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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1935
Page
19
A government entomologists report warns Linn County and nearby areas face severe chinch bug damage this summer unless action is taken. Creosote barriers and timely oil supplies are urged, with federal funds sought and local business support urged to protect regional crop and economy.
The president dismisses warnings about undermining the profit motive, asserting no intent to destroy it. He reiterates confidence despite critics led by Tugwell and allied advisers voicing concerns.
A reflection on Horatio Alger born anniversaries and the shifting tastes of homeless youth at the Brace Me Newsboys House in New York City. The piece contrasts Alger’s era with current readers like Gres and Stevenson, notes magazine circulation hints, and questions moral and intellectual influence amid partisan calls for GOP restructuring.
In Albany New York progress toward schools where no pupil can fail continues. The plan uses counselors to assess individual abilities and tailor courses to fit each student, adjusting work to the learner and aiming for a universal success standard.
A spoof letter from a father to Louise and readers critiques gullibility and public opinion. It riffs on chautauqua fame schemes, nudism, national debates, and cultural pretensions, puncturing vanity, politics, and media puffery with satirical anecdotes and pointed quips. The piece blends social critique with wry humor about fame and mass perception.
The article argues that Albany's education policy shifts responsibility to retain pupils from elimination. It questions the soundness of this approach, noting reliance on counselors and faculty judgment amid recruiting challenges. It favors curricula that push all students to maximize potential, while reducing social waste from overly easy or too hard standards.
The snippet hints that taxpayers are not funding Brookhart presently but hope he returns to the senate next year in a reactionary or Tory role, suggesting political maneuvering and party alignment.
By Williams, Dern clashes with Chairman MacSwain over military affairs. Dern is typically a gentle figure but is driven by a stubborn general staff whose ego blocks cooperation, likened to a mule resisting hay rather than accepting it.
Washington dispatch outlines a secret NRA investigator on the payroll of the NRA examining blue eagle executives, amid a busy congressional session. It notes ongoing debates over budget, military training, and a cautious push for consolidated tax returns while spotlighting figures like Huey Long, Johnson, and Caroline O Day.
A packed listing details daytime and evening radio lineups across NBC CBS and ABC networks. Entries name shows hosts orchestras and venues, including Jack Benny Joan Marsh Loretta and Grace Hayes, with multiple chain connections like WEAF WJZ WBBM and WCCO along with times from 4:00 to 11:00 PM and Sunday morning segments.
New York Day by Day notes Jimmy Walker’s Paris liking and London sketches from Tom Geraghty and Byron’s Hayloft in Park Lane. It covers Cole Porter’s London hit, Mrs Otis Regrets parody, Walker’s Sunday Dispatch page, and chatter on Swaffer, Shaw, Schertzinger, and society fixtures in London.
The London stage reopens to prewar norms with the king and queen in their box at the Palladium and weekly visits from princes. Belle Baker shines while Crosby commands the largest pay in English theater history but is tied by radio and movie contracts. Marck Sennett promotes a London production, has not read Father Goose, yet is popular, with Frohman’s chair memory plate at Savoy Grill. Joe Coyne, origin Merry Widow star, is another favorite among peers.
The Gazette notes a car fire incident with a couple aboard the coupe. Beloit lost to Coe 33 29 in basketball. County clerk Harry S. Johnson was in Des Moines. Railroads pled not guilty in police court to obstructing crossings. City to pave Twelfth avenue and Mount Vernon road. H C Ring of Linn County chairs judiciary in the new House. H G Hiserman departed for St Louis. R D Taylor named president of the Fraternal Bankers Reserve Society, replacing R A Moses.
Ralph Van Vechten moves to Chicago to serve as second vice president of the Commercial National Bank. Elsewhere Colorado election fraud probe shows a Denver waiter voting forty times in a day. Greene's opera house hosts "Cousin Kate". Drake University elects Will J. Manilaw as athletic director. Willie Heston named football coach.
State notice from Linn County Iowa announces on January 4 1935 the appointment and qualification of the executrix of the estate of Matharins Kratl deceased. Creditors are urged to pay debts and claimants to file their claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk.
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