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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1938
Page
13
President Roosevelt urges Americans to defend civil liberties against censorship and intolerance. The piece reviews the Bill of Rights, notes its role in preserving freedom, and cites the National Rededication movement’s warning that democracy lives in individuals' hearts and minds.
A newspaper column questions Mussolini's reluctance to buy grain from Western democracies while Europe faces drought. It argues that many global problems would vanish if tyrants were removed, but cautions that harmonious trade among nations remains unlikely.
A fragment notes opposition to restoring order while masses are compelled to adopt petty prejudices and warped theories pushed by individuals with outsized power and responsibility.
As President presses for a purge of non New Dealers from the Democratic majority, signs point to a tough road. Iowa Democrats renominated Senator Gillette, while Attorney General Cummings distances himself from a Senate bid in Connecticut, suggesting Lonergan cannot be beaten by a New Dealer. Indiana Governor invites Van Nuys to renomination, risking a potential independent run if denied. The party head faces a demanding campaign path into November.
A period essay collection examines habit as the force behind training, discipline, and courage from Bunker Hill to the Black Hawk war. It contrasts naive militia behavior with veteran drill, comments on society, politics, and prejudice, ending noting copyright from 1938.
The article presents the first ten amendments detailing basic rights and liberties. It covers freedom of religion speech press assembly and petition. the right to bear arms. quartering of soldiers. protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. due process and double jeopardy protections. rights to speedy public trials and counsel. trial by jury. cruel and unusual punishment limits. and the reservation of undelegated powers to states and people.
The Swedish influence hits New York with royalty chatter and design trends. Swedish shops, glassware, Agenta ware, wallpaper, and Delicatessens expand Uptown, while Donald Peters runs Sweden House at Rockefeller Center. A mix of cultural anecdotes and politician Lindbergh anecdotes mix with industry chatter.
A reader recalls Captain Kidd the dog who stalked a mail carrier with Monk the Killer. Captain must stay indoors due to muzzle rules after a muzzled skirmish. Readers urge muzzle action for Monk. The piece wanders through scent of names like USSA Lee Barker and Cambria & Indiana railroad, then shifts to Harlem coal cars and Ol’ Swimmin’ Hole along the Hudson with drowning dangers and no lifeguards.
Eight Arabs were killed and a British soldier wounded in a clash Tuesday night on the Esdraelon plain, a historic biblical site. Also noted was the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River costing about 60 million dollars.
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