Left To Write column questions defense waste and Iowa politics
The column critiques the Truman committee report on defense waste and calls for accountability. It notes new Republican candidates for secretary of agriculture and defends Chet Akers and criticizes Clyde Herring's political tactics. It also describes Iowa war effort cooperation with the air corps and shows scrap metal being moved to support war needs.
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Truman Committee
Senate
Vinson
House
Clyde Herring
Army
Iowa State Fair
Air Corps
War Department
Herring
Iowa Republican
Iowa
Washington
Des Moines Register
Lincoln
Clyde Herving
The Unnamed Column A Call to Read Deeply Beyond Headlines
A columnist argues newspapers cut pages and rely on ads. He critiques sensational American papers versus conservative English ones. He urges readers to study world events, noting economic upheaval and the need for informed judgment. He promises a two hour nightly deep dive will change reading habits.
Children Compile Favorite Fairy Tales In Third Grade
Third grade students studied fairy tales and chose favorites to read aloud during story hour. Readers include Jane DeShaw The Royal Crown Prince Edna Fitzsimmons The Straw Ox Ora Marie McMichael The Story of Peter Pan Joanne Otten Rapunzel Betty Jean Rickels The Frog Nancy Schneider Rumpelstiltskin Rose Stadtmueller Snow White and Red Rose Ann Thoeni The Tinder Box Margaret Tuetken East o the Wind and West o the Moon Betty Wenger The Pig That Was Really a Troll Paul Grossheim The Fox and the Crab Leon Kruse Little Black Sambo Gene Seehusen The Husband Who Kept House Stuart Sutherland Hansel and Gretel Bobby Rhatigan Peter Rabbit.
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Bruce Appleby
Richard Wright
Lorna Mae Lehmann
Jennie Lea Sackett
Ivan Benedict
Carol
Patty Smith
Billy Barnts
Dick Eggers
Jackie Thoeni
Donna Morey
Jane DeShaw
Edna Fitzsimmons
the Straw
Ora
Marie McMichael
Peter Pan
Joanne Otten
Rapunzel
Betty Jean Rickels —the Frog
Prince Nancy Schneider
Rumpelstiltskin
Rose Stadtmueller
Snow White and
Red Rose
Ann Thoeni
Margaret Tuetken
Betty Wenger
Paul Grossheim
the Fox and the Crab
Leon Kruse
Little Black Sambo
Time Is Valuable Do Not Waste A Moment
This editorial urges thrift of time in daily life from bus, barber, or clinic waits to spare minutes at home. It cites Walter Camp, John Erskine, and a Red Cross knitting mother as examples of productive use of marginal moments. It extols reading, prayer, and small acts of kindness during spare minutes.
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Washington
Senator Vanderburg
Michigan
Walter Camp
John Erskine
Red Cross
Boy Scouts Celebrate Thirty Second Birthday
The Boy Scouts of America marks its thirty second anniversary this week praising its role in fostering character and citizenship. The article links Scouting goals to democracy and national ideals, noting the movement helps build men and sense of responsibility.
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Boy Scouts of America
America
Scout Movement
Scouting Shaped as American Renewal and Democracy
The text portrays Scouting as deeply American, likening it to Indian corn and ice cream sodas, and credits the movement with continually strengthening and invigorating democracy.
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Izenship
Farm Mechanics Class Plans Scale Farm Drawings
Scale farms are to be drawn to scale and include farm buildings accessories ventilation insulation and framing. The class will visit various building types on field trips as part of the unit then move to feeding and shelter topics. Green Hands wear their buttons while completing a year of supervised work toward FFA membership.
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F.F.A
Bell Patent Beats Gray By Two Hours
If Alexander Graham Bell had delayed two hours to file his telephone patent he would have remained obscure. Bell secured the patent two hours before Elisha Gray filed his application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
Elisha Gray
Massachusetts State Holsteins Produce Milk For 65 Families
Fifteen registered Massachusetts State College Holsteins yielded enough milk in the past test year to supply 65 families of four with four quarts daily for the year.
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Massachusetts State College
Auto Road Map Emerges in Pittsburgh 1914
The first comprehensive automobile road maps appeared in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1914, marking a milestone in early road navigation and travel planning. The city hosted the debut showcasing these detailed guides for drivers seeking better routes and milestones.
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Pittsburgh
Monticello Triumphs Over Olin 23–22 In Tight Victory
In a dramatic January 20, 1942 game Monticello edged Olin 23 to 22. The second team also won by a single point as fans hailed a string of improving performances and a potential winning streak.
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Monticello
Olin
Practice Teaching Begins For Senior Normal Students
This week starts a seven week period of practice teaching for senior normal training students. They will work with first grade, third grade, and fifth grade pupils in a rural classroom setup with Dorothy Heyen and Verona Kromminga guiding the first week. Anne Marie Husman and Ruth Ann Decker will teach eighth grade history and arithmetic sections respectively.
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Dorothy Heyen
Verona Kromminga
Anne Marie Husman
Miss Merrill
Ruth Ann Decker
Miss Thornburgh
Georgia Moats
Carlene Stahlberg
Laurabelle Baum
Dorothy Ann Gerdes
Donald Caspers
Edna Hinrichs
Esther Sanford
Betty Ann Rieniers
Exasperating Start for Freshman Home Economics Class
A six week project sees freshman home economics students sewing garments under Miss Hager. New treadle and electric machines cause mishaps with uneven speed and many garments require fixes. Students Jean Kaplan Janie Grimes Roxie Yeoman Elvenna Weers endure fitting errors while Miss Hager bears the strain.
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Miss Hager
Jean Kaplan
Janie Grimes
Roxie Yeoman
Elvenna Weers
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