31 Oct 1946
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
1
In a Graettinger Times editorial John J. Sullivan argues railroads handled a 1929 modernized system well under severe shortages. He notes daily freight car shortfalls peaked at 24,000, far below WWI highs. Strong profits depend on rate increases to fund expansion and avoid crippling the economy.
Republican candidate Dick Miller, a Palo Alto County resident with Army training and overseas battle experience, seeks the sheriff seat. He is 6 foot 3, 225 pounds, married with three children, listing Graetlinger Iowa as home. Support anticipated in November.
The New York Times editorial notes labor turmoil blocked the Port of New York and hindered the recovery program both at home and abroad. It accepts some union demands as just but condemns excessive, take-it-or-leave-it postures and warns government support has encouraged tough bargaining.
The speaker argues collective bargaining has ended, unions force gains, employers pay the bills, and public revulsion will demand corrective action. He claims labor victories rely on force, warning that welfare of the country outweighs any single group’s interests and predicting a reckoning.
The article criticizes the Wagner-Murray-Dingell public health bill as fostering vast government control and bureaucracy. It argues history shows freedom versus dictatorship and warns that trusting government with medical care could erode personal responsibility. It notes health standards exist without spending billions to regulate doctors and localize medicine, urging voluntary insurance and public cooperation.
War born oils now marketed for civilian use help farmers save money by extending life and performance of tractors, combines, and other high priced machinery. Laboratory staff from a major oil company briefed Chicago farm editors and writers on rust preventives insecticides and better lubricants developed during the war.
The passage notes that oil products expand beyond lubricants and fuel to paints, wheel killers, waxes, polishes, leather preservatives, desiccants, and fabric mildew guards. It highlights ongoing scientific progress by the oil industry and its growing contribution to American life, including farmers gaining more money.
Wartime observances warn of avoidable fires causing billions in property loss and thousands of deaths. The article cites unsafe heating, faulty electrics, and flammable clutter as major risks, urging readers to act. It also notes rats feasting on horse meat in Waverly, a captain wounded in Korea, and a fatal hunting accident near Le Ray where a man aged 86 died from a shotgun discharge while crawling through a fence.
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