State Republican Convention thrills with brawls and fervor
Des Moines hosts a rousing Republican convention with taft Eisenhower tensions and party unity. Taft backers clash over leadership, Anna Lomas secures delegate and committeewoman posts, while delegates vote under pressure as the state gathers for at large picks and a dramatic 2 pm session.
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Ft. Des Moiness
Ft. Des Moines
Atlantic
Roscoe Jones
Jones
Eisenhower
Anna Lomas
Red Oak
Bat Loted Twie
Juliss Lensch
Harlan
Jack Wyland
Aft
Fred Maytay
Newton
Arizona
Leo Hoegh
Chariton
Elk Horn
Lst
Restrictions on Iowa corn sales eased by PMA order
Des Moines area reports PMA eased restrictions on selling government owned corn. Farmers lacking feed may buy a 60 day supply from government bins, with PMA county committees processing purchases and buyers providing a certificate of livestock and feed. If local bins are empty, farmers get a county purchase order and go to a northern Iowa county. Price equals higher of local market or PMA formula, with April formula set at county loan rate plus 22 cents per bushel. county loan rate ranges from 2.49 to 1.57 dollars per bushel.
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Des Moines
Ilowa
State Committee of the Production and Marketing Administration
IMA
PMA
Iowa
Walnut drives Red Cross quota short of goal
Walnut and the Red Cross campaign fall short of the $540 quota as Mrs. Gilen Braden announces $449.75 raised to date. Walnut Federated Club members assisted in the drive.
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Walnut
Gilen Braden
Red Cross Drive
Walnut Federated Club
Atlantic News Jolegraph Publication Rates
Atlantic News listing subscription prices for carriers and mail readers. Rates differ by method and region including in-county, in-state, nationwide, and Canada with multiple term options. No dates or events described.
Washington Merry Go Round: Juliana nurse to royal children
Drew Pearson relays anecdotes about Princess Juliana caring for FDR’s guests’ children in Hyde Park, notes wage board worries of a strike wave if its powers are reduced, and reports shifting support around Kefauver in southern Senate races while highlighting press freedom tensions and political censoring.
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Juliana
Wage Board
Senator Seaton
Nebraska
Washington
John Roosevelt
Hyde Park
FDR
Netherlands
Modern Clocks Replace The Winding Gift Of Old Times
A poem recalling how clocks in every room once needed weekly winding. The poet notes that new electric and powered clocks replace the seven day windings, with a humorous nod to a father’s habit of winding the mantel clock for a wedding gift.
Industry to Need More Workers for Defense Push
Des Moines reports that the Iowa Employment Security Commission was told industry will require more workers both skilled and unskilled due to accelerated defense schedules. Dr. Louis Levine from Washington DC said the apparent cutback is a rescheduling of a wartime speedup in defense work.
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Des Moines
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Louis Levine
Washington, D. C
Commission
Whil Levine
U. S. Department of Labor
Levine
Korea
These Days on Europe and the coming balance of empires
George Sokolsky argues Europe divides into Western, Soviet and Muslim blocs, with four empires forming. He notes Western Europe’s population and steel limits, reliance on colonial powers, and Britain and France prioritizing colonies in shaping NATO and global power dynamics.
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Preservation of Remnants in an Imperial Era
A reflective feature notes the persistence of imperial memory amid modern shifts illustrated by archival images and cultural references. it discusses how past rulers endure in contemporary art and public memory.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Lookin Around by F D S and assorted notes
A collection of local items including a shopper sent by his mother to buy John son s Glo Coat and an overshoe mixup at Atlantic Memorial hospital where five men received wrong footwear. Also remarks on a Des Moines state convention, rumors about candidates, and a Denver cobra publicity stunt clipping from the Dorseys of Lakewood, Colorado.
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Atlantic
Denver
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Fluoridation Views Backed by Medical Bodies in Health Magazine
Editor’s note cites March issue of For Iown Health arguing fluoride in public water is safe. Dr. Chas H. Henshaw of Iowa Health says studies show no harmful effects and AMA and ADA endorse fluoridation, while others quoted in press are not accepted by major health groups. Also notes misdated church announcements in News Telegraph due to production error.
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Congress
Tennessee
Kefauver
Russell
Jamie Whitten
Mississippi
Henderson Lanham
Sidney Camp
Kefauver-ward
Bronka Hays
Arkanas
Sid McMath
House
Percy Priest
Here Couper
Ways and Means Committee
Estes Kefauver
Mason-Dixon
Iown Health
Chas. H. Henshaw
D.D.S
Iowa
Henshaw
American Medical Association
American Dental Association
A.M.A
First Congregational Church
Des Moines Iowa GOP adopts 14 point platform
The Iowa Republican convention approved a 14 point program including a farm plank from the Iowa Republican Farm Council with no floor opposition. It calls for an ever normal granary local control of farm programs by a bi partisan board and a permanent system of standby price supports. The platform also supports a national presidential primary and favorable legislative action on labor and foreign policy measures.
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Des Moines
Iowa Republican Farm Council
Iowa
Greater Glory Related to Economic Control Debate
Fragmentary quote discusses balancing national glory with price and government power. The line mentions the executive branch retaining economic controls, implying a policy or political contention about centralized authority. No clear event or individuals specified.
Merit Award To Atlantic Hi Y Organization
The Atlantic Hi Y received a merit certificate as a superior club at the spring conference of the southwest Iowa Hi Y Tri Hi Y and Y Teens in Clarinda Priday. About 834 attendees including youths and leaders took part, with Robert L. Larson Iowa attorney general as speaker on stronger morals. Greenfield Hi Y won the outstanding club trophy. Glenwood Hi Y ranked second.
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Atlantic Hi-Y
Southwest Iowa
Hi-Y
Clarinda Priday
Southwest
Hi-Y Leadership Award Honors Shenandoah Advisor
The YMCA awards its club leaders and presents the honor to Robert E. Roth, advisor of the Shenandoah Hi-Y club, for outstanding service over the past six years. New district Hi-Y officers include Wayne Welch Shenandoah president and June Skaggs Glenwood first vice president along with Darwin Linn Villisea second vice president and others.
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YMCA
Robert E. Roth
Shenandoah
Hi-Y
District Hi-Y
Wayne Welch
June Skaggs
Glenwood
Darwin Linn
Villisea
Dale Ballentine
Avoca
Mike McDermott
Greenfield
Dick Gibson
Corning
Plymouth County Records Highest Measles Toll
The state health department reported that Plymouth County had 316 measles cases in the week ending March 29, more than a third of Iowa’s 382 cases. Mitchell County had 40 and Woodbury 36 cases.
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Des Moines
Plymouth County
State Health Department
Mitchell County
Woodbury
Stolen Lawn Grass Reported in Grand Rapids
A Grand Rapids resident reports a theft of 50 square feet of grass from a residential lawn. The incident was noted locally with no further details on suspects or motive.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
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