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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1939
Page
3
Budget talk centers on army outlays projected around 1.2 billion with large jumps for guns ordnance trucks and arsenals. Britain’s boasts and Hitler’s miscalculations shape expectations as Roosevelt and aides maneuver amid looming winter and political pressure.
A weekly menu shows two adults and three children can eat well for about 12. The plan lists turkey with dressing and gravy, whipped potatoes, buttered onions, cranberry sauce, lettuce salad, bread, pumpkin pie, and peach sauce. It notes cost about 4.15 per day and includes turkey preparation and stuffing instructions. It also references a meta booklet request and concerns about communist leanings in universities and schools.
Politico lawyers recognize a long standing court room stratagem in Mr Roosevelts approach to third term questions. Attorneys say they laugh at questions they do not wish to answer. Until Roosevelt tried that, I was sure he
The piece presents a reflective poem by Edgar A. Guest praising a life of kindness. It expresses a wish that no one suffered from the speaker and a modest aim that a simple patch of earth and remembered deeds would stand as a monument. The verses emphasize a life of service and gentleness.
The Dies committee plans a probe into charges that educators in high schools and colleges advocate subversive theories of government. Rep. Joe Starnes said the inquiry will start before January 1 and could trigger withdrawal of federal and state funds from schools permitting such instruction. Rep. Martin Dies leads the investigation from Chicago with witnesses being gathered.
Globe Wireless announced receipt of a message from the motor vessel Olympic stating Mt. Telica, a 3,250 foot volcano on Nicaragua's west coast, erupted Tuesday night.
Waterloo social security staff collected applications in Cedar Rapids for workers reaching 65 to start monthly benefits on Jan 1, 1940. Eligibility requires at least $50 earnings in six calendar quarters since 1937. Amended 1939 law allows benefits even if a lump sum was already received. deductions will apply. Donnelly and Ray Stevens will handle appointments at the federal building each Tuesday.
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