Iowa Elective Office Fight Continues for Superintendent
Jessie M. Parker, Iowa’s public instruction chief, pledges faith in voters to keep the office elective while critics push for appointment. The piece notes past battles over the office, comparisons with state boards, and questions raised for the 1947 legislature as to whether experts should hold key posts rather than politicians.
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Jessie M. Parker
Iowa
Iowa State Teachers Association
Parker
Miss Parker
Agnes Samuelson
ISTA
National Education Association
Miss Samuelson
School Code Commission
the Gazette
United States
State Board of Education
Iowa Democrats Skipping Des Moines Dinner Honoring Mayor Kelly
The note says many Iowa Democrats will not attend a Des Moines dinner charging $25 per plate to honor Chicago Mayor Kelly who helped defeat Henry A. Wallace at the 1944 Democratic convention. Former Gov. Nels Kraschel is noted as the sole attendee.
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Iowa
Iowa Farm Managers and Board Friction Highlighted
A 1930s Iowa system split authority between governors, farm managers, and superintendents causing friction at five state institutions. Farm managers reported to the governor while superintendents answered the board, prompting pay raise intrigue and interoffice tension. A legislative committee urged clarity, advising managers to report to the board to improve efficiency.
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State Board of Control
George A. Wilson
Board of Control
Irving D. Long
Manchester
Blue
Iowa
Mounting Economic Storm Splits Democratic Party
Marquis Childs argues mounting economic crisis could drive a rift in the Democratic Party ahead of the 1948 elections. He notes opposition to Truman's policies in Congress, factional strife between industrial North and rural South, and potential passage of a modified full employment bill amid partisan obstruction.
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Dent
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Congress
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Rep. Manasco
Alabama
Roosevelt
Thinking before We Act Could Mean Better Lives for Us All
A father writes to his daughter Louise about the value of thinking before acting. He warns against impulse and urges reasoned choices, citing historical figures and risks, and laments the consequences of unconsidered actions. He emphasizes initiative and accountability in war and peace.
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Louise
Out of the Past Babblers and Empty Vessels
A short quotation from Pilato warns that those with least wit make the most noise. The line contrasts empty vessels with loud talkers, implying a critique of bluster over substance.
War Habits and the World’s Tense Wait for Conn and Louis
Bugs Baer compares war to a habit forming rummy and notes Asia still in motion. He argues China fights as a better postwar plan, warns of atomic neutrality in diplomacy, and claims the U.S. supplies both sides with arms and food to bridge the lull until Conn and Louis fight.
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Conn
Louis
Out-of-Date Attitude Persists in a 102-Year-Old Buffalo Worker
A 102-year-old Buffalo man tells an interviewer he loves hard work despite many quitting, illustrating stubborn medieval persistence found in society.
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Chicago Daily News
Buffalo
Trip to boyhood haunts yields lesson on progress
Drew Pearson reflects on revisiting childhood haunts near Swarthmore Pennsylvania. He notes changes from Crum Creek to Ogden spring house and Swarthmore College, arguing that tenacity cannot stop modern progress. He compares youth hunting clandestine traps to wartime science advancing through factories and professors, urging continued education and peaceful effort.
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BU Artemore
Penn
Crum Creek
Ogden
Conference Can Make History Says Rugeyser
Merryle S. Rugeyser argues the labor management conference has potential to be historic or merely window dressing. She urges bold action to unite business and unions against inflation through cut government spending and to push politicians to address the root causes of insecurity.
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John L. Lewis
Unified Command Plan Sparks Military Power Struggle
The article outlines tensions among Army Navy and Air Force leaders over a single defense department versus three civilian secretaries. It notes fears of reduced Navy influence, calls for preserving air arm autonomy, and discusses budget control and civilian oversight amid reconversion and postwar pressures.
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Yyasrgrton
Army
Navy
Air
Department of National Defense
Congress
Air Force
Department of Defense
Air Forces
Independent
Army Air Force
Marine Corps
20Th Air Bomber Command
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pop machines in schools draw rebuke from health doctor
Dr. Wm Brady argues that free access to soda in a public school harms youth nutrition. He calls the practice a commercial exploitation of school property, urging boards to replace pop with water or healthier drinks and stressing the need for protein, vitamins, and minerals for growing children.
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Goldfish and Mosquito Control in Pools
A reader argues goldfish can reduce mosquito larvae in pools and cites long use. An expert reply notes minnows are often better at destroying larvae due to less food supply, while goldfish may work if not overfed.
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