sparks from the blaze set the neighboring roof afire and another roof fire started by chimney embers while firefighters worked.

J. A. Willson Eastlack Court

Local Moose Lodge Initiates Class of 72

Cedar Rapids Moose lodge No. 304 initiated 72 candidates Monday evening in a program highlighted by an address from N. R. Smith regional Moose director for Iowa Nebraska and the Dakotas. Smith praised local officers and welcomed the new members.

Cedar Rapids Moose Lodge No N. R. Smith The Moose Iowa Nebraska North South Dakota Mr. Smith Vernon Thompson Harry Carlson Henry Lorenzen Jake Livingood Harry Jensen H. A. Meis Gaylord Schmatt H. T. Wharton T. A. Cizek G. L. Basker G. Erenberger Earl McBurney Lumir Hav

List of names in a historical document

A long string of names including lik, W. R. Hulen, H. L. Koontz, Art Watson, Don Ralston, J. W. Nelson and many others. The list appears as a roster or attendee index with numerous individuals, mainly initials and surnames, likely from a historical newspaper page.

Roy Dickenson C. E. Harrelson Donald J. Berger Ralph Rowley L. E. Hale A. E. McMahon Paul DeForest Ross Shaffer Leland Langguth H. A. Stewart M. F. Aide E. A. Dodge Gene Davidson J. E. Axline W. C. Dake D. C. Miskimen Floyd Brimer Carl Reese Ralph Anderson Ed Hegewald Dick Butters John Wagner Jules Fleege Frank Williams Laurence Higgins

Sound distortion from rising air column hinders speech

Report notes that when air rises into a column, two people facing opposite sides may be unable to hear each other clearly. The phenomenon highlights how air movements affect sound transmission and communication.

Migrant Families in Squalor Along East Coast Revealed

The Farm Security Administration reports 10 000 to 20 000 migrant families from Florida to New Jersey live in poverty disease and squalor akin to Steinbecks Grapes of Wrath with rush period farm labor conditions described.

Washington Eastern Seaboard John Steinbeck Farm Security Administration Florida New Jersey Steinbeck Joad

Migrant Farm Workers Move North After Florida Harvest

The FSA notes ditch side camps lack sanitation. Migrant workers endure 12 to 18 hour days as they head north for cotton in Georgia, peaches in the Carolinas, berries in New Jersey bogs, and other crops in Maryland Delaware Shenandoah. Most are Negro or northern workers displaced from southern farms. The North sea water is less salty than the Atlantic.

FSA Florida Georgia Carolinas Shenandoah Valley Maryland Delaware New Jersey Alabama North Sea Atlantic Ocean

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