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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
6
Associate Editor Ernest Hauser warns against ignoring rising tensions in Europe and the threat of communism. He advocates a stronger propaganda effort to defend democratic freedom and stresses recognizing Europe’s choice between communism and socialism over Left versus Right.
The piece critiques Fannie Hurst’s remark that women cannot win the presidency. It argues against judging female candidates by appearance or fashion. It says a future woman candidate should be judged by qualifications, not glamor or hairdos, and notes the nation has not had a homely president since Lincoln.
An uncertain remark contrasts free enterprise with a struggling Europe, noting salvage operations must be planned. The speaker hints a man may be right while urging discretion about his assessment.
Illinois faces a hospital staffing problem similar to Iowa with low wages for attendants and staff. The Chicago Daily News warns of effects on treatment quality, release rates, and overcrowding, while noting Illinois has more patients cured than Iowa.
In Time’s feature, McCormick’s wary view of friendly ties is recalled alongside Swope’s front‑page divorce stance at the World. Skouras and Alfange discuss audience rapport in Albany, with Alfange’s blunt claim of peasant status. Also: Jans’s tall collars, Remarque’s talk with O’Brien, O’Brien’s Labour MP status, and pilot Merrill’s record flight with a rejection of Mabel Bell.
News notes Donald Nelson resigns from his movie job and will not accept President Aleman of Mexico's offer, choosing work in Mexico but elsewhere in the industry. Also: Vincent Sardi Jr. temporarily returns to run Sardi's during his son's honeymoon and film crews shoot scenes at Penn Station and Grand Central for The Naked City and The Senator Was Indiscreet. Etiquette items recount a polite memory trend among retired politicians and the wealthy, with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. recalling faces and names after an anecdote involving Marconi at a Paris reception.
The piece compares rising rents to a mutual grasp by landlords and tenants with Republicans and Democrats faulting Hawkes bill. It portrays a harsh view of political stances on housing costs and the public’s strained situation, using a satirical tone about fairness and burden in housing.
Analysis lays out political outcomes from Truman signing or vetoing labor and tax bills. Signing labor boosts independent support, vetoing labor gains union backing but costs conservatives. Tax bill approval pleases taxpayers. veto risks independent and conservative losses. Overall veto risks major party conflict and harms Truman’s standing.
Marquis Childs notes Wallace’s world peace pledge draws crowds for curiosity and organizing zeal. He argues a third factor, Wallace’s pacifist appeal, resonates with church groups and progressives in the Midwest amid antiwar sentiment stirred by the “merchants of death” lobby.
A columnist analyzes how emotional fervor shapes public opinion from William James to 1930s figures like Bryan Sunday and Lansbury. It argues demagogic campaigns use spectacle to drive support for policies, noting Churchill and Hitler era dynamics and warning that peace at any price leads to war.
A former teacher recalls years of nervousness and weight loss blamed on self prescribed regimens. A health columnist argues proper food and daily activity restored her health, while urging better sleep and breakfast choices for children and families.
The piece outlines House Republicans assuming a Truman veto of a tax bill and voting not to override. It describes a fall session plan to push a near-identical bill, using a double veto as campaign material. It covers Braden's White House call and Morgenthau’s firing, and notes Senate pairing tensions and reactions from Taft and Magnuson amid tax postponement.
A window cleaner posing as a film director absconded with items for several weeks, a stunt that evokes the sensational capers seen in recent films. The incident, noted with humor, underscores a bold deception amid ongoing investigations.
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