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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1932
Page
6
Cedar Rapids Adopts Permanent Voter Registration
The Cedar Rapids city council approves a permanent registration system with an installation cost of 1500 dollars, aiming to cut long term expenses and simplify the electoral process. The plan allows voters to register once every four years if they vote and stay in the same precinct, likely boosting turnout and reducing registration board costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Storey
Burgus
Radio and politics clash with new message delivery
The piece explains how radio shifts political speech from bombastic oratory to intimate, sincere delivery. It notes speakers tailor comments to the live audience while aiming to move unseen radio listeners, with examples from the 1930s era and references to Hoover era remarks and party conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Politicians Face Radio Broadcasting Growing Pains
The piece notes that politicians have adopted a new speaking technique by ear from stump speakers of the past. It warns that until they learn to use it effectively, radio broadcasting may become a liability rather than an asset, a process expected to take several years.
The Horse Power Measure and Common Sense
An Iowa editor argues against excessive car power and speed. He says half the horsepower would improve safety and reduce costs, noting human nature pushes buyers toward faster cars and that manufacturers cater to this desire even when emergencies justify power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Honorary Degrees Provoking Mockery at Universities
Critics question the wave of honorary degrees awarded by colleges and universities. Many recipients already hold professional positions and view the honors as ceremonial rather than essential recognition.
Man’s body chemicals worth sixty seven cents to banker
A wry remark notes that despite falling commodity prices, the average man’s body chemicals are still valued at sixty seven cents, illustrating a banker’s profit motive and detached valuation.
Commodity prices level off with mixed changes
Prices across commodities moved little last week with slight declines in some indices and a small advance in others. Sugar rose sharply on Cuba crop news and seasonal demand while livestock and meat costs increased. gasoline prices climbed due to taxes and curtailment programs, offset by weakness in wheat and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Irving Fisher
New York Journal of Commerce
Cuba
Public grapples with war and warning voices
A Williams Out Our Way column critiques public hearings, war scars, media influence, and social mores through a rambling, satirical monologue. It reflects on Robert Strong the veteran, draft era themes, radio culture, and political slang, ending with a prompt to correct a quoted sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wy Beot Oe
Robert Strong
France
Thoughts on East Side Rooms to Let and Vanity Figures
A breezy column notes colorful figures from arts and society, naming I Klein and O Soglow as ghetto pals, Peter Arno absent, Mrs E W Hutton with Garbo features, and many others. It mixes gossip of cartoonists, actors, and local personalities with a playful, observational tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
I. Klein
O. Soglow
Peter Arno
E. W. Hutton
Boiling Lee
Tony Balcom
Ben Ami
Paul Muni
Henry L. Doherty
Columbus, O
Wall Street
Katherine Brush
Claudette Colbert
George Collins
At Earhart
Leon Errol
Ed Wynn
Frank Keenan
Don Herold
Herb Roth
Edmund Lowe
S. Jay Kaufman
Helen Morgan
Percy Hammond
Arcades and Tunnels Draw the Writer’s Wandering Eye
A lively stroll through city scenes and stage lore traces a writer’s fondness for arcades and tunnels from Emery’s in Cincinnati to the Burlington in London. The piece touches on celebrities like Jimmy Durante Al Jolson Ted Lewis and Floyd Gibbons amid theatrical shifts and media satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Durante
al Jolson
Ted Lewis
Tony Wons
Emery
Cincinnati
49Th Street
Floyd Gibbons
Winthrop
Gibbons
First 1932 Georgia peaches shipped by P M Sullivan
The initial lot of Georgia peaches for 1932 was sent by P M Sullivan from Zebulon Georgia. This marks the start of the season with Sullivan as the presenting shipper and location Zebulon cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
P. M. Sullivan
Zebulon, Ga
The Good Old Days by Edgar A Guest
A reflection on memory and change as the speaker recalls childhood did tasks and modest joys while noting economic hardship and evolving values. The poem contrasts past simplicity with present worries and urges cherishing present days for children.
Energy reserves projection spans millennia
The article estimates coal in the United States could power the nation for about 2,000 years and oil for about a century, with motor fuel supply lasting at least 2,900 years.
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United States
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