Iowa General Assembly closes with a productive record despite haste
The 49th Iowa General Assembly wrapped a workmanlike session with no new taxes, set tax valuations at 60 percent, revised state accounting, expanded old age pensions, funded a Des Moines office building, and advanced library and university projects. It redrew congressional and senatorial districts, raised rural teacher pay, created a pre marital blood test law, and supported defense industry boosts while noting gaps such as an anti jaywalking statute revision. The overall assessment praises a compact, efficient output as lawmakers returned for Easter.
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Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
National Defense
Defense
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Controlling prices in wartime economy questioned
The piece surveys the need for the new office of price administration under Leon Henderson to curb price spirals, hoarding, and profiteering while ensuring civilian supplies. It notes concerns about centralization, vague economic sanctions, and the difficulty of balancing consumer and producer interests during the emergency.
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Office of Price Administration
Leon Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Destruction of Berlin Opera House Hits Music Lovers
The German state opera house in Berlin was destroyed by British bombings to a sad reception among music lovers. The piece recalls how famous works from Wagner endured there, and notes that Nazi raids have spared no cathedral or hospital in their devastation across England as the RAF targets Berlin.
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Berlin
England
R.A.F
Coventry
Birmingham
Bristol
London
Three Steps on the Stair in Forted Newton’s Sermon
Dr Joseph Fort Newton outlines three spiritual steps in the Bible based on service to God. A servant obeys without question, a friend shares inward trials, and a son receives power to become. The piece celebrates the evolving intimacy with God from servant to friend to son.
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St. Paul
Jesus
Abraham
God
St. John
Robert Quillen on profits and Nazi influence in America
Essay cites foreign and domestic threats as journalists, business leaders, and entertainers risk aligning with Hitler for profit. It argues propaganda, boycotts, and biased reporting endanger liberty, urging Americans to prioritize honor over profits amid war tension.
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Hina
China
Japan
Germany
Hitler
America
South America
Europe
Asia
The Big Battle of the War Shifts to the Mediterranean
Paul Mallon reports that German and Italian forces are massing in Libya and near Suez with 160000 Germans and 100000 Italians to strike for the Suez. A German push on Gibraltar is possible as well as guns moved to Spain to threaten the British fortress. Salonika fall would aid Rhodes raids and Suez operations, endangering the British Mediterranean fleet.
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Spain
Mediterranean
Salonika
Rhodes
Suez
British Red Cross
Turkey
Russia
Syria
Iraq
Mosul
India
Roosevelt Links Neutral Egypt Move to Expanded War Effort
The piece notes FDR’s legalistic neutral stance toward Egypt to open the Suez to American ships, a step seen as critical in the war. It cites plans to produce 10 to 20 light and medium tanks daily and discusses Greenland bases as a stopover for planes to England opposed by Lindbergh who warns of poor air routes and bad weather.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Egypt
Suez
FDR
Greenland
England
Iceland
Lindbergh
Europe
Wiggam on War Motives and Selfish Aggression
Albert E Wiggam argues that wars stem from selfish conquest motives by aggressor nations. He cites Hitler Mussolini and others, noting war is born from propaganda and manipulation, not public desire.
Assessing Girls and Girls in the Workplace and Child Drawings
The piece discusses gender bias in employment, noting women face higher unpaid extra work and dismissal risks, with employers demanding more from women than men. It cites letters about secretaries doing all household tasks and more, contrasting with male expectations. It also covers experts claiming children's drawings reveal future academic success, citing Florence Goodenough, Carlotta Buehler, and Leight Peck as authorities.
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America
Florence Goodenough
Minnesota University
Europe
Carlotta Buehler
Vienna
Leight Peck
Texas University
Press Censorship Debate Over British Battleship Visit
Boake Carter argues voluntary press restraint is preferable to government censorship as a British battleship with a large crew arrives openly on the Atlantic coast. He notes Knox's push for suppression and cites newspapers that published and refused to publish photos and stories, urging less conspicuous timing and location to avoid aiding the enemy.
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Navy Yard
United States
Knox
Public War Censorship Debate on Secrecy vs Open Policy
The piece argues for full daylight handling of military secrets and criticizes the United States for an inconsistent foreign policy that pretends not to be at war while aiding wartime operations. It notes pressure for both voluntary and compulsory press censorship and questions constitutional implications.
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Knox
Chicago Daily News
Atlantic
German Library of Information
Berlin
Coast Guard
Washington Times-Herald
Baltimore Sun
New York Daily News
Germany
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