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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1950
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids primary produced no clear front runner as incumbents struggled for final ballot spots. An unusually high turnout and fluid support suggest the final election could swing against incumbents, with battles expected in public safety and public improvements contests.
A look at the rapid expansion of parking meters shows 1297 cities with meters, up 305 percent since 1942, especially in mid sized towns. The meter program relieves parking pressure as cities reserve revenue for off street parking and councils acquire sites for new lots.
Editorial selection from the February issue of the Saturday Evening Post presents Wesley W. Stout's mixed critique titled Why New York? The Herald Tribune repurposed it for its March 13 edition, noting the piece combines reflections from a former New York journalist on urban life and identity.
The Rock Island chief dispatcher T H Luneman reports a large houseboat broke loose from its moorings above the dam and crashed into piers of the First avenue bridge. E Van Meter buys E B Cameron residence on Park avenue. T M Sinclair Co Ltd adds two five ton electric delivery vehicles with high tops. Cooking club meets biweekly for social afternoons and four course dinners with members listed. Ralph Van Vechten elected Cedar Rapids National Bank president. George B Douglas becomes vice president. Glenn M Averill joins board. Cedar Rapids Morning Observer first printed in 1870 by Newman and Enos. Automobile dealers promote car show March 14 to 19 with a long list of managers and dealers.
A Flint column mocks locals with a family dispute over a fudge pan and notes on random topics. It references Kalamazoo Reno population stunts, Soviet allies, relaxation seminars, sleep learning, and a California jury freeing Mickey Cohen with a nod to census timing.
A Marion survey captures diverse views on filing taxes. Respondents report using long form or withholding tax, with several saying it was easy. One woman admits difficulty and hired an expert.
In a 1950 column by Harry Boyd, the author recalls resuming his diary after a 13 year lapse and questions the value of diary keeping. He notes early missteps from 1937 and prefers focusing on concrete, personal trivia such as weight, sleep, and ailments rather than pursuit of posterity or theater notes.
A columnist argues that frequent appearance of Dorothy Kenyon’s name with Communist-linked groups suggests voluntary association rather than guilt by blood or class. The piece lists ten examples from 1934 to 1944 showing Kenyon on signatory lists and advisory boards. It concludes her judgment and associations warrant scrutiny.
Adlai E Stevenson cites waste in federal bureaucracy and notes at least 21 states have formed “little Hoover commissions” to reform state and local government. Reports due from Idaho, New Hampshire, and New York in 1950 51 with January start dates. Public concern grows over the high cost of government as the federal share remains large.
A Quonset Scout wedding features a double ring ceremony where the bride receives a ring on her finger and the groom is ringed through the nose, signaling a traditional yet unusual rite. The event highlights the couple and a themed celebration noted in local society notices.
A broad tribute chronicles William R Boyd of Cedar Rapids as a tireless advocate for Iowa higher education. It credits him with driving reforms, founding state medical education growth, and securing major funding for the University of Iowa medical college and state hospital projects.
Dr Norbert Wiener of MIT argues machines including mechanical brains pose a problem as they advance to take over assembly lines and cause unemployment. He suggests turning mechanical brains to think up a solution to the problem that their existence creates.
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