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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1947
Page
1
The Globe-Post notes the sudden death of Mrs. R. F. Starzl, wife of the publisher, a wartime active supporter of the paper. Colleagues recall her optimism and humanity as they honor her memory and thank those who aided during her illness and in earlier years.
The Globe-Post defends calling the newest municipal park New Deal park or Municipal park, noting the public use of the name since its build. It discusses related park naming practices, Roosevelt era judgments, and the possibility the park will someday receive an official name.
Rep Taber cites a government waste example alleging a communist sympathizer sought to acquire 500 government held homes at a token price, using travel funds as part of a disclosed incident in the federal public housing authority. The claim frames broader waste and inefficiency in housing programs.
Standard Oil outlines fuel shortages nationwide but notes progress in drilling and refining. Forecasts share that Midwest inventories are 30 percent below last year and that pipeline and rail bottlenecks limit crude and product movement. An allocation system will run June through August to prevent hardship while urging reduced driving and calm consumption.
Iowa estimates show average farm land at about 157 dollars per acre on June 1, up 8 tenths percent from 1940-41 with top grade land advancing faster. Brokers report recent sales at 300 to 375 dollars per acre while caution grows about rising debt as incomes hit new highs.
For sale listings include Grant Two 200 acres well improved on gravel with good water and REA, Plymouth Two 160 acres three miles south of Merrill on gravel. America Two 2 1/2 miles southeast of Le Mars 100 acres on gravel with REA. Lincoln Twp 160 acres northeast of Sioux City four and a half miles off gravel. In Merrill two small homes a two bedroom and a modern two story four bedroom, both priced to sell. In Le Mars a four bedroom near the college with gas furnace and a one and one half story dwelling near Court House.
Chairman Weichel charges government policy ships oil and gasoline to Russia in vessels once part of the U S tanker fleet. He cites three American built tankers now bound for Vladivostok and three more in Los Angeles awaiting repairs, including the Belgorod, Elbruz, and Emba, carrying thousands of barrels of fuel oil and gasoline.
A reader opines on U.S. foreign policy under Truman and Marshall, criticizing aid to Europe and the claimed neutrality shift. The letter argues the nation is at risk of inconsistent aims, warns against accepting propaganda, and calls for open debate on the true direction and cost of foreign policy.
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