Forecast of Price Rise Ends In Trade Channels
Howard Bowen of the Irving Trust Co predicts prices will trend up five to ten percent over current levels for about six months to a year before easing. He foresees a brief 1947 recession followed by national prosperity, with a potential depression after the boom in durable goods unless government action. Bowen cites leveling consumer spending since May 1946 and rising industrial production, noting autos and housing may not follow the same path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bowen
Irving Trust Company
New York
Bowen
Henry Wallace Critiques and Doubts on Communism Threat
A newspaper editorial critiques Henry Wallace's post election speech arguing his warnings of a Russian dominated world press false and alarmist. It asserts American democracy will not become communist and questions Wallace's stance on lend lease and relief, urging readers to doubt his conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
America
Russia
Wallace
John Public
Uncle Sam
Wind Is Rising Sparks Debate On Inflation And Credit
In the Pella Chronicle piece the end of price controls is blamed for inflation and rising installment buying. It notes mortgages on homes and cars, calls for shorter loan periods, and warns that debt per family climbs as relief programs return, urging restraint and reflection on savings bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Chronicle
PWA
WPA
Armistice day fading in small Iowa towns notes
Observance of Armistice Day declines in smaller Iowa towns with stores open in Marshalltown Waterloo and Des Moines while larger centers keep business as usual. The American Legion proposed making VJ Day a holiday and Iowa lawmakers contemplate related bills in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinbeck Courier
Iowa
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Dee Moines
American Legion
Book Club bans Board member works amid reviews
The Book of the Month Club bars any selection by Editorial Board members, including John P. Marquand, once judged alongside Dorothy Canfield and others. A review praises B F's Daughter as Marquand's best American life novel, tracing Polly Fulton from New York to Washington amid postwar disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Marquand
Dorothy Canfield
Clifton Fadiman
Henry Seidel Canby
Christopher Morley
Credi
H. M. Pulham
B F
Marquand
B. F
Polly Fulton
New York
Connecticut
Pentagon
Washington
Mr. Marquand
Distaff
Tax Cuts in National Income Picture Expected
In a New Sharon Star report the writer argues for tax reductions to target lower brackets, warns against waste, and suggests trimming military spending as a path to balance. The piece reflects wartime to peacetime spending shifts and calls for restraint when peace returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon
Army
Navy
It Has Always Been Our Contention A Newspaper Measure
A brief from the Eagle Grove Eagle discusses the link between local journalism quality and community vitality. It notes that reporting reflects the community and that a strong readership signals an engaging town. The piece mentions a man who claims weight loss through simple exercise as a contrasting anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove Eagle
Washington Journal
Castor Oil Use Questioned After War Readiness
The Knoxville Express notes a debate over OPA's wartime value and jokes about castor oil’s role. It asks who would want to take it after recovery, reflecting wartime rationing attitudes and public sentiment on government controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Express
Cox & Eggers Plan Building At Wyoming Early Next Year
Cox and Eggers plan a spring construction on a plot bought from Robert Alden between Day's service station and the Wyoming Lumber Co. They will market machinery and trucks. Wyoming high's boys lost to Monticello 50 16 and girls beat the Alumni 40 21. Olin beat Wyoming 21 19 in double overtime, with Olin's Brecht scoring seven. Olin girls also won 19 15. Funeral services for Mrs Clyde Onstott were held in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox & Eggers Plan
Wyoming
Cox and Eggers
Monticello
Robert Alden
Day
Wyoming Lumber Company
Wyoming High
Seehusen
Hansen
Brunscheen
Darlene Petersen
Olin High
Olin
Brecht
Fishwild
Olin Girls
Stivers
Clyde Onstott
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Harrington Funeral
F. E. Somerville
Methodist Church
Katherine Brutsman
Maquoketa
Stone City
Priscia Club
Silent Worker
W.S.C.S
Arthur Luke
A. T. Stout
H. M. Stuhr
San Bernardino
Calif
Herman Brunscheen, Jr
R. J. Larsen
Elmer Buckingham
Claude Sears
Larsen
Iowa
Erna Ingwersen
E. H. Rogers
Edsel Hotek
Zelova Cass
Adra Lane
Raymond Snyder
Gordon Hall
Avistion
Paul Ritenour
Louis Kouba
Hawthorne Club
Herbert Craening
Lee Sherrill
John Wilson
G. H. Herzberger
Helen
Waverly
Miss Alden
The
Waves
Pekin
Clayton Sherrill
Mercy Hospital
Ida Ketelsen
Letcher
Mitchell
South Dakota
Ernest Reitz
J. C. Glenn
Norway
Glenns
Omaha
Counts Matches In A Box In Three Seconds
A machine counts every match in a box and records the total within three seconds, speeding up inventory processes and reducing manual labor.
