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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1938
Page
27
Six soldiers in a memorial window at Memorial Coliseum discuss why nations wage war and who benefits. Tom, Jacob, Sam, David, Butch and Johnny debate patriotism, class, and the costs of conflict while questioning famous battles and future memorials.
Milwaukee Dr J Frank Norris, a fundamentalist critic of the Northern Baptist convention, predicted the group would sever ties with the Federal Council of Churches by 1939 in a showdown marked as the most revolutionary convention yet. The amount approved for the Council of Churches and the unification plan for youth and education sparked his claim.
A Swedish telephone saying reflects delay etiquette in Sweden. If a caller waits, the operator reassures with a phrase meaning immediate action, replacing the English cue Just a minute with In the wink of an eye. The expression highlights cultural variation in service language.
Four members of Coe College Class of 1922 known as the Original Quartet will meet at the alumni dinner at Voorhees quadrangle during commencement week. Ben Jones, William Burger, Gene Gustafson, and Ray Peterson return from careers in education, admissions, energy, and actuarial work to relive their Chautauqua days and form the nucleus of this year’s reunion.
A column urges renewed faith in national ideals and civic duty as democracy faces rising coercion and nationalism. It argues for living by Lincoln and Wilson’s legacy, resisting bigotry, and Christianizing nationality to sustain government by the people. Copyright 1938.
Washington AP reports Jim Farley will reach 50 on Monday as he faces party revolt and growing Republican strength. A small celebration is planned at his New York home after days there as he navigates a difficult year.
Governor Philip F. La Follette approves extradition of Harry Mayville CIO leader and International Woodworkers of America district representative wanted by Minnesota authorities for probation violation. Mayville faced charges in Crandon Wisconsin for unlawful assembly and preventing workers from reporting to jobs.
A Cedar Rapids writer outlines the passport process, noting four requirements: proof of citizenship, an identifying witness, two recent 2x3 inch photos, and a final formal step. He explains the hurdles, including fees and government scrutiny, and compares birth certificates and naturalization papers as acceptable proof.
The Sick Chicken society of former NRA workers failed to raise four dollars per plate for its first annual banquet planned for Friday night. The event commemorated the Schechter case overturning NRA codes. About 700 members sent regrets noting the price, and many had since found other government work after the NRA's demise. General Hugh S. Johnson was nicknamed the great thundering rooster when the group formed last winter.
Moscow dispatch reports General Goraczev a Soviet cavalry officer has been executed by the Soviet authorities over alleged conspiracy to seize the Kremlin. The death was announced in a Saturday report from Warsaw.
Eight people were wounded when Junkers warplanes bombed Barcelona on Saturday. One aircraft was reported hit by anti aircraft fire in the assault on the city.
More than twenty Coe College students and faculty will travel over 4000 miles this summer on the annual cent a mile field trip led by Dr. L. R. Wilson. The expedition will cover the Bad Lands Black Hills Yellowstone and Teton areas with camping and camp fire meals and a 40 dollar per person charge for credits.
About 300 Dokies and visitors are expected for the eighteenth anniversary ceremony of Ardekan temple No. 234, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, at Pythian hall Wednesday. Dinner at 6 30, open program at 8, with officers and eighth order rites.
Local Want Ad invites promotion of ads revues and concessions for a town celebration. Rides and attractions listed to attract visitors and vendors. Authorities encourage participation from businesses and residents to boost event festivity.
Benjamin Hilliard of Denver and his son Albert Hilliard of Reno announced campaigns for U S Senate in Colorado and Nevada. The elder would face Senator Alva Adams in Colorado on Sept 13, while the son seeks Patrick McCarran’s Nevada seat with both professing 100 percent New Deal and loyalty to Roosevelt. Benjamin Hilliard was born in 1868 near Osceola Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1891.
Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party USA, offered the hand of brotherly cooperation to Roman Catholics during a three hour address to about 1,000 delegates at Carnegie Hall. He said Catholics are in democracy’s camp and praised the Roosevelt New Deal wing as part of the front against monopoly capital, noting the party’s activities since 1936.
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