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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1940
Page
15
The piece argues for treating all speeches by presidential nominees as political to protect voters. It contends funding broadcasts reduces excess, length, and risk of incendiary rhetoric and promotes carefully prepared messaging. It closes with a provocative reference to Goebbels and Nazi bombing rationale.
The Cedar Rapids board of education and the baseball association will lease Hill Park for another season despite sparse attendance. Fans have underperformed for a league champion club and plans are set to rally support and boosters praise for renewed effort and a stronger 2 week vacation pitch.
The Maine September result shows Republican totals around 46 percent in the congressional vote, below past peaks. Analysts note Maine’s patterns align loosely with past margins, yet the outcome offers little clear guidance for the Roosevelt-Willkie contest. Former Lt. Brann’s senate bid loss widened the gap from 1936, dampening optimism for New Dealers.
Observers say the 1940 presidential outcome will be decided in the final weeks. Both candidates are nearly even in popular support and depend on undecided voters. Events of the next weeks could swing the balance, with Roosevelt seen as capable of shaping events to boost his position.
A quoted remark questions the attitude of the aviator known as San who once believed bombing was fun, asking if he still enjoys it. The line prompts reflection on past wartime bravado and its moral implications.
Officials of the state safety council issue advice on resting by pulling onto road shoulders and walking. However many Iowa highways lack wide or solid shoulders, making such stops risky and potentially endangering other motorists.
A forceful editorial warns England's rulers and public officials against ignorance and inaction as Hitler builds air and naval strength. It urges rapid air force expansion, outlines past misjudgments, and emphasizes informed public trust and decisive Congress action.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reviews mix of Broadway gossip and political notes. The column cites remarks on Ohio versus Boston accents, a truck driver retort, and Senator Tydings on conscription while linking war hysteria to public sentiment and western restraint.
An old home remedy touts a fast inexpensive grapefruit juice plan to slim figures without hard exercise or dieting. It claims four ounces of Fernol concentrate plus two cups grapefruit juice and a pint of reducer to melt fat and restore slender curves.
Author notes that science informs moral questions and human behavior. The Q and A covers infant perception of parents, grief patterns after spousal loss, and distinctions between cleverness and intelligence with references to Dr. Neil Dayton and psychologist Carl Seashore.
In 1891 Congress appropriated £9000 for a rain making experiment to end drought. Dynamite was sent aloft in balloons and kites and exploded, but no rain occurred.
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