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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1939

Page

25

Cedar Rapids Gazette Rates and Advertising Information

The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription and delivery options with annual, six month, and monthly rates and carrier delivery in Cedar Rapids and Marion. Advertising contact details include Chicago and New York agencies, with AP and UP wire services noted.

THE Gazette Company Cedar Rapids Iowa Iyear Illinois Minnesota Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Wisconsin U. S Porelsa Raven Marion Chicago Allen-Klapp-Frazion CO Michigan Ave New York Allen-Klapp-Frazier Fifth Ave Media Records P.A. Bureau of Advertising Associated Press International News Service United Press

A Man Should Never Be Ashamed To Own Mistakes

A quote attributed to Pope on personal growth through error. It frames admitting fault as progress and wisdom gained, with concise moral emphasis.

Pope

Argentina Tightens Imports to Favor Allies

Argentina declares a new import policy restricting purchases to British and French goods during the war. The move aims to protect Allied trade share with Argentina, potentially reducing U.S. exporters' access and tightening the door to American markets while invoking Monroe Doctrine principles. The policy signals pressure from Britain and France on Argentina to limit imports from the United States and shore up allied supply lines.

Europe United States South America Great Britain Argentine Exchange Control Bureau France Argentina Panama Western Hemisphere

American chefs vow to use English for menus

A group of 200 chefs and culinarians at the American culinary congress urges that menus in eating establishments be printed in English or a close facsimile. The statement argues the American public deserves an American bill of fare and suggests calling professionals cooks.

United States

New Deal Faces Budget Cuts Myth vs Measure

The piece argues Roosevelt’s plan for economy next year aims to cut 15 to 20 million dollars in annual administrative expenditures through a seven month old reorganization proposal. It notes opponents fear further cuts while the president claimed substantial overhead reductions would occur promptly and continue.

Roosevelt New Deal Congress

Government payroll swells despite Roosevelts economy vows

The piece notes the federal payroll rising from 886000 to 933000 employees between September and four months later, with executive outlays climbing from 133,426,857 to 141,670,976 dollars. It argues that Roosevelt’s promises to cut overhead may have not matched reality, and warns of growing government overhead as danger to free-spenders.

Roosevelt

Public opinion clashes over tough business honesty and scenes

A Scribner's excerpt warns women to resist smooth talking frauds, while critics argue that public scenes deter the well bred from exposing wrongs. The piece cites ethics, dignity, and courage amid social pressure, urging action over quiet tolerance and criticizing manipulative charm.

Walter Winchell on Broadway 1939 Nightlife Notes

A slice of New York glamour and gossip. Hugh Herbert hosts Jane Bryan and guests at the Stork Club while stars like Gail Patrick Kay Kyser and Barbara Stanwyck appear around La Martinique and the Modern Art theater. Ambitious casting, club nights, and a Brenda Frazier vignette pepper this brisk roundup of showfolk and city life.

Hugh Herbert Jane Bryan Stork Club Mom Big City Gail Patrick Kay Kyser Helen Hayes Modern Art Theater Bernhardt Duse la Hayes Franchot Otto Preminger Joan Blondell Gloria Barbara Stanwyck Bob Taylor New Yorker Plenty Minsky Bert Wheeler Art Childer Royal Palm Miami Bill Green Taft Savoy Ballroom Harlem Politicos Arthur J. W

Broadway heckler and Bund intrigue color New York scene

The piece depicts a heckler crushing a contestant, mentions Brenda and boy-chasers, and shifts to New York cultural notes including Johnny Green's Royale recording, Gus Gale photos, James Hilton film, Vida Musso band, and a Roseland appearance. It also reports Bund activity in Yorkville, tax probes, and Dies committee testimony about Fritz Kuhn.

Johnny Green Royale Jerome Kern Gus Gale Radio Guide James Hilton Paul Monique William Barrett Lippincott Vida Musso Betty van Thrashing Brooklyn Roseland Bob Casey Bhanques Kuhn Ritz Kuhn Bund Yorkville Fritz German-American Business League Grand Central Felace Wallace Dies Committee McCarthy

Poor PA by Claude Callan

Kate has divorced one husband and buried another before marrying Jim. He worries about her plans for disposing of him as their marriage faces tension and fear.

Poor PA Claude Callan Kate Jim

Eavesdropping Instructions Placed in Section Text

A fragment notes a plan to monitor reporters covertly under the guise of security. The brief hints at surveillance methods and raises concerns about privacy and press freedom within the section.

Judge Chases Rabble Rousers To Trial

A sharp barb on trials for street troublemakers notes that defendants may be charged for minor offenses like spitting on a sidewalk rather than treason. The remark lampoons legal proceedings and the value of courtroom punishment.

Singapore Fully Prepared as War Looms Over Straits

Sir Shenton Thomas described Singapore as a busy hub of aircraft and troops while reassuring the Malay people that life continues normally. He noted Indian units and Malay regiments on duty and welcomed the expanded garrisons with British troops.

Singapore Shenton Thomas Thomas Straits Settlement India

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