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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1939
Page
6
The report lists Cedar Rapids Outette at 4.30 10.50 5.70 3.00 and Marion totals with 80 1.10 2.25. This brief item notes numeric values for multiple entities in a compact market update.
A concise adage notes that good taste avoids excessive nicety and treats small things as they are, not letting them wound or overwhelm. The aphorism attributed to Feneion emphasizes restraint and practical discernment in daily judgments.
The article critiques Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins and notes his health limited impact so far. It urges him to target root causes of interstate trade barriers, including discriminatory freight rates, state retaliation to farm program competition, and hardships from national foreign trade policies. It questions whether his influence will focus on these underlying causes.
The Federal Reserve index shows October production at 120, one point above 1929’s best annual average and near the 1929 record. Yet unemployment remains around 8.5 to 9.5 million, far higher than 1929, with population growth and productivity factors widening the disparity. Prices wages and investment returns also lag 1929, keeping real income lower despite higher output.
Opinion pieces urge independent judgment on culture and politics. The letter argues against following elites and highlights art world fakes, citing Van Gogh and aging artists. It condemns conformity, calls for personal integrity, and critiques law, media, and citizenship standards with brisk, clipped observations.
A compact listing of crossword clues spanning multiple entries with numbered hints for horizontal and vertical placements including ranks such as coat of arms angwet to previous puzzle and references to rulers, roosting, utterances, and regional terms, inviting solver to fill the grid.
A passage notes that consumers may gain income beyond the rise in business activity, and this expected income increase could substantially reduce unemployment next year. The tone expresses cautious optimism despite economic uncertainty.
An Associated Press tally reports at least eighty four people died in accidents across twenty five states on Thanksgiving Thursday. The piece discusses how two holidays may raise holiday fatality risk and criticizes Roosevelt for introducing a second Thanksgiving while noting governors’ resistance and the potential for greater loss and inconvenience.
A collage of Hollywood chatter covers United States war sentiment, industry rivalries, and star gossip. Reports speculate on film quality, box office risk, and potential mergers while naming actors, editors, managers, dancers, and socialites.
A collage of sensational items mentions a Swedish mission seeking bombers for Stockholm quartered at Republic Aircraft in Farmingdale, pro-Nazi journalist on Germany’s purge list, calls to harm a political figure, Garner and Wheeler politics, Lt Col Dike’s popularity with Tommies, Genoa as port for American ships, and Sydney Spier’s ashes scattered from Paramount Building. Lowell Thomas and ten lawyers wager Kuhn’s conviction while betting on acquittal. Red Cross slogan urges go giver.
In Bucharest George Tatarescu, Romania's fourth premier in two months, formed a broad coalition cabinet from anti fascist rightists to socialists. He pledged continued neutrality and good relations with major powers while observers weigh whether resistance to German trade demands will persist after Argetoianu's resignation.
Raymond J. Parks in Mount Tabor New Jersey watched two pheasants alight in his yard then, after placing aside his pipe and paper, fired from his window with two shells and bagged the pair.
A 1939 analysis outlines a shift to underground operations within the Communist Party aiming to reduce membership to about 35,000 and form a militant force using infiltration. It cites alleged U S connections, changes in fronts, and repeated internal reorganizations as evidence of evolving strategy. It also notes a separate critique of Navy publicity and secrecy under Acting Secretary Edison, contrasting with more open press relations at the White House and State Department.
A dense schedule of radio programs across stations WMT WGN WCCO WSUI WHO KFJB WOCO and more detailing nightly music dances news and talks with names like Anson Weeks Kaiser Heilderberg Charlie McCarthy and Bob Chester along with numerous orchestras and time slots through late night hours.
A historical author’s note presents seven scientific answers to moral questions. It argues science can’t resolve all ethics yet shapes decisions for organized society. Examples cover civilian bombing, perception of others, and air travel speeds with prevailing winds.
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