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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1939
Page
26
A survey of 163 corporations by Investor America shows 1938 taxes totaling 1.643 billion dollars, equal to 283 dollars per stockholder and 576 per employee, consuming 61.6 percent of pre tax earnings. Dividends totaled 1.33 per share while 5.8 million stockholders received payouts.
The Omaha World Herald notes Senator Bilbo voices blunt thoughts on elections steering policy. Debate on Con nally plan exposes Congressmen weighing the next election in votes. Crude honesty is argued as clearer to understand and to challenge.
Milwaukee police explore a scientific approach to curb juvenile delinquency by creating a specialized bureau. The unit would analyze cases, follow up on warned youths, and study crime-causing conditions, with cooperation from juvenile authorities and an annual operating cost of 16500 dollars.
The movement aims to involve municipal court, school truancy officers, family court and other agencies to track delinquency and compile statistics. It seeks to promote crime prevention and education. The plan, proposed by Cedar Rapids officials, mirrors real police duties engaging youth law violators.
The piece lauds Admiral Harry E. Yarnell born in Independence Iowa for keeping quiet yet clear in Far Eastern tensions. Vladimir d Ormesson calls his eleven word pledge my ship will stay where American interests are protected a decisive, courteous statement. The author urges Western leaders to adopt Yarnell’s dignity and directness.
The writer mocks Hearst papers editorial titled Whither America and similar pieces. They refuse to read such articles, criticizing repeated questions and hackneyed captions. The piece laments over warmed over headlines and calls for simpler, natural titles like Babies, Just Babies.
A collection of brief quotations from David Colville Senator Bridges Dr Vicar Boothe Senator Barkley Administrator Andrews Hitler peace hope Oscar W Riegel Oswald Villard Admiral Byrd Virginius Dabney criticizing water use forecasts isolationism, propaganda censorship and foreign policy debates.
Representative Henry Talle of Decorah praises his first Congress term while urging more on domestic economy and sound finance. He notes strong attention to national defense and expects limited committee activity before adjournment. Rep. Thomas Martin of Iowa City earns rare milestones on a conference committee and military affairs, shaping plans for officer retention and Army plane procurement. Martin's extensive correspondence and a midshipman appointment highlight a busy session likely to carry over.
Free transportation offered by the Union Pacific enables leading geologists to visit Wyoming for field study. Professor Stookey, Messrs Vincent and Fisher of Coe College, and Cameron of the high school will travel to Laramie with wagons and camping outfits provided. Local market notes list wheat 60c, corn 32c, oats 22c, hens 7c, eggs 11c, hogs 4.40, steers 4.90.
Paducah celebrates Irvin S Cobb with a brass marker at 927 Broadway on the judges birth centenary. The town details Cobb hotels and a planned statue, while Greenfield Indiana and others memorialize Riley and Will Rogers. Sergeant Schafer offers income ideas for shut ins amid ongoing stamp discussions for McIntyre and Riley.
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