Wallace Defeat Sparks Democratic Party Reaction Across Nation
Radio commentators and syndicate writers say sidelining Wallace at the Democratic convention signals a lasting misstep. The piece blames bosses like Ed Flynn, Mayor Kelly, and Frank Hague for guiding the convention and sidelining vice president Wallace. It urges Americans to think for themselves and rebuke Roosevelt era leadership at the November election.
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Wallace
Henry Wallace
Ed Flynn
New York
Tammany
Kelly
Chicago
Frank Hague
Roosevelt
New Jersey
United States
Changes in U S college training methods proposed
A Chicago meeting of educators debated reforming how colleges admit G I bill students. A Chicago University proposal urged replacing high school credits with aptitude achievement maturity and health surveys to design individualized training aimed at teaching thinking rather than fitting to a degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago University
Woodrow Wilson in a Look Magazine book review
Gerald W. Johnson outlines a Look Magazine collaboration on a Woodrow Wilson volume. The article highlights Wilson’s rise from Princeton to president, his peace efforts, and the public hero versus opposition narrative, noting a forthcoming film and other Book-of-the-Month selections.
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Woodrow Wilson
Gerald W. Johnson
Wilson
Johnson
Look Magazine
Princeton
University of Virginia Law School
Atlanta
Georgia
Bryn Mawr
Princeton University
New Jersey
United States
Paris
England
France
Italy
Gerald Johnson
Darryl Zanuck
Through the Exchanges By Other Editors With the Scissors
A compilation of editorial reactions from several papers on political topics and the New Deal era. Opinions range from praise of national strength to warnings about midstream changes and the fate of the republic. Individuals mentioned include editors and politicians reflecting on Pearl Harbor, Dewey versus Willkie, and postwar expectations.
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Northwood
United States
Chicago
United States of America
Winterset
Madisonian
Pearl Harbor
Hampton Chronicle
Clear Lake Mirror
Milwaukee
Willkie
Dewey
Iowa Poll Finds Strong Support for Higher Teacher Funding
The Iowa Poll shows Iowa residents favor paying higher taxes to retain teachers, with strongest support in towns and weakest on farms. While 37 percent see salaries about right and 29 percent think too low, 58 percent report a teacher shortage, and 26 percent disagree. Women favor entering teaching 63 percent, men 43 percent.
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Iowa
Belo
Anne Sullivan Macy and her lifelong bond with Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan Macy, once a dependent child helper to the blind, guided Helen Keller after a brain fever left her deaf, dumb, and blind. Sullivan Macy married author critic John Macy in 1905 and remained Helen's constant companion throughout her life. Toward the end, Sullivan Macy also faced blindness, though she was not born blind.
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Anne Mansfield Sullivan
Alabama
Helen Keller
John Macy
Helen
Anne Sullivan Macy
New Patriotic Hymn by University of Iowa Leader
Dr. M. W. Lampe, director of the University of Iowa school of religion, wrote a hymn of interfaith patriotism set to America. It uses Micah 6 8 text and has four verses, with a final stanza urging to do justly love mercy and walk humbly with God.
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America
M. W. Lampe
University of Iowa School of Religion
Time Flies Through Monticello and Regional Happenings
Obituaries note Edward Hoyt 87 dies at Stratford burial Oakwood Monticello. Local updates list Sister Mary Eutropia move promoting in Sacred Heart School. Visits by Loyal Podhaski and anniversaries for Mrs Louise Byers and Edgar Hubbard. County worker reports over 100 old age petitions. band concert drew 1 000 in Hopkinton. Reports cover marriages, business sales, and civic events in Monticello and surrounding towns.
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Mary Eutropia
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Loyal Podhaski
Anderson
Ind
Frank Podhaski
Loyal
Louise Byers
Chicago
Rose White
Maynard Hoffman
the Reformed Church
B. J. Palmer
Davenport
Rotary
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Reyden Band
Hopkinton
E. J. Maloney
Jones County Times
Ted Koop
Harriet Coughlan
McGregor
Wildlife
O. B. Crane
Crane
California
Rev
L. B. Hix
United Brethren Church
St. Paul
Minn
Minding Manners Aids Children
A discussion on teaching good manners to children from age ten to sixteen. It emphasizes patience and example to instill courtesy, kindness, and social skills, noting that early etiquette helps future confidence and social ease.
