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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1939
Page
21
The item appears to be a Cedar Rapids Gazette republication notice with postal and publication metadata. It mentions Cedar Rapids Iowa and class matter status with numbers 750 4.30 2.25 .90.
The piece argues for isolationist realism, noting a clear objective and potential tradeoffs. It questions anti isolationist plans to use US influence for peaceful world order, suggesting a thorough inventory of foreign commitments and prudent alternatives before acting.
A 1939 piece argues that joy and cooperation emerge when body and spirit move in rhythm. It warns against forced exercise, extols work done for pleasure, and critiques rigid authority, consumerism, and war propaganda while stressing personal responsibility and humane labor.
The Workers Alliance, a union of the unemployed, gains support from leading New Dealers including Aubrey Williams and Harry Hopkins. The First Lady is set to attend the alliance convention in Washington, seen as a New Deal tactic to appease hunger marches, though it risks backlash and bad odor.
The piece notes lawmakers rejected the Townsend pension scheme, calling it unworkable. It predicts political embarrassment in Washington and warns against courting pressure groups for votes. It questions debt philosophy and taxes, suggesting citizens may question why they pay taxes to themselves.
Charles Driscoll muses on street dust from subway construction and sparse Sixth Avenue traffic. He notes dusty days, suggests tree lines to curb dust, and recalls weak World’s Fair crowds. He proposes Salvation Army concerts to boost morale and aid the fair’s fortunes.
A column recounts two riots seen on Broadway between Forty second and Fifty first streets. The author details police response, crowd dynamics, and street fights, noting rapid crowding, verbal provocation, and coordinated attacks amid traffic chaos. One officer is described lifting a protestor into a patrol car.
The scene describes blue uniforms leading a crowd in a riot with about a thousand people and around 300 police present as trouble ends. Demolition has cleared eight aristocratic houses on Washington Square North to make way for a long apartment building stretching to Washington Mews. The 99 year leases expired, old families faded, and city crowding advances. A note mentions a sea serpent measuring 10 feet.
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