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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1939
Page
37
An Omaha columnist argues for a plan where government allows a 50 percent tax deduction for firms that then spend the same amount on rehabilitating plants and equipment. The idea aims to create jobs, raise incomes, and restore confidence, urging private enterprise to lead prosperity.
The piece critiques Hitler's Lebensraum as propaganda used to rally mass emotion. It notes the Germany Italy pact formalizes a claim to living space while arguing the phrase masks aggressive aims behind slogans of peace and liberty. It cites Mussolini’s Ethiopian campaign and interventions in Albania and Boern as failing tests of the motive.
The piece argues against the phrase space for living as a pretext for conquest. It contends that when one nation seizes foreign territory, those inhabitants lose their own rights. It warns the rhetoric stirs nationalist pride but serves no real defense, merely fueling aggressive aims.
A collection of satirical lines on driving safety from the Baltimore Sun and other papers. Included are tongue in cheek tips about obeying a back seat driver, Roosevelt grammar quips, Joyce and Ulysses references, and snippets from Omaha World-Herald on Goering, etiquette, and cool nights.
A collage of political and cultural quotes from figures such as Yale President Charles Seymour Daladier Roosevelt and Sarnoff. The remarks span education unity freedom and national policy with varied viewpoints on war, living standards, and public life.
A Washington to Des Moines swing brings Senator Guy Gillette Representative Vincent Harrington and Don Parel to the Young Democrats' gathering in Des Moines Monday. The group plans remarks on Roosevelt policy amid farm bill talks and a likely royal visit tie in.
James J. Hauska reports on a rail efficiency trial where Hank Mott, veteran of the Cedar Rapids route, ran a 250 mile round trip to Decorah without removing the coal board in the tender under a new firing system by Supt Williams and Master Mechanic Burns, yielding notable coal savings. Also noted are amateur bicycle race officials, Friday club officers, a large Greene’s opera house audience for Cyrano De Bergerac, and various local society and market items.
Brown University freshman William H. Bigelow of Detroit Michigan is hailed as the sleepin est man at Brown. The Detroit native already has the nickname for his unusually long naps during campus life and lectures.
A student, teased during radio programs and pranks, refused to leave Morpheus while four Brunonians moved his bed from Bigelow Hall. They carried him over a mile to Pembroke College campus and deposited him before Alumnae Hall. A watchman awakened him after a brief struggle.
A short prayer asks the Lord to help the speaker set aside self and serve neighbors in trouble with faith and grace.
Charles Driscoll recalls enduring friendships in bustling New York, from Odd McIntyre and Will Hogg to Captain Dennis O'Brien and George M. Cohan, and ages of pals like Babe Ruth with Christy Walsh. The piece highlights trust, loyalty, and the lasting bonds forged beyond rivalries.
Rep. Sol Bloom said members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held informal conferences with Cordell Hull at Hull's hotel suite. He noted attendance was allowed only under executive session rules and that Rep. Hamilton Fish and Rep. George H. Tinkham did not attend, while Fish accused some members of secret meetings on foreign policy.
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