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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1939

Page

6

Sound doctrine versus power in wartime rhetoric

Izvestia criticizes Britain and France for fighting Hitlerism by force as a throwback to medieval wars. The piece argues ideas cannot be exterminated by fire and sword and urges reliance on better ideas, not mayhem, noting hypocrisy in Soviet and Nazi regimes. It questions Roosevelt’s push to suppress opposing ideologies.

Izvestia Britain France Stalin Roosevelt Hitler Germany Russia United States Europe

What makes leaves change color in the fall

The U S Forest Service bulletin explains fall color causes. Chlorophyll breaks down with chemical changes, leaving yellow tones. excess sugar can produce red and brown shades. Leaves detach as a thin cell layer forms at the stem, leaving a scar.

North Central U. S. Forest Service Forest Service

War doubts and democracy praised in a citizen’s reflection

A lengthy citizen's meditation extols American democracy while warning against war. The speaker warns that propaganda tests nationhood and laments war's costs, urging restraint and reflection on neutrality and the value of freedom. It ends with a request to correct a misquoted sentence about voting on the neutrality act.

Two new death-dealing rays good and bad

The piece notes rumors of a secret German ray device that could paralyze aircraft motors and threaten a blockade, balanced against a new ultraviolet lamp that sterilizes air and could save lives. It highlights both weaponized science and life-saving germ control.

Paris Germany Marconi Hitler Schenectady County Medical Society Electrical Research Engineers

Broadway Gossip Surge From Walter Winchell Column

The column recounts wartime era Broadway figures and marriages with names like Cedric Gibbons Anne Ayres Doris Dickerman Barbara Evans and John Drew Devereaux. It notes political hints about Quill and labor party tensions and mentions Anatol Litvak and Ann Sheridan amid Hollywood chatter.

Ye del Rio Cedric Gibbons Ludwig Lewisohns Robert Reynolds Anne Ayres Jane Wyman Ronald Reagan Doris Dickerman Greenwich Village Campbell Good William Buckner Uncle Sam Barbara Evans Ruby Schinasi Wayne Morris M. Granger Montana Anatol Litvak Miriam Hopkins Ann Sheridan Lois Andrews G. White Hum New York Hollywood

Public note roars romance and rumors burst through cinema

A jumble of movie gossip and sobering notes swirls from rumors about Hellzapoppin and booster losses to Lucius Beebe's police encounter. Eleanor Roosevelt is slated for Parents Magazine Medal on the 23rd. Bishop Sheil’s Chicago speech is praised for tolerance amid stock talk and geopolitical quips.

Olsen Johnson Eleanor Roosevelt Parents Magazine Lucius Beebe Watertown Arsenal Satdee Natzi Winchell Pal Lucius Colleen Adams Woodward Plaza Hitler 20Th Century Fox F. Murphy U. S. Supreme Court Sheil Chicago Leo South America Gulf of Mexico

Mind and Morality in Science Driven Answers

Albert Edward Wiggam presents a scientific frame for moral questions asserting science weighs societal rights over individuals. The piece discusses whether princess fantasies align with historical royal traits and references F. A. Woods on European royal families as strong and handsome.

Conquest of Fear booklet offered by Dr Wiggam

Readers can obtain a 28 page booklet titled The Conquest of Fear by Dr A E Wiggam from this newspaper. The pamphlet is based on Dr David Mitchell’s research and explains how to analyze and end fears. Send ten cents plus a stamped self addressed return envelope without profit.

David Mitchell A. E. Wiggam John F. Dille Co

Notice of Appointment of Executor for Bertina Pirnie

The undersigned Marvin L. Burkholder on October 2, 1939, was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Bertina Dobson Pirnie late of Linn County Iowa, deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly. Claims must be filed with Linn County District Court. M L Burkholder, Attorney.

State of Iowa Linn County Bertina Dobson Pirnie Linn County, Iowa District

Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad

Kidney trouble symptoms including night awakenings and backache are cited with claims of relief from Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. The ad promotes a 35 cent package as a harmless diuretic from Haarlem in Holland, urging readers to ask for the original Genuine Gold Medal box.

Haarlem Holland

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