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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1936
Page
4
A damaged OCR line presents scattered numbers and symbols including monetary figures and percentages. The readable elements show entries such as 55.00 250 150 7360 2.25 90 and a negative value, with unclear context or labels. No identifiable people, places, or events are discernible.
A quote notes that arguments from the mint persuade faster than those from reason and philosophy. It claims gold clears the understanding and frames a contrast between material inducement and abstract debate. The saying credits Addison with the sentiment on gold and rhetoric.
Governor Landon attacked the New Deal as paving the way for government controlled monopolies and a planned economy. He argued re election of Roosevelt would sustain this trend while advocating free enterprise and limited power in both private and public sectors.
A reader praises the Atlantic Monthly contest winner I Am The Fox. The book centers on a frightened girl on a hill with a suitor as a fox hunt passes. The narrative blends italics sketches with dialogue, praised for its treatment and occasional strong writing.
A compact critique notes that dividing a nation into a government serves the people, asks whether the state exists to aid citizens or rule them, and warns against sacrificing individuals for state ends. It cites Europe, America, and recent governors, with satirical lines on neutrality, profiteering, and social norms.
A playful exchange about time and reading spans a comic strip and a long book. One character jokes about time wasted reading and the other defends the average length. They discuss a library hold for a book and the likelihood of a movie adaptation.
The Georgia race ended with Gov. Eugene Talmadge defeated, a rebuke to demagogic politics of the Huey Long and Kingfish tradition. The verdict implies the United States Senate dignity remains intact for now and nationwide welfare won't be moved by a similar demagogue unless another state elects one.
A collage of New York social notes and entertainment chatter. Mentions farewell with Harry Silvey to Genevieve Cooper, visits to Cartoonists Dorman Smith and Major Bowes, and reflections on city life from a restaurant table. Includes industry tidbits about William Soskin, Lupe Velez, Claude G Bowers, and Abel Green.
Mary Elizabeth Barger named executrix of the estate of George H. Barger in Linn County Iowa on August 29 1936. All debts to the estate should be paid to the executrix. Creditors must file claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk.
A collage of quotes on memory, science, love, and leadership contrasts intellect with affection. It references Olive Schreiner Louis Stevenson and Tennyson while discussing why people pursue health and fitness and whether dictatorship aids nations in crises. The piece ends noting S. G. Armstrong's scalp wound at the American Trust and Savings bank building.
Stanley Vesely has been appointed director of brass instruments at the Coe College School of Music. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hedges and their son George H. return from a motor trip to Memphis Tennessee Hot Springs Arkansas and Omaha Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. H M Files return from Hartford Connecticut and Baltimore. John W Miller left today for Harvard University where he will continue studies.
Dan McCloud, supervising work on the Syndicate Clothing company building yesterday, fell from a ladder and sustained injuries. E. J. C. Bealer of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the Twenty-second Iowa Infantry association at its Iowa City meeting. George A. Merrill became president of the B. C. R. and N. Veterans association at the annual reunion with P. W. Hynes, W. H. Buttre, Mrs. Sol Hallett, and Ben Miller named to key posts.
Several local items appear from a busy day: Charles Corey, a John B. Turner driver, was knocked unconscious in a runaway mishap yesterday though the horse remained unharmed and the wagon slight damaged. Guard volunteers aided in a mock fair battle at Vinton, with Corporal Clark and Privates Veale and Boylan among the wounded. Dr C W Booth of Cedar Rapids named vice president of the Northern Iowa Dental society. Sacred Heart academy in Cedar Rapids opened this week with thirty students.
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