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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1940
Page
3
The Gazette Ad-Rite contest enters semi final week as thousands of readers prepare entries for week six awards. Judges will select Friday, with $2,500 total prizes including 31 weekly awards and 350 dollars for overall top acts.
The note urges readers to share opinions on advertisers and to respond with concise ideas. It stresses evaluating goods, visiting stores, and learning from ads within the paper to improve recommendations and advertisements.
Cedar Rapids shoppers find seven registered pharmacists at May's Drug Store counter and a wide candy selection. The store emphasizes low prices, home ownership, and staff ready to assist. The Peoples Savings Bank promotes low cost financing for autos with optional insurance added to loans. Penney's cash only policy and pay‑away plan are highlighted, alongside fine watches from Siebke and Taylor and a Princess Cecilia silverware line.
James H. R. Cromwell said he will continue in his role as American minister to Canada and rejected rumors of resigning to run for the New Jersey Senate. He returned to Ottawa after a U S visit and faced an official reprimand for a Toronto speech denouncing Germany.
Baby Bunty points to round balls in a tree and calls them flowers. Uncle Wiggily explains they are seed balls from last spring and will fall to scatter seeds, cushioned by fluffy winter windborne material.
A child tale follows Bunty and Uncle Wig as they watch Johnnie Bushytail climb a sycamore to gnaw and drop round seed balls, mistaken for flowers. The scene includes playful chatter and a dental aside amid a broader note on 1939 chain store modernization costs.
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