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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1939
Page
5
President Roosevelt, halfway through his second term, faces growing congressional independence and uncertain liberal unity. Major New Deal measures progressed, including housing, slum clearance, wage controls, and farm programs, while opposition grows and a 1940 election looms.
Editor invites readers to a discussion on relief and public works spending. The letter argues that $9.5 billion could buy Iowa’s 33 million acres at $100 per acre, enabling 160-acre homesteads for unemployed and relief recipients, with remaining funds for future generations.
F. O. Nelson of Toledo Iowa recalls how early water pumps required careful priming. He notes limited water for priming, the need to keep a supply, and proper materials like oil and water to soften valve leathers.
Dr Herman of Amana was elected president of the Mercy hospital medical staff on Thursday. He succeeds Dr C H Stark of Cedar Rapids. Other officers named include Dr F C Dunn of Cedar Rapids as vice president and Dr L B Sedlaceck of Cedar Rapids as secretary.
By 1904 Ohio faced deer extinction and imported a herd of 200. The population has since grown to about 3,000 deer, restoring a game species in the state.
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