19 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1940
Page
1
A readers letter argues that government should not be seen as an independent power. It warns that hunger and exploitation demand majority action, not reliance on a distant authority. The writer urges understanding migrants while stressing aid comes from collective will, not an abstract agency.
The article surveys European rumor and analysis as Mussolini may align more closely with Germany and Russia. It weighs the implications for a Rome Berlin Moscow axis, Finland’s fight, and the Suez canal strategic value, arguing such a bloc could delay a victor's peace and reshape the war’s balance.
The piece recalls the 1938 Orson Welles broadcast and the Scapa Flow incident, noting how realistic war bulletins unsettled audiences. It critiques sensational radio reporting that sparked fear and confusion despite later corrections.
A collection of reflections contrasts American chivalry and independence with European restraint, notes on democracy and religion, then parrots social mores and media culture. It questions fame, hypocrisy, and the pursuit of money while pressing for personal dignity and liberty.
A collection of outlandish rumors about Mars invading Earth shows how officials deny and debunk sensational claims. The passage mocks press and military responses with hyperbolic quotes about Martian rockets, New Jersey sightings, and comically oversized threats.
A fragmented roundup reports reconciliations among CW and George Stevens with Ginger Rogers and marriage resumptions by Mrs. Jack Dempsey. It notes Roberta Ripley becoming Mrs. George Dickerson, court scandals in New York, and various showbiz marriages, exits, and intrigues across Manhattan and Hollywood.
A reflective verse contrasts human flaws with dogs faithful to the end. It muses on friendship, fame, and the desire to escape life’s trials, then shifts to a window tree imagining life beyond the written word, and ends by comforting that the dead feel no pain.
A Wiggam essay-style dialogue questions whether harsh labor for women changes future generations and whether wealth or indignation reflects virtue. He argues brutal labor would select stronger women but lowers beauty and intelligence, notes few people show genuine social indignation, and claims vitality declines when strong families marry into weaker lines.
The body of Major John Andre, executed as a spy during the American Revolutionary War, is interred in Westminster Abbey in London. The ceremony marks a historic postwar reconciliation between Britain and the former colonies.
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