Education funding and voter apathy in Iowa discussed
A historical column critiques Iowa school funding, noting the state ranks lowest in state revenue shares for local schools and urging reform. It cites low voter turnout, calls for adjusting financing methods, and stresses balancing local control with state aid while highlighting Farm Bureau views on organization and policy.
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State Department of Education
Iowa
Town
General Assembly
Farmers debate AAA roles and farm bureau power
Nearly 300 farmers heard Mr. Hamilton present six controversial points on farm policy. He questioned Farm Bureau control versus government administration, urged farmer led policy for AAA, called parity in prices essential, and warned that continued benefit payments could drive inflation and debt. He predicted future protectionist trends postwar and urged open discussion for clear thinking.
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A. B. Hamiilton
Farm Bureau
Hamilton
John L. Lewis
AAA
Congress
Bo- Tenu Offcras
Farmers Union
Tts
U. S
Victory Dinner Sparks Community Singing Fever
A column recalls the Victory Dinner last Thursday where Sheriff Bob Moore aided in leading a round, boosting chorus volume. It notes a new local hobby of community singing and mentions WAACs slang, a minister’s theater sermon with war stamps for entry, and odd anecdotes from Malvern and Des Moines.
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Farm Bureau
Fix
Bob Moore
Glenwood
Des Moines
Feller
Pave
Malvern
Moyle Bupresearto
L. C. Hall
Pace
State Capitol News on Governors Conference Invitations
Allgyen reports on a regional governors conference with South Dakota and North Dakota officials invited. Letters include Jows chief executive and Agriculture Secretary Wickard, along with McNutt and Nel. aims to address labor shortages, production declines, and machinery shortages during a tense supply crisis.
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Kit
South Dakota
North Pa
Kole
Tom Jows
Agricoltuce
Claude R. Wickard
Wet
Pal Y. McNutt
Ware Proguotion Board
Povald M. Nel
Amovlman
Eoarehar
Aprvice
Mickenlooner
Conference notes on Food Rationing and Political Prospects
Fragmented report discusses a convocation of Democratic and Republican governors, with national officials invited to address problems in tatk production and rationing. It notes anticipated rationed meals, potential personal tax payments for attendees, and possible emergence of a new political leader from such gatherings, referencing Gov. Harold Stassen as a past example and outlining legislative items on code revisions and school funding.
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Sd: Ta
Alto
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Btassen
Wendell Willkie
Stassen Iyad
White House
Iowa
Amedia
Herau
Faye
Ech Department
Supreme Court
Library Club Meeting Turns Up Eighteen Attendees
The Library club gathered Saturday with 18 members present. Names listed include Alice Schramm Jane Dalrympie Diste Sanders Jahet Lee Martin Gordon Mulholland Kathryn Dalrymple Connie Landis Ruth Davison Beverly Moiholland Ruth Joy Byington Harold Adams Maida Jean Yor and Jimmy Hansen. Maida Jean Vox served as reporter and noted they read the story A Deep Latch Plan.
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Library Club
Alice Schramm
Jane Dalrympie
Diste Sanders
Jahet Lee Martin
Gordon Mulholland
Kathryn Dalrymple
Connie Landis
Ruth Davison
Beverly Moiholland
Ruth Joy Byington
Harold Adams
Maida Jean Yor
Jimmy Hansen
Glamour star Rayter backs voice fit to personality
Hollywood figure Sammel Rayter of California says movie glamour hinges on matching voice to the star’s personality. He notes that since the folk era, performers have sought ways to extract peak appeal from their lines and delivery, arguing authenticity matters most.
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Latyns Rainer Sammel Rayter
Hollywood
Calif
Layne
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