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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1939
Page
7
Cedar Rapids Iowa newspaper item indicates publication details for The Gazette Company. It lists second class matter status and old postal handling figures 7.50 4.30 2.25 .90, reflecting fees or postage data associated with the publication.
The U S bureau of agricultural economics estimates that farm population on Jan 1 this year was 32 059 000, nearly tying the 1910 peak of 32 077 000. Since 1927 the rural population has rebounded despite a net migration from farms to towns, supported by natural increase and a return to land during the depression. The piece questions production limits and evolving policy needs as demand weakens abroad and subsidies blur long term effects.
House rules committee gave right of way to the Hatch bill to curb bureaucratic interference with elections. The measure would bar federal relief related political activity by employees, prohibit coercion to sway votes, and ban use of relief funds or lists to influence choices. Senate passage and floor action were anticipated next week.
A fatherly letter to Louise critiques posture and beauty standards observed in teen girls at a drugstore convention. He muses on physical fitness, societal norms, and contrasts with famous athletes to advocate working out to build muscle, posture, and grace while warning against laziness and snobbery. The note blends diary tone with social commentary and quips on American life.
A compact puzzle style entry listing terms and clues about Florence Nightingale and associated definitions. Includes horizontal and vertical word hints such as nurse, asylum, cotton machine, and various medical and geographic references.
A cluttered listing of radio station programs highlights orchestras led by Jimmy Dorsey and Joe Reichman among others across WMT WGN WHO KFJB WON WOC WOC and related stations. The dense schedule notes various concerts news sports and music programs from early evening through late night with many performers and times.
The Hatch bill passed the Senate on April 13. President Roosevelt said it is too loosely drawn and Hatch agreed to carve out political activity bans for the President and vice president, White House staff, members of Congress and their staffs, and department heads and assistants. Later the President indicated no objection to the bill, and Vice President Garner predicted passage this session.
Printers advocate a swing reading method where every other line runs backward to let the reader swing eyes from right to left. Reported at the American Optometric Association convention, the claim is that it saves time once people adjust.
Charles Driscoll reflects on Lank Leonard's hometown bachelor dinner in Port Chester New York. He argues small towns nurture ambition and loyalty shaping life choices about marriage, career moves, and staying local or moving to bigger cities. The piece celebrates home town roots and figures like Ford as examples.
A reflective piece argues for annual celebrations honoring hometown natives who succeed locally. It cites a young man who left for the city, failed to endure the pace, returned to work for his old employer, and rose to head a major industry. The author proposes a luncheon club committee award to recognize such community achievement.
Des Moines AP state officials and lawmakers discussed a plan to close the central liquor warehouse and have distillers store liquor in the state at their own expense. The interim group and Attorney General Everet t reviewed the space issue, with a fuller council meeting and possible joint session planned under Governor Wilson.
Des Moines detectives went to East Lansing Michigan to question a man held there as a suspect in the June 27 slugging of Mrs. Bessie Marcus a 50 year old East Des Moines housekeeper. Marcus was found unconscious with a fractured skull on the state house grounds after spending the night there to sleep. She had only recently regained consciousness and recalled nothing of the slugging. Her prognosis is hopeful for recovery.
Washington critiques U S neutrality as a Tokio newspaper highlights Japanese use of American welfare and farm payments to finance war in China. It notes Social Security and farm benefits flowing to Hawaii and Japanese tenants, while U S gas and machine tool shipments to Japan rise. Embargo talk is dismissed as unlikely, with Morgenthau’s checks seen as aiding dictatorial aggression.
This excerpt presents Wiggam’s dialogue on whether endless life would dampen ambition, the drivers of crime in prison, and how learning one skill like Latin or tennis transfers to others. It argues science prioritizes societal rights, crime stems from desire for gain, and skill transfer is varied and context dependent.
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