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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1938
Page
29
The piece weighs the impact of the Fair Labor Standards Act on business as September gains ease earlier gains and suggests many firms fear misleading incentives to stockpile before the law. It notes employers face ambiguous interstate commerce definitions and possible stiff penalties, urging cautious compliance.
Compilers estimate Cedar Rapids population near 65 000, signaling about 30 percent growth since 1925 when the first zoning ordinance passed. The piece argues for reexamining city plans and zoning laws, noting national trends and the need for trained, non political officials to guide planning amid public opposition and special interests.
The text warns that relaxing residential zoning to allow more business risks lowering home values, overtaxation, and tax delinquency. It notes property values often rise with residential loss but may fall when commercial growth fails to compensate. Overly optimistic assessments strain debt limits and threaten municipal finances.
The article questions why competing auto brands unveil models with similar design features each year. It suggests secrecy fails to prevent uniform trends and wonders how widespread industry alignment avoids chaotic, mismatched launches. It muses on the reasons behind annual convergence in styling and tech.
A collage of opinions and quips from politicians clergymen and officials including Martin Dies Winston Churchill Chamberlain Farley and others. The excerpts critique government policy rights democracy and public life with sharp wit and partisan stance.
A Iowa New Dealers panel predicts a near total Republican shift in the 1940 elections. They foresee Kraschel beaten, Gillette vulnerable, and Dickinson returning to the Senate, while several Democratic incumbents face tough fights amid falling Wallace popularity and farm prices.
The speaker ranks apple pie first among many pies, praising its flaky crust and juicy apple filling. Other favorites include custard apple rivalries and festive mince or pumpkin pies, with maple caramel and raisin pies noted as second choices.
A new girls cooking club formed with Miss Clara Taylor as president and members including Miss Bess Knox Florence Brokaw Lulu Parker and others plans future entertainments. Also reports strike by 100 American Cereal workers at 14 cents per hundred, Y M C A quarters opened Oct 20, auction sale of Mound Farm at 24 000, and local社会 events plus market prices.
In New York the seasonal coat debate unfolds as residents weigh topcoats against lighter outerwear. The column recalls Minnesota warmth, recalls Rube Goldberg’s sketches, and notes weather and fashion contrasts across urban life. The piece wanders through theater lobbies, florists, and a Sixth Avenue shop gallery, ending with fireplace nostalgia.
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