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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1942
Page
35
George Stimpson reports from Capitol Hill on nationwide gasoline rationing and its clash of views. Lawmakers fear loss of oil independence, government control, and wartime liberty strains. He weighs indirect conservation, rubber priorities, and the danger of overreach.
Carl Sandburg argues that race and blood define the war era. He cites Nazi and Japanese propaganda, praises progress against the color line, and notes wartime gains for Black Americans. Mississippi Representative Rankin’s racist views are criticized as unscientific and primitive.
Poem praising aviation cadets from Edgar Guest, noting the march of young men from farms, desks, and schools to train for battle in the skies. It foresees their courage and victory as they earn wings and defend freedom.
Richard Dyer weighs Brazil and neighbors raising war production with United States aid. Nations like Brazil export strategic materials to the United States while Argentina pursues neutrality. If war ends, South America’s recovery hinges on continued output to feed a postwar world.
A young lawyer argued a hog ownership dispute before a jury, claiming 24 hogs in the herd, twice the number in the jury box, and then he lost the case. The judge and voir dire tailed into a cautionary tale of flawed reasoning.
The piece urges making immediate use of time and pursuing purpose with diligence. It argues wasting time is the greatest prodigality because time, once lost, cannot be recovered. It claims doing more with less confusion comes through steady effort.
Analysis notes German officials press for a major reorganization of propaganda and information services. The piece highlights Berlin’s efforts to suppress Russian front news while praising Allied broadcasts that reveal Axis jamming and reverberations of Nazi messaging in Germany and occupied Europe.
In a humorous observed piece, Bugs Baer notes a traffic cop offering three gallons of gasoline for chasing a motorcyclist. He ponders gasoline rationing’s effect on speed and imagines an officer now forced to pursue wheelchairs near an old folks home on hot June days.
The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern line transfers to the Chicago Rock Island through a 999 year lease completed June 5. The Home for the Friendless building at A Avenue and Fifth Street sells for 610 dollars to Malley and Co for park development. R A Wallace wins a 25000 dollar hospital addition contract. North Western freight office moves to the Cook residence. new five room depot quarters begin. Mayor Huston announces four new library trustees for six year terms.
An eyewitness account details Reinhard Heydrich era justice in the Czech Protectorate. Civil summary courts sat in Prague and Brno, handing down death sentences with no appeal or defense, often by firing squad or hanging. Executions occurred inside court buildings, with delayed public announcements and brutal state control.
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