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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1939

Page

21

Neutrality Law Move Spurs Debate On Arms Sales

Senate Foreign Relations Chair Key Pittman calls for amending the neutrality law to permit cash and carry sales to belligerents. Critics say the plan shifts US toward aiding Britain and France or even Russia, threatening neutrality and risking involvement in Europe’s war.

Key Pittman Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Pittman Britain France Congress Europe

Instill Art Appreciation For A Richer Life Says Dr. Thompson

Dr. Holland Thompson of the College of the City of New York argues that developing intellectual spiritual and esthetic faculties makes a person whole beyond material needs. He cites the Chautauqua founder on educating a child as a path to citizenship and better living, noting society’s shift toward higher taxes and broader welfare will spread leisure costs thin and encourage affordable ways to enjoy life.

Holland Thompson College of the City of New York

Ancient Latin God Horizontal Puzzle Clue List

A fragmented puzzle page lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries including gods, animals, objects, and terms. It mentions PAIN AND AS among scattered letters and references William Penn at Rue with multiple undefined answers in a mixed historical crossword style.

Wealth Without Dollars The Value Of Appreciating Beauty

The author argues that wealth grows in the head through the ability to appreciate beauty. Sensing nature and art enriches life without money, and this generation should boost the next generation’s capacity to enjoy inexpensive pleasures.

Fostoria City Trials Open Parking Rules For Sixty Days

Fostoria Ohio suspends all parking restrictions for sixty days to study effects. City leaders hope reduced controls reveal how drivers handle the problem, though concerns arise about driver judgment and safety.

Fostoria Ohio

Moose rescue and instinct debate in Atlantic piece

A Canadian river incident describes a cow moose guiding her three day old calf through a dangerous whirlpool to shore after crossing a swift bend. The story raises questions about instinct versus reasoning and notes the author’s reflections on animal intelligence and human learning.

Mary E Matheson Canada

Diary Notes on Letters and Opera Queues in New York

The columnist recalls turning down a paid radio appearance to speak in nearby cities, while juggling a flood of mail and postcards. He notes opera lineups at the Met and Paramount crowds, comments on fans queuing for affordable seats, and observes social habits of theatergoers and elevator smokers in the city.

New York Pat

Victorian Hands and Odd Collectors Across New York

A humorous sermon on manners and a look at quirky collecting habits. The piece notes a woman’s etiquette, a shuttered second-hand shop on Tenth Avenue with faded mattresses and a garland reading Success. It also mentions Mrs. Bill Conselman’s ivory and porcelain hands collection and James Amster’s ivory hand items.

Tenth Avenue Bill Conselman California Providence Journal Samuel M. Nicholson James Amster New York

Pedigree and the Registered Dog versus Humans

The author claims a dog's pedigree can trace back thirty generations through the AKC Stud-Book begun in 1878 and the English Kennel Club. He notes over a million purebreds are tabulated, yet unpedigreed dogs can be as fine as registered ones, leaving humans as mongrels by comparison.

American Kennel Club English Kennel Club

GAZETTE NOTES 700 VETERANS PARADE RETURNING FIGHTING MEN

Col C B Robbins returns home after resignation as assistant secretary of war and climbs ten flights when elevator fails. Margaret Barnes heads to Ames for a YWCA vocational conference with Ames high seniors. Cedar Rapids honors 700 returning soldiers in a large parade with six wounded in auto entourage and three Red Cross nurses. Pauline Schaefer injured in auto accident at First Ave and Thirteenth St. S M Hallett back from two months in the south.

C. B. Robbins Margaret Barnes Ames Louis Mehring Third Street Ninth Avenue J. M. Dinwiddie California Cedar Rapids Red Cross May Baxter Isabelle Stark Carrie Catlin F. K. Hahn Pauline Schaefer First Avenue Thirteenth Street S. M. Hallett South

Elks Elect New Exalted Ruler In Local Election

Ward Baker and Ray Chandler returned home with a heavy bag of ducks after a week long hunt. Charles B. Robbins was elected exalted ruler of the local Elks at last evening’s election. Frank Barber departed for Hot Springs Arkansas for a few weeks. Senator John Green visited the city yesterday on the way home from Panama. Ben C. Weaver and family will move to Champaign NL where he will join Illinois Title and Trust.

Ward Baker Ray Chandler John Green Stone City Panama Ben C. Weaver Champaign Illinois Title and Trust Company Charles B. Robbins Elks Frank Barber Hot Springs Ark

The Still Small Voice in Prayer and Modern Peace

The text reflects on Elijah to contrast God’s gentleness with violent imagery and calls for turning altars away from violence toward divine gentleness. It urges prayer for spiritual sensitivity to hear the still small voice guiding personal and societal change.

Elijah Jehovah Mother Earth Jesus Christ God

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