Relief stigma and unemployment costs in New Jersey
New Jersey Relief Director Arthur Mudd argues that viewing relief as a social right increases costs. He cites a quarter billion dollars monthly in relief and 17 percent of government outlays, warning a diminishing stigma may dampen work effort. A Ladies Home Journal survey shows many on relief feel less compelled to work. The piece notes reformers debate stigma and calls for pride in self-support to curb public dependence.
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New Jersey
Arthur Mudd
Standard Statistics Company
The
Ladies Home Journal
Automobiles Gain Momentum as Production Edges Up
Automakers report rising production with new models moving into markets and thousands returning to assembly lines. Analysts expect potential sales of 3.4 to 3.8 million new cars annually if general business improves, while exports grow and the industry adapts to a shifting demand both at home and abroad.
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Briggs
Charles E. Noyes
United States
U.S. Auto Market Saturation and Global Demand Shifts
The narrative outlines a U.S. auto market not fully saturated by 1925–1929, with 25 percent of consumer spending on purchase and repair excluding gasoline. About 50 percent of American families own cars, domestic demand stable since 1930, and gasoline use at a record high in 1937. International trends show tariff barriers in Europe, rising demand in South America, Africa, and Australia, and southern-hemisphere sales offsetting U.S. seasonal swings.
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America
South America
Africa
Australia
United States
Bicycle safety and rising fatalities spark Cedar Rapids warning
Traffic Sergeant Gordon Hughes calls for more than warnings as bicycle use soars nationwide. The piece cites 700 bike auto fatalities in 1937, shifts in urban and rural deaths, and suggests cycle paths, rider licenses, and stricter street rules, urging Cedar Rapids to explore safer cycling. It ends with a satirical note on Italy’s leader and sponsorship.
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Gordon Hughes
Cedar Rapids
United States
Quotes and quips from public figures on fame work and policy
A collection of short remarks from Benito Mussolini Kenneth Whitney Emory S Land William Allen White Roma Ware Zasu Pitts Governor Lehman Roosevelt La Guardia Charles A. Meyer Dr E M East and others. The notes touch on fear freedom politics Work ethics and national direction in a brisk parade of opinions.
Iowa room at national DAR headquarters a quiet old Americana haven
The Iowa room in Memorial Continental Hall houses Cedar Rapids items including a 1740 silver knitting sheath and a gold-banded tea set while preserving heirlooms from Iowa DAR members. Mrs. Gertrude Bowman, longtime Washington DAR member, oversees the room as visitors note the calm, locked-in ambience after hours.
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Washington
Iowa
Gertrude Bowman
Imogen Emery
Cedar Rapids
National Defense
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
National Board
D.A.R
Memorial Continental Hall
White House
National D.A.R
Iowa D.A.R
Long Island
Virginia
Kentucky
Loudoun County
Alexandria
Woodlawn
Nellie Custis
George Washington
Gettysburg
Ottumwa
Antique Iowa room holds gifts tracing early American ties
The Iowa room display links items from Cedar Rapids and Anamosa to New York and Virginia through bequeathed family lines. Donors include Miss Jessie S. Dresser and Mrs. Mary K. Fuller, with pieces from the D. A. R. and families tracing to Revolutionary era figures.
Officials named for carnival bicycle races and related notes
Compiled from The Gazette Files by James J. Hruska officials for bicycle races at the coming carnival have been named E Kostomlatsky referee Lew Benedict starter E A Sherman announcer Matt Kozak scorer W Stepanek Frank Connell and J F Ball judges D W Burnside Charles Wilson and T Will Runkle timers Ben H Miller clerk of course Assistants C B Whelpley and W H Mainwood On furlough Pres For The Bicycle Harry Rhea B O Hasek Wes Weingard and W F Thorp of Company C arrive from Jacksonville Fla Fire injured Lynch and Noble barn and Weed id Houser plant eggs valued at 30000 stored loss small Herbert D Gale ordered to Rock Island arsenal Sept 29 Allie Reed leaves for Clinton then Jacksonville Miss J M Rudy arrives to become pastor Mrs Clifford K Shaffer hosts palm party for Miss Mary Hall and bridesmaids Soldiers Comfort committee forms sick committee with 25 per week Cedar Rapids soldiers visiting home Corporal Bob Service reports local Comfort committee active Rough Riders at Camp Cuba Libre in Florida Local markets Wheat 50c oats 2015c corn 25c hay 6 hens 45c eggs 1011c eggs price per dozen 385 steers 250-460
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E. Kostomlatsky
Lew Benedict
E. A. Sherman
Matt Kozak
W. Stepanek
Frank Connell
J. F. Ball
D. W. Burnside
Charles Wilson
T. Will Runkle
Ben H. Miller
C. B. Whelpley
W. H. Mainwoodring
Soldiers Comfort Committee
Cedar Rapids
W. F. Barclay
Lou Garnant
G. Houx
Frank Smith
Charles E. Baker
Bob Service
Company C
Rough Riders
Camp
Cuba Libre
Florida
Travel notes from a New York writer on a Canadian trip
Charles Driscoll recounts a driving tour from New York through Connecticut Maine New Hampshire Vermont and into Canada with companions Frank Markey and Hubert Herring. He notes impressions of scenery, towns and people, Canadian police courtesy and a Canadian customs duty over a blanket, ending with a reflection on the 1939 New York World’s Fair crowds.
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Hese
Markey
New York
Greenwich
Madison Avenue
New England
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Italy
Il Duce
Benito Mussolini
Kenneth Whitney
Pueblo
Calif
Emory S. Land
William Allen White
Roma Ware
Nevada
Zasu Pitts
Lehman
Roosevelt
Charles A. Meyer
Pittsburgh
E. M. East
Harvard Genetics
Cordell Hall
Fannie Hurst
Stefan Osusky
France
Dixon Ryan Fox
Union College
ED Hadley
Gazette
S. S
Emery
Jessie S. Dresser
Sarah Smith
Holcomb
Philura Holcomb
Jessie
Dresser
Miss Fuller
Mary K. Fuller
Ashley
Charles W. Boegel
Bowman
Fuller
Jacobus Bogart
Broadway
Courtland Street
Manhattan Island
Eleanor
William Leaycraft
Wilson H. Hamilton
Anamosa
Rock Rapids
Dixie Gebhart
Clinton
Frank Mahin
Eva Smeltzer
M. M. Burns
Sanford
Mary Ball Washington
Beth~jah Slater
New London
John Lee
John Bangs
U. S
L. C. Abbott
Spinning Wheel
Marshalltown
Clyde E. Brenton
J. D. Downer
Abbott
Maryland
Oreshing Tine
Conwright
Edger
Guest
James J. Hruska
Harry Rhea
B. O. Hasek
Wes Weingard
W. F. Thorp
Jacksonville, Fla
Lynch and Noble
Fifth Avenue
First Street
Weed 4Id Houser
Cuba
Herbert D. Gale
General Lee
Rock Island Arsenal
Army of Occupation
Allie Reed
Forty-ninth Iowa
Jacksonville
Fila
J. M. Rudy
Christian Church
Quincy
Ill
Palm Party
Clifford K. Shaffer
Mary Hall
Shaffer
Nora Higley
Edward C. Clark
Diller
Pennsylvania
Ralph van Vechten
Hall
Potter
Burlington
Thomas, Knox, Dows, Blake and
Augsbury
Charles Driscoll
Scribe
Canada
New Yorker
Minnesota
Captain Kidd
Spain
England
Mary
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Dominion
Anotheer
Dickinson Secretarial School
Rome
Perpetual Savings & Loan Ass
Third Street
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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