Foreign Trade Decline Hurts Iowa Farmers and Economy
The February 1939 report shows exports fell again from a year earlier marking ten straight monthly declines. The piece cites the impact of weak foreign markets on cotton and corn, with Iowa farmers feeling the pinch as Europe’s demand shrinks. Secretary Hull’s reciprocal trade efforts are hopeful but years needed to restore former prominence.
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Iowa
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Iowa picture stirs east as debate mounts over realism and art
Critics weigh the Iowa dead horse image amid claims of stark realism versus artistic jeer. The Nation’s Business mocks a Nazi tactic and suggests fingerprint checks on casual cashing. Labor issues loom as unions and operators clash over mine entry and closed shop rules.
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Iowa
Garner nearly nominates himself for president in 1940 talk
Washington Jack Garner quietly hosts visitors in his Senate office and grins at reports of a Texas legislature endorsement for Pears e. he says he has no desire to run but may accept if urged by influential friends. The scene touches on Franco recognition and reshuffles for ambassadors Caffery and Bowers.
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Wyoming
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Daily Knowledge Test Sample Questions
This item presents a short list of general knowledge questions on topics including titles, cryptography, sports figures, geography, pronunciation, ethnology, U.S. presidential history, and continental locations. It asks readers to answer at least seven of the questions.
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Aluminum spinning and design star Russell Wright in New York
In Manhattan I visit Russell Wright's aluminum spinning plant to observe how discs are spun into pots and pans. Wright, a 33 year old Lebanese American designer, and his wife run a workshop that blends design and production, with Steubenville china and Wisconsin woods sourcing parts.
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Wreckers Billboards Seen Near Harrisburg and Virginia
A roadside note recalls a large Harrisburg area billboard urging mercy on dangerous curves and a Virginia warning sign reading Wreckers followed by the illustrating firm name. The items echo 1939 McNaught Syndicate copyright.
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Harrisburg
Virginia
McNaught Syndicate
Today’s Common Error About Tense Usage
A brief note explains preferred phrasing for everyday narration. It urges avoiding awkward forms like yesterday’s contraction and suggests clearer alternatives for standard tense shifts in writing.
Ripp Ling by Walt Mason
Poem by Walt Mason lampoons Fritski Fredd with comic snarls about dull verses and sly threats. It riffs on bores and jokes from old time and ends with a cautionary line about speaking of killings before thinking. Protected by the George Matthew Adams Service.
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Wiota Students Reach Home for Easter Vacation
Wiota Iowa April 4 special Wiota college students return home for Easter vacation Bernard Kurtenbach and Carl Henderson arrive from Grand Island Nebraska business college Miss Frances McMahon from St Marys College Omaha will be home Wednesday William Metz from Maryville Teachers College Marysville Missouri returns Friday Mike Metz Jr from Iowa State College Ames arrives Saturday Frederick McDermott from Dowing College Des Moines also arrives Saturday
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Carl Henderson
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William Metz
Maryville Tachers College
Marysville
Mike Metz
Iowa State College
Ames
Frederick McDermott
Dowing College
Des Moines
Honor Kimballton Cc Class Held In Gymnasium Hall
Kimballton Virginia April 4 A party for all children confirmed last year was held in the gymnasium hall Sunday evening. Rev Alfred Jensen and Mrs Jensen Mr Anton Christensen and Mrs Christensen and Mr Peter Lillehof and Mrs Lillehof led the committee. Tables were set around the hall with candles and flowers. Ejner Hansen welcomed guests and Folmer Bonnesen presented each guest with a membership card. Entertainment included a Grand View college quartet a piano solo by Ermeline Simonsen and a piano trio by Anna Pedersen Eivind Lillehof and Gerald Jensen plus a short talk by T G Jensen. Lunch was served to about 130 people and games were played.
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Alfred Jensen
Anton Christensen
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Ejner Hansen
Young People’s Society
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Makeup of Solar System
The solar system is the assemblage of asteroids, comets, meteoric material and planets with their satellites forming a family of objects closely connected to the sun and practically isolated from other stars.
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Omaha Cleaners War Grows After City Ordinance
Omaha and Council Bluffs clash over a city ordinance intended to bar out of state cleaners from operating in the metro area. Omaha officials consider amendments as a compromise approach while Bluffs weighs a similar retaliatory measure.
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Boundary Dispute Between Missouri and Iowa Postponed
Missouri and Iowa announced an agreement to settle the river boundary dispute along the Des Moines River. The middle of the river channel will remain the boundary even as the channel shifts. Missouri will seek legislation to claim lands east of the middle channel while Iowa will release lands south and west of it.
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Supreme Court
Des Moines
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Rutledge Confirmed for U.S. Court of Appeals DC
The senate confirmed Blount Rutledge Jr head of the University of Iown law school as associate judge of the U S court of appeals for the District of Columbia The nomination approved by the Senate follows his leadership in legal education and his anticipated role on the appellate bench
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