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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1932
Page
6
The resignation of Paul F. Dolan and appointment of Emil P. Kohout as fire chief are reviewed as a strong solution to a long standing department rift. Kohout’s experience as inspector and leader is seen as stabilizing while Dolan gains a generous pension.
The piece prints a partial Congressional Record style account of a House baseball game between Democrats and Republicans. It notes an attempted quorum, the umpires, lineups, and first inning actions with remarks by Mr Carter and others, captured in playful parliamentary tone.
A satirical column quotes various figures on Soviet reforms and budget aims. It notes talk of engineers needing watches, critiques over technical fixes, and jokes about government budgeting, flag cleaning at a post office, and business evolution.
Report discusses Hoover considering a new nonpartisan advisory group modeled on the WWI Council of National Defense created by the 1916 act. It details its original scope, the War Industries Board, and the shift of authority to separate agencies during and after World War I, noting calls for strong leadership and sanctions.
The piece argues that gold supply and wartime lending failed, tariffs cripple trade, and two million jobs vanished. It proposes a dollar for dollar swap, open to all nations, with duty free imports of each others goods to restore foreign trade and prosperity.
In New York the financial chaos shrinks domestic ties, leaving husbands of the era with mistresses and long separations. Wives pursue luxury, while children grow distant, and many couples drift toward divorce as social clubs idle and affairs multiply. The era’s moneyed rush erodes affection and family bonds.
A reflective 1932 column surveys postwar culture and fame as decadence fades. It notes Michael Arlen and F Scott Fitzgerald as fading icons, theater districts decline, and a nostalgic Times Square costume shop lingers amid gloom. The piece touches on movie mogul deals, cartoon studios, and a bold plan for a Mickey Mouse cartoon temple.
A Canadian inventor has created a ship propeller with grooves cut into each blade to vent air and reduce vibration. The design aims to lessen hull stress and improve efficiency by smoothing water flow around blades.
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