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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1937
Page
11
The article notes shifting CIO attitudes amid a prolonged strike. A federal suit seeks to stop Governor Davey from using national guardsmen to protect workers returning to mills, signaling a move toward legal channels over mob action.
The June 23 Daily Treasury Statement shows total receipts up 23 percent to 1.026 billion and total expenditures up 5 percent to 383 million for the fiscal year, with adjustments for noncomparable items and prior-year loans affecting comparability.
A fragmented excerpt discusses democracy ideas and the value of scientific thinking. It contrasts moral sense with opinions and notes misperceptions about political relations and social behavior. The text is incomplete and reads as a stray newspaper fragment.
A mixed, rambling discourse argues that in a free country rights are universal and shared by all not granted to classes. It defends liberty to quit work, strike, arm, or resist authority while cautioning against excessive actions that threaten others.
The piece argues that scientific method has value by shaping real knowledge and public policy. It cites Dr. Millikan as a leading cosmic ray researcher whose goal is to train thinking, but warns democracy may still falter due to emotion and folly. It jests that rationality alone may not save democracy.
A bustling slice of urban social life with mentions of E W Howe, Opie Read, Richard Rodgers, Burton Roscoe, and Mary Armstrong at a Ninth Avenue shop. The piece describes dinners at the Colony, visits to The Plaza, and social circles including Ted Roosevelt, Kath arine Cornell, and Frazier Hunt, plus reflections on Will Rogers and Chic Sale in a lively 1920s New York frame.
Bee Roscoe Peacock of North Cohocton New York is set to write a book of philosophical musings. Wesley Winans Stout editor of Saturday Evening Post began as a reporter on Henry Allen's Wichita Beacon and plays poker. W C Fields studies Webster's dictionary and seeks unusual words. Jean Harlow idolized Catherine Brush and Fred Allen torments himself with tobacco. A Texas Longhorn wandered into The Stork Club during a crowded hour and asked for red-eye and a flirtatious pastry prompt.
An author notes science guides moral choice yet cannot answer all questions. It argues that personal ambition often competes with joy at others' successes. The piece discusses refugees fearing home return amid disasters and human evolution beyond fear.
Dorothy Thompson notes women lead the American peace movement with persistent effort and organization. The piece reflects on resilience amid floods and calls for steadfast civic action, citing suffragist tactics and female organizers shaping the cause. A European air link now flies from Shanghai to Berlin in a week.
City of Cedar Rapids schedules a special election for July 22 1937 to approve ordinances granting a 25 year franchise to the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company for building and operating power plants and transmission lines within the city. The measure covers construction, maintenance, and undergrounding options, with conditions on street work and coordination with city engineers.
City council seeks voter approval on ordinances granting a twenty five year franchise to Iowa Electric Light and Power Company to construct and operate a heating plant and distribution system within Cedar Rapids. The measures outline construction, street restoration, and city indemnities with election set for the next special vote.
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