Editorial Briefs Reflect on Politics and Public Health
Ex governor Krasche pursues last minute prison housing fixes while cautioning on concessions at Rome. Ruppert’s death marks end of an era for the Yankees. Smallpox vaccination urged after a Brayton boy’s death. Interest grows in Forest City basin oil hopes, though claims remain unproven. Mooney verdict questioned. Congress urged to correct past errors. Emphasis on trimming government waste from federal to local levels with a taxpayer slogan urging buy less and pay less.
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Towa
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Comptroller spars with TVA on costly furniture antics
Washington report: Acting Comptroller General Richard Elliott grills TVA officials over extravagant furniture purchases in Washington offices. The piece notes WPA relief cuts debated in Congress with a target around 600 million, potential wage reductions, and political maneuvering as Roosevelt faces pressure on relief funding.
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Dodge
Congress
WPA
Garner
FDR
Monopoly Committee
SEC
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Washington
Richard Elliott
TVA
Drew
Pearson
Elliott
Reed F. Martin
Robert 8. A
Martin
Whittle
Roosevelt
Daily Knowledge Test for Readers on Page Answers
The quiz asks ten questions on geography history science and culture. Questions cover Leningrad’s river mouth U S Children’s Bureau department Suez Canal engineer Cairos country planetoid nearest Earth bell set in a church tower instrument for liquid density Penobscot River state chimpanzee habitat and more.
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Leningrad
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Cairo
Penobscot River
Ancient Egyptians Liked Flowers
Ancient Egyptians adorned homes with cut flower bouquets and fragrant arrangements. The practice reflects daily life and decorative customs in ancient Egypt.
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Ancient
Egypt
County Legion and Auxiliary Meeting Held in Cumberland
More than 100 attended the Cumberland County Legion and Auxiliary meeting at the Cumberland American Legion hall. Talks on Legion work were given by Mrs. R. B. Laird of Sidney and A. W. Huber of Council Bluffs. The program included a reading by George Hopley of Atlantic and a vocal duet by the Rausch sisters of Cumberland.
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Cumberland
Case County Legion Land Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
R. B. Laird
Sidney
A. W. Huber
Council Bluffs
George Hopley
Atlantic
Rausch Sisters
C. J. Frank
Griswold
Ivan Brown
The Vicar of Bray Based on a Real Cleric
London Answers asserts the poem honors Simon Aleyn the Bray Berkshire priest who kept his living under Edward VI Mary and Elizabeth by shifting his religious stance to match each ruler.
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Bray
London Answers Magazine
Simon Aleyn
Berkshire
Edward VI
Elizabeth
Rich Boy Delivers Toy to Street Shins Players
A limousine stops in a poor West Thirty fifth block as a well dressed woman exits with a baby basket. A eight year old boy in the back watches street shinny games, joins momentarily with a golf club, then returns to the car as an amused chauffeur aims to keep his job. Also notes reader cards, artist Bernie Angus, Arkansas birth tale, and taxi driver Lombardo.
Politeness Builds Trade Says Times Square Barber
Frank, a Times Square barber, argues courtesy costs nothing and pays dividends. He claims politeness to customers has earned him most of his trade, calling manners a key part of good barbering.
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Frank
Times Square
McNaught Syndicate
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Jake Hays
The poem recalls Jacob Hays the first New York police chief famed for calm bravery and steady leadership during riots and crime. It highlights his heroic form and resolve to enforce law without a gun, standing through upheaval in the city.
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New York
Jake Hays
Jacob
Jacob Hays and the fearless clean up of a region
A dramatic reminiscence recalls Jacob Hays as a fearless sleuth who used bare hands to subdue troublemakers, imprison them, and drive them from town. The account praises his stern plan and common sense when science offered no clues to the scaffold, noting a recent book details his bowling and early heroics.
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Jacob Hays
Jacob
George Matthew Adams
Tax cut proposal promises five dollar weekly family savings
A proposal argues that halving taxes would save about five dollars per week for each family, presenting potential direct financial relief though no legislative details are provided. The text emphasizes personal impact and repeats the figure of five dollars weekly.
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Bave
Landmands National Bank Holds Annual Meeting in Kimballton
The Landmands National Bank held its annual stockholders meeting in the gymnasium hall on Tuesday afternoon. Former directors Dr. P. Lee Anker Hald Alfred Nissen Thomas Christensen and A M Petersen were reelected. The year's financial statement showed a strong year. A three course lunch followed. The board will meet next Tuesday evening to organize.
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Kimballton
Landmand National Bank
Dr. P. Lee
Anker Hald Alfred Nissen
Thomas Christensen
A.M. Petersen
I Wood
News-Telegraph Briefs From Today
Fragmentary text presents a chaotic jumble of phrases and stray letters. No coherent events, persons, or locations are identifiable from the readable portions.
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Atlantic News-Telegraph
News and Telegraph
News-Telegraph Publishing Corporation
F. D. Simpson
Des Moines
Iowa Daily Prose Association
John D. Zug
406 Shops
Washington, D. C
Washington News Service
Eye Street
N.W
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Case
Mafl
Cass
U. S
Canada
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
Krasche
Hitler
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Rome
Britain
Jacob Ruppert
Colonel Ruppert
New York Yankees
Yankees
Forest City
Missouri
Mooney
California
ALO Sk
Etpearri
State Department
Hawaii
William King
Utah
Johan G. Alexander
Minnesota
Troyanovsky
Cohen
Corcoran
Senate
Cohen and
Kelly
Cactus Jack
Cohen and Corcoran
Patent Office of the
Commerce Department
Patent Office
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hughes
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
County Legion and Auxiliary Meeting
C. B. Driscoll
Bernie Angus
Howard Angus
Judsonia
Ark
Little Rock
O. Henry
Angus
Tennessee
Arkansas
Antonio Lombardo
Little Boy Blue
Walt Mason
Paw
Wen
Lars Srantin
John
Cecil O. Williams
Jpseph Wheatley
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