Byrd Seeks Six Month War Moratorium for World Peace
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd proposes an international six months moratorium on war to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, urging English-speaking nations to act in humanity. He notes dangers of European tensions and calls for diplomacy, despite likely resistance from Hitler, Mussolini, and other powers and existing arms-control agreements.
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Little America
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Europe
Asia
League of Nations
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Byrd
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Signor Mussolini
Hitler
Mussolini
Children’s Welfare survey upends spinach stereotype in New York
In New York City the Children’s Welfare Federation released results from a child preference survey of about 18,000 summer camp children. Potatoes ranked as the top vegetable, with spinach second for both boys and girls, challenging long running jokes about kids and greens. Mathematics led among girls in school subjects, with history as a high favorite overall.
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New York City
Children’s Welfare Federation
Power and merit shape rule across ages and nations
The essay argues rulers emerge from skill rather than superstition, citing priests in ancient Egypt, nobles in Europe, and American leaders. It notes regimes rot from unchecked authority, while true rule rests on merit and usefulness, not birth. It also observes society’s biases, media, and politics through aphorisms and cultural commentary.
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Egypt
Europe
America
Children reveal unexpected career tastes in survey
The piece jokes about a survey showing 49 percent of girls want to be private secretaries and 19 percent of boys favor journalism. It playfully argues against stereotypes, noting that many assumptions about children are wrong and the public may overreact to such findings.
Coughlin Returns to Radio After Brief Hiatus
The revival of Father Charles E. Coughlin on NBC and CBS marks his return to weekly broadcasts after a months long pause. He resumes a Sunday schedule as a steadfast advocate for social justice and reflects on his long career in radio politics.
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Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Roosevelt
Father Coughlin
Coughlin
New York Diary Notes and Poe Landmark at Cedar Street
A fragmentary diary entry recalls Rupert Hughes Cosmopolitan piece and a new motor license. It visits Ye Old Cedar Inn, Poe’s Cedar Street rooming site, plus social rounds with Burks Galloway and others. Fades into doorman shifts on Park Avenue and East End avenues, with chatter on theater and gossip.
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New York
Rupert Hughes
Arthur J. Burks
Pulp Writers
Northwest
Frank Case
Ewing Galloway
Lolita
Denise Coblentz
Colony
Gloria Swanson
Count de la
H. T. Webster
Gelett Burgess
Roscoe Peacock
Faith Baldwin
Edgar Allen Poe
Cedar Street
Poe
Vaudeville Echoes and Mimes Through The Ages
A tour through mimicry's rise from early stars Elsie Janis and Cissie Loftus to modern performers like Mitzi Grown Up, Afrique, and Pert Kelton. Mentions Abe Martin on rare birds, Earl Carroll’s theater history, Bert Lahr on Fourteenth Street, and Nora Bayes as a temperamental vaudeville icon. A food shipment arrives from a large company.
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Elsie Janis
Atlantic
Cissie Loftus
Agatelles
Bert Lahr
Fourteenth Street
Paul Whiteman
Paul
Roy Howards
Jane
Museum of Natural History
Nora Bayes
Personal Health Service Outrage Over Tonsillectomy Coagulation Test
A Health Service reader recounts a family surgery dispute. He objects to coagulation testing prior to a routine circumcision and insists on circumcision alone, declaring he is a regular Everett True when he blows up. The clash centers on the doctor’s justification and the writer’s anti tonsillectomy stance.
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Everett True
Dr. Brady
New York's Two Neediest Cases Noted by Lady
A lady observes that people may have heard only of New York's two most desperate cases, referencing scarcity or demand in the city. The remark hints at public attention to extreme cases amid broader shortages.
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New York
Memorial window contract let to Grant Wood
A twelve to fourteen line column notes the Memorial commission awarding a contract for a memorial window in the Memorial building to Grant Wood at about $9000. It also lists local moves including Ben Chitty taking a publishing job in Springfield and Mrs A F Young heading to Oakland for winter with her daughter.
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Memorial Commission
Grant Wood
Ben Chitty
Springfield
Crowell Publishing Company
A. F. Young
Oakland
Calif
W. F. Bergendorf
Mary Louise Sloan
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Local Figures Move for New Careers and Ventures
Mrs. P. E. Hall and Mrs. W. E. Hall travel to San Diego to join Cedar Rapids in the U S Grant hotel. E. W. Allison, cashier of Kenwood Park Savings, buys an interest and is elected president of First National Bank at Adrian Minnesota. Miss Helen Wayman goes to Minneapolis to work for Minneapolis Drug. Edwin Keyes returns to Cedar Rapids after months in Colorado.
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P. E. Hall
W. E. Hall
San Diego
Cedar Rapids
U. S. Grant Hotel
E. W. Allison
Kenwood Park Savings Bank
First National Bank
Adrian, Minn
Helen Wayman
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Drug Company
Edwin Keyes
Colorado
Rock Island Grid Plans Freight Yard Moves and Staff Changes
O Mrazek is transferred from Standard Oil to Davenport. The Rock Island railroad plans to buy property between Fifth and Ninth avenues and Second and Third streets to build freight yards and a depot. They seek council permission to lay tracks across Sixth Seventh and Eighth avenues between Second and Third streets. Buildings will be moved in early spring. H M Stone named district engineer of Rock Island to replace Garrett Davis, now superintendent of Minnesota division.
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O. Mrazek
Standard Oil Company
Davenport
Rock Island Railroad
Fifth
Ninth Avenues
Second
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
H. M. Stone
Rock Island
Garrett Davis
Minnesota
Enlarged thymus and simple medical Q and A notes
A reader cites a six month old boy with an appendicitis operation and seeks clarity on surgical outcomes. Another query discusses enlarged thymus in infants with nursing difficulty and breathing issues with the reply noting X rays and that enlarged thymus can be present without symptoms. A separate question about green copper staining in hard well water is answered as harmless and mildly beneficial.
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Iowa Divorce Notice in Linn County Court
In the Linn County Iowa district court a petition for an absolute divorce is on file from Margaret Parsons to Harley Parsons alleging desertion for two years or more and requesting general equitable relief. Defendants must answer before noon of the second day of the March 1937 term starting March 1 1937 at Cedar Rapids Court House or a default will be entered. Edward J. Dahms attorney for the plaintiff.
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District Court of the State of
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Edward J. Dahms
Fashion figure trends and ethics from Fets Explore
An authors note discusses science guiding social rights and fashion standards. It cites Oscar Howard on women adopting prevailing styles while cautioning against overdoing it. It notes differences for tall and short figures and the impracticalities of uniform lines.
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Adam
Oscar Howard
Psychology in business names and marriage study reveal cautions
The piece cites H. P. Longstaff testing 129 students on ten tooth powder names, finding all flawed despite ease and appeal. It also references a study by Lewis Terman and Winifred Bent Johnson showing that the life of the party type often correlates with poorer marital outcomes. Tomorrow: best time of day to make love.
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H. P. Longstaff
Lewis Terman
Winifred Bent Johnson
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