Council Bluffs debates city manager form of government
Readers consider replacing the presented government with a city manager. Critics argue that current officials tolerate graft and permit open gambling and drunken driving, while supporters cite a manager system’s track record of reducing graft and improving law enforcement in neighboring areas.
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Coumol Bluffs
Raness Cory
Council Bluffs
Ois Virona
Tiway Patrol
Omaha
Pothawattanee
Truck congestion on Chestnut Street prompts signage idea
Letter urges city to enforce curb and driveway rules on Chestnut Street to stop trucks from blocking traffic. Proposes erecting clear signs to warn truckers, many outsiders, about unloading only when necessary to keep streets passable.
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Chestnut Street
Cheatnut Street
New Drugs Promise Relief From Major Ailments
The article highlights advances in medicines for arthritis and palsy, and notes rapid progress in polio cancer and heart disease research. It argues these scientific strides herald a new era reducing human suffering and lifting the burden of old illnesses.
Editorial Briefs on school start and fundraising drive
The column notes school term begins quieting the neighborhood youth after summer. It predicts broadcast storms from Florida coast as future propaganda and urges renewed 4-H funding after the fair, citing $30,000 raised from under 700 donors and urging solicitors to widen the donor base.
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
Poem notes hay fever sufferers envy the healthy and warns readers to appreciate good health. It contrasts allergy misery with a lucky man who avoids symptoms and headaches. The piece ends with a highway safety reminder to obey signs like Slow Curve and Speed Limit for protection.
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Edgar A. Guest
Rate of New Polio Cases Slackening Across Nation
The Associated Press reports 1049 polio cases today pushing total past 19 500 while new infections ease. About 9000 cases from August 18 to 27 show over a 20 percent drop from the prior nine day span though still above 4 000 for early August. Declines are seen in six states including Alabama Arkansas Illinois Kansas North Dakota and Maine.
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Associated Press
Alabam
Arkansas
Clingis
Kansas
North Dakota
Maine
Strike Strands Most Boone Trucks Amid Pay Dispute
A one week transfer company strike blocks Boone operations with nineteen Wilson and Standley drivers and helpers idle. Only company officials’ trucks run as picketing continues. Workers demand 1.10 dollars per hour with time and a half after four hours.
Atlantic News-Telegraph Rates and Publication Details
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists evening publication except Sunday, with editor F D Simpson. Rates by carrier in Atlantic: one month 70 cents, six months 3.60, one year 7.00. Mail rates vary by region, from within Iowa to U S and Canada, with multiple term options and prices.
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News-Telegraph Pub. Corp
F. D. Simpson
Ue News
Atlantic
Iowa
Mass
U. S
Canada
Washington Merry-Go-Round finds Truman facing Steel Board clash
President Truman weighs a contested nomination to head the War Materials Board amid a clash over ties to U S Steel. Senate confirmation battles heat as rivals urge independent leadership and cautions against private industry influence. California Republicans also clash amid calls for clean government and leadership.
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Robert S. Allen
Saya
Truman
Wallgren
Llvenfrit
U.S
California
Young Doctor Dies Of Disease He Fought Polio
Detroit reports the death of Dr Karl Jones Jr aged 27 from polio nine days after entering Henry Ford Hospital He had moved from Tulsa Oklahoma to Pompeii Michigan in response to a widow’s advertisement by Dr D C Hall’s widow in the recent deaths case The obituary notes his work against polio and his relocation to serve in the state
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Detroit
Pompeii, Mich
Karl Jones, Jr
Henry Ford Hospital
Pompeii Fron
Tulsa
Okla
D.C. Hall
Clarke Do Not Expect Reappointment To White House Panel
New York cb Gilmore J Clarke a leading figure in the unsuccessful effort to block President Truman’s plan for a back porch at the White House says he does not expect to be reappointed chairman of the Time sits commission. He notes he is only carrying out the provision that no daetuker shall serve until his successor is appointed. The commission acts as an advisory body regarding public building. Do not drink and drive.
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Meira
Washington
Tra Mane
Auecher
Tenes Senate
Pest
Carl Phronfritz
VV. Steel Corporation
Tie Piatsoniab Security Resources
Alboower Agen
Bas
Bent Fedrron
Wadhues
Scrvice Coommuttor
Vann Tandon Jobson
de. Tes
Wayne Moree
Uit
Johnson
Gould
Jontnasen
Proverhanert
Aby
Oman
Dar
Sleenfritz
Marie
New York
Gilmore J. Clarke
Truman
White House
Tine
Tam
Daetuker
Army Engineers Target of New Lobby Probe
Rep Samuel Quel named the Army Engineers as the focus of a prospective congressional inquiry into lobbying. House committee leaders expect a fast start once back from recess, with Sabai claiming a record level of lobbying activity and spending. He noted 1,900 registered lobbyists with many more unregistered.
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Army Engineers NO
Washington
Sabath Quel
Aries
Uthiades
Jugs
Sabai
Pepmoerers Doabies
Railroads Use Water To Pack Long Distance Channel
American railroads consume about 567 billion gallons of water annually for all needs. If poured into a channel it could fill a 600 foot wide and nine foot deep passage from New York to San Francisco.
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New York
San Francisco
Fire suit weighs eight pounds guards against roaring blaze
Air material command scientists unveil a new fire fighting suit weighing eight pounds that protects from head to toe and lets a man stand within two feet of a fire fueled by 200 gallons of gasoline.
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Air Material Command
Fragmented OCR Chronicle Sketches Political and Social Rants
An incoherent OCR page fragment mentions figures like Wedemeyer and Rosin with scattered political commentary. The text references freedom, subscription debates, and warnings about subversive activity. Names, places, and dates are largely illegible, but the piece reads as a chaotic concert of wartime era lines and editorial snatches.
Wiley Rutledge ILI in Maine Hospital
Fragmentary OCR mentions Wiley Rutledge ILI in Maine hospital.street noise and garbled phrases appear. Court references hint at a trial or legal matter alongside unclear notes about events and places.
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Wiley Rutledge Ili
Maine
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