Misjudging Our Mentality in the 1948 Campaign Contrast
The piece contrasts Truman and Dewey campaign styles noting Truman appeals to a youthful mindset with name calling, while Dewey avoids blame games and acknowledges bipartisan positives. It argues voters are more discerning and highlights rising college enrollment at Iowa surpassing forecasts. It calls for more instructors and facilities as normalcy returns.
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Truman
Gov
Dewey
Gov. Dewey
Sen. Moore
Oklahoma
Moore
United States
Iowa
Enrollment Surprises Shake Iowa College Officials
Enrollment figures at ITV OF IOWA startled administrators and mirror rising trends seen across multiple colleges and universities. Officials note unexpected increases amid broader higher education shifts and policy changes during the period.
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ITV OF
Iowa
Colleges
Uni
Neglected Children in Make-shift Home Spark Court Tears
Davenport police rescue 13 neglected children from two families living in squalor. A four month old dies of bronchial pneumonia after hospital admission. four parents are arrested, convicted of contributing to delinquency of a minor, and receive suspended sentences. The piece argues for mandatory parenting training and greater state child welfare involvement as a national challenge.
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Davenport
United States
Pride and mediation in the Berlin dispute
Washington voices a path to peace through United Nations mediation, urging a temporary easing of the Berlin blockade to permit broader talks. The piece argues pride and legal arguments risk fueling conflict, and notes Western powers negotiated under duress while seeking a durable settlement.
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United Nations
Russia
What About Germany Future of Germany in World Order
The text debates Germanys postwar fate with Western Allies and Russia. It contrasts plans from dismemberment to ruralization and questions whether Germany should be restored as a nation within a world union or kept divided. It suggests UN mediation and resumption of talks amid a blockade until broader issues are settled.
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Ashington
Russia
Berlin
Stalin
Communist Party
United Nations
Germany
Family of Nations
World Union
U.N
Dewey
France's house of cards skates on ice in new view
Wade notes a government sell off of a surplus lighthouse no longer used. Hank Wallace fares better in a larger ball parks financially and with a long throw from the outfield being a challenge in a tomato era.
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France
House of Cards
Hank Wallace
Opinion: Should Cedar Rapids Expand Supervised Teen Recreation
A reader asks if Cedar Rapids should provide more supervised teen recreation options. The piece weighs community safety, after school programs, funding, and youth engagement.
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Cedar Rapids
Keen Teen Youth Activities Discussed in Solon
Local residents in Solon express desire for more chaperoned youth events and evening activities to curb delinquency and provide constructive outlets. Residents from multiple professions weigh in on supervised programs versus personal freedom.
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Joe Leonard
Solon
J. C. Notar
Fourth ‘Ft Avenue SE
Yn Gearhart
Ninth Avenue SW
Keen Teen
Truman and Dewey Clash Over Styles in 1948 Vision
The piece contrasts Harry Truman and Dwight Dewey on approach and character. It portrays Truman as a strict party man focused on alliances while Dewey is a reformer, administration minded, and broad in scope. The analysis highlights Dewey’s independence from party bosses and his thorough, prosecutorial habit.
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Truman
Young
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dewey
Gov. Warren
California
Harry Truman
Crayfish or Crawfish Debate Splits Editors Across States
The Chattanooga Times quotes editor Edgar G. Harris of West Point Mississippi urging crayfish spelling while Memphis columnists push crawfish. The piece notes crayfish in dictionaries and zoology, but in casual fishing and cooking circles the term crawfish prevails.
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Chattanooga Times
West Point
Miss
Edgar G. Harris
Memphis
New Orleans
Welcome Mat Squatter Causes Stir at UN Paris
Bugs Baer reflects on a spoofed scenario where a self styled world citizen camps on a doorstep at a United Nations protocol facility in Paris. Emily Post proves useless as a mouse nest remedy appears in the cookery section.
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United Nations
Paris
Emily Post
Real contest in Oklahoma favors Democrats edge
Marquis Childs notes Oklahoma’s political duel remains between Republicans and Democrats with no Dixiecrats or Wallaceites on ballots. Truman campaigns across 21 stops as Kerr, Rizley, and Monroney vie amid oil wealth, Republican isolationists in Tulsa, and a Democratic edge seen in the state’s congressional races.
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Oklahoma
Truman
Wallace
Texas
Arkansas
Deep South
Homer Smith
Kerr
Senate
Rep
Rizley
Sen. Moore
Herbert Hoover
Dewey
G.O.P
Personal Health: Football Risks and Youth Safety
Dr Brady argues football is harsh for youths and unsafe for growing boys, while adult professional or college football may be acceptable for those who earn from it. He urges physical education to ensure equal, broad participation and questions the value of spectator indulgence versus active sport.
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Faz
Why Am I Always Cold in Heat Often
A reader asks why cold sensitivity persists despite hot weather. The reply notes some mature adults lack iodine or have low intake, leading to persistent cold feelings, fatigue, and a gloomy mood contrary to earlier cheerfulness. It cautions considering iodine intake as a factor.
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