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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1939
Page
36
James Truslow Adams warns that the spending and lending bill risks destroying the dollar and crashing private savings. He urges citizens to contact Congress and party leaders to halt further deficits, stressing the need for proof of sound policy and urging discussion at the local level.
At the Iowa City peace officers school Sergeant Clarence Day of the state highway patrol urged safer driving by stressing adequate vision and maintaining distance. He warned against following too closely and explained passing distances rise with speed, giving examples from 10/15 mph to 50/60 mph and noting about 900 feet may be required at higher speeds.
The writer argues that numeric distance signs like No Passing 700 Ft fail to convey safe stopping distances. Motorists misjudge feet versus speed, blocks and miles shaping perception. A system translating speeds into visible distances nationwide would require genius, publicity, and patience.
About 200 observers gathered in a single block on a Saturday afternoon to watch a Cedar Rapids paving crew in action. The piece praises the visible hard work, discipline, and self-reliance shown by the workers, describing the scene as a wholesome antidote to cynicism and a sign of progress through capable labor.
In a sharp quip reflecting postwar sentiment, the speaker suggests that if war returned immediately after two world fairs, draft boards would be forced to accept flat feet as standard equipment for eligibility. The remark underscores concerns about military readiness and physical fitness standards.
A compilation of quotations from Sam Goldwyn, Dr James Rushbrooke, Bunny Austin, Suzanne Silvercrays, Prof Stanley Roberts, Peter Witt, Dr Higley Meiklejohn, Mayor LaGuardia, Dr John Stewart Burgess, Dr John P Peters, Thomas Wolfe, and Rabbi William Braude. The selections cover media control, political party building, freedom of speech, unemployment, education, death, and divine reverence, reflecting diverse views on governance and society.
Ed Hadley reports in Washington that President Roosevelt has not decided on the Hatch bill which could affect Iowa’s delegation shakedown. The piece outlines a clash between Senator Clyde Herring and Henry Wallace for Iowa’s Democratic National Convention influence, with Garner backing and other figures like Kraschel Hopkins Eicher and Palace Guards named as part of the intricate alignment. The outcome could shape the Iowa vote and potential convention switches.
Senator Herring seeks veto limits on the Hatch bill while Senator Gillette weighs allegiance in a divided party scene. The session, nearing adjournment, faced no clear issues and was colored by political aims, with calls for civil service protections and debate on neutrality and relief programs.
A wandering angler seeks a summer hatch and coffee by a stream. He shares a tale with a stranger wearing a numbered badge from a factory, unsure which is which, as they debate who is fishing for the day.
The Hook and Crook club enjoyed a river trip on the Parlor City to Manhattan Park on July 25 with a private car to Davenport for a day of visits including the arsenal. Miss Clara Louise Gibson hosted high tea July 26 with many young women in attendance. C B Whelpley was nominated for chief consul of the Iowa division League of American Wheelmen. The Hon S L Dows and daughter Henrietta travel to Chicago then Europe for weeks. Fire damaged the Tom Angell barn and Hanry barn on July 27. Local markets listed: Wheat 60c, corn 31c, oats 22c, hens 7c, eggs 11c, hogs 4.25, steers 4.90.
A Texas woman writes of loss and faith amid a beloved song and memories. The column riffs on belief, then shifts to language quirks about Hereford and Arkansaw pronunciations, plus notes from Courtney Ryley Cooper and a brief historical aside on Locusta and poison.
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