Uncle Sam Should Set Example as a Landlord
An editorial attacks federal and city housing standards at Kenridge Terrace urging the federal government to enforce sanitation and fire safety in its rental camp. It argues private landlords face stricter controls than public housing and calls for a shift toward better staffing and programs to reduce problem boys through positive measures rather than new security buildings.
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Kenridge Terrace
OPA
Kenridge
Federal Public Housing Authority
FPHA
Construction at Eldora training school justified
Herbert Hauge of Des Moines explains the need for a new $250000 security building at the Iowa Training School for Boys in Eldora. He argues that as Iowa’s population grows, the school population will rise and the number of individuals requiring segregation will increase.
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Hauge
Nnant
Iowa Training School For Boys
Eldora
State Board of Control
Herbert Hauge
Des Moines
First Rate Appointment to Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
ENRY KLING is chosen to replace the late George Kosek on the Cedar Rapids airport commission. He is active in civic work, runs a business, and possesses vision for progressive yet grounded air transportation development. The CAB has not decided on Cedar Rapids airline service, delaying use of the three million dollar airport.
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Enry Kling
George Kosek
Cedar Rapids
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
J Edgar Hoover in the Radicals Doghouse Says Red Fascism Threatens US
Malcolm Bingay argues Hoover faces radical attack after warning against communism at the American Legion in San Francisco. The piece defends Hoover’s wartime record and asserts Dems and New Deal allies shielded communists for votes, linking Red fascism to current American policy and labor union influence.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
American Legion
San Francisco
United States
J. Edgar
FBI
America
Truman
Hoover
Moscow
Morality in Quarrels With a Dog Quotation
A reflective note quotes Goldsmith on avoiding needless clashes with a dog, urging restraint and reason before taking offense. The aphorism frames conduct through moral grounds and legal metaphor.
Campaign Cash Probers Find Secret Political Spending
Paul Mallon reports on the House campaign expenditures committee hearing on railroad brotherhoods and CIO PAC funding. Testimony reveals $5,425 spent in primaries and about $6,000 in miscellaneous expenses, with some congressmen paid. CIO-PAC claims education aims, AFL claims no political earmarking, while parties warn of large funds for the 1948 elections yielding little public detail. No one in power offers transparency. the press and public receive minimal news.
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Aere
Whitney
Truman
House Campaign Expenditures Committee
Brotherhood
House
AFL
Repuis
Wallace Upset Wallace in California Rally Ties to Election
Marquis Childs reports the Wallace controversy deeply affects Southern California politics and the Democratic Party. James Roosevelt weighs risks of inviting Wallace to speak at a Los Angeles rally to energize the liberal left, which dominates the party in the state, even as national divisions persist.
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OS Angeles
California
Wallace
Truman
Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
East
Middle West
Moscow Interest in U S Elections Shapes California Race
Russian propaganda outlets critique both parties and praise CIO PAC while signaling support for pro labor themes. The piece notes Moscow radio coverage could sway voters, mentions California seats, Will Rogers Jr and Jimmy Roosevelt, and highlights Knowland’s campaign against Wallace and stance toward Byrnes policy. It ends by considering urban voter impact and Democratic hopes in cities versus Republican strength in rural areas.
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United States
Cio-Pac
Sen. Vandenberg
Michigan
Henry Wallace
Madison Re Garden
Moscow
China
Ciopac
PAC
Russia
Saas
Young Rogers
Jimmy Roosevelt
Rogers
Sen
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Wallace
Washington
Allace
State Byrnes
Aging and Remedies From a Doctor's Reflections
A physician discourses on aging noting peevishness signals age more than gray hair. He recounts a childhood prank, then credits early care and two remedies mornings somersaults and iodine. Readers ask about iodine feeding to chickens and medical clarity on a scrofulous diagnosis and egg digestibility.
Bugs Baer on Fits Avenue Fashion Woes
A humorous column lampoons fashion trends on Fits Avenue as waistlines loosen and models wear clothes chosen by others. The narrator jokes about slap reactions for touching a woman and compares himself to a wet moose in a fashion show.
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Fits Avenue
Nazi scheme to sway 1940 vote via Lewis and Davis
Goering boasted of spending up to 150 million to defeat Roosevelt and discussed using John L. Lewis and W. R. Davis to influence U S elections. Davis proposed mining union support and aid from Nazis, aiming to split unions and secure a Roosevelt defeat. Lewis later backed Willkie, catching miners by surprise.
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Ashington
Hermann Goering
John Rogge
Justice Department
Roosevelt
Goering
John L. Lewis
Davis
Mexico
Lewis
Germany
Rogge
Luigi Podesta
United States
New York
Berlin
Hertslet
Scarsdale
N. Y
Hertsler
Washington
Willkie
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