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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1939
Page
4
The Cedar Rapids Gazette presents its publication note and subscription price table. Rates show annual six dollar terms with three month and one month options, including a Cedar Rapids distribution note and post office publication details.
Acting Secretary Charles Edison releases the annual navy report. It portrays a battle-ready fleet and high morale, while noting possible acceleration of the building program due to a threatening international situation. Congress may study defense needs calmly before costly schemes reach taxpayers.
The state department will notify Britain France and others of about fourteen billion dollars in war debts due December 15. The piece argues that the payments amount to little cash but could backfire politically if used to push prowar sentiment and calls for stronger domestic arguments to resist further credits to belligerents.
A cautious forecast for the Hawkeye basketball team under coach Rollie Williams. The writer notes fatigue from football fever, hopes for steady wins, and a respectable showing this winter without overreaching beyond their means.
A discursive piece argues senses imperfect, mind and reason superior. It contrasts human understanding with dog cognition and cites skepticism about sensory accuracy. The essay mocks fascism and war, critiques propaganda, and ends with a corrected quote about noisy kids.
Walter Winchell on Broadway recaps 1940s show business rumors and society circles. Orson Welles pregnancy rumor, awards and marriages, Luxor hotel gossip, desertion stories, and theater scuffles dominate with named figures like Gregory Taylor Ariane Allen Vincente Minelli Zoe Akins Myron Taylor and Margie Hart. The column also notes political commentary from industry insiders and upcoming legal and social skirmishes.
Albert Edward Wiggam explains from a scientific stance that moral questions require science for guidance. He argues women shoplift more due to concealment, clothing variety, and baby items, while men pursue riskier thefts. happiness is viewed as morally suspect by many, and most people underestimate their own virtue while overestimating others.
A poetry snippet presents brief verses including Lines For A Small Boy about a boy telling bold lies, Submarine featuring a crocodile, Work Of Culture noting worms and birds, and Thanksgiving praising gratitude for blessings across the year.
Irene Castle McLaughlin’s divorce suit against Maj. Frederick McLaughlin moved forward as she was ordered to bring complete earnings records for the past two years to the superior court.
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