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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
7
A diet plan for a family of five costs about 12 dollars weekly and provides balanced calories protein and minerals. Recipes include French toast navy bean soup crackers carrot salad and a strawberry sherbet with steps and ingredient lists.
The method describes heating the mixture thoroughly, repeating heating two or three times during freezing to prevent liquid separation, and notes the yield is about 1 quart.
The Associated Press reports 78 Memorial Day fatalities nationwide, about 14 above the normal May Thursday average. Auto accidents caused 50 deaths. 28 other violent deaths occurred, with safety officials hopeful the low toll suggests fewer fatalities over the long weekend.
Author notes that science cannot answer all moral questions but guides social order. The text discusses fear, superstition, and how science has freed people from worries. It cites psychologist James Page on numerology and ouija boards correlating with chronic fear and low self confidence.
A New York group of intellectuals formed a club to revive the fine art of conversation but rigid rules and self consciousness killed spontaneity. They later held a casual meeting for enjoyment, and the talk flowed freely. A booklet "Art of Conversation" with ten tests will be mailed at cost. Women in a Tufts study reported higher daily euphoria than men, by several points, across days and weeks.
Researchers note women slept about an hour longer than men and suggest this difference may explain higher reported euphoria among women. The finding contrasts with expectations of equal mood benefits from sleep and raises questions about gender-specific sleep effects.
A federal grand jury in Rome Georgia has indicted a former Ku Klux Klan leader on fraud charges. The case details remain under seal as prosecutors pursue evidence and potential co conspirators.
Thursday authorities charged Dr Hiram W. Evans an Atlanta contractor and former imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan along with John W Greer Jr a former state highway purchasing agent for mail fraud and Sherman act violation in a taxpayer swindling probe.
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