Sacred Heart and Nearby Churches Schedule and Notices
The notice lists mass times and confession hours for Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, plus events from Presbyterian, St. John's Lutheran, Congregational-Evangelical and Reformed, and other local congregations. It includes December meetings, ladies aid events, Sunday schools, sermons, confirmation instruction, choir rehearsals, and a community food sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Eugene P. Lorenz
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Alva Zimmerman
Ladies Aid
The
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Westminster Fellowship
Shirley Shelley
St. John
Ladies Aid Society
Louis Hanken
Congregational - Evangelical and Reformed Church
A. Mast
Congregational Church
Union
Golden Jubilee Service for Prof Zellinger at Wayne Zion Ev Lutheran
Community activities at Wayne Zion Ev Lutheran Church include a 10 30 a m program with Dr William J Grossheim speaker and a 6 p m fellowship supper. The Golden or Fiftieth ordination Jubilee features Rev H W Siefkes and Prof George J Zellinger with other church representatives speaking. Thanksgiving service set for Nov 28 at 10 a m in English. Confirmation instruction at 9 12 noon on Nov 30. Brother hood monthly meeting Dec 2 addressed by E Rasmussen Area 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Grossheim
Wayne Zion Ev
Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
George J. Zellinger
H. W. Siefkes
Look In Workbasket For Gift Makings
A Iowa State College extension expert outlines using year end fabric scraps for homemade gifts. Suggestions include place mats napkins pot holders mittens shoe bags and quilted accessories with contrasting colors and trimmed with bias tape rickrack or stitching to brighten wardrobes and closets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Rea
Iowa State College
Miss Rea
Rea
Apron Ideas for Children from Colorful Scrap Work
The passage describes using scraps to craft children's items such as mittens, bags, beanies, and small animals, with bright color contrasts and playful touches. It emphasizes reuse of material to create varied kid friendly sewing projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terial
Students Urged to Stop Noon Hour Car Use at Monti High
A Monti High advisory urges students to keep cars off noon hour, arguing many use six cylinder vehicles for casual trips. Parents and school authorities warn against traffic by students between twelve and one, except for essential errands like feeding chickens or retrieving a broken cornpicker part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake Mirror
Monti High
Jean Lois
Herby
West Liberty
Monti
Georgia
Goon Finson
Hackbarth
Finson
Carroll Schneider
B.V
Hoffman
Cascade
Claretta
Kay
Audrey
Sophie
F F A Father Son Banquet Celebrated at Local Event
The F F A held its annual Father Son banquet in the gym with a record attendance of sixty six. Rev Kehren opened with an invocation and Don Zimmerman served as toast master introducing speakers. Bud the Star Farmer explained the Honor and Mr Kindschey of the state executive board urged character building. The banquet was a huge success and plans were made for another next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.F.A
Kehren
Don Zimmerman
Shannon
Oh Bud
Walker
Kindschey
State Executive Board
Go-to-School Night Sparks Locker Room Gossip
A fragmented high school page shows the New Go-to-School night stirring chatter about dating, crushes, and social scene. Mentions of Marjory H. nicknamed Flat-top and various students surface amid classroom quips and rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.J
V.N
A.E
Marjory H
Fifth Grade Bird Contest Sparks Holiday Prize
Fifth graders hold a bird spotting contest before Christmas vacation to record sightings on individual charts. Ronnie Rhatigan leads with the most sightings so far as students aim for a prize.
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Ronnie Rhatigan
November N-nonchalant Lucretia Fairbankg
A list of humorous nicknames appears for residents with linked initials and descriptors. The fragment reads like a school or community roster noting Monday appearances and evaluative adjectives for each person.
Friday Assembly Honors Sales Polarizes Seniors
Friday's assembly served a dual purpose with awards for junior magazine salesmen led by top seller Phyllis Cox who amassed 209.50 and a rally for the season opener at Wyoming. A roving interviewer and skit featured city park questions as Ray Rieniers introduced journalist Karl Behrends and a cast including Fern Decker and Clara Kehren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Phyllis Cox
Donna Aitchison
Dorothy Grant
Albert Heiken
Evalena Harms
Bob Luett
Audrey Egger
Cecil Perkins
Marvin Jacobs
Lucretia Fairbanks
Clara Kehren
Ray Null
Dorothy Behrends
Alfrieda Behrens
Donald Hagen
Elizabeth Wilson
Maldean Dirks
Lee Warner
Vera Null
Betty Craig
Carlene Winkler
Joyce Slauson
Betty Lou Vernon
Leona Tapken
Jean Hein
Bob First
Mildred Rieniers
Gerald Dirks
Duane Slauson
Charlotte Deischer
Bob Veitch
John Hein
Ray Rieniers
Karl Behrends
Fern Decker
Paul Jurgensen
Speed
Benson
Iger
Linn
Shannon Ma Schneider
Art Adams
Ron LaVonne
Teachers observe reading methods and plan next steps
Observed methods last week by the FTA girls visiting fourth grade taught by Mrs Hunt and second grade taught by Miss Odell. John Haefner spoke at a teachers meeting in Anamosa last Wednesday. Lions Club hosted the football squad at a Legion Hall dinner on November 18.
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F.T.A
Mrs Hunt
Donna Lea Hetken
Edna Kray
Miss Odell
John Haefner
Anamosa
Lions Club
Legion Hall
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Northwood Audius
Red Oak Express
OPA
Letitia Preston Osborne
Honduras
Jean Henri Fabre
Ivan Sanderson
Mirror
Wyoming High School
Monticello Panthers
August Wolfe
Brandywine
Henry
John Wolfe
Bertha Levsen
Oxford Junction
Maye
Irene Brownell
Edna Peck
Raymond Garside
Roy Bender
James Buchanan
Elsie Bender
Kalamazoo
Mich
Raymond
Henry Bramer
F. L. Harrington
L. M. Koch
L. F. Kukkuck
Preston
Harrington
Kukkuck
Cpl Leon Suthers
Randolph Field
Wilk Sai
Express
Philomonte Eg En
Monticello High School
Chatterbox
D.A
Mr. Cram
Marilyn
Susan
Dwight
Karl
Mildred
Ray
F.H.A
Susy
Duane
Lucretia Fairbankg
O—ornery
Minnie Otten
Mrs. Wees
Betty Hoult
Marjory Hoffman
Harry Bauman
R—radiant
Lyle Behrends
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