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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1939
Page
6
The piece argues Roosevelt may not welcome a third term but would gain credit if miracles materialize. It notes New Deal loyalists face uncertain futures if he exits, fearing career derailment without his grip on power and urging voters to weigh third term arguments as Washington campaigns intensify.
A Detroit News humor piece contrasts dog training for hunting rabbits and birds with the plight of lost golf balls at Philadelphia's Open. It mocks linking dog training costs to golf ball losses, noting duffers often misplace balls and an eagle-eyed hound would fail in daylight.
The piece recalls Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase's remark to June graduates that every freedom earned must be paid for. It warns against overlooking this cost and suggests future regret if people ignore the price of liberty and achievement.
A collection of quotes from Dr. Edward P. Westphal, Dr. Ralph Cooper Hutchison, John Barrymore, a Japanese spokesman, Sir Alfred Duff-Cooper, Senator Borah, Gen. Gonzalo Quepo de Llano, Procf of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, President Rock Sheyster, Gen. Evangeline Booth, Dr. Henry Lee, and Adolf Hitler. The remarks touch on religious liberty, antiwar strategies, German confidence, and wartime policies.
Chase argues freedom requires voluntary responsibility by individuals. He cautions against defeatism and says democracy cannot be imposed but must be embraced through internal discipline and daily acts. The speech, though dismissed as platitudes, offers a nourishing message for graduates and adults alike.
The passage jokes about Washington statesmen marrying women in rows over royal receptions. It then ponders if slow pitching or raised seams aid bat grip, and asks if an armor plated oxford for seven year olds playing jacks could attract inventors.
Iowa observers weigh White House visits by former Gov. Nels Kraschel and State Chairman E. H. Birmingham as signals of support for Roosevelt. Locals doubt party unity and foresee leadership churn, with Kraschel and Birmingham in mixed standing and possible moves toward patronage posts and gubernatorial bids.
Years ago recounts items from the Gazette Files compiled by James J. Hruska. The piece surveys archival notes, events, and people featured in past editions, reflecting historical library-style glimpses of local history.
A small cyclone struck Cedar Rapids about 6 p.m. June 4 between Third and Sixth avenues and near the North Western tracks to Tenth street. A large barn on Fifth Avenue West was lifted from its foundation. John Stein and a employer escaped injury, and sixteen horses and seven drays were rescued and wreckage cleared. Local notes cover Foresters convention plans, D A R chapter formation, Klondike returnee Neil Pettinger, high school graduation with 30 diplomas, European trip plans for four teachers, Coe Alumni officers, and local market prices for wheat corn oats hens eggs hogs and cattle.
In this column Charles Driscoll laments the elder’s preference for joyful tunes over blues and sadness while recalling classic songs from “Two Little Girls in Blue” to “The Last Rose of Summer.” He reviews Isadore Witmark’s history “From Ragtime to Swingtime,” noting family pride and trivia but praising its chronicle of song plugs, composers, and shifts from ragtime to jazz and swing.
Margaret Wilson Waite and husband transfer to Fred and Matilda Minor a joint fee simple in lot 18 subdivision of Out Lot 9 Cedar Rapids. The deed includes survivorship rights and an easement of record for the property. Mason Gramling and wife receive a fee simple title to let 7 bik 3 Van Houten and Co's add Springville, with survivorship rights to either spouse.
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