Tax Cuts Must Reflect Intelligent Economy
Editorial argues Republicans will cut taxes and government expenses but warns against harmful payroll cuts. It cites Rep. Taber cutting 6,000 IRS agents while revenue is high and fraud losses rise, urging careful, fact based budgeting without harming services. It emphasizes efficiency, not politics, in pursuing sound tax relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genator Taft
Ohio
Congress
Truman
Rep. Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Internal Revenue Department
Treasury Department
Department
Treasury
Democratic Party
Political promises on cuts face cautious plan
The statement argues that reductions are possible and overdue yet must be made wisely, criticizing hot air promises. It stresses prudence and careful decision making in implementing any budget cuts.
Free auto testing lanes to return this spring
Des Moines reports the reestablishment of a free vehicle testing lane run by the police department, Young Men's Bureau and local firms. Last year hundreds used the service with many cars failing initially and then passing after repairs. The city conducts year round testing with a 50 cent fee and rewards drivers who fix defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edar Rapids
Police Department
Young Men's Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa City
More Sports for Girls Expands High School Association
The state high school girls athletic association creates a full time executive secretary post with R H Chisholm named to the role and Des Moines to house offices. The move aims to broaden beyond basketball to include swimming golf and tennis and to promote broader sports for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Los Angeles A City Giants Boast Yet Lingers as Community
Malcolm Bingay surveys Los Angeles as a city of boosters and fame. He notes a young, unsettled civic identity despite wealth and a transient population. The aristocracy excludes film stars while industry grows beyond its rough beginnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessa Angeles
America
Los Angeles
New York
Golconda
Wisdom of Sunshine and Rain
A concise proverb themed note contrasts happiness to a sunbeam and adversity to spring rain, illustrating how minor shadows can alter joy and how trials accompany growth.
Bachelor President Hypothetical Moves in White House
A speaker imagines a bachelor president serving a single six year term with no committees or nominations. He cites a letter from 67 prominent supporters urging a six year term for future proxies of the realm and notes the urge to avoid partisan ceremony or public bows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
New Dealers and the Constitution's true limits on freedom
Paul Mallon argues the Constitution aimed for broad individual liberty and limited government. He contends New Deal interpretations misread rights to mean extensive state power, warning that excess government undermines freedom and risks dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weater
Draft Truman meeting fuels Democratic push and vigor
Democratic leaders from Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Virginia meet with President Truman in the White House to discuss national affairs with Sullivan and top officials. The session aims to boost a Draft Truman drive while stressing unity to pressure Republicans and highlight policies on the budget labor bureau and foreign aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Harry Truman
White House
Emmauffey Miller
Sullivan
Washington
Truman's Anti-Tax Cut Stand Hurts Democrats
Washington column notes a $210000 dinner where officials lobbyists and politicians pay 100 per plate to fund campaigns amid Truman's veto threats on tax cuts. It argues the president's stance harms his party and may aid Republicans in 1948 by highlighting budget surpluses and miscalculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Democratic Party
Capitol Hill
Positive health and vite for long life
The piece argues for teaching positive health over symptom chasing, promoting a diet change away from refined white flour toward nutrient rich foods and daily supplements of calcium phosphorus iodine riboflavin thiamine and vitamin D. It notes the typical youth avoid health exams without symptoms and cites blood counts with a nurse’s query and a corrective target of 4.5 to 5.0 million red cells per cubic millimeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Wallace's England trip stirs peace policy controversy
Marquis Childs argues Wallace’s planned greeting to Britain’s Labour MPs and his stance on Greece Turkey risks riding anti Truman sentiment and provokes a polarized climate. He notes allied signs in Britain favoring Soviet ties and warns Wallace’s visit could amplify wartime rhetoric and fringe opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Henry Wallace
Congress
Wallace
Britain
Labor Party
American Congress
C. B. Baldwin
Baldwin
Farm Security Administration
Department of
Greece
Russia
Ernest Bevin
Wales
United States
Iowa
Westchester County
N. Y
Truman
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Malcolm Bingay
California
Bingay
Will Rogers
Kansas City
Elphia
Bugs” Baer
George Clark
Paul Mallon
Mallon
Drew Pearson
Mrs. Miller
Gael
Gael Sullivan
Margaret Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Chicago Victory
James Tunnell
Chicago
Tunner
David Lawrence
Tunnell
Michigan
Congressman Crawford
John Taber
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Perle Mesta
Oklahoma
Ed Pritchard
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Democratic National Committee
Sam Rayburn
Lawrence
Sen
Martin
Pittsburgh
Bar Department
Frances Perkins
Greon Roe
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Concilation Service
Labor Department
National Committee
By David Lawrence
Wm. Brady
F. R
Marquis Childs
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Turkey
Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
United Nations
U.S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!