Possible Way Out Of Liquor Confusion
An Iowa beer bill seeks tighter controls on beer establishments by shifting enforcement to courts and a new state liquor department. It would empower officers and voters to file injunctions, with county attorneys pursuing cases, aiming to curb tavern violations and improve conditions amid broader calls for better state government and fair legislator compensation.
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Des Moines
State Department of Liquor and Beer Law Enforcement
Unfavorable Iowa Senate panel defers legislator pay hike
The Iowa Senate Governmental Affairs Committee recommended definite postponement of a bill to raise legislators salaries from 1000 to 1500 dollars and provide 500 dollars per session for expenses. It argued public service is patriotic duty and that a pay rise would set a risky example.
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Iowa
Senate Committee On Governmental Affairs
A Place for Snowballs
The piece reflects on a 13 year old who threw a snowball that struck a girl possibly endangering her sight. It warns that boys throw snowballs unthinkingly and suggests they use vacant lots to throw at stationary objects to avoid harm. It emphasizes responsibility while acknowledging a boyish urge to throw.
A Gossip Is Just a Showman Trying To Please an Audience
Robert Quillen analyzes gossip as vanity driven theater where spectators crave novelty. He shows how stories shrink with repetition yet storytellers embellish to maintain interest, risking truth for drama and audience attention.
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Out of the Past on Politics and Debt and Public Life
A rural column reflects on wealth by virtue rather than birth and laments political expectations. It weighs Mississippi sovereignty in Bilbo era politics, fiscal aims to reduce the national debt, and critiques tax dodging, government action, and federal influence on states. The piece derides radio ads, fertilizer praise, and cultural conversations feeding readers.
Bugs Baer Cartoon Satire on Postwar Losers
The strip suggests five nations Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland suffered postwar penalties after accepting terms. It claims they were stripped of much of their armed forces and saddled with long lasting economic burdens while the winners remained untroubled. The tone mocks the losers and notes their renewed wisdom but persistent gloom.
Industry values war experience by hiring officers
Adm Moreell and other generals are moving into top private sector roles, signaling a shift that military leadership and organizational skill are prized in industry. The trend suggests government cuts will push talent into private firms, with Seabees founder Moreell exemplifying effective wartime administration transferable to big business.
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Washington
Adm
Ben Moreel
United States Navy
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Adm. Moreell
Navy
Moreell
Seabees
Naval Academy
Republicans Who Groused on McKellar Now Jump On His Bandwagon
Republicans who crit icized Kenneth McKellar’s senile leadership now back his anti Lilienthal stance as he chairs the Atomic Energy Commission. The Tennessee senator’s years of feuding and pork barrel tactics are cited, with critics noting past GOP complaints about waste and patronage. The piece argues the shift shows political opportunism, not principle.
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McKellar
Ashington
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Naval Hospital
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mayflower Hotel
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Chesley Jurney
Jurney
J. Ross Eakin
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Interior Department
Gordon Browning
Crump
Memphis
Pearl Harbor
Browning
Cornelius Wickersham
Lilienthal
McKellar-Crump
New York Tribune
Congress
Republicans Face Crucial Test An Editorial
The Christian Science Monitor editors warn that GOP leaders face a decisive choice between a narrow isolationist stance and a broader progressive path. They commend restraint on bureaucracy and federal economy but urge strong support for reciprocal trade agreements to avoid economic relapse.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Congress
GOP Should Use Scalpel Not Axe on Budget
Marquis Childs argues for careful, patient trimming of postwar budget requests, warning against sweeping cuts to defense and public functions. He cites defense spending as sacred, urges Republicans to resist demagogic attacks on atomic energy leadership, and stresses the need for responsible, measured fiscal policy.
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Marquis Childs
Gop
Arthur Compton
New York Herald Tribune
Republican Party
Congress
P.M.T
Marines
Water myth and health tips in personal health column
A reader questions the need for heavy water intake while the doctor writer argues hydration should match thirst and notes no proof that excess water cleanses or extends health. The column covers digestion, meal timing, dairy milk guidance, vitamin B complex as a heart tonic, and a teen dietary query with tailored weight guidance.
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C.S.H
Joslin
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