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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1948
Page
2
The Community Chest pursues a classified solicitation system after last year's deficit. Leaders defend new methods as needed to meet goals while urging full cooperation from all, noting some objections to outside fund-raisers and changes to a long standing unit approach.
Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Kahl backs periodic inspections for all licensed autos, with Des Moines owners already covered. Editorial praise notes such tests reduce accidents caused by faulty cars and cites Cedar Rapids high schools adding driver education to lessen highway deaths.
Critics charge the Democratic campaign’s comic book portrayal of Harry S. Truman is not funny. The piece notes the solemn overtones and predicts Truman would be a Dagwood or Ferdinand type rather than Mandrake or Superman.
Veteran diplomat George Marshall faces mixed judgments over his postwar handling of Russia and Berlin issues. Critics fear over simple distrust and futility of negotiations, while supporters note his sincerity and bipartisan service amid pressing global tensions.
Western powers refuse to strike a deal with Russia, risking war or Russian capitulation. Marshall commands British and French respect and influence, while U.S. politics stir at home with calls for a peaceful exit and a fresh start under a new administration.
A collage of humorous asides and quips on sports and politics. Topics include a World Series clash between Indians and Braves, TV game show fortune, Archduke Otto and Austrian pretensions, generals and civilian safety, October houseflies and physiognomy, Dixiecrats and election odds, odd marriage ideas, cucumbers at a stand, and rising housing costs blamed on decorative frills like door knobs.
Dr Brady cites scientific tests showing adequate daily vitamin B complex boosts energy, memory, and endurance in children and adults. He notes gradual effects, potential diabetes considerations, and warns against overstating immediate sensations while acknowledging nerve and brain health roles for vitamins A and B.
A reader discusses peanut butter sandwiches and milk as a satisfying lunch while noting overindulgence is unwise. The text also touches on pea rhea terminology and a humorous exchange about a fictional figure.
George E. Sokols ky argues both parties advanced conservation, listing projects started and completed under Roosevelt, Taft, Hoover, Coolidge, Harding, and Truman, and stresses that Republicans and Democrats alike have contributed to conservation efforts across agencies and dams.
The piece argues that science cannot replace philosophy and religion in addressing juvenile delinquency. It critiques purely skin deep diagnoses and notes the influence of inherited impulses and home environment. It highlights readings, family spirituality, and parental例behavior as foundational. It also lists local ads and veteran poppy funding details with the Cedar Rapids area notes.
Post No. 788 Veterans of Foreign Wars reports 19 000 of 20 000 buddy poppies distributed in Cedar Rapids Marion Lisbon and nearby communities. Donations totaled 1916 75 with 1000 accounted for and the rest placed in a relief fund for disabled veterans and families in the locality. Funds will aid veterans in hospitals or during injury Relapse related needs. M F Mitralsky Buddy Poppy Chairman expresses thanks.
The piece notes the Supreme Court’s wary position regarding public opinion and the proposal to send Chief Justice Vinson to Moscow. It suggests the move would carry major political overtones regardless of the President’s peace aims.
The article argues that chief justice candidly returning from a mission could be seen as a blow to judicial impartiality. It recalls Justice Frankfurter’s remarks on Waite about avoiding political influence and warns the court faces renewed political scrutiny with a looming Republican White House and Congress.
Little Tommy buys a Bible for Grandma at Christmas and copies a famed inscription his father used, writing To Grandma, with the compliments of the author, on the flyleaf before presenting the gift.
A grandmother’s scrapbook lists early Cedar Rapids merchants including F C Olmsted & Co clothiers and tailors at 22 24 Second Street R Dvorak boots and shoes 45 South First Street John Collman Jr rate ticket office 10 First Avenue I N Isham clothing and gentlemen’s furnishings 69 Iowa Ave West F J Zalesky boots shoes rubbers 57 First Cedar Rapids Marble Works Searles and Baxter 76 South First Street Lehr and Andrews dealers in
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