Uniform Building Code Could Ease Iowa Housing Shortage
The article argues Iowa must adopt a uniform building code to reduce housing shortages and fire losses. It notes endorsements from key builder and engineering groups and calls for extending minimum safety standards to smaller cities and all housing, not just larger municipalities.
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Iowa
Iowa Fire Chiefs Association
League of Iowa Municipalities
Master Builders of Iowa
Associated General Contractors of Iowa
American Institute of Architects
Journeymen Plumbers of
Master Plumbers of Iowa
Iowa Engineering Society
American Society of Civil Engineers
Iowa Inspectors Association
Advertising Drives Mass Production and Lower Prices
A church publication criticizes the U S spending on war prep and luxuries while donations to church lag. It argues advertising funds enable mass production and broader distribution, creating jobs and lower costs, and defends advertising as essential to selling more goods.
Dewey Pushes Special Meeting for GOP Leadership
Gov. Dewey urged a 1949 special Republican convention to decide whether the party remains with the conservative old guard or shifts to a liberal reform image. The plan drew support from figures like Earl Warren and Harold Stassen among others as factions clash ahead of the Jan committee meeting.
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Dewey
G.O.P
Tashington
University Club
Wendell Illkie
Philip
W.r. Stautld
California
Earl Warren
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
George Aiken
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Ray Baldwin
Connecticut
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
Alexander Smith
New Jersey
James Kern
Missouri
Old Guard
Henry Allace
Republican National Committee
Out of the Past What can we see back to a successful soldier
The line from Walter Scott asks what a reader can recall as a soldier's successful traits. It reflects on memory of valor and service, inviting contemplation of martial virtue and retrospective honor.
Wade's Wit on fair dealing and temperance talk
In a light column Wade critiques Marshall aid beneficiaries selling back aluminum, notes a Kansas temperance advocate and Omar’s tavern reference, and quips that Bonnie Prince Charlie’s peachy looks mask a common nickname origin for Chuck.
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Marshall-aid
Kansas
Old Omar
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Chuck
Christmas customs shared by local residents
Several residents describe holiday traditions from opening presents on Christmas morning to placing the tree weeks early. Others mention oyster stew on Christmas Eve, baking cookies, hanging stockings, or attending church programs and family gatherings.
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W. White
Nue NW
H. R. Hickey
Center Point Road
Fred Merritt
Twenty-third Street
Errant Elector Highlights Need to Reform Electoral College
A Tennessee elector defected from the Democratic ticket in the Electoral College revealing the system's flaws. The piece urges adopting the Lodge amendment to allocate electoral votes proportionally to candidate strength, arguing it would boost turnout and better reflect national will. It calls on the President to back constitutional reform for a truly national presidency.
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Tennessee
Gov. Thurmond
Electoral College
The Days of Joe Bill Vaughan Nostalgia Piece
The modern garage is a fascinating place with a control tower bright lights interns in white coats and vats to sterilize grease guns. This contrasts with the old days when you told Joe what was wrong and he fixed it.
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Bill Vaughan
Kansas City Star
Joe
We Can Hardly Do Less Than Provide Suitable Site for U.N.
Marquis Childs argues the United Nations must have a proper headquarters in New York, noting a 65 million dollar loan and Rockefeller donated site, but clashes persist among Webb and Knapp Moses and city plans. He recalls the refugee fate of the world body and urges New York to provide a suitable location.
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U.N
Ashington
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Congress
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Webb and Knapp
Rockefeller
Doughty
Robert Moses
City Construction
Board of Estimate
William O’dwyer
Webb and
Knapp
Webb
Moses
New York City
Football Not for Immature Says Health Director
Dr. William Brady argues grade and high school football harms growing children. He urges parents teachers and school boards to oppose interscholastic football and favor class based activities tests of skill and speed over endurance contests and public spectacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health and Physical Education Department
Community letters mourn Riel Cross and urge civic ideals
The forum notes Riel Cross's passing and praises his drum corps influence on youth and community. Readers discuss pensions for city workers, public funding for arts, education equity, and boosting children's self expression while urging cooperation and fair treatment.
Pushing Eldora HANKS in Eldora case debate
A letter argues for action on the Eldora case and criticizes Des Moines politics. The writer calls for discipline, criticizes Republicans, and urges publishing names of the board and connected individuals. The piece critiques a proposed concentration camp type institution and suggests Democrats might improve outcomes.
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Hanks
Eldora
Iowa
Cooper
Des Moines
Citizens Committees
More music and reading in schools urged by advocates
Music for ALL Children calls for expanded in school programs emphasizing music literacy and access to instruments for every student. They urge integrating music appreciation across all grades and reducing emphasis on comics to boost cultural education.
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Gazette
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Harry V. Wade
Wade
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Childs
William Brady
the People’s Forum
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Riel Cross
Ariel
Cedar Rapids
Cross
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Stella J. Bachelder
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