Roaming Editor Reports Berry Picking and River Life
F D S writes from Swedmark Lodge Bemidji Minnesota detailing a fishing trip along the Mississippi and berry gathering. He notes big northern catches, wild berries including June berries and Saskatoons, and bears seen or shot nearby. He laments hazardous farm highways and promotes Farm Safety awareness while anticipating muskies.
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Swedmark Lodge
Bemidji
Minn
Mississippi
Woodyman
Ares
Minnesota
Minneapolis
North
Canada
F. D
Rain and Work in the Night of One Worker
A fragmentary verse noting a man asking for work to aid a boy, whispered warnings of danger, and a fatal accident. The speaker reflects on memory, wisdom, and the tragic cost of labor, with imagery of rain, bone, and longing for rain’s sweetness.
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Somenes
Walnut Lights Out Causes Postponed Games
Walnut-Walnut faced a blackout Tuesday from 8 30 to 5 00 while a transfer to a new engine stalled this summer. The engine for ap e pe p natural gas or oil caused the outage disrupting players and postponing all games under the lights.
More Owners Manage Iowa Farms as Owner-Operated Share Hits High
Des Moines report based on the annual farm census shows tenants operating 50.4 percent of Iowa’s farm acres this spring, a third straight year of decline in owner-operated shares. The census tallies 84,710,224 acres of town farms with 49.6 percent owned by the operators.
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Des Moines
Clyde Spry
Iowa
Frank Syndow dies in Nebraska
Griswold Frank Syndow aged 34 of Rushville Nebraska died suddenly Sunday. His sister Mrs J L Jenkins and Mr Jenkins of Griswold attended the funeral in Griswold on Tuesday. He leaves his parents the John Syndows and a number of brothers and sisters in Rushville. Neighbors finished putting up his hay Monday.
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Griswold
Frank Syndow
Rushville
Neb
J.L. Jenkins
Jenkins
John Syndows
Mail Subscription Rates by Duration and Region
The document lists subscription prices by duration and region. Rates for in state and out of state options are shown, including by mall in Cang and adjoining counties and by mail to Canada. Prices range from 80c for one month to 97.00 for one year in some regions.
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Cang
Iowa
Canada
Mobilization chiefs upbeat over gutted controls bill
The Washington Merry Go Round reports mobilization leaders cheered the weakened controls bill after a closed meeting called by Eric Johnston. DiSalle cracked jokes while Leon Keyserling warned that defeats may be smaller than feared as he and others assess the bill's fate.
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Washington
Congress
Eric Johnston
Price
Mike DiSalle
Berryman
di Salle
Leon Keyserling
George Taylor
George
Johnston
Tidelands
Texas
California
Louisiana
New York
Philadelphia
Harold Ickes
Hill
Alabama
Supreme Court
Case
South Dakota
Congressional
Government Printing Office
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Joint Committee On Printing
Hayden
Dangerous Work in Red Uranium Mines Revealed by Voice
Washington report quotes Voice of America eyewitnesses from a Russia controlled uranium mine near the east German Czech border. Miners descend 490 feet on slick wooden ladders amid outdated methods, with nine killed and fifteen injured in a recent accident near Zwickau.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Voice of America
East Germany
Leningrad
Apid
Zwickau
Frohnsa
An Interesting Definition of Republicans and Democrats
George E. Sokolski reviews Representative Jacob Javits's attempt to distinguish parties. He argues the lines have blurred between Republicans and Democrats, with Fabian socialism rising under Roosevelt and Truman and voters choosing individuals rather than mandates.
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Jacob K. Javits
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Herbert Hoover
Robert A. Taft
Thomas
K. Hoover
Hhe
Taft
Jav‘Ra
Mark Hanna
Javits
Roosevelt
Truman
Ely
Dewey
South
Byrnes
Byrd
Russell
George
Texas
Oklahoma
Harry Truman
Paul Douglas
United States
Whig Party Vanishes From American Life
A 1951 King Features Syndicate item notes the Whig Party’s disappearance as it lost meaning in American life, reflecting on its historical decline and the era’s political realignments.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Des Moines Builds First Push Button Parking Place
Des Moines plans a $600000 pioneer parking facility powered by elevator and crane systems. The nine story glass structure in downtown Des Moines will open by Sept 1 with car movement controlled by a push button operator. The Bowser system, devised by Sim Bowser of Baltimore, marks the first purchase of its kind in the country.
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Des Moines
V C
Sim) Bowser
Baltimore
Simple Health Rules For Hot Summer Weather
Des Moines reporting that the state department of health urges Iowans to stay comfortable in heat by wearing loose light clothing, eating a balanced diet with fewer heavy foods, drinking water and juice, exercising moderately, and getting regular medical checkups.
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Des Moines
Doam of Health
Senators discuss slaughtering issue in price control talks
Washington senators Maybank and Bricker spar over scrapping or softening OPS slaughter quotas as a levy to curb black markets. The conference committee considers extending economic controls while the OPS defends fixed monthly slaughter limits to prevent illegal bidding and price ceilings.
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Washington
Senato Maybank
D-80
Congress
Bricker
Ohio
Office of
OPS
University of Iowa to Offer Civil Defense Course
Professor Carl Menzer, Iowa civil defense adviser, announced the first in a series of civil defense courses at the University of Iowa in August 2024. The program aims to train volunteers on bombing effects chemical and biological warfare and disasters like fire and flood, with 50 participants in the inaugural session.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Carl Menzer
Iowaivil Defense Advisory Committee
Menzer
No dates announced for future training courses
The article notes that courses will run as needed to supply trained volunteers but provides no dates for any subsequent offerings. It adds a safety tip that pedestrians wear white at night on highways.
ECA Plans Bold New Aid Program for Europe
The New York Times reports the Economic Cooperation Administration with President Truman's approval has prepared a master plan to revitalize western Europe. The plan aims to defend Marshall era nations, support civilian economies, and raise living standards through a novel production assistance drive and detailed execution strategy.
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New York
New York Times
Economic Cooperation Administration
Truman
Western
Europe
Washington
Louis Stark
Stark
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