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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1941
Page
6
The federal power commission recommends daylight saving time as a national defense and power saving measure. If adopted, clocks would move one hour ahead in spring and summer, reducing civilian power use and harmonizing schedules nationwide. Farmers may face farm-daylight conflicts, but public cooperation is anticipated.
The piece notes a 4 500 drop in Iowa Works Progress Administration rolls from 18 500 to 14 000 by July 6. It argues the WPA is a relief program and should shrink in a booming economy while suggesting cuts elsewhere are lacking and that the reduction may still cause hardship.
The CIO pact with Ford ends Henry Ford's long battle against unionization and places 130000 workers in a closing shop system. The CIO United Automobile Workers faces the task of maintaining uninterrupted defense production and ensuring smooth collective bargaining. The feud with the UAW appears buried, offering a test of large scale bargaining effectiveness for both sides.
Robert Quillen surveys middle age as a life stage shaped by what came before. He argues true compensation comes from prudence and effort, warns against youth arrogance, and notes common sense keeps life on a steady course amid aging.
Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Karl Fischer blocks a request from Fire Marshal Strohm to create a state fire escape inspector position. The issue remains the need to inspect and maintain fire escapes, especially in small towns where decay threatens emergency use.
Dr. Fort Newton counsels decisive action over indecision. She urges thinking clearly, then acting and dropping the matter, likening indecision to a donkeys unable to choose. Citing Roman and Scythian wisdom, she emphasizes balancing thoughts, avoiding fear, and cutting the knot to move forward.
The article discusses Tokyo’s cautious policy as Germany presses Moscow. It notes Japanese ministers weigh risks of a Soviet collapse, while Turkish leaders seek military guarantees and Inonu privately voices concern. Hitler’s threats and Ribbentrop’s statements frame a broader struggle over influence from Moscow to Istanbul.
Boake Carter discusses Justice Felix Frankfurter's claim that war settles nothing and argues that wars do not resolve future disputes. He cites Civil War and World War I as examples and warns against using war as a blanket solution while urging material reform and realism.
Paul Mallon argues Hitler’s actions heighten U.S. resolve against Nazi aggression. He rebukes rumors of a separate peace, notes Britain’s pressure on Roosevelt, and warns that Hitler’s Russian campaign could reshape the war’s balance. He critiques Mussolini and Stalin’s roles while predicting extended struggle and possible German economic consolidation under a new order.
The speaker argues past treaties failed and predicts grim outcomes if current efforts repeat history. He likens peace to a dry river bed and suggests Europe’s actions in 1914 and again 25 years later led to flawed results, describing the situation as a costly misstep or a bad fortune.
Noted events include W H Prett’s sixty seventh European trip and Jack W Weerdeiatt earning a limited commercial pilot license. Louise Hickok sails to Camp Oolhwan as hostess for senior girls. Three men rescued Mrs Papatsakis from Indian Creek. Camp Wap-sie Y receives an American flag from the American Legion. The Perrins plan to move to the Pacific coast.
The article reflects on the New York World’s Fair theme the world of tomorrow and notes the scramble of world areas merging into a national effort. It hints at future changes and acquisitions as efforts to shape what is ahead proceed.
A medical advisory lists typhoid paratyphoid and diphtheria vaccines for travelers to tropical regions, urging predeparture vaccination and Schick test for diphtheria. It recommends daily quinine prophylaxis during heavy malaria seasons and adjusts dosages by age and weight.
The author rejects the idea that hard exercise causes infantile paralysis and notes Dr. Albert B. Sabin suggested that the disease may present with fever and mild symptoms if the patient rests in bed. The reply clarifies there is no authority attributing paralysis to exertion.
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