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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1941
Page
19
Reports from a Montana internment camp show Italian soldiers learning self government under an honor system. A six member elected council and an elected commandant supervise discipline while federal authorities observe, illustrating democracy can be taught not imposed.
The piece weighs risks of Philippine independence in 1946. It notes campaign pressure from American sugar interests and lawmakers leading to full independence. It warns U S withdrawal could invite Japan aggression and leave the islands unable to defend themselves.
The report notes Thomas M. Wilson of Tennessee chosen by President Roosevelt as the first United States minister to India. India lacks full dominion status, so this marks a novel diplomatic step and raises questions about India's future independence and its relation to Britain.
Dr. Joseph Fort Newton likens faith to a show house that glows with warmth light and grace. He profiles Hugh Rowland a young missionary described as joyful, generous and devoted, whose life embodied loving service and cheerful faith in a distant place Inyali leaving a fragrant lingering memory.
Robert Quillen observes how crises reveal character from storms to war. He notes we become selfless when tribe is threatened, and self-serving in plenty, praising unity of bankers and bootleggers alike as they aid others. He laments bureaucratic delays and recalls past sacrifices shaping national morale.
Pertinax notes that the German regime has long sought a peace settlement that leaves Hitler in control of Europe. The analysis cites efforts to sway influential Anglo-Saxons and exiled governments, highlighting warnings from Eden Cranborne Welles and La Guardia, and mentions Dr Kurt Heinrich Reith as part of these emissaries.
The article portrays Dr. Reith as a trusted, officialless envoy and Rudolf Hess's England mission as a peacemaking experiment. It outlines a German plan for a restructured Europe with a central German-led government, territorial swaps, and economic unions, proposing Belgium removal, Alsace Lorraine annexation, Balkan expansion, and Franco-Italian cooperation under Nazi influence.
The article argues price control for inflation is unlikely to succeed. Leon Henderson battles political resistance while Baruch’s price ceiling idea fades. Farmers and labor fear losses, yet ceilings could limit non farm price surges if enacted. Congress’s opposition casts a grim forecast for effective action.
Paul Mallon highlights Knudsen as a practical operator who avoids endless meetings, cuts to the point, and gets defense work moving. He runs OPM like a shop foreman, phone calls bosses directly, travels large distances, and pursues simple, decisive action with stamina.
In a column by Wm Brady M D the article covers nose versus mouth breathing for exercise and swimming, dangers of nasal irrigation during water exposure, and the value of pamphlets on Belly Breathing and Resuscitation. Reader questions on salt in hot weather, iodine use, pyorrhea, diabetes training, and TB testing are answered with brief guidance.
Fe looks into a shop window on Madison Avenue and recalls a European craftspeople exodus, arguing America will host the finest skilled labor. He praises New York as a fashion center while criticizing blending snoods with turbans as unnecessary.
Reports recall Vaclav Janda city street commissioner killed when his car was hit by a Rock Island locomotive near Toddville. Red Cross Life Saving corps trainees earn camp certificates in Stillwater Minnesota. W K Wisner fatally injured in a Grinnell area auto crash. Mrs J M Butler and daughter Margie injured in Fourth Avenue crash. Coe College cadets win second in efficiency at Fort Snelling ROTC camp. John Burianek of Cedar Rapids elected Lions International director at Oakland convention. Frank H Randall offered professorship at George Washington University. Ramsdell, Stamy, Stamy, Lawler establish a George Parks farm camp near Olin. Major E C Johnson places third in Des Moines regimental shoot.
A Detroit News snippet notes a famed dietitian proclaims we are what we eat. The remark targets Mr. Ickes, seen at a daily cactus meal as a solemn moment.
The new Pittsburgh collector vows to collect $4,165 in back income taxes owed by Senator Sutey. He foresees a settlement someday, noting Sutey saves from his $10,000 Washington salary via scrimping and deprivation. Never say die.
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