Iowa Counties Fight State Sales Tax in Historic Tax Play
Iowa counties backed by Gov Blue push to exempt counties cities towns and school districts from the state two percent sales and use tax arguing it burdens taxpayers. The move followed a county officers association effort to cut local costs and appeal for more uniform filing and transfer fee arrangements.
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Britain Hosts Big Three Talks as World Conference Plans Form
A briefing from The Capital Staff notes Britain hosts key wartime talks at Yalta, with San Francisco lined up for a world security conference and London possibly hosting the final peace meetings. Ongoing UN headquarters debate centers Geneva versus non-Geneva schools.
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First Victory Gardening Efforts Steady Supplies Seen
The public begins victory gardening with ample rakes hoes and spades while seed and fertilizer are abundant. Insecticide supplies look bleak as ration controls on canned goods tighten and government forecasts record home gardens.
Gut of the Past Bashfulness and its Effects
A compact quotation fragment notes that bashfulness can exclude pleasure yet rarely opens sorrow or remorse, attributing the reflection to Johnson. The line suggests restraint in emotion. it presents a musing on how shy conduct affects experiences and feelings.
Start 'em Young Looks Like Compulsory Training For All Men
Arthur Baer advocates compulsory military training for all men over six claiming the nation can’t start too early. He asserts Americans who fought in Luzon and Leyte learned outdoor skills in the hills and that rain and wilderness dominate modern warfare. He notes the Boy Scouts already teach self support in the woods and could be a model.
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Germany's War Will End If We See Truth About Germans
By William L. Shirer the piece argues Americans must not be misled by German civilians' mutterings after Allied advance. It states Germans curse Hitler from ruined towns west of the Rhine not for long opposed him, but because he failed and led Germany to defeat. Shirer cites Goebbels and Krieck propaganda and urges recognition of German responsibility to prevent another war.
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Sudden Film Demands Stir War Time CIO Concerns
Drew Pearson reports rising foreign claims for raw film as peace nears. Australia and India seek 50 million feet yearly. Russia 40 million. Mexico, aided by film industry worries, has surged demand. Hollywood debates use and possible postwar competition, while CIO fears strikes and labor pledges amid wartime victory.
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Runaway Horse Dashes Down Third Avenue in Rural City
Forty years ago a frightened horse attached to a drag wagon ran wild along Third Avenue near the union passenger station. It turned north at Second Street, then skirted a drug store sidewalk before calming. Also notes Prairie Valley Fair officers and Y M C A officers re-elected, plus theatre cast changes at Kay's.
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Such Plan as Bretton Woods Is Vital to World Peace
The article argues that a stable world economy is essential for lasting peace and evaluates the Bretton Woods conference of 1944. It outlines the proposed international monetary fund and international bank, their funding, governance, and aims to restore trade, with criticisms focused on methods rather than goals and discusses alternative postwar paths. The piece notes support from bankers groups and the need for home-front effort alongside global finance.
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Mind Thinks and Dreams: Wiggam on Language and Drive
Dr. Albert E Wiggam explains that thinking before words arose via gestures and noises. He notes language expands thought and that rhythmic harmony signals good musical traits. Planning turns daydreams into success. persist to reach goals.
Outdated Poem Line Reflects Feline Themed Loss
A dated literary aside from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes an obsolete verse describing a heart wrenching moment with a father returning home as a clock strikes one, reflecting nostalgic attitudes toward poetry and pets.
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