Keynesian Advice In Washington Sparks Dubious Reactions
The essay argues against John Maynard Keynes visiting Washington and the New Deal economics underpinnings. It warns against forced savings measures and inflation plans, noting defense taxes will raise prices and hit average earners. It urges cutting non essential federal spending to ease the tax load and questions Keynes's paradox of spending money you don’t have.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maynard Keynes
Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Keynes
Inland Iowa Aids Naval Defense Through Shipbuilding
The Washington Gazette notes Iowa’s river cities can contribute to the U S naval program by building small and medium craft and related facilities. It argues Great Lakes and Mississippi ports can support shipbuilding and directs Wisconsin and Michigan yards to handle larger vessels while inland yards fulfill smaller craft contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stimpson
Washington
Coast Guard
Dubuque
Iowa
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Waterway
St. Lawrence
Wisconsin
Michigan
Middle West
Chicago motorists ticketed for horn misuse in first nine days
Chicago reports 546 drivers cited for unnecessary horn use during the first nine days of an anti noise campaign. Offenders pay a $2 fine as Cedar Rapids police push a similar effort to curb disturbing the peace and reduce daytime din.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Parks Draw Big Crowds At Lake MacBride Area
An estimated 4000 picnickers and fishermen visited Lake MacBride State Park on Sunday, reflecting demand for Iowa’s state recreation areas. Other parks like Pike’s Peak at McGregor see even larger use, showing how parks bring outdoor appreciation and accessibilitywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Macbride State Park
Iowa
Pike's Peak
McGregor
Army wants faster horses through selective breeding
The article notes troops plan to streamline Army horses by breeding to improve traits. It laments that the same approach to speed up generals cannot be applied, closing with a humorous aside about efficiency.
Life story of Dr Earl Carlson overcoming disability
A candid, inspirational life narrative of Dr Earl Carlson detailing his birth injury, spastic paralysis, and isolation. He defied odds to earn a Yale medical degree, become a renowned specialist, and guide others to victory through courage, discipline, and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Carlson
Yale
Robert Quillen on Experts and Public Servants in War Time
In this column, Robert Quillen argues that experts emerge from training but public officials are often amateurs learning on the job. He cites democracy, resistance to change, and the need for decisive power, contrasting American and German wartime approaches and predicting continued strain from public debates and economic shifts.
Pertinax Sees Syria Crisis Dooming Darlan and Vichy
Andre Gerand predicts the Syrian campaign will test Franco German cooperation. A Darlan defeat could push Hitler to reopen terms with Vichy while Weygand warns Syria’s fate may force Laval or Darlan to yield. The piece frames Vichy as officering the admiralty while striving to defend empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Dentz
Beirut
Hitler
Syria
Laval
North Africa
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Berlin
Darlan
Otence
Paris
Police
Admiralty
Purge of Communist Influence Tactics Warned by Dies Committee
An examination of the Dies committee and Roosevelt era labor policy describes a strategy to purge communists from labor unions through federal mediation. It details subpoenas, background checks, and the use of FBI records to pressure union leaders, aiming to reduce strikes and boost defense production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dies Committee
Mediation Board
FBI
Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
CIO
Sidney Hillman
Labor Department
Congress
Perkins
Labor Mediation Board
Miss Perkins
Dykstra
John R. Steelman
Concilation Service
Mr. Hillman
Max Brandwell
Miss Avedovech wins organ scholarship at New England Conservatory
In a 1931 feature from The Gazette, Cedar Rapids resident Miss Margaret Avedovech wins the Samuel Carr organ scholarship at the New England Conservatory in Boston. The piece also notes local events including Elkader convention talks by Hugh Orchard, Turner reelected Iowa Funeral Directors treasurer, a seven thousand five hundred dollar electric sign contract for Iowa Railway and Light, and other Cedar Rapids news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Avedovech
Cedar Rapids
Samuel Carr
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Mass
Hugh Orchard
Desperation noted in Churchill speech and war stance
Boake Carter critiques Churchill remarks and Winant’s Cuba? no. Describes British morale, fears of armistice without US, and White House messaging. Praises Churchill’s courage for Greece Crete Syria Middle East while warning Britain’s position grows perilous as policy tensions flare in wartime.
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New York
Winant
United States
White House
Britain
America
Middle East
Atlantic
Alsop
Kintner
Churchill
Crete
House of Commons
Hitler
Mussolini
Reichstag
Chamber of Fasces
Guilds
Empire War Council
Greece
Syria
Health by Brady on Carbohydrates and Diet Facts
Dr. Brady explains balanced calories with 3 ounces protein 640 calories 2% to 3 ounces fat 700 to 840 calories and 10 to 12 ounces carbohydrate 1200 to 1400 calories. He argues against eliminating starches and sugars, notes oatmeal’s nutrition, and urges meal balance for active individuals. He also addresses hay fever inquiries and title usage for doctors.
Army service boosts careers of writers and artists
A writer notes that military service did not derail several notable figures who returned to fame after 1918. Names include Bozeman Bulger, Grantland Rice, Jack Wheeler, John Kieran, Ramon Runyon, Floyd Gibbs, Joe McGurk, Walter Hoban, Dick Berlin, Walter Davenport, Charley Colebaugh, and Bill Corum, all advancing in journalism, illustration, and publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman Bulger
Grantland Rice
Jack Wheeler
John Kieran
Ramon Runyon
Floyd Gibbons
Joe McGurk
Walter Hoban
Jerry
Dick Berlin
Walter Davenport
Collier’s
Charley Colebaugh
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Mr. Keynes
Dr. Joseph Fort Newton
Robert Quillen
Knudsen
LaGuardia
Wheeler
Lindbergh
Stalin
Littl
Willie
Ioti
Pertinax
Andre Gerand
Europe
L'Echo de Paris
L’europe Nouvelle
France
Alliance
Berchtesgaden
Marshal Petain
Nasi
Germany
Pierre Laval
Mers-El-Kebir
Italy
Maxime Weygand
Algiers
England
George Clark
Paul Mallon
Inside
Mr. Knudsen
Hillman
Mediation
Democracy Works
Walter Teagle
Standard Oil
Philip Murray
In the Gazette
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Howard Carlson
H. J. Carlson
Camp Lewis
Wash
Howard
Fourth Avenue
Old Ladies Home
Dorothy Stemlar
Ruth McGowan
Lena Ohlman
Helen Steele
Mary Buser
Joseph Newton
Donald Steele
Herman
Eddie Oshman
H. H. Goff
Snouffer
Boake Carter
Alsop and Kintner
London
South Africa
Roosevelt
Wm. Brady, M. D
N.C.H
William Brady
W.N.L
O’ Dee Brady
Baer
Gosh
Bill Corum
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