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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
2
The notice shows subscription rates for different terms and regions including Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. It lists weekly issues and totals for each plan, with prices varied by duration and delivery area.
A reflection extols youths who nurture a steadfast passion for reading, valuing its lasting fortune and character. The fragment signals a classic literary maxim on lifelong learning and personal growth.
The U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports farm machinery prices excluding motor vehicles rose 58 percent above pre war levels last year, near the wartime postwar peak. Prices for farm goods remained about 5 percent below pre war. Authors urge better policy coordination to ease farmer living standards amid rising costs and wage hour reforms.
From Washington to Kentucky the use of the national guard in labor conflicts draws concern. Attorney General Murphy reporters monitor strike progress as congress debates limits on guard deployment. The piece surveys historical uses and federal stance with implications for civil liberties and state authority.
Bill Jones, a fifty year old gadget man and company district manager, contemplates helping a jobless Sam with a generous letter that boosts Sam’s spirits. The home office retires Bill a week later, revealing the letter’s irony as the reason for his exit.
A 1938 36 million dollar national guard bill and a 1939 estimate of 40.27 million highlight heavy state spending. Between 1933 and 1937 governors deployed the guard 82 times in 36 states for labor disputes, drawing praise from pro labor governors and criticism from labor advocates who say guardsmen blur lines between civil service and anti union bias. Minnesota in 1936 and Michigan in 1937 show contrasting uses to curb or contain strikes.
British Ambassador Lindsay hosts a press conference as Americans debate how to greet King and Queen. The Roosevelts clash over a hot dog hilltop picnic or a formal garden party. The President’s mother favors elegance, while Mrs. Roosevelt backs the simple meal.
New York columnist recounts meeting Dr. H. E. Claus who was blinded in a plane crash. Rex the Seeing Eye dog guides and protects him in daily life, illustrating the practical help the program provides to the blind.
A collage of crossword style clues arranged as horizontal and vertical entries with numbered hints for island republic ideas and wordplay. The page lists many definitions such as map items, animal names, body parts, and measurements alongside a prior puzzle answer.
A Washington tale describes Dr. Claus and his Seeing Eye dog Rex who waits for green lights. A rookie policeman offered crossing help in New York, and Rex refused, defending his master and overpowering the officer. The dog’s loyalty is portrayed as absolute.
Mr and Mrs William Chadima left on an extended trip to the Pacific coast via the Canadian Rockies Miss Grace Sargent of Cedar Rapids elected recording secretary of the state PEO chapter at Newton meeting Rev W Waldemar Ar gow left for Boston to speak at the American Unitarian association meeting Stanley Zrudsky suffered slight injuries when his car left the road and hit a telephone pole
Roscoe Wright of Cedar Rapids is listed among Grinnell college’s four most popular freshmen. Lieut. Robert Toms, son of Mr and Mrs George Toms of Marion, receives the American Field Service medal for wartime service. Dr C F Huber, Cedar Rapids dentist serving in France, is promoted from captain to major. Lawrence Kremers elected president of Coe student council by a four vote margin over his brother Harold.
Mrs J L Harrington leaves for Cozad Nebraska to spend the summer with relatives. Congressman James W Good returns from Washington to spend several days with stops in Chicago. J E Harris injured when his car collides with an automobile at Second Avenue and Second Street. I C Emery travels to Davenport for the state convention of retail grocers and serves on the resolutions committee.
In Washington this week the Townsend plan faces open season in Congress as leaders weigh endorsements and potential votes. Rayburn presses for thorough review of a modified pension proposal, while Democrats navigate campaign pledges and cautious timing.
The piece lauds Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma as the Senate's best storyteller with farm humor about a stingy farmer who avoids crosswords and a bull chase tale. It also notes friction in the justice department as Frank Murphy faces trouble, Hoover’s press dealings, and hints at a centralized press bureau under Cummings.
A dense listing of radio programming from stations WMT WGN KFJB WHO WOC and others detailing evening into midnight music and talk, orchestras led by Glen Gray Woody Herman and more, with news summaries, sports, and special features. Includes times for concerts, dances, lectures, and public affairs across multiple networks and localities.
Albert Edward Wiggam argues science guides societal rights over individuals. Leaders study people to recruit talent and influence opinions, while everyday citizens address social problems through practical learning. Life and real experiences, integrated with schooling, better teach geography and arithmetic by linking local issues to study.
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