Debating housing bills and past blame in Iowa
The piece argues against overemphasis on price ceilings and subsidies in the Wagner Ellender Taft and Patman housing measures while urging focus on building more homes for veterans. It assigns responsibility to both parties, notes local concerns in Eldora and Kraschel York, and calls for a practical long term program from new officials and a civilian committee.
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Patman
Wyatt
Washington
York
Kraschel
Eldora Mess
Iowa
Fred Cooper
Pearl Harbor
Kraschel and York Clash Over Eldora School Scandal
Former Gov. Nelson G Kraschel and Iowa Republican Chairman Willis York intensify debate over the August Eldora Training School for Boys incident. Kraschel assigns responsibility while York weighs cause and accountability in the controversy.
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Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Willis York
Iowa Training School For Boys
Eldora
Kraschel
Merit Based Old Age Security Plan for Congressmen
The newspaper urges consideration of a new pension plan for lawmakers. It supports setting salaries high enough to attract strong public servants and proposes a voluntary retirement system with a 5 percent salary contribution matched by the treasury. Retirement at 62 would yield civil-service level annuities, with benefits tempered compared with other groups.
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Iowa
Treasury
National Planning Association
American Political Science Association
Congress
Man Who Controls Powers He Creates
Robert Quillen argues that humans cannot always govern their creations. He notes money can serve, yet sometimes spirals out of control, wrecking economies and governments, as barter gave way to cash.
Tokens and prices shape world order and inflation dangers
A reflective piece traces money as tokens from gold to paper to modern dollars, arguing that labor values must balance with living costs. It cites inflation abroad and a failing system when tokens no longer reflect daily work and necessities, warning governments cannot fix minds and urging action before global peace and prosperity hinge on the AFL union saga with John L. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
China
Europe
Easter Bonnet Parade Preview Shows Blooming Millinery
The piece previews Easter Sunday parade fashion with women wearing elaborate bonnets and hats described as flowerpot like, noting that millinery styles preserve feminine identity while men’s hats remain unchanged for over a century.
Breakdown of Communications Service Costs and Public Responsibility
Paul Mallon argues that telephone and airmail monopolies harm national efficiency and public safety. He recalls delays in calls and mail, notes inconsistent ambulance and fire response risks, and urges accountability for monopolies impacting millions of dollars and critical services. The piece contrasts railroads with communications, criticizing postwar mail delays and telegraph issues.
Administration pushes for higher minimum wage expansion
The administration backs an amendment to raise the hourly minimum from 25 to 65 cents immediately and to 75 cents by 1950, with projected coverage expanding from 4 million to 6 million workers. Democratic leaders including Robert Hannegan mobilize support, signaling a strategic, politically charged push this year.
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Democratic National Committee
Hannegan
1946 to be a year of unrest in economy says experts
Washington observers warn that after the General Motors strike shortages will linger. wage and price battles may delay car production and slow the economy through 1946. multiple price-change filings and costly material costs threaten a slow recovery despite potential postwar boom.
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Ashington
General Motors
OPA
Washington
I Denounce Cold Weather Illness Fear In Children
Dr Wm Brady argues exposure to cold damp weather does not cause illness or change immunity. He dismisses phobias like cryophobia and hygrophobia while urging sensible nutrition and play for children regardless of climate.
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Wysterday
Fogey
Old Fogey School of Medicine
Rheumatism Arthritis Link and Calcium Deficiency Diet
A reader asks if knee pain from cold exposure is rheumatism or arthritis and suspects calcium deficiency from diet. The reply says cold exposure does not cause these conditions and calcium deficiency from milk dairy greens and nuts may contribute to symptoms. A pharmacist comments on guidance about dispensing terpin hydrate without prescription.
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J. W
J.M.M
Urgency of Food Crisis Draws Hoover From Fishing Trip
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson urged former President Hoover to Washington to help with the food crisis. Hoover left Key West after promising his family seven years of fishing, then traveled to advise on European grain needs and to study food problems for relief.
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Hoover
Washington
PA Sishington
Clinton Anderson
Herbert Hoover
Anderson
Key West
Fila
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman
Europe
Amity In Question Rouses War Talk In Detroit News
The Detroit News quotes Uncle Joe Stalin warning that future conflict would be incited by dirty capitalists. The piece notes a hypothetical one billion loan to Stalin as a conditional, implying acceptance only under current terms.
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Detroit News
Joe Stalin
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Yasinicron
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Childs
By David Lawrence
Bureau of the Census
Army
Navy
Beaees
Southern Opposition
Ellender
Louisiana
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Leo Goodman
CIO
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employer of America
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Schwellenbach
Interior
Ickes
Senate Labor Committee
Bowles
Lawrence
Wm. Brady
Personal Health
Drew Pearson
Minneapolis
Durham
South Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Maine
Franklin Roosevelt
Owen Brewster
Sen
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White House
Elizabeth May Craig
Portland
Masons
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