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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1939
Page
37
The President lauds objective war reporting but notes censorship limits on Europe coverage. He argues for the same standard domestically, criticizing government control and urging reporters to obtain and print independent, direct sources without prior approval.
Sir Gerald Campbell cites the gas mask era and the ethics of science as Britain faces escalating destructive power. Gerald W Johnson comments on Isaiah Bowman’s Dundee address. twenty experts warn science bears heavy social responsibility beyond physical research.
An essay notes that three of twenty critics deny the scientific approach to social problems while five others give only qualified assent. It questions whether future wars and public anger could spark a reversal against scientific methods and a search for new ways to attain meaning.
The British war office approves a list of books for soldiers abroad including Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. Reports from London do not confirm royalties, but suggest wartime campaigns may fund the other side through literary diversion.
A collection of statements from figures like Atty Gen Frank Murphy Senator Elbert D Thomas Premier Edouard Daladier Senator Sherman Downey President Roosevelt and others. The remarks discuss civil liberty democracy peace and the endurance of civilization amid conflict.
Eastern Iowans in the House express split views on the senate bill’s two core points cash and carry and arms embargo repeal. Rep John Gwynne favors cash and carry for safety but opposes precommitment on embargo repeal, while Rep Thomas E Martin remains firmly against lifting the embargo, signaling possible revisions if the measure is defeated.
Iowa congressmen discuss voting on a three-part war bill with cash and carry and embargo repeal. Rep. Jacobsen favors some parts but won’t commit, while Rep. Talle opposes embargo repeal and supports cash-and-carry. Eastern Iowa lawmakers urge Congress to stay in session during the war.
Poetic reflection on how people search for words to express inner truths that feel evident to all yet resist plain explanation. The verse notes the challenge of translating emotion into language.
Jacobsen argues Congress must remain in session as a watchdog during wartime. He notes the Gavagan anti lynching bill could dominate the calendar if the neutral issue is settled, with 218 signatures. Gwynne and Talle urge staying to address farm relief unemployment and financial matters and to act on any foreign policy changes.
A Gazette roundup reports traffic jams at First avenue and Fourth street SE tied to three railroads with possible Illinois Central rights. It notes a proposed street subway under Third avenue crossing by Chicago and North Western. It also covers the new Guaranteed Milk Dealers association with prices 614 cents for milk and 25 cents for cream, and lists officers Nye Robb Hubbell. Additional items include hemp and sugar ventures in the Philippines, Halloween warnings, a fish car bound for Crystal Lake, sale of the Merritt and Allen mill site, an emergency hospital pledge, and upcoming show listings with local prices for wheat, corn, oats, eggs, hogs, steers.
A rapid mix of Hollywood buzz and international heat as Dafoe invited calls at the Waldorf, Capone rumor checked by Mr. G, and Sturm of Broadway talk. Plus Luftwaffe and Poland fallout, Goebbels quotes, and ship seizures frame a restless era filled with obits, theater, and social scoops.
Washington reports American toy makers enjoy a growing export market despite unsettled world conditions. In the first eight months this year toy exports surpassed last year by 17 percent, reaching $1,892,140.
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