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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1939
Page
29
Attorney General Murphy criticizes spoils system while urging civil service reform and payroll reductions. He eyes Michigan voters as he argues for fewer government employees without hindering services, amid antitrust staffing concerns voiced by Thurman Arnold. Public understanding would improve with unified messages from New Deal leaders.
A beauty columnist argues that imagining oneself on parade can help a woman walk with poise but notes that most women will look awkward at first. Self consciousness disrupts natural poise, and graceful carriage is learned through practice, not instinct.
The New York Times reports about two dozen students at a leading agricultural academy who call Mendel's law of inheritance into question. They argue the genetic theory clashes with Marxist theory and want it rejected in Soviet science education and practice.
The passage critiques the urge to align natural science with political doctrine, comparing it to Tennessee laws and mandolin tuned melodies. It questions the Soviet Mendelian debate and warns that shaping science to dogma risks widespread harm before eventual correction.
A playful column notes restaurant prices at the World's Fair, citing $1.75 hamburger steaks and a waiter who can lift that amount. It jokes about Mussolini and Chamberlain, mocks auto parts counts, and remarks on Japan returning to page one with butter and egg quotations.
A compilation of remarks by former President HooverDr Harold Stonier Dr Nicholas Murray Butler William Curtis Bok Viscount De Rohan Walter Damrosch Col Lindbergh Gov Loren Dickinson Erich Franzen Loren Dudley Dickinson Gov Kellogg Charles W Kellogg and others spanning liberty government spending war and political fate. The collection presents diverse views on liberty security dictatorship and national policy from the late 1930s era.
Washington report from Ed Madley cites a Wallace insider who outlines why Henry Wallace is in the presidential mix. The aide notes Wallace’s accident of being in the field, his Roosevelt loyalty and his role as an organization man within the administration.
An aide described Wallace's potential run as contingent on Roosevelt's stance and noted broad support from national leaders. He praised Wallace's administrative grasp and ability to integrate agricultural sectors, arguing he could be a statesman if elected, while citing pledges from 400 leaders.
A retrospective compiled from Gazette files by James J. Hruska recounts notable clippings and notes from past editions. It highlights era events, people, places, and trends, offering a snapshot of local history through archival selections.
A bicycle breakfast was held on June 13 in honor of Miss Bessie Moore of Council Bluffs, guest of Miss Laura Stewart. Guests included the Stewart and Moore families and many other local young women. The event moved from the Stewart home to the country club for breakfast.
A reflective column recounts several New York City neighborhood interactions from a divided block of homes. The author recalls Dr Emil Lederer and other nearby families, noting differences in sociability, the bonds formed over shared meals, car talks, and friendship across apartments, and ends with a promise of more memories from the long block.
Fragmentary lines contemplate the rush of life and the constant pursuit of a perfect day. The passage reflects on time, labor, and hopeful striving, noting that no day or month yields true completion and that faith seeks a better shadow beyond present effort.
Frederick Yanda transfers to Violet Yanda several Kingston and Buchanan additions with $1 and value considerations dated 1929 and 1936. Brown and Dillard Brown host joint tenancy deeds with survivor rights dated 1939. Jessie Pringle and Doris Pringle hold fee simple joint tenancy in Lot 15 and highway rights dated 1939. Nedrow deed to Lois Forby dated 1936. Peoples Savings Bank trust to Otis Padley Company for Lot 7 Block 6 orig Town Cedar Rapids dated 1939. Harold Jensen and wife to Karl Blaise Lot 10 Block 9 Country Club Heights Cedar Rapids with covenants dated 1939.
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