Law of averages shifts Supreme Court fortunes over time
The piece argues Roosevelt will appoint at least six new justices, reshaping the court more than any president since its founding. It notes historical appointment rates, comments on the failed court-packing effort of 1937, and concludes that chance and normal procedures have kept judicial philosophy in step with the times. It also mentions a separate note on a band leader and a magazine's critique.
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Roosevelt
Pierce Butler
Supreme Court
Taft
Lincoln
Mr. Roosevelt
Supreme Bench
James Monroe
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Nothing like football for character building
A playful exchange captures a football game day, with banter over blankets seats kickoff and cats. The couple argues and jokes as the game unfolds, noting players and moments while the clock carries the momentum.
Parking plan eyed to boost Cedar Rapids visitors
A local professional suggests ample free parking in the loop district to lure out of town visitors during big events. He argues better parking could increase spending at restaurants hotels and stores and create goodwill that may yield future benefits for Cedar Rapids. Notre Dame is noted for its costly 10 yard loss on a deceptive end sweep.
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Notre Dame
Minnesota
Joe Smith
Kinnick
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Loop
Diet jokes about Hitler and a British gas official
Eileen Murphy of the British Commercial Gas Association suggests Hitler’s torpid liver from eggs and fat could soften his temper and the world. She argues a milder diet might yield a more peaceful world while noting Russia would fear a nuclear confrontation.
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Adolf Hitler
Eileen Murphy
British Commercial Gas Association
Hitler
Public Figures Comment On War and Policy
A collection of quotes from Col Francis Harrington Rudolph Friml Senator Borah Paul McNutt President Lebrun Senator Wheeler Frank Knox Acting Secretary Edison and Gen Summerall on war readiness neutrality and economic reform. The remarks span perspectives on international tension national finance and the role of government in wartime.
Taft and Bridges Hope to Carry Iowa in 1956 Campaign
Cedar Rapids reports show Taft and Bridges contending for Iowa support with Des Moines luncheon plans and advance man activity by Adolph Barta. Iowa GOP leaders and Rep. Hawks face pressure while Dewey may speak nationwide. local officials note Thanksgiving timing and a special Iowa society train to Chicago for Christmas.
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Robert Taft
Ohio
Des Moines
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Adolph Barta
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Taft
Elsie Coleman
Hudson
Walker
Iowa
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Charles Hawks, Jr
Horicon
Wis
Bridges
Hawks
Council Bluffs
Barta
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Minneapolis
Responsibility and the Call to Greatness
Edgar A. Guest reflects on strength and duty urging each person to bear heavy tasks with full effort. He equates divine will with sustaining responsibility and warns that failure lies in not using one’s gifts when needed. The poem emphasizes perseverance, brave endurance, and living up to capacity.
Bohemian hunting club dinner and Cedar Rapids notes
The Gazette records a November 15 Bohemian hunting club dinner at C. S. P. S. hall where Capt Milvoj Hasek and his party scored 326 points defeating Captain O K Moravek and 23 hunters. Also noted are Al Franchere buying property on A avenue behind Fair store, eight Cedar Rapids children brought for adoption trials, officers elected at the Iowa State Firemen’s association meeting in Marion, a B avenue bridge closure for safety, a plumbing accident from lead and cement, the Economic League's organization in Cedar Rapids, Greene's opera house attractions, and local market prices for wheat corn oats hens and eggs.
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Milvoj Hasek
O. K. Moravek
F. A Wood
Cedar Rapids
E. I. Alderman
Marion
Iowa State Firemen’s Association
Real Estate Transfers and Deeds in Vernon Heights and Surroundings
A series of property transfers and deeds including Minnie L. Forney to J. Harrison in Vernon Heights adding a 50 ft strip, Milton J. Babbage to Mary Babbage for Lot 17 and Lot 4 Hulls Add, and Henry F. Sigmund to Linn County for road easement and public highway use with partial release of mortgages. transactions dated 1938 and 1939.
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Minnie L. Forney
J. O. Harrison
N. d
Vernon
C. R
Milton J. Babbage
Mary Babbage
C.d
Sur
Hull
Anna L. Bedell
Hus
Laura A. Hoge
Lucy W. Hoge
Arnold S
Mildred R Hoge
Wrf
W.d
Jong
Henry. F
Inside Prison Life and Oddities from Alcatraz to Sing Sing
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports on prison life and customs across the United States. The piece covers Alcatraz rules and activities, jailhouse economies, hospital pranks, and the strange trivia of penal systems, with references to Sing Sing, San Quentin, and Philadelphia jails.
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