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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1940
Page
13
A London correspondent laments the destruction of the city by German air raids. The piece argues bombs harm not only outsiders but the bomber's own family, questions anti-air defenses, and calls for a defense that instills understanding in pilots. It notes a New Deal political current mocking Willkie.
The article notes parental fear of infantile paralysis exceeds fears of car accidents, yet comfort lies in some immunity. It reviews normal polio incidence and outbreak thresholds, reports Iowa and Pacific Northwest case patterns, and discusses unknown causes, possible carriers, and the idea of studying correlations with temperatures and rainfall.
The article notes that the eastern cotton rat reacts to poliomyelitis like humans, lowering lab costs and widening the researcher pool. A mild summer epidemic offers data for more intensive study, potentially illuminating the paralyzing disease in the near term.
A quiz program seeks the name of Romania's new strongman, prompting questions about the value of learning such political details. The exchange raises considerations of memory, history, and civic awareness in a world of rapid news cycles.
An inventor in California has devised a system of vertical poles in cylinders under an airfield surface that rise on demand to deter enemy planes from landing. The mechanism, similar to a service station jack, would be patented, though questions arise about why an attacker would attempt to land while operators are nearby.
The piece argues English speaking nations share a civilizing legacy and must unite against totalitarianism. It discusses shifts in power, Monroe Doctrine backing, and mutual defense, urging cooperation while noting past resentments toward England and the evolving roles of nations.
Walter Winchell notes crowding on 50th Street and the 42nd Street district as talk of traffic, theater, and fashion swirls. He mentions politics, the Saw Mill River parkway, and Virginia Cherrill's fortunes while signaling war news and social snags in New York during a busy moment.
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Company seeks a franchise to erect and maintain poles wires towers and conduits for 6600 volt transmission across Linn County lands and highways. Hearing set for October 8 1940 at Des Moines with objections due five days prior.
The Stork club endured two years of labor disputes with unions. Billingsley loses 18000 in back wages, part of a total 100000 in costs including attorneys and expenses. Detroit millionaire Cecil Sillman pursues Margie Baglin from Detroit to Chicago and Philadelphia. Roadway Casanova jokes about trouble with other men's women.
An author notes science prioritizes societal rights over individuals while emotions imprint varied facial lines. The barber shop quartet asks about gossip by introverts versus extroverts, with the answer suggesting extroverts gossip more due to sociability. War is linked to attitudes about national grandeur and economic expansion rather than a fighting instinct.
Psychologist Soward tested high school seniors college freshmen and seniors in the same town with the Thurstone Attitude Toward War scale and all groups scored about the same. The result suggests current education has limited impact on attitudes toward war.
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