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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1948
Page
6
Citizens urge a fair, measurable evaluation of welfare work linked to a U S Public Health Service health survey. A representative committee may soon clear the path, hoping for reliable insights and a model for other fields to follow.
A collection of partisan prophecies from 1944 to 1948 highlighting bold predictions by campaign figures and politicians on electoral outcomes. The quotes anticipate Dewey, Truman, and Progressive votes, reflecting pre election confidence and partisan forecasts.
The Democratic Party increases its 1949 presence in Iowa's legislature by 22 seats, yielding seven senate seats and 29 house seats, strengthening a minority opposition as Governor-elect Beardsley nears term. The shift suggests healthier governance with checks and balanced debate.
Advice column excerpt urges realistic views of marriage and love from youth onward. It contrasts young passion with lasting companionship, noting bills, chores, and sacrifice shape lasting partnership. The writer warns against expecting perpetual ecstasy and highlights loyalty as true fulfillment.
A collage of quips on politics, history, fiction, and culture. The piece playful critiques historians, college athletes, and world affairs while noting the drift of headlines and the mood of markets and nations.
Political analyst notes that Frank D Roosevelt built a farm labor alliance via the agricultural act and labor rights, breaking GOP unity. Truman followed the same approach, urging turnout and promising high wages for city voters and farm income for rural areas, influencing 1930s to 1940s campaigns.
By Drew Pearson a bird's eye view highlights Kerr of Oklahoma Gillette of Iowa Humphrey of Minnesota and Neely of West Virginia as the colorful new senators. Kerr a wealthy oil man with common touch advocates flood control and self-sufficiency. Gillette known for combating profiteers and rural electrification. Humphrey a firebrand civil rights advocate and reformer who became Minneapolis mayor before his Senate bid. Neely a veteran West Virginia political figure with a history as teacher and multiple offices and a push for strong mine safety laws.
Dr. Wm. Brady cautions against calling infections like cold and flu by casual names. He explains droplet spread, recommends keeping 10 to 12 feet from coughers, and answers reader questions on circumcision, infant soap suppositories, and onion juice for ear clearance.
A column argues Truman’s aggressive campaign rhetoric and his Eightieth Congress record boosted his reelection, shifting voter ideology leftward. It notes Dewey’s weakness against Truman’s policy stance, analyzes regional shifts in the Midwest and farmer support, and questions future moves toward reconciliation with critics.
BUGS BAER laments nepotism and jokes about government offices. He notes the White House and Pentagon as examples of power tied to family or long tenure. He mentions senators living on government property and the single bachelor president who did not get a fair trial.
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