Bob Blue Wins Iowa Governor Election In A Time Of Transition
Bob Blue of Eagle Grove, elected Republican governor, led with a plurality exceeding 125,000 votes signaling broad support. The piece praises fiscal prudence, continuity in state offices, and a steady, non-Roosevelt progressive path as Hickenlooper's six-year tenure ends with Blue to take office January 1.
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Bob Blue
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Robert D. Blue
House of Representatives
Hickenlooper
Hawkeye
Roosevelt
Washington
Jones County Aims At 1 028 000 In Bonds In War Loan
The sixth war loan drive starts Monday November 20 with Jones County urged to buy 1 028 000 dollars in bonds. Residents should complete purchases during Thanksgiving week to ease banking and postal handling and boost county results.
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Uncle Sam
Jones County
GI Joe Seeks Farm After Discharge Plea
The piece notes thousands of GI Joes returning home after the war and many plan to buy farms as a solution to reintegrate. It argues housing and land access is being made easier for veterans to settle into rural life.
Women Pioneers in the Far West and New Book Picks
The piece highlights Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding as early frontier women who spread gospel to Native Americans, alongside other notable figures and their resilience. It notes scarce women in the West, social quirks of frontier life, and Book of the Month Club January selections including Jan Karski and the Papashvilis. It mentions rationing and new illustrated editions in print.
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Rocky Mountains
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
Eliza Hart Spalding
Narcissa
Eliza
Nancy Wilson Ross
Bethenia Owens
Oregon
Far West
Portland
Jan Karski
George and
Helen W. Papashvili
Stalin
Georgia
Caucasus
Illustrated Modern Library
Boardman Robinson Emerson
John Steuart Curry
Franklin
Thomas Benton
Inflation fears fade as postwar farm values rise
An editorial roundup discusses inflation risks after WWII, noting farm values up 42 percent from 1935 and real estate gains, yet mortgage debt down by about 1 billion dollars. It urges stabilizing prices, cautioning against inflation and urging GI benefits to reshape farming ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GI Joe
Iowa Poll Shows Support for Postwar Compulsory Training
The Iowa Poll finds Towans largely back compulsory military training after the war, with strong support for civic and health training elements and for combining military with useful skills. Voters split on timing, favoring a law before or after peace with a slight tilt toward waiting.
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Iowa
Towans
Iowa American Legion
United States
So Help Me God and the Sacrifices of Two Sons
A veteran writer recalls Ellington Field Texas where his three sons trained and two were lost in the war. He reflects on the oath to defend the Constitution and the enduring memory of fallen children while discussing compulsory training and citizenship questions from Iowans and Monti High student council debates.
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United States
France
Fragmented excerpt hints at policy stance and survey options
The text presents a chaotic excerpt discussing true policy, peace, and aggression with percentages across options. It references Otty Finn and firm firing, but lacks coherent context or clear events to confirm specifics.
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Ing Potal Otty Finn
Wom
A Father Responds to War Sacrifices and Policy Critics
The pledge to defend against home foes is recounted as the speaker vows full effort and fearlessness even at the cost of life. He notes casualty lists show thousands of grieving parents and resents actions by Hillmans Browders Murrays and the President that he says would nullify the sacrifices of American boys.
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Ellington Field
Texas
United States Army Air Force
Ellington
Navy Air
America
Hillmans
Browders
Murrays
The
Oil Weekly
Provisions of the 20th Amendment on Succession
The 20th Amendment states that if the president-elect dies before the term begins or fails to qualify, the vice president-elect becomes president until a president qualifies. If neither the president-elect nor the vice president-elect qualifies, Congress may provide for the situation.
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Congress
Monticello Defeats Anamosa 14 to 0 in 1934 clash
Monticello outplayed Anamosa at Monticello city park on November 9 securing an eighth straight win for the Panthers. Matthiessen passed to Spooner for a first half touchdown and Smith added a second after a fumbl e recovery. The game limited Anamosa to four first downs as Monticello celebrated a key victory.
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Monticello
Montini
Panthers
Monti Boys
Paul
Mershon
Lazio
Weiderman
Matthiessen
Spooner
Smith
Ralph Zimmerman
Matt Moore
Park Rapids
Minn
Henry Harms
Tim Delay
Ireland
Emil Riedel
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Paul N. Smith
Monti High Celebrates Homecoming Win Over Anamosa
Monti High and Philo monte thank Coach Crimmings after a victorious Homecoming against arch rival Anamosa. Sat urday marked many players last game with underclassmen set to lead future Panther teams. Captain Bonwell was laid out, and Ken broke another brace in a lighthearted note.
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Monti High
Philomonte
Crimmings
Anamosa
Monti
Panther
Bonwell
Dedication to Philomonte 1944 Panthers Football Team
The Philomonte staff dedicates this issue to the 1944 Panthers football squad coached by Crimmings. It praises their sportsmanship, resolve after defeats, and the captain Dick Bonwell, Rickels, Dave, Spick, and the linemen for their grit and teamwork that backed many victories.
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Philomonte
Crimmings
Panthers
Monti High Homecoming Dance Showcases Intermission Band
Monti High held a community building Homecoming dance Saturday with its own live band delivering swing and boogie woogie. Dick Bonnell MC’d a program tracing musical history from the past fifty years and featured performers including Jerry Naylor and a student chorus performing songs from the gay nineties to the 1920s.
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Monti High
Monti
Dick Bonnell
Jerry Naylor
Sally Otten
Lloyd Messer
Betty Morning
Ray Noll
Betty Battisti
Canali
Dave Walker
Biel
Pat Doery
Naylor
Charles Kreeb
Marilee Matthiessen
Alice Clark
Ellen First
Betty Jo Guyan
Carlene Winkler
Helen Gerdes
Margaret Ambuchi
Irma Schoon
Claire Shannan
Kathryn Bender
Junior Play Set for Friday Night at High School
Members of the junior class present You Can't Take It With You directed by Mrs. Bess Greenley at 8:00 PM in the high school auditorium Friday November 17. The Sycamore living room setting features humorous chaos from Penelope Sycamore to Mr. DePinna as explosions punctuate scenes.
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Bess Greenley
Sycamores
Gene Kueh Essie
Carlota Morning Rheba
Jo Ann Schneider
Mr. DePinna
Bob Thoeni
Wase
Te Yfens
Max Schrader
Donald
Marvin Himebaugh
Alice
Claire Shannon
Tony Kirby
Bob Steiner
Boris Kolenkhov
Elmer McMichael
Kirby
Bob Otten
Lois Clark Henderson
Oes
Bill Hintz
Art Bohlken
George Hanssen
Glenn Appleby
Olga
Theona Aldrich
Junior play cast comments from Inquiring Reporter
The Inquiring Reporter records cast reactions from junior play practice. Carlota Morning describes ballet dancing as challenging, Max Schrader jokes about married life, Joey Appleby laments life of a G man, Claire Shannon sighs about Gene, Gene Kuehl longs for Stein er's role, Jo Ann Schnielder notes household routines, Theona Aldrich mentions backstage battles.
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Carlota Morning
Max Schrader
Joey" Appleby
Claire Shannon
Gene
Gene Kuehl
Steiner
Jo Ann Schnielder
Theona Aldrich
M Trianay
Torehead
Watts York
Tehons
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