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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1940

Page

14

Georgia Governor Defied Court Over Military Threat

Federal Judge Bascom Denver ordered Gov. E. D. Rivers to appear Friday on contempt citation after Rivers allegedly planned to station guardsmen at Macon to halt any judgment. Rivers had refused to reinstate WL Miller as highway chairman. National Guard troops have guarded the highway board building for months to bar Miller’s entry.

Valdosta Bascom Denver E. D. Rivers Macon U. S E. B Doyle Deaver Georgia Highway Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans Atlanta Constitution Rivers Federal Leo Farrell WL. Miller National Guard Highway Board Miller

Bertrand Russell’s Teaching Appointment Upheld by Board

The New York City Board of Higher Education affirmed by 11 to 7 vote the controversial appointment of Bertrand Russell to a City College of New York teaching post. The decision followed a four hour closed session as about 200 supporters gathered. police stood by to prevent disturbances amid protests from religious groups. The article also notes a separate forecast of 1,300,000 trees to be planted in the southwestern dust bowl this year.

NEW York Board of Higher Education Bertrand Russell City College of New York Russell William T. Manning Protestant Episcopal Church Dust Bowl

The Story of Democracy and Gresham’s Law

Hendrik Willem van Loon surveys democracy from ancient Athens to modern times warning that bad democracy drives out good democracy. He cites Gresham’s Law as a metaphor for societal decline and urges vigilance by supporters of democracy. The piece closes noting the Romani Republic’s fall amid waning civic effort.

Hendrik Willem van Loon Thomas Gresham

Can't Convince Her That He's Really In Earnest

Mary Manners advises on taming a notorious ladies man who is in love but faces a wary woman. A young woman pleads for guidance after past broken engagements and lingering feelings for a former lover, asking if she can trust love again.

Sam Tell Miss Manners Nic

Can I Ever Marry This One Man

Advice column on dealing with unrequited or broken engagements. It urges moving on by stopping obsessive thoughts, dating others to counter heartbreak, and avoiding glamourizing a past romance while remaining optimistic about future marriage to someone new.

Jews told to deposit valuables in Czech protectorate banks

Call in valuables ordered by decree in Prague directing Jews in the Czech protectorate to deposit securities stocks precious metals and jewels at designated banks within two weeks.

Prague Czech Protectorate

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