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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1936
Page
6
During The Gazette editor Harry Boyd is on vacation readers will see timely editorials reprinted from Iowa and other dailies. The practice continues the paper’s policy of presenting diverse viewpoints from affiliated publications.
The Chicago Tribune reports on Gov. McNutt of Indiana delivering a coast-to-coast broadcast attacking the Republican party as dominated by sinister forces and concealed motives. It recalls Dillinger’s parole from Indiana penitentiaries, bank robberies, killings, and later death, implying McNutt's motive and influence.
The Detroit News weighs social justice in a looming second quarter dividend for United States Steel Corp. and the wage levels since 1929. It contrasts 184,680 stockholders and 200,000 workers with 53,648 worker stockholders and describes the tug of higher profits versus fair wages.
An extended reflection from the Mason City Globe-Gazette observes that people rarely perform at their best with mouths open, offering a wry standard about communication and behavior.
Summer recreation brings millions to lakes rivers seas and pools with drownings reported daily. Experts urge prolonged resuscitation beyond two hours and note cases where lifelike recovery occurred after extended artificial respiration. Walter Heger of Chicago survived twenty minutes underwater after rescue.
A man in critical condition was revived after four hours of ministrations aided by volunteers. Color returned, heart resumed beating, and blood flowed again. He was moved to Dr. Ross's home for careful treatment with a warning not to give up.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil laments that no precedent exists in American history for the current situation where billions of public money paid by all citizens are allocated to sustain an administration in power.
The Townsend convention is likened to a marvelous horseman from legend, riding out of the forest and galloping in all directions.
An editorial from Wisconsin State Journal criticizes opponents of President Roosevelt and his New Deal, arguing the president dominates policy while theorists come and go. The piece likens critics to helpless pieces on a chessboard, shuffled and dismissed by the leader’s choices.
A compilation of remarks from figures such as Dr. William E. Dodd, Charles A. Hartnett, Justice William F. Bleakley, Montagu Norman, King Edward VIII, Joseph B. Ely, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, Marion A. Zioncheck, Albert Martinez, James A. Farley, Tehyi Hsieh, and Myrtle Austin. The remarks touch on war prevention, driving safety, press conduct, wealth disparity, pacifism, political campaigns, presidential policy, legal rights, nationalism, foreign policy, and gender roles.
Poem-like verse invites wandering beyond the garden to a world of merriment, flowers, and quiet majesty. It celebrates humble blooms crowned with purpose, free from dread doubt or praise, citing roses canterbury bells and marigolds growing together with grace and courage.
A reader letter discusses a mongrel named Eggy and parting pain when rehomed, while another reflects on eating habits and longevity. The piece also notes reactions to Major Bowes hour broadcasts and a hospital worker profile, concluding with film production news about OM Geraghty.
California reports steady relief reductions with better farm income and higher prices. Agricultural output is estimated at 534 million dollars this year, up from 494 million last year, while prices received for farm products run 32 percent higher than 1932. Private industry adds 6,000 new permanent jobs weekly, WPA rolls shrink from 160,000 to 109,000, and total relief loads fall from 280,000 to about 150,000.
A reader writes about debt, obesity, and unhappiness leading to thoughts of death by own action. The column urges consulting a physician or psychiatrist, notes the role of the family doctor, and discusses debt stress, health, and the value of work to ease grief.
A short, critical column denounces New York police ticket sales to pedestrians and drivers for events in public parks. The author urges Commissioner Valentine to remove ticket sellers and argues for a ban on such petty graft. Mentions Vera Halding and Tipton Oklahoma as a poetic aside and predicts the rise of Jessie Matthews in British cinema.
A poem by Jay G Sigmund narrates heat and drought on green hills. The speaker recalls fear of summer and winter contrasts, describing heat waves, river breezes, and dust spirals. The piece laments arid days and pleads for cooler weather to spare the landscape from burning.
Washington reports Helgoland as Germany's frail North Sea outpost with strategic value and crumbling coast. The National Geographic bulletin notes its size, geology, and Gibraltar-like control of northern river mouths. It highlights its sun tan economy, past inhabitants, and a historical World War I naval clash nearby.
London report notes Edward VIII coinage not in circulation until weeks before the coronation in May. Designs, models, and final striking occupy months with an advisory mint committee reviewing many submissions. Special coronation coins likely minted next year in four pieces and lower denominations.
The statement asserts that pharmacy ethics are as strict as medical ethics, arguing pharmacy serves as the true counterpart to medicine and shares the same moral framework and professional obligations.
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