Keokuk Lock Improvements To Aid Upper Mississippi Traffic
Editorial notes Keokuk lock replacement with two larger locks to end costly delays. Congress allocates 1 million dollars to start work this year, completing around 1957. Locks at 1200 feet and 600 feet will surpass the 355 by 110 foot current facility built in 1913, addressing growth from three million to twelve billion tons yearly. Waterways expand as traffic climbs.
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400000 Miners Begin 10 Day Holiday Amid Coal Shortage
The nation faces potential heating season impact as about 400,000 miners start a 10 day holiday. John L. Lewis reports deadlocked negotiations with operators while above ground coal stocks may last two to three months. Some miners protest the unpaid time during the steel strike context.
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Name Your Statistics The Government Has Em
A survey of government data collection shows vast statistics work across agencies. Discrepancies arise between Commerce and Labor figures on income and spending. The piece notes inflation and savings estimates and recalls Sen. Kenneth McKellar’s early airmail work and later political fading. It also previews a 950-page insect yearbook from Agriculture, priced at 2.50 with free copies for Congressmen.
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Iowa Weather Extremes Reflect Seasonal Shifts
An Iowa editorial notes the state's climate shows sharp seasonal swings from freezing winters to hot summers. It argues Iowa's fertile land, especially corn, underpins the national economy, while many residents seek opportunities elsewhere.
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Nature
Knoxville Express
Crossword Puzzle Radio Screen Star and Related Clues
A crossword puzzle list with horizontal and vertical clues including figures like a radio screen star, various word hints, and abbreviations. The set features entries from actress to Burmese myth sprite and ends with an answer to a previous puzzle. The puzzle blends general knowledge with cryptic style prompts.
Monetary policy test taints 1952 campaign impact
The piece argues the Federal Reserve Board’s independence faces a critical test in the 1952 presidential race as rising interest rates, investor hesitancy, and slowed activity threaten Democratic prospects. It notes past restraint actions and potential politics of inflation and growth, plus key figures like Truman and Eccles.
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District Court Rules in Krueger vs Metzger Case
Judge Matthew Westrate sustains two grounds and overrules four grounds of the motion to strike and sustains the motion for a more specific statement in the case of Arthur F. Krueger versus Wilbur Metzger. A traffic collision occurred on October 8, 1948, on Sycamore Street. Artex-Green Corp of Illinois seeks judgment of 85.14 on an account from Harry Glatstein.
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Arthur F. Krueger
Wilbur Metzger
Sycamore Street
Artex-Green Corp
Illinois
Harry Glatstein
Palmer Reelected I.C.A. President at Davenport Convention
Davenport physician Dr. B. J. Palmer was reelected president of the International Chiropractors Association at the annual convention in Davenport. Dr. Ben O. Evans of Bettendorf was chosen secretary treasurer.
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