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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1941
Page
39
The price commissioner Leon Henderson may challenge big auto price increases as unwarranted. Officials argue rising costs threaten buyers while industry profits appear robust. The edict could disrupt production or curb boosts, with consumers likely to support measures to curb living costs.
An eminent specialist argues that ambition is a disease killing executives and that an extra weekly morning in bed could help health. He notes Americans live at a fast pace in work and play, shortening life, while contrasting Chinese philosophy of living with less urgency.
Joseph P. Kennedy argues democracy cannot be imposed abroad and must be evolved felt at home. He warns that pushing a colossal crusade could bring failure disgrace and bankruptcy, urging wiser handling of future democratic efforts.
The article outlines steps for the western hemisphere to shield against economic attack in case of axis victory or peace terms. It notes Roosevelt’s May 27 broadcast, increased inter‑American financial coordination, Export-Import bank credit growth, and plans for reciprocal trade pacts and commodity agreements to sustain Latin American economies and protect them from German influence.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil warns that hatred within society could threaten national defense and urges united patriotic effort to prevent a slide toward dictatorship. The column stresses the need for loyalty and solidarity to safeguard democracy and avert authoritarian rule.
The passing of the kaiser marks the end of a strange career and, with his personal writings published, a postlude to an era ended in the twilight of kings and emperors.
A tongue in cheek note from Burlington Rawk Eye Gazette mentions Kaiser Wilhelm planning his funeral decades ahead and hopes Hitler will not receive similar long range planning.
Figures from Iowa secretary of agriculture Mark G. Thornburg show a gradual drop in farm tenancy across the state. The report links tenant aspirations to eventual land ownership, aligning with urban home ownership goals and urging no interference with those ambitions.
A Sioux City Journal note advocates gasless Sundays encouraging walking to ease foot and leg ailments. The idea promotes healthier habits amid fuel limits and highlights simple, accessible exercise.
The nazis have shown their ability to conquer. They will find that the philosophy needed for conquest, however, is different from that needed to rule. If they do not realize that, they are headed for ultimate disaster even if they win the war.
A reflective piece argues for courage and enduring manhood as essentials for liberty and progress. It weighs education, labor, and loyalty while predicting that mothers will nurture and children will march to school under steadfast resolve and national duty.
Alsop and Kintner announce their Washington column ends as they join the intelligence services. They urge belief in American resolve, noting that U S action can stabilize the strategic situation and, with Britain, defeat Germany. They praise the Navy and air force, predicting a swift Battle of the Atlantic victory.
The piece argues for rising U.S. self-confidence based on strong labor policy and reorganized production led by a broadened airplane program. It notes the air corps gains, strategic world standing, and cites T. S. Eliot to warn against complacency, ending with the poem’s stark line about the world ending.
Iowa emphasizes shipbuilding with two coast guard cutters built by Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works to serve on the Mississippi. The Dogwood and Sycamore, 113 feet long, 220 tons, diesel powered, will be river tenders with christenings by Mrs. B M Jacobsen and Ruth Mackett.
The Cedar Rapids Good Roads club issues new bicycle tags for men in black and women in blue, to be hung on the left fork. A west river park project nears fruition. A land offer from Robert Ellis for land north and west of the city pumping plant awaits reply. George Larimer, 12, nearly drowns at the Milwaukee bridge. Paul Karbushky rescues him and helps revive him. Miss Alice Inskeep, new Cedar Rapids schools music director, visits before assuming post in fall. Coe College alumni elect officers led by J H Adams. other officers named. Local market prices listed for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, eggs, hogs, and steers.
Surgeon General Thomas Parran warns that forty percent of Americans lack proper nutrition. He links hunger to ill health, reduced industrial output, weaker military strength, and lower morale.
Boake Carter cites momentum for independent air force legislation in Congress with Rep. Sabath preparing to back the first bill. He reprints a June 1934 memo from General Mitchell arguing air power as decisive, warning aviation policy flaws and the navy’s limitations, urging a national defense aligned to air force strength.
Baer jokes that Father’s Day lacks flowers and proposes parsley in the ears as a playful tribute. He notes the holiday soon becomes a twofer with Mother’s Day and mocks its duration as an “excursion ticket.”
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