Legion Pilgrimage Back to Paris For Next Year
The Legion plans its next convention in Paris with World War II veterans, aiming to draw a mass following across the ocean. Attendance paled in past decades but is expected to exceed 5,000,000 including auxiliaries, amid changing economic and international conditions.
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Mat' Aignaty
Dion
Paul H. Griffith
National Actet
Willr
Legion
Paris
New York
Ade
Genrahing
France
Hem
Touraine
The
Wn the Legion
Presilorges Bidault
Auxiliary
Civic Platform for Oelwein Pool and Parks
The Register outlines a civic platform proposing construction of the Oelwein swimming pool, funds for beautification and maintenance of parks, and a program to purify Lake Oelwein. The plan emphasizes a building program to keep pace with the city’s growth and public amenities.
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Oelwein
Lake
Fairbank Holiday News And Visits From Local Residents
Fairbank residents and visitors share Christmas gatherings and hospital news. Mary Joe O'Donnell visits from Iowa City to see her parents, while Elmer Heth and baby return home from Allen Memorial Hospital. Aunt Ferol Colishaw stops in at Inde nce to visit Nell Bentley, who remains seriously ill at People's Hospital. Clark and Reed family members, including Paul Fratzke and Peters of the army, are noted at home or in Iowa City for treatments, furloughs, or holidays with relatives across Fairbank and nearby towns.
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Mary Joe O'Donnell
Iowa City
People’s Hospital
Shere
Ilyn Goeller
Gene Formaker Wn
Dubuque
Mary Curley
Paul Fratzke
University
Peters
The
Army
Victor Ganske
Sumