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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1947
Page
4
The Cedar Rapids stadium plan trims down costs and essential features to fit the money in hand. Contractors expect work to begin Monday and, with luck, finish by next June. The piece notes the end of burdens from past headaches and warns against Halloween beggar nights, criticizing extortion and urging resilience.
A town paper laments Halloween excesses and calls for preserving the original simple spirit. It notes youngsters’ playful mischief but warns against ballooning the holiday into a lengthy ordeal for seniors. The piece hints at a new prank seen this year and urges practical solutions to pre Halloween vandalism.
The Wildlife Investigation panel in Iowa selected lay members to study the state conservation commission system. Dr Ira N Gabrielson of the Wildlife Management Institute will head the effort, with Gov Blue choosing the committee and relations with the commission under scrutiny.
The Iowa executive council increased the mileage reimbursement for state employees using their own cars from three to four cents per mile, citing higher costs. The writer notes the small rate yet questions its sufficiency for future vehicle needs and contrasts with private employers.
A column discusses poise as a social asset learned through humility, noting that vanity erodes ease and that self-assurance grows from being natural. It cites politicians and public figures to illustrate how calm, unforced behavior inspires respect, ending with advice to cultivate poise while remaining humble.
A compact epigraph notes that hypocrisy mirrors virtue, reflecting a thought attributed to Rochefoucauld about vice paying homage to virtue.
A sardonic column notes goblins reading headlines fearfully as banquets end to conserve food and a looming public stir. It quips about Katie Hepburn's politics, urges a uniform divorce law for federal adoption, questions state norms, and mocks liberal groups with letterheads. It also mentions housefly movies aiding plane design and a DC-4 landing in a sugar bowl.
Drew Pearson notes a flood of responses to the Friendship Train as communities across the country pledge carloads of relief. Firms and civic groups from Goodyear to Utah Jaycees organize shipments while rail and harbor capacity worry grows, amid concerns about wheat, canned goods and grain logistics for Europe. The piece also covers the Monti treason case and its long- delayed review by war and justice departments.
Joseph Alsop reports Soviet economic imperialism in postwar Austria as the Red Army seizes hundreds of plants banks and oil wells in Eastern Austria under Potsdam terms. The piece argues the broad scope of "German assets" and American interests were absorbed in the Soviet zone.
The piece contrasts archaeology’s appeal with a comic ancient note found at Athens. It then surveys Soviet demands in Austria, detailing holdbacks on roads and plants under U.S.L.V.A. control, the fight over economic extraterritoriality, and Austrian leaders seeking a partial concession to end occupation. News commentary cites Wallaces and Iceland bases as misplaced critiques.
A reader from the EASTERN section writes about a chronic daily headache and a sour stomach. The correspondent questions “clinic” exams and aspirin use and seeks advice on treating stomach distress and headaches. The letter discusses aspirin safety, vitamin B complex benefits for heart health, and references past medical debates on tonsil infection and diathermy.
Betty Emmons, Wilson high senior, won first place in Cedar Rapids in the I Speak for Democracy contest. Her speech argues democracy includes all Americans and voices youth joining in the cause, with state and national finals upcoming.
In a sharp aside about the Stassen Taft nomination, the writer notes both men want the nomination and questions what they share beyond that aim. The row, likened to a midnight puzzle, hints at complex political maneuvering and insider knowledge, suggesting Taft may already grasp the underlying arrangement.
Radio notes summarize a busy schedule of programs on Mutual WGN and CBS WMT NBC WMAQ and CBS WBBM. Fibber McGee and Molly star on Family Theater at 8 30 p m on Mutual WGN with top ratings alongside Bob Hope. Doc and Bull a comedy drama with Olan Soule and Barbara Luddy airs at 7 p m on CBS WMT. Kern’s Roberta on Mutual WGN at 9 p m Chicago Theater features Jane Lawrence in a first starring appearance Ruth Slater in the titular role. Fair Exchange on Curtain Time NBC WMAQ at 6 30 p m stars Nannette Sargent and Harry Elders. The Camel’s Back on Romance CBS-WMT at 6 30 p m. Roy Acuff guest on Sound Off with Mark Warnow at 9 45 p m on CBS WBBM. Roy Acuff also hosts Opry at 9 30 p m NBC WMAQ with Red Foley as emcee.
Stev ens, Met Opera mezzo soprano, guests on Mutual WGN at 7 p.m. to try the parlor game Twenty Questions. A NBC Runyon series will dramatize Broadway tales with Pat O'Brien starring and narrating across 52 half-hour programs beginning in spring.
An hour by hour schedule lists events from eight in the morning through ten at night. The page outlines what programs air in each time block, indicating start times and titles for viewers planning their day.
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