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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1941
Page
37
The essay reflects on the Class of 1941 facing a near war, urging graduates not to lose faith and to continue educating themselves beyond school. It stresses culture through reading and experiences, and the need for ingenuity to meet a complex world while maintaining hope.
An analysis notes how Nazi leaders warp Christianity to justify their crusade. It cites a National Church manifesto declaring obedience to Hitler as obedience to God and claims Germany’s name is part of faith, blaming youths for death missions and mass oppression.
The navy faces tougher enlistment as young men fear combat and prefer training as draftees. Physical standards are higher than in the army, prompting an urgent push to recruit 35,000 more sailors by June 30. If expansion continues, selective service revisions may be considered.
Condensed from Defense by the Office For Emergency Management. The piece traces the airplane’s wartime and postwar growth, noting Europe’s destruction from air power, the shift to mass production, and the aim to produce 35,000 aircraft annually. It contrasts 1909 marks with today and highlights the rapid expansion from 75,000 total planes to projected 1.5 billion dollars in annual output, stressing design changes and obsolescence risks.
The Iowa press columns urge national resolve amid looming peril. Roosevelt’s leadership is praised for unity while voices stress preparedness and cautious humility. Local papers note war’s pull on travel and the call to enjoy Iowa’s parks.
A poem titled ao a Fond Father by Edgar A Guest reflects a father’s wish to shield his son from hardship. The speaker recalls learning to earn money at age twelve by selling newspapers in winter, arguing that easing the boy’s path may blunt the joy of achievement and resilience. The verse contrasts perseverance with comfort and questions whether sheltering youth serves long term strength.
The article argues the President chose action over hesitation, signaling a shift toward war. It details internal debates in White House circles, the influence of public urgency, and advice from state, war, and navy officials shaping the decisive speech.
The humorist coins ostrichism to describe avoiding uncomfortable truths. Examples include fear of telegram envelopes, failing to call a raise, delaying bridgework, and dodging medical checks. The coinage links everyday evasions to the idea of sticking one’s head in the ground.
President McKinley and his party travel by special train through the city near seven in the evening. Mrs. McKinley is critically ill as crowds line the tracks with little cheering. May marks island purchase discussions, hotel lease, legal injunction fights, and a long labor strike ending May 28. Local markets report wheat at 60c and hogs at 5.65.
Washington notes discuss a possible U S Supreme Court seat for an Iowa figure amid debate on aging justices. The column cites Iowa delegates Mrs C R Smith and others, urges a Western-born justice, and profiles statues of James Harlan and Samuel Jordan Kirkwood by Nellie Walker and Vinnie Ream Hoxie.
The President finalized his address with help from aides and collaborators including Hop kins, Sherwood, and Rosenman. He stated the illness delayed his decision and now the time for words shifts to action.
W Elbridge Brown urges saving and buying defense bonds as proper use of earnings. Dr. E R Clinchy calls out libels and intolerance harming American homes. Bernard E Sunny muses on life at eighty five in these fateful days.
Boake Carter warns that losses of ships to Britain have endangered U S defense by delaying essential raw materials like tungsten and graphite. A conservation division is to save on hand supplies while new moves hint at altered war strategy and government control over information and agriculture.
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