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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1938
Page
29
Editorial review criticizes President Roosevelt's wage and price reduction stance as flawed logic. It argues wages are prices and warns against relying on deficit financing. The piece notes historical caution from 1930s and predicts most wage cuts will be delayed, praising human compassion while questioning intelligence.
E. P. Chase notes Smith Brookhart, once a fiery editor and colonel, is in Washington awaiting another government job. His leverage rests on 1932 Roosevelt support, but current powerholders favor others for 1938 and 1940. Brookhart’s influence survives mainly with backers of the farm bill championed by him, a stance the administration seeks to sideline.
In spring the government plans a laboratory to study constitutional psychopaths called repeaters. Government psychiatrists believe they can treat these offenders and restore them to useful citizenship. Dr Justin Fuller notes these men are marked by an inability to rout by experience and often show a fine potential.
The piece argues that smart wrongdoers who cannot profit from experience pose grave risks, suggesting scientists pursue cures even in prisons and then outside them. It warns lawmakers and diplomats may cause vast damage if similar flaws remain unaddressed, and notes a notable omission in next Supreme Court vacancy coverage.
New York Times reports WPA art division will paint official portraits in oil for governors county clerks and other public officials who obtain approval from a responsible official. Paintings will remain property of the federal government and stay in public buildings.
A collage of quotations from Carrie Chapman Catt Connie Mack Sir Charles Webb Josiah Bailey Arthur Vandenberg Agnes Macphain Lotte Gaslar Mildred Holder Sinclair Lewis Joseph F Kiefer Dudley White and Tarkington reflects concerns over fascism wealth distribution education patriotism and writing at a time of global tension.
A profile of top press agents including Claude Greneker Richard Maney Bernard Sobel Steve Hannagan and Edwards Bernays. Mentions their influence in theater film and PR and notes their ethical approach and client requirements. Also recalls Paris snails and New York venues like Tavern on the Green Casino and La Conga with associated figures.
The piece notes that some people delay seeing a doctor due to fear or reluctance, only scheduling care when health declines or symptoms compel attention. It highlights the call for timely medical visits to prevent avoidable complications.
Transcriptions from a press conference discuss the groundhog as a weather omen and the reliability of science. An NEA service note questions whether the animal is a ground hog or woodchuck and cites factors like burrow air, hunger, and endocrine activity.
In San Francisco doctors warn acute alcoholic men face a higher risk of wet beriberi a rare heart strain linked to food deficiency. They note sailors historically saw beriberi but say heavy drinkers in modern cities can still fall victim. Coquelin is mentioned as France's top stage star of the nineteenth century.
January events in Cedar Rapids feature high school diplomas awarded by Rev. C. C. Rowlinson to graduates including Lillian Benedict and Laura Blain. a sleigh party for Robert Cook. a fatal wagon accident involving Aaron Krause. a severe January storm delaying school and transport. T. T. club bob sled party with guests. a large Commercial club luncheon with numerous speakers. Ferris Comedians at Greene's opera house. notes on local clergy and market prices for Wheat, oats, corn, rye, barley, hay, hens, eggs, hogs, and steers.
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