Newspaper price rates and carrier details from The Gazette
Advertised price plans show 6 month 3 month and 1 month rates with Cedar Rapids Marion and Chicago advertising reps noted. A wire service report from The International News Service and United Press is cited. Associated Press access and a Luther quote about brevity conclude the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Allen-Klapp
Seach
International News Service
United Preas
Associated Press
Luther
Drafted men should face army exams before induction
The letter argues for pre induction military physicals to replace post induction tests. It cites Cedar Rapids youths sent to Des Moines and rejected there, urging nationwide adoption of Pennsylvania style pre induction exams to ensure fair classifications and reduce hardship while supporting Selective Service performance.
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Congress
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
War Department
Pennsylvania
Selective Service Administration
Syrian Offensive Moves Into Syria From The South
Tyre watches as British and Free French columns strike into Syria from the south. Allied occupation of the former French mandate aims to forestall a Nazi move and could deter the northern German push toward Suez while encouraging Turkish resistance.
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Tyre
Syria
Suez
Roosevelt endorses St. Lawrence waterway as wartime panacea
The piece argues the St. Lawrence waterway would take four years to build and serve as a Democratic victory claim. It questions the plan amid a serious power shortage and suggests cheaper steam generators and rapid production to outpace enemies. It frames the project as a means to boost war materials capacity and avoid strikes.
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St. Lawrence
Roosevelt
Defense Industry
Pre-school health inspection program launches in Linn County
Rural Linn County implements a new pre school health inspection program with county nurses teachers and PTA groups cooperating. The service screens for defects in eyes teeth and hearing rather than full medical exams and targets children entering school next fall.
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Linn
PTA
Comfort as a strengthening response to grief
The article contrasts true comfort with mere consolation. It argues real comfort strengthens, directs action, and recalls duties, citing John Bright amid England's corn law crisis and Cobden urging effort for others. It urges healing sorrow through service rather than withdrawal.
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Athens
St. Hugh of
Lincoln
England
John Bright
Cobden
Roosevelt leadership critique and calls for delegated authority
The piece argues President Roosevelt must delegate real authority to competent aides to avoid policy gridlock and production delays in defense. It cites examples like Hopkins and La Guardia, warns of labor and industrial bottlenecks, and urges timely, decisive executive action to aid Britain and mobilize wartime capacity.
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England
Roosevelt
Wilson
Baruch
America
Alsop And Kintner Press for Action Now
Alsop and Kintner urge immediate decisive action against Nazi Germany arguing the decisive hour is at hand. They cite historical parallels with Wilson and warn that delay could lead to defeat, dictatorship, and loss of liberties. The column frames the President as the linchpin in uniting Congress and public for wartime decision.
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Ashington
Congress
Wilson
Germany
Britain
United States
President Delays Action Amid Advisory Pressure
The article describes the President postponing decisive steps while advisers like Cordell Hull, Henry Stimson, and Harry Hopkins press for urgency. Amb. John G. Winant’s return from London and others with influence race to spur a visible shift, as officials seek a felt inside commitment before action.
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Cordell Hull
Henry L. Stimson
Harry L. Hopkins
John G. Winannt
London
Winant
Bugs Baer Warns Against Calamity Howlers
Baer dismisses sensational warnings as false alarms and insists realism governs American armament progress. He cites Yankee invention and cautious optimism, claiming disaster chatter ignores actual advances and readiness despite critics.
Exercise for adults over forty debated by medical journal
A physician cites William Brady MD and M D Personal Health on walking and calisthenics for weight control while warning that excessive exertion can stress the heart. The piece notes some conditions worsen with strenuous activity, but argues ordinary work and play remain safe for most people.
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Journal of the
A Medical Association
Reader Letters on Exercise and Diet Debated
A batch of reader questions and replies cover exercise for heart health and when it becomes too strenuous. Topics include tolerable activity for the elderly, risks of alcohol and coffee, and the simplicity of dieting with mixed advice from contributors.
FBI Eye on Leaders of Major Labor Strikes
Washington reports the FBI is tracking leaders of the three major outlaw strikes in aviation, lumber, and shipbuilding. Lew Michener, UAW CIO district organizer, is named as a key figure with alleged communist ties, aided by Detroit ally Windham Mortimer. Officials warn strikes undermine mediation and suggest potential compulsory arbitration to curb treasonous action across AFL and CIO locals.
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Ashington
FBI
Aviation Defense
Lew Michener
United Auto Workers, Cio
Paul Mallen
Orth American Aviation
Michener
Windham Mortimer
Detroit
Mortimer
Los Angeles
NAA
Boeing Aircraft
Pacific Northwest
AFL
Clo
N.A.A
Eeeees
New Deal
House Naval
Vinson
Congress
Dan Tracy
National Labor Relations Board
FDR
Labor Mediation Board
CIO
San Francisco
Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Harvey Brown
Brown
Community art center gift and Carnegie grant announced
The Gazette notes Mrs. Austin N. Palmer donates a large house at 839 First Avenue E for a community art center for fifty years. Cedar Rapids receives a $25,000 Carnegie grant to support the Little Gallery’s art program over two years. Also reported is the death of John West, 12, in a ventilator shaft accident at Grant High School and Ernest Kosek’s acceptance as a flying cadet to report July 1 at March Field.
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First Avenue E
Austin N. Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Carnegie Corporation
Little Gallery
John West
J. R. West
Grant High School
Ernest Kosek
War Department
March Field
Resignation of Congressman Good Ends Twelve Years in Office
Congressman James W. Good of Cedar Rapids resigns after twelve years in Congress. He practices law in Chicago and received a silver gift. Dr J P Van Horn of Cedar Rapids was elected to the board and Rev Preston Bradley of Chicago gave the commencement address at Washington High, where 230 graduates received diplomas at the opera house.
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James W. Good
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Chicago
Aam
J. P. van Horn
Preston Bradley
Washington High
Opera House
Declamation winner Ralph Lee tops Dayton-Boyson contest
Ralph Lee of Cedar Rapids won the Dayton-Boyson declamation contest held last night at Coe College. Mrs. Henry Rhoades of Marion was elected ident of the Women's Home Missionary Society in the Cedar Rapids district. Burl St. John sustained a serious eye injury when struck by steel while cutting stone at Searles Granite Works.
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Dayton-Boyson
Coe College
Ralph Lee
Cedar Rapids
Henry Rhoades
Marion
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Burl St. John
Searles Granite Works
Ross Collins blasts tradition in Air Force reform push
Boake Carter recalls Representative Ross Collins of Mississippi attacking wartime tradition in the House Military Affairs Committee. The piece argues for modern air power, mechanization, and a separate air force, citing past delays, figures, and the roles of McSwain, Arnold, and Woodring while opposing outdated 1918 tactics and complacent generals.
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John Moe- Swain
House
Billy Mitchell
Ross Collins
Salve
Collins
Napoleon
Clive
Wolfe
Wellington
Washington
Continental Army
Grant
Stuart
Sherman
Sheridan
United States
Don Harter
Congress
Air Corps
Navy
McSwain
Dayton
Army
Harry Woodring
Stimson
Woodring
Hap” Arnold
Andrews
Army Air Corps
Hugh Johnson
Ironpants
Ae von Ross Collins
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Robert Quillen
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Sean Ee
Seal Artes Steel Companies Anion
Galesner
George Clark
Hitler
Alsop and
Kintner
Joseph Alsop
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Robert Kintner
Baer
Wm. Brady, M. D
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Doc Brads
Paul Mallon
The
Boake Carter
Army High Command
Poland
Norway
Belgium
Holland
France
Yugoslavia
Crete
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