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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1932
Page
6
The piece argues the administration should foreground international economic cooperation to lift prices, reduce debts, and restore confidence. It notes tariffs and war debts as key issues, mentions inflation policy hints, and cites Stanley Bruce on global price levels and trade.
During the editor’s absence the Gazette presents opinions from other representative papers. The feature showcases external views on current affairs and public issues.
Former Prime Minister Baldwin, as president of the British Classical Association, reflects on the transfer of cultural leadership among nations and the diminishing Roman influence as others take up the torch of learning. He frames the procession of civilizations passing the responsibility to newer guardians.
A Railway Age report finds about one in forty freight cars loaded in the United States carries defects from before loading. The result is average delays of 18 hours for ordinary freight and 12 hours for perishables, with damage claims and higher yard costs. In May Chicago interchange saw 3,492 repaired cars from 167,075 received, including 1,205 with defective wheels and axles, underscoring the need to prevent bad-order cars from entering service.
A New York Times assessment notes 38 000 cars crossed the George Washington Bridge on Labor Day and forecasts annual auto sales at about one fifth of the 1929 peak. It cites Holland tunnel results showing high usage during early years and a later surge, arguing manufacturers struggle between pride in durable cars and desire for higher sales.
Former Mayor Jimmy Walker laments the cost of his political farewell while John N. Garner campaigns for vice president. Hoover briefly defends limits on political activity by government employees as a line in political discourse. The excerpt hints at tensions in U S foreign relations and domestic policy debates.
A long parable contrasts standard measures with a stretching metal yard, bushel, and pound. A schemer hoards the tools, causing price chaos and ruined fortunes, illustrating that fluctuating standards ruin business and value. The piece weaves satire on politics, society, and trust in institutions.
A kaleidoscopic reflection lists public figures and scenes from 1920s culture. Mentions Bernard Baruch Harold Bell Wright Ed and Joe Williams Simon and Schuster Paul Whiteman Fred Astaire Roger Wolfe Kahn and others. The piece wanders through cafes, radio voices and fashion in a brisk, impressionistic tone.
The piece portrays a social panorama after a global upheaval, highlighting Katherine Brush and her husband H C Wynans who rebounds financially after a late life misstep. It mentions luminaries like Jean Dalrymple George White Earl Carroll and Ziegfeld successors, plus Elliott and Maxine Sloan careers and a London exile of Nat Goodwin’s former wife.
A compact verse extols self-reliance and skill as lasting wealth. It counsels gaining wisdom for troubled days, noting that external fortunes rise and fall while inner skill endures and sustains the hand that learns.
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