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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1944
Page
11
David Lawrence argues that wartime emergency powers shifted toward forced maintenance-of-membership in unions and the closed shop. He claims the Roosevelt administration used troops to back labor policy, risking civil rights and courting labor votes while Congress considers tighter executive controls.
A domestic vignette shows a wife icing a cake while the husband reads and jokes about typhus and coughs. The scene shifts to a bank where the cashier reacts furiously, implying social friction in a small town setting.
In this 1944 column by George Matthew Adams, the writer laments mistreatment of birds and lauds conservationists like Jack Miner and E A McIlhenny. He warns that harming birds harms humanity, praising birds as natural helpers and messengers of God's thought, urging Acquaint yourself with lovers of birds and nature.
A Colton quotation asserts that strong friendships emerge from shared hardship, comparing iron’s strength when united by a fierce flame to human bonds formed under mutual trials.
Joseph Carew former U S ambassador to Japan warns that Japan may seek to salvage strength in a peace deal. He urges a total and irrevocable settlement with no loopholes.
The piece reports internal AFL dissent as leader Bill Green backs conservative congressmen like Dies and Carter, provoking repudiation by local unions in Texas Connecticut Rhode Island Chicago and North Dakota. It also highlights bureaucratic quirks in war plant staffing and a noted fundraising tactic by O Daniel for anti administration broadcasts.
Marquis W. Childs notes Gen MacArthur ends campaign bid, moving Dewey toward a middle-of-the-road path. He observes Bricker and Willkie contrast in foreign policy stances, and notes a cautious Republican convention aiming for acclamation and a unified campaign.
Dr Wm Brady warns that thrombo angitis obliterans Buerger disease can cause gangrene and leg loss even in non smokers. He notes most victims smoked heavily for years and urges avoiding smoking while admitting personal opinions on carbon monoxide versus nicotine. He shares his own shift from cigars to pipes as a personal health stance.
A reader asks if iodine helps tuberculosis and if plucked eyebrows affect eyesight. The advisor replies to consult a doctor and notes eyebrows do not alter vision. A worried wife is advised to contact Alcoholics Anonymous or write to its NYC box for local group details. The column ends with a question about mumps and sterility, answered: no, mumps do not guarantee sterility.
Paul Mallon Ward argues the Montgomery Ward seizure stemmed from a dispute over a union representation election. The piece traces how government action and company resistance intertwined, leading to WLB directives, a stalled NLRB election, and a plant seizure under Roosevelt. It frames the act as a political maneuver, not a labor-principle dispute.
Raymond Moley analyzes speeches by Willkie Dewey and Bricker from April and notes little divergence in foreign policy. All three favor a permanent peace machinery with U S Britain Russia and China but reject an international police role and back stronger publicity on foreign affairs.
Arthur Baer muses on Republican and Democratic conventions nearing and his plan to analyze outcomes from a hedger’s stance. He teases a Chicago appearance next month to reveal what will happen without revealing how to navigate it.
A brief dialogue in which a traveler asks what the speaker does and a train announcer replies he calls trains. The traveler quips that hens call him one, noting the speaker is in a hurry.
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