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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
6
A New York banker says New Yorkers fear an unseen crisis, but the worst has already passed. The piece argues jitters slow a business revival and urges dropping the fear to spot and seize new prosperity as it arrives.
The article portrays Bishop James Cannon Jr as caught between opposing pro and anti prohibition forces, noting his stance against dry state defections. He warns that despite losses this year, a two thirds majority for repeal remains unlikely, preserving prohibition while acknowledging mixed loyalties.
A legislative committee reports Iowa’s total tax burden rose 15.6 percent from 1923 to 1931, reaching more than 157.8 million dollars as population grew only 2 percent. Although assessed values fell, new levies like gasoline taxes and oleomargarine taxes boosted revenue, prompting calls for policy rethink.
Davenport Democrat argues new officers elected in Des Moines next November can start a reform drive. It says a new broom is needed to sweep clean as current officials are worn out and have served their usefulness.
An aircraft over a city forced to land and crash into a house. No fatalities reported though property damage occurred. The incident underscores the need for strict enforcement of the 1000 foot minimum altitude rule as air traffic grows.
Minnesota’s rural credit program, aimed at aiding farmers, is blamed for foreclosing farms at prices well below mortgage values. Critics warn losses shift to taxpayers and depress land values, arguing state and federal involvement harms farmers and the market.
The piece contrasts GOP and Democratic prohibition planks as a return to Hamiltonian federal control versus Jeffersonian states rights. It notes the Republican stance favors federal oversight of liquor traffic while the Democrat would empower the states, calling both views strong but unlikely to dominate public consideration.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues that party platforms should not be treated as binding when legislating. It notes an amendment proposed to authorize liquor manufacture and sale will be shaped by national temper, not by this year's plank, to secure votes now or later.
Long tract argues that hard times stem from collective fear and inactivity rather than misfortune. It urges individuals to renew ambition, pursue profit, and avoid waiting for miracles. Cites politics, Americanism, and a casual call for better coffee as tone.
A portrait of Gertrude Stein as a literary hedge flower and avant garde icon. The piece notes her fame and fortune, residence abroad near Paris, elusiveness to Americans, and status as high priestess of a modernist cult. It contrasts disciples with critics and cites her book Tender Buttons and experimental prose.
A nostalgic column traces how figures like George M. Cohan H. C. Bunner Bert Leston Taylor and John McCutcheon inspired later artists from Annie Oakley to Theodore Dreiser. It notes the share of public figures in art journalism and ends with a corrected tourist line about trout.
A narrator recalls Lynn Fontanne waiting for Alfred Lunt to praise his performance while dismissing a Boston accented caller offering a memory course. The note humorously admits poor recall for dates names and faces, ending with a sly self deprecating remark.
A whimsical poem contrasts English spelling struggles with Welsh place names and words. It notes how a child in Wales would spell common terms like ford stone and guard while praising better destinies and teaching memory through geography and language.
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the District Engineer Cedar Rapids Iowa until 10 30 A M 1932 for maintenance gravel or stone surfacing in seven counties. Readable yardage listed for Johnson Linn and Jones counties with bid blanks available from Livingston District Engineer 627 C R Say Bank Bldg Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The Meadows Manufacturing Company notifies that after lien payment deadline expiry the property described will be sold at public auction. Washing machines stored for the account will be auctioned at 1:00 pm on July 15, 1932. Auction to be held at Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage Co. 400 A Ave NE Cedar Rapids Iowa.
A collection of historical quotes discusses Austria’s fate after peace treaties, mass psychology, education, corruption rumors about migrants, and a call for practical gradual disarmament arrangements. Notable figures cited include Victor Tilach Hoover Ford Knox and a Japanese naval department statement.
Federal entomology chief says the 1931 grasshopper plague rose with the 1930 drought and caused greater crop damage in the west than in recent generations. Newspapers react with varied editorials noting the pest’s overwhelming impact and calling for hard remedies.
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