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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1941
Page
17
Tryon Edwards, noted for prior work in Iowa media, has joined The Cedar Rapids Gazette staff to expand local coverage and opinion writing. The move broadens the paper’s editorial voice and strengthens reporting in community affairs.
Sidney Hillman of the OPM faces questions from a senate committee over bypassing the low bid on a Detroit defense housing project. The cited reasons include AFL CIO ties and prefabricated materials. Critics say unions and manufacturers fear profit loss, slowing low cost housing despite defense needs. Hillman resisted but yielded, with broader concerns about government policy and materials.
The piece argues that despite British taxes being higher, the United States faces a heavier overall tax burden through many taxes and 175,000 tax authorities. It warns that defense spending slogans could push the share of national income going to taxes toward 50 percent, challenging government size and value to the people. It calls for scrutinizing defense costs and taxing power as potential oppression.
Gossip says King Michael considers stepping down to marry a commoner. The move would echo the Duke of Windsor’s act five years prior and mirror his father’s unsettled reign. Amid Hitler’s shadow, abdication may seem a safeguard for longevity.
Dr Fort Newton muses on faith happiness and living. He contrasts predictable peace with restless thought and urges practical acts of kindness over self concern. He quotes Aldous Huxley and a poet on giving and prayer as sources of creative energy and growth.
Robert Quillen decries modern shifts from past virtue and faith, blaming war era looseness, Prohibition rebellion, trial marriages, corrupt authors, and church complacency. He cites Psalms 11 3 misread, urges active moral resistance, notes labor and national unity, and cites Canada’s defense plant vote rule.
Jay G Hayden reviews objections to the new 5 dollar annual federal auto use tax affecting about 32 million owners. The levy, effective Feb 1 1942 with a July 1 fiscal year, faces collection challenges and political pushback from oil and tobacco interests and Republican critics.
Opinion notes serious shortages in equipment and training across the force. Officers report weak personnel leadership, friction between branches, and a need for reforms. Jeeps and engineers perform well. bridges and mines destroyed near Shreveport showcase efforts.
George Simpson explains there is no geographic boundary between Europe and Asia and traces how the continental labels developed from ancient Assyrian naming. He notes that the Ural River has been treated as a boundary, and Africa’s linkage to Eurasia shifted after the Suez Canal. The Sinai region remains politically tied to Egypt.
Gen Hugh S Johnson laments too many voices speaking with no solid basis on defense questions. He recalls a West Point classmate who faked mastery in descriptive geometry and drew lines on a chalk board to impress the board of visitors, provoking laughter once exposed.
A reader questions the term hypochromic anemia and the vitamin B complex role in red blood cell development. The letter discusses chlorosis history, nutritional causes, and urges proper diagnosis before treatment while offering resources on iodine rations and vitamin guidance.
The column uses playful and cryptic lines to reflect on war nerves and social habits. It compares trouble to a sled hill and notes vigilance, secrecy, and mistrust while weaving in curious metaphors about butter, lipstick, and an iron deer.
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