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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1935
Page
19
A stale assessment notes the Forty-sixth Iowa legislature passed some laws while failing on others. It praises a few reform-minded members, criticizes the pace and late rush, and forecasts future fallout from last minute decisions as lawmakers wrapped up after a short pay period.
The Linn County Medical association shifts to a revised indigent health program after three months of trial. The new plan keeps family doctor treatment where possible and bases costs on the average number of relief families but adds more red tape and limits care. Dr Tom Denny commends earlier features while relief officials seek a workable system.
A fragmented 1935 column discusses silver markets in China and global disruption risks, plus a personal letter on friendship and aging. It blends economic analysis with reflections on politics, wealth, and human relationships, ending with a George Bradley remark and musings on Americanism and war profits.
Western deflation-like pressure hits China with falling farmer incomes and fixed costs. Debtors struggle, banks face strain, and few with stable incomes prosper. Export demand weakens as Western devaluations raise exchange hurdles. Silver imports remain costly, risking a move off the silver standard if restrictions ease, with potential global price swings and shifts in base metal production. Mexico's silver mines benefit from the higher prices.
The author lists celebrities and personal impressions including Rose O Neil and Rupert Hughes. They mention Annie Chambers and a kitchen memory near Plymouth Rock, plus remarks on Dale Carnegie, Gene Markey, Arthur McKeogh, and Bert Williams. The piece mixes humor, media trivia, and casual anecdotes.
A collage of opinions and reminiscences spans music, theater, writers, and public figures. The piece cites banjo notes, opera preferences, Percy Crosby art, social mores, and reflections on celebrities, with mentions of Gracie Allen, Barbara Stanwyck, Maugham, Oppenheim, Mellon, and the Palis Royal Harlemization of Broadway.
Psychologists and mothers each weighed parenting harms in a study by Ralph M. Stogdill. Mothers blame profanity, privacy invasions, sex questions with facts, and harsh food judgments. Psychologists condemn shaming sex questions, omniscient God claims, excessive praise for quietness, passionate love, and stork myths.
In a high school debate, a claim contends science harms more than it helps while a philosopher notes art religion and philosophy supply life’s chief values. The discussion also notes that men are naturally more prone to gamble though modern bridge reveals female talent. a stockholders meeting for Central States Electric Co. is scheduled in Cedar Rapids on May 7, 1035 for director elections and business, By Order of the President.
Listing of radio programs across NBC CBS and affiliated stations with times and performers including minstrels bands orchestras and talk shows. Notable names include Jolson Velen Olsen and Johnson and major host lines on WEAF WJZ WMAQ KOA and WABC with varied entertainment and musical segments throughout the day.
Washington scoop notes friction between President Roosevelt and the House Military Affairs Committee over published army officers’ plans to seize a friendly neighbor’s territory. It highlights investigations into AT&T, legal cleanups, and political maneuvering around Huey Long and other insiders.
ENID Okla AP J Callaghan 82 colorful territorial congressman of Oklahoma who appointed West Point Hugh S Johnson the Oklahoma lad who became a general and NRA administrator died Friday of a heart attack.
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