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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
5
Constance Knight argues postwar policy shifted toward more government power. She notes Socialist and Communist critics, discusses citizen involvement vs. bureaucratic control, and suggests a mutual rationing of government and the people as a cure.
Robert Quillen muses on why famous writers and public figures cannot answer every letter. He notes the flood of mail from fans, critics, and agitators, and argues letters remain a form of public participation even if responses are rare. He warns against dismissing letter writers as cranks and urges continued civic engagement through writing, voting, and speaking out.
A dated reflection notes men rarely settle a matter rightly when they discuss freely. The author cites T. B. Macaulay as a source in a concise wisdom line about discourse and judgment.
Joseph Fort Newton reviews Arthur Hopkinson 80 years old author of Pastor's Progress who writes his life in reverse. The English minister reflects on deafness as friendship loss, his span in ministry, and a late career reentry as a hopeful curate at fifty dollars annually.
Mrs Elinore M Herrick, retiring regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, reflects on experience with women in industry and the need for a strong vision in leadership.
Father Bernard Hubbard says the army and navy will prove Japan's occupation of Kiska costly, signaling a tougher Aleutian situation ahead and renewed American resolve.
The quotation records President Roosevelt saying he will not receive the item, expressing he does not think he wants it when offered the captured flag.
F D Smith reports in Monsanto Magazine on Sulfanilamide and sulfa drugs transforming battlefield care. Mess halls and hospitals note reduced infections, rapid wound healing, and clean recovery as troops in Hawaii benefit from new dosing, field containers, and instructions to sustain life in combat injuries.
A San Francisco Chronicle note critiques "town in India" with thousands of American troops and a surplus of lend-lease war materiel bound for China blocked by technical rules. It calls to cut red tape and avoid practical defeats masked as technicalities in the wartime effort.
Nation's Capital report by Paul Mallon notes rising voter apathy as polls approach. Administration concerns grow amid left wing warnings and heavy wartime labor influence on primaries. The piece cites Gallup data, farm parity tensions, and Senate questions about farm labor costs.
A Burt P. Garnett analysis shows Iowa leading in purchase share at 11.9 percent, New York atop sales volume, and state rankings from Connecticut to Rhode Island in the top ten while West Virginia and several southern states lag. The report notes high buying income in Iowa, Alabama’s July surge due to Birmingham Mobile hiring, and questions why industrial states show lower bond uptake despite active war work. Isolationist sentiment appears weakly tied to bond purchases, with the South enlisting heavily yet buying less.
A satirical column mocks Mayor LaGuardia's plan for boys to report fathers' gambling to city hall. It argues spying could corrupt families and push youths toward betting, while warning of wider social harm and greed.
A veteran voice notes that the current conflict is a young man war with younger fighters remaining in shape and fighting up to the bend. The speaker insists the nation may not be a military power yet can mobilize when needed.
Dr Wm Brady notes a gaunt woman at 62 inches and 33 years who weighed 162 pounds and used the Rules for Reducing booklet to shed fat. Two years later she weighs 125 pounds but complains of a large abdomen while performing somersaults and belly breathing.
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