Iowa Training School for Boys to Finish $250000 Security Building
State officials push ahead with completing a security building at the Iowa Training School for Boys despite expert warnings it is a mistake. The $250,000 project aims for occupancy by March, with critics arguing funds should improve staff quarters and therapeutic programs instead.
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Iowa Training School For
Ralph Arnold
Fred N. Cooper
Cooper
Supt. Cooper
Iowa
Price control era seen as unpopular through OPA line
Historical note traces price administrators from Leon Henderson to Paul Porter. It notes that none made the Office of Price Administration popular despite persistent efforts and propaganda. Some people believed price control benefited them, yet discontent persisted.
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Rom Leon Henderson
Paul Porter
OPA
Study The Candidates Now For Better Government
The piece urges voters to learn candidates positions before the polls open in four weeks. It questions low public interest, warns against voting on name or hunch, and calls for informed choices to avoid past government messes. It emphasizes transparency and citizen engagement.
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Congress
World Series Time in Applesauce League Politics
Malcolm Bingay critiques wartime politics and party splits as the World Series begins in the Applesauce League. He mocks Truman and the 1944 Democratic platform while contrasting Republicans and Democrats and lamenting party divisions and leadership. He likens current debate to Pearl Harbor and reflects on factional infighting.
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Truman
Democratic Party
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States
Applesauce League
Dinkerpool
Wiffenpool
Mr. Truman
Bob Hannegan
Chicago
Out of the Past Prejudice Quoted by Aubrey de Vere
A short aphoristic line attributes a saying to Aubrey de Vere, noting that prejudice blind to the plain truth distorts perception. The quote emphasizes the futility of bias in recognizing obvious facts.
Fishing Presidents and Absurdities of Power
A playful critique recalls last August when a former President Hoover was persuaded to fish off Bermuda. The piece muses on the idea of a fishing President as the mildest form of agitation and jokes about the role of the Vice President and Washington aides in political theatrics.
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Hoover
Bermuda
V.P
Army Air Forces Should Fly B 29s Worldwide Without State Department OK
Column argues the War Department and Army Air Forces erred by seeking State Department permission for B 29 world flights. It asserts a unified military should decide maneuvers without diplomatic veto and notes global flight readiness for future United Nations use.
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Eee
War Department
Department of State
Army Air Forces
Armed Services
United States
Navy
Army
United Nations
North Pole
South Pole
Japan
Navy Department
Pacific
Military flights and polar routes shape postwar aviation
The article argues heavy bomber and other air force operations are essential for up to date warfare. It notes a Honolulu to Cairo flight tests Arctic conditions and warns against diplomat influence hindering military maneuvers. It cites polar routes as future commercial paths and urges ongoing practice rather than political caution.
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United Nations
Army Air Force
Honolulu
Cairo
Arctic
Russia
Atom Bomb Stockpiling and Political Shakeups
The piece notes Canada’s cut of uranium supplies affecting U.S. atomic stockpiling for Britain and Northern England amid postwar shortages. It cites judges leaving to fight, Clark losing his seat, and Byrnes Bevin diplomacy on Franco. It also mentions Marshall’s China mission, Truman’s UN address prep, and labor politics with Schwellenbach, Matson threats, and Bradley’s Legion speech backing.
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Attlee
U.S.A
Truman
Canada
England
Department
William Clark
New Jersey
U. S. Third Circuit Court
John Parker
North Carolina
Robert Jackson
U. S. Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Marvin Jones
U. S. Court of Claims
Clark
Judge Clark
Boss Hague
Jersey City
Harry Truman
Chicago
Byrnes
Bevin
Franco
Spain
Russia
Paris
Ernard Baruch
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Claude Pepper
Florida
Omar Bradley
American Legion
Bradley
Mr. Green Calls for End of Price and Wage Controls
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, advocates ending price and wage controls arguing that supply and demand will balance in the long run. He supports higher production as the remedy for inflation while warning that restricted output invites inflation with every wage rise.
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William Green
Green
Mr. Green
American Federation of Labor
Pyorrhea Cause Questioned By Dental Expert
Dr William Brady reviews a Japanese claim that pyorrhea stems from toothbrushes and powders. He doubts the link, defines pyorrhea alveolaris for lay readers, and urges prevention through nutrition good dentistry and proper use of all teeth including dentures.
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Dorland
Remedy for Excessive Perspiration Use of Camphor chloride Lotion
A reader cites a home remedy for hyperhidrosis. Mix one half ounce camphor chloride in three fluid ounces water. Sponge armpits with the solution and let dry before dressing. Apply every other day to control sweating in most cases.
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O. H
System at fault in Truman attacks sparks national debate
Marquis Childs argues the current barrage against President Truman stems from a flawed system of divided powers. He notes price control crises and partisan limits, urging Americans to focus on the government structure rather than individual leaders and to question whether a great power can sustain a collapsible state.
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Sen
Claude Pepper
OPA
Pepper Long
Federal Price Control Agency
Pepper
Truman
F.R
Roosevelt
Canada
Great Britain
Wallace
Omar N. Bradier
Two Weeks Old at a Christening: A Satirical Take
Henry McLemore Sage and Spice New York recalls a christening of a baby girl two weeks old and muses on aging, childhood, and the many lessons she must learn. The narrator reflects on adults, beauty norms, and the humor of growing up, ending with a valentine to the infant.
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New York
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Washington
George Clark
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Drew Pearson
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Frances Perkins
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