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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1939
Page
13
A University of Iowa poll shows students largely oppose joining the European war and most would not volunteer for service even if Allies faced defeat. Yet faculty views differ and experts warn sentiment may shift under wartime hysteria, while youths remain wary of glamour and propaganda.
Taft questions opinion polls as bandwagon indicators and warns voters may be swayed by straw votes. The piece notes politicians often critique polls only when results displeasing them, and many voters prefer to view their choices as based on sound logic.
The Gazette notes that rumors of Hitler abdicating are unfounded and unlikely. History provides few examples of dictators resigning without force, citing Rome’s temporary dictators and figures like Alexander, Julius Caesar, Cromwell, and Napoleons as contrasts.
A historic crossword style puzzle presents horizontal and vertical clues mapping to terms related to reform movements, philosophy, and everyday objects. Entries reference pronouns, tools, substances, and titles, with several archaic or partial terms suggesting a themed solution set from a bygone period.
The article analyzes fifteen modern dictators, living and dead, noting many did not leave power voluntarily. It divides outcomes into natural deaths, exiles, assassinations, foreign defeats, and home revolts, with average tenures near fifteen years. It highlights Hitler’s potential successor Goering and Pilsudski’s unsure successor. It estimates future outcomes for Hitler with probabilistic scenarios.
A letter warns against booing performers as mob violence and a betrayal of free speech. It urges individuals to protest openly, not hide in crowds, and cites American values, democracy, and dignity amid political propaganda. The writer cites examples from film and politics and ends with a request to correct a printed sentence about Christmas shopping.
A collage of 1939 era media quips and personal anecdotes from Walter Winchell and various press figures. Includes mock quotes, movie lines, and reminiscences about Sydney Spier, with portraits of journalism culture and nightlife figures like Vincent Sardi Jr. and Benny Venuta.
A fragmentary column notes Caroline Guiler debut and a front page thrill with foreign press chatter about Funk and Wag nalls. It mentions Clare Boothe completing Margin For Error in two and a half weeks and Nazi Consul Fritz Weidemann attending a play. Also references J Marsalas family, Adele Gerard harpist mother, Benny Baker and Betty Allen, Izzy Eliason flying the Atlantic, and a stray safety slogan near Philadelphia about going slow.
First Presbyterian church men stage a dinner and secret after dinner program at the chapel next Wednesday at 6 30 p m with reservations due by Tuesday noon. Turkey will top the menu and accommodations are limited. Committee chairmen include Fisher Catlow Thomas Brown Sargent Barlow Burkhalter and others. Notable participants listed include Luther Fuhrmeister Houser Achter Files Winterberg Reeves and Colle ge quartet and Kopecky Boone Ely Ferguson Keplar Huntington Penningroth Wells Finney Heidel.
Washington AP report says the wage-hour administration filed a complaint against Senator Byrd of Virginia alleging refusal to comply with the wage-hour law in his apple packing and processing business near Winchester. Major Arthur Fletcher said the case concerns hours and pay in the business. Harold D. Jacobs noted the complaint was filed by Thomas Reed, chairman of a Winchester workers group.
The article profiles Alexis Zhdanov of Leningrad as Stalin's potential successor, a tough anti foreign, pro force figure trusted by Stalin, close to him in public and private, and possibly poised to wield power if Stalin dies or weakens. It notes Zhdanov's expulsion of foreign consuls from Leningrad, his role in foreign relations, and speculation on his influence versus Litvinoff, with broader commentary on Soviet leadership dynamics and possible shifts in foreign policy.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WMT WGN WCCO WSUI WHO KFJB and others detailing evening and daytime lineups. It lists news, music, sports, dramas, and variety shows with host names such as Ralph Ginsburgh and Captain Herne, and orchestras led by Dick Jurgens and Tommy Dorsey, along with time blocks and program titles.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini ordered a further increase in Italy's standing army, adding 10,000 specialist ranks to strengthen forces for potential peace terms in Europe. The move accompanies fierce fascist attacks on the Soviet Union and a warning to keep out of the Balkans and the Danube, while backing Finland's defiance against Moscow.
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