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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
15
The President and Hopkins raised wages for 500000 WPA workers in thirteen southern states amid primary battles and opposition to the wage hour bill. Critics question whether relief funds are used to influence elections, arguing little explanation accompanies large discretionary spending.
The author critiques Prof. Goodwin Watson for praising the USSR while criticizing American government. He notes Watson calls democracies plutocracies and argues the USSR is a notable achievement, highlighting the tension between praise for the Soviet system and criticism of the United States. The piece discusses democracy, wealth influence, and comparing regimes.
The reflection notes that generations misjudge permanence, recalling a prewar world with dirt roads and scarce media. It laments modern overentertainment, argues people now lack self entertainment, and warns against passive dependencies on wealth, media, and status.
The piece critiques the claim that Eleven autonomous republics in the USSR preserve language culture and institutions. It notes elections with over 99 percent turnout for the Stalinist ticket and questions whether such results reflect genuine autonomy or mass terror. It points out that most of 170 million people did not vote or support any alternative.
New York Day by Day recalls Charles Driscoll's Hollywood visit aboard the Flagship New Jersey. He and Mary discuss James Stewart Tyrone Power and Jack Dawn as standout stars. Dawn, a former Kentucky cowboy, reflects on makeup artistry with Mary and Sheila Shenley while Coco and Jimmy play on set. Francis Capra and Lionel Barrymore appear. Barrymore relies on crutches.
A nostalgic recollection covers Tyrone Power and peers in 1914 era Hollywood, including Power’s pushy early career moments, meeting stars on MGM sets, and a note on early UK auto industry shifts toward pressed steel bodies and chassis frames.
In Gargh India a man bit a dog after the animal attacked him. The owner sued for 570 cash damages but the court denied damages for the bite and ordered payment of veterinary costs. The tale highlights the old saying that man bites dog makes news.
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