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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1938
Page
7
The article announces a New Year resolution to avoid a year end summary or forecasts. It notes a self aware stance that editors are not equipped to forecast outcomes and vows not to write such editorial content.
A column argues against justifying imperial aggression by claiming internal distress. It cites Sweden Denmark and Switzerland as examples of peaceful have not nations that prosper without conquest and warns that ambitious politicians inflate threats to justify expansion.
Opinion argues that restricting teen drivers could save thousands of lives and reduce related social problems. It acknowledges potential inconveniences and injustices but calls for drastic, carefully weighed measures to curb auto accident fatalities.
A father questions sending his daughter to college, urging she test her capacity through thinking and math, and warn against forcing a fixed education mold. He cites Mark Twain and warns not to plan too soon while noting social and political quips about American life.
A collection of social trivia notes from New York society highlighting Willie Howard, Dewey, Lorraine Manville, Major Bowes, accordion sales surge, Ewing Galloway’s Kentucky farm value, stock market drift, Fontaine Fox in Florida winters, Will H Hayes hometown visits, Mrs Brock Pemberton party scenes, Burton Rascoe literary brochure plans, and current myths about New York’s literary scene.
Grove Patterson of Toledo Ohio is noted as the Midwest's most widely traveled editor. Amon Carter of Fort Worth Texas is praised as the most lavish Manhattan entertainer among regular out of town visitors.
Brief collage of light gossip about Walt Disney M H Aylesworth Walter Chrysler Jr Wilson Mizner Carolyn Wells Henry Sell Claire Luce Jay Darling Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr L222 Sobol George Marshall George Jessel and others noting misattributions and quirks in early 20th century entertainment and business.
A 1937 traffic outlook notes an annual death toll near 40 000 with youth drivers ages 19 to 21 most deadly. It cites Dr Harry M Johnson and argues stricter licensing rules, citing Canada and U S gaps, and notes eight thousand young drivers among annual fatalities and four percent repeaters causing nearly forty percent of crashes.
A dense dental of clues and answers lists across and down terms for a New Year puzzle. It includes gods, directions, objects, and wordplay with numbers and misprints, inviting solvers to fill a grid with linked Latin themed terms and cross references.
A nostalgia drenched collage lists friends writers hotels and venues. Jay F Price of Los Angeles recalls his livelihood while favorites include David Graham Phillips and Heywood Brown. The Colony bakery hosts dogs at tables as Basil Woon ponders a London production.
Dr William Brady defends his view that skin can absorb poisons from shoe dye and urges proper ventilation and sunlight after dyeing Shoes should stand for 24 hours before wearing He offers to prove his claim by exposing his skin to dye under scientific testing and promises to admit error if proved wrong
A reader asks about the booklet How to Breathe and a promised update including material from Resuscitation and The Art of Easy Breathing. White Nalls replies that the merger introduces new content and asks readers to request the booklet if not received. The page also answers a question about bleached nails and suggests nutritional deficiency and irradiated yeast tablets. The Church of England reported over 16 million dollars income in 1934.
The schedule catalogs hourly radio programs across NBC and CBS chains with orchestras, singers, and drama sketches. Notable acts include William Scott, Ted Fiorito, Russ Morgan, Frank Sinatra era figures, Toscanini, Benny Goodman, Ruth Lyon and Charles Sears, Jeanette MacDonald, Don Ameche, Henry Burr, and Eugene Ormandy conducted pieces across WEAF WJZ WABC WBBM KMOX WCCO stations.
Evangelist Allie Banker of Tyrone New York will be the featured speaker at Sunshine Mission Sunday evening. He conducts a two week special service series and distributes crayon drawings illustrating his talks. Local residents provide music for the services.
The Stars Say for Sunday January 2 predicts luck in social charitable ecclesiastical and intellectual affairs with gifts and good news. Birthdays point to a progressive prosperous year aided by influential figures in mergers politics or secret bodies. A child born then may be versatile brilliant amiable and well liked.
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