Solution of Delinquent Youth Problem Begins at Home
A Cedar Rapids editorial argues for serious thought on teen delinquency and the need for parent involvement. It discusses Club One-9-Teen, wartime youth centers, funding, management, and proposals to broaden activity and create neighborhood parent councils for better supervision of teens.
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Massachusetts
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Cedar Rapids
Dick Buresh
Young Men's Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Young Men’s Bureau
City Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Public Schools
Ministerial Association
Y.M.C.A
Wilson High School
Council For Social Planning
Allied Industrial League
Deha
Sally
Mary
The Significance of Equilibrium in Mill Era Thought
A guest editorial discusses Stuart Mill gaining stature after intellectual balance. It contrasts his early radical influence with later humane reform, urging modern leaders to pursue balanced education and open inquiry to achieve stable yet dynamic equilibrium for society and civilization.
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Braye Stuart Mill
Chile
Latin America
Moscow
Pacific
Chilean
Leave England Alone The Forty Ninth State Inquiry
A satirical piece argues against altering the U S political map by adding an affidavit for a forty ninth state. It jokes about royal involvement, Egypt’s status, and potential colonial claims while dismissing future mergers and Irish senators.
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England
Union
Senate
People germs and small change at St Xavier’s academy
A Providence study finds bacteria cling to pennies and nickels but not to dimes quarters or half dollars. The piece notes people rarely keep coins for small purchases and compares human behavior to germ behavior, suggesting the finding may be more surprising than the science.
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St. Xavier's Academy
Providence
Collier’s Weekly
Saturday Evening Post
Woolworth
Kress
Taft Faces Setbacks Within His Own Party
Robert A. Taft of Ohio loses momentum as GOP allies thwart labor bill plans and a 20 percent across the board tax cut. Despite early power in Capitol Hill, his push for a 1948 presidential run looks dimmer as intra party opposition and stalled legislation mount.
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Taft
Ashington
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
United States
Wendell Willkie
John Adams
Joan Quincy Adams
Philadelphia
Willkie
Tom Dewey
Capitol Hill
Labor Committee
Sen. Aiken
Vermont
Truman
Capitol
Taft’s stumbles over Lilienthal nomination for Atomic Energy post
Hill notes Taft's rush to block Lilienthal without waiting for the atomic committee report. He cites committee members Vandenberg Hickenlooper Bricker Knowland and questions Taft's leadership. Some Republicans advise backing Dewey or Vandenberg to aid Truman in 1948.
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Taft
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
G.O.P
Atomic Committee
Vandenberg
Michigan
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Bricker
Ohio
Knowland
California
Tom Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Harry Truman
Truman trip boosts Good Neighbor policy reach
The text credits President Truman's visit to Mexico and broader Latin American outreach with advancing the Good Neighbor policy beyond Roosevelt era gains. It notes Sumner Welles’s backstage guidance and Roosevelt’s prior efforts, highlighting tours to Buenos Aires Montevideo and Caribbean cruises teaching in Ecuador and Central American cities plus hosting Latin American presidents.
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Truman
Mexico
Franklin Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Latin America
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Caribbean
Mayors and puzzles spark a chatty column twist
The column riffs on McKinley politics and a caller berating Mayor Hahn over a postal matter. It then offers a brain teaser about measuring five gallons with 10 7 and 3 gallon cans, presenting a solution and noting the challenge of finding the fewest moves. The piece also teases ads smelling of product bouquets and touches on Sumner Welles leaving the state department and Latin American trade strains.
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McKinley
Kizzener
Postmaster Hahn
Sumner Welles
State Department
Rights of horses and riders on public highways stressed
The writer urges strict enforcement of laws protecting horses and riders on public roads. He cites drivers who frighten horses and highlights serious accidents, including a fatal incident in Spokane last July. He pleads motorists to reduce speed, control their vehicles, and respect animal rights for a safe, shared road.
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Spokane
Wash
Co. C. Cantonwine
Vinton
Who Should Pay For Extra Police In Traffic Control
A reader argues authorities should fund added police needed for traffic and questions the burden on non drivers. The letter cites two hour meters in the loop and suggests reducing to one hour to ease congestion. It touches on temperance education and calls for legislation to curb social drinking.
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WCTU
Iowa
Fireworks ban clears last hurdle as governor’s signature awaits
The legislature passed a bill prohibiting toy pistols dynamite caps and firecrackers over five inches long. Marshal Crozer and the police must act on July forth or neglect their duties. The fire department buys a bay horse named Dutch trained at Central station. Greene’s Opera House will host Ellen Beach Yaw’s return after years abroad. The Cherry Sisters’ season ends early due to Miss Effie’s illness in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Marshal Crozer
Police Department
House
Senate
Greene
Ellen Beach Yaw
Draematic Mirror
Cherry Sisters
the Mirror
Moline
Effie
Cedar Rapids
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