Iowa’s Shameful Per Day Cost for Juvenile Reform
A column marks the anniversary of a boy’s death at the Iowa Training School and urges funding to rehabilitate wayward youth. It notes Iowa spends 361 per day, far less than Wyoming Illinois California and others, and contrasts with national averages while calling for legislative action to raise care funding.
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Iowa Training School
Fred Cooper
Iowa
Wyoming
Illinois
Louisiana
Massachusetts
California
American Prison Association
Tennessee
New Mexico
Georgia court upholds county unit vote system for governor
A three judge federal court upheld Georgia's county unit vote method used to elect governor Eugene Talmadge despite not winning the statewide popular vote. The opinion notes that the electoral college can also yield presidents without a majority vote and argues the system serves no current purpose.
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State of Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Electoral College
Cain proposes one man copyright authority for all US writing
George Sokolsky reports novelist James N. Cain's idea for a single author authority to own copyright and bar periodicals or radio and film outlets from publishing works by writers who refuse to join. He argues this would control "outlaw" writers and force publishers to obtain rights through the authority, likening Cain's plan to Petrillo's music ban and warning of civilizational risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James N. Cain
United States
Cain
Mr. Cain
ASCAP
Screen Writers’ Guild
Radio Writers’ Guild
Albert Einstein
Gertrude Stein
Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mark Twain
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Clarence Budington Kelland
Lloyd C. Douglas
Ellery Queen
Dashiell Hammett
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Walter Davenport
Fulton Oursler
Octavus Roy Cohen
Joe Doakes
We Go Too Much by Labels in US Foreign Policy
Marquis Childs argues that policy makers rely on labels rather than economic realities. He cites Bolivia and President Villaroel where rushed judgments masked efforts to raise living standards for Indians and reduce tin magnate influence, urging careful long-term analysis.
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Bolivia
Gualberto Villaroel
United States
Childs Nazis
America
Villaroel
Laurence Duggan
State Department
Foreign Economic Administration
South America
Government vacation amid economic worries and Latin upheaval
Column argues Congress and the President hid from duty this summer hurting postwar recovery. It warns of wage and price pressures, monopolies by big unions and big business, and a looming economic crisis. It cites Bolivia’s reform era and US tin contracts as missed opportunities for fair labor terms.
Doctor Brady's Clinic Tale and Ear Wax Mystery
A physician recalls opening an office in Penn Yan and misread signs that drew patients, then treats a grocer with elephant cough caused by ear wax blockage. He explains ear canal nerves triggering cough and shares vitamin A health anecdotes and a fragmentary patient dialogue.
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Penn Yan
Rochester
Canandaigua
Wm. Brady
Dr. Bunco
Gordiepad
Bill
Iowa Motto: Best State Yet Not In Training Schools
The passage contrasts Iowa's proud motto with the failing performance of the training school and other state institutions, implying the state lags behind national standards in these areas. It highlights a perceived gap between pride in state institutions and their actual quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Authority loosens reins on nonresidential building
The Civilian Production Administration transfers control of all nonresidential construction except industrial to Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt. The move signals a swift budget slash option for Wyatt and raises questions about accountability for unmet veteran housing goals before cold weather. Wyatt’s ability to speed home construction for veterans remains to be tested.
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Wilson Wyatt
John D
Wyatt
Smail
Money Buys Service: To Get More You Must Serve More
An essay by Robert Quillen argues that money comes from service not status. It contends Americans must develop valuable skills to earn more and that rewards reflect the world’s need for a person’s work. It contrasts salaries, education, and the worth of various services, urging personal contribution over status symbols.
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Zanuck
Unnions
Wrinkles, Faces, and the Stage in a Parisian Pitch
The speaker mocks a Paris face fact that claims to erase wrinkles for 500 francs while confessing skepticism of beauty fads. He reflects on aging, his own rough mug, and the actor’s career tied to appearance, joking he might publish a list of male stars with altered features someday.
The G I Soldier and the Quiet Quest for Peace
An editor notes the universal war experience across races and ages. Soldiers endured mud, fear, fatigue, and kinship in battle, then faced return to a divided home where race and memory collide. The piece honors their burden and unresolved questions about future wars.
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Duggan
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Washington
Lawrence
Meena
Ton
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Tin Cartel
Ernest Galarza
Pan-American Union
Galarza
Tin Trust
North America
Iran
J. T
M. H. BR
Robert Quillen
Quillen
Bugs” Baer
Paris
George Clark
By Debs Myers
Mater
G.I
Mississippi
Manila
Oklahoma
Jake Privett
Luxembourg
Blytheville, Ark
John Padgett
Blue Hills
Chattanooga
Siegfried Line
South Carolina
Sima
Athens
Tenn
Theny
Verdunce White
Chicago
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