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Tom
Preserving this year's peach crop for home use
The guide describes selecting firm peaches, scalding and peeling, and packing hot in sugar syrup or juice. It covers blanching, preventing browning with salt or waxed paper, headspace requirements, and freezing or canning for long storage, with caution to avoid overripe fruit and rotting specimens.
Supply Own Steel Ford Rebuilds Postwar Production
The firm is the sole auto material supplier to operate on a supply chain basis and runs a steel fabrication mill. Before the war the company supplied 75 percent of Ford automobile and truck requirements, with total output valued in the mid six figures.
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Ford
Man Ford
Scotch Grove Church Plans Seasonal Programs and Visits
The Scotch Grove Presbyterian choir directed by Mrs. Marvin Lacock and Rev. F G Tyrrell will give a sacred concert next Sunday at 8 PM with scripture readings by Tyrrell. Other items include a lawn party August 8 at the Sutherlands and a children’s service the next morning. Church members, families, and local residents appear in multiple notes of hospitality and community events.
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Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Marvin Lacock
F. G. Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Leslie Himebaugh
Ruth Clark
Kathleen Paulsen
Margie Paulsen
Alice Clark
Joyce
Mary Ann Otten
Donna Lea Heiken
Joan Wright
Anna Linda Kiburz
Margaret Eilers
Esther Sinclair
Gene Kuehl
Dick Sutherland
Richard
Harold Eby
Jerry Naylor
Jack Heiken
Billy Kiburz
Kenneth Kiburz
Paul Ernest Paulsen
Ralph Paulsen
Ronald
Neal Paulsen
Frank Sutherland
Presbyterian Church
F.C. Tyrrell
M. Lacock
Cedar Falls
McKinstrys
Cecil McKinstry
California
Katherine Robinson
New York City
Hugh Robinson
Mount Vernon
Floyd Sinclair
Janet
Henrichs
Monticello Park
Mary Lyman
Sheldon
G. J. Hughes
Kathleen Norris
Bobby
Barbara
L. J. Hughes
Richard Hanken
Martelle
John Zirkelbach
Betty Kleineck
June Richardson
Kathleen Stewart
Rosemary Zirkelbach
Maquoketa
Serbousek
Monticello
Arend Balster
Moline
B. W. Husmann
Mendota
Ill
Carol
Naomi Stadtmueller
Margaret Folkerts
Spain's Silver Wealth Through Ancient Conquests
A historic view notes Spain as a rich metal land to ancient powers. Phoenicians Carthaginians and Romans overran Iberia seizing silver and other metals. Scipio returned from Iberian victories to parade through Rome with chariots laden with loot.
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Spain
Mexico
Peru
New World
Rome
Scipio
Iberian Peninsula
Blood donation frequency debated by researchers
Two schools of opinion discuss how often whole blood may be donated. Some advocate 500 cc at weekly intervals, others claim 400 cc or less allows four to five donations in short spans without ill effects. An investigator notes rapid hemoglobin generation in a dog, implying large human synthesis potential.
Plan Your Fall Wardrobe Fashion Trends Now
Early fall style signals a pencil slim silhouette with a softened feminine look. Black remains dominant with gray close behind while Parma Blue joins purple hues. lighter browns, tufted dresses, and feminine trims like bows yokes and sashes define the season. Fur trims vary from lavish to minimal with hat styles shifting toward larger designs.
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N. Dak
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Harry Bridges
Greene Recorder
Lake Mills Graphic
City Town Farm
OSH
Monticello Express
Edward Hoyt
Stratford
Oakwood Cemetery
Lora Houston
Hartley Wilkinson
AEF
Luzia Thomas
Washington
D. C
J. H. Hagen, Sr
Ben Harrs
Kempf
Frank Hicks
United States Army
Newton Wilkinson
Eloise Gardner
Alice Reed
Veda Podhaski
Bernice Woellert
Eda Behrends
Robert Thompson
Elmer
Ernest Aebi
William B. Warner
J. H. Dirks
Langworthy
Scotch Grove Plans
Farm Bureau
Emil Paulsen
Frank Kiburz
Arthur Husmann
Maryin Lacock
Paul, Ed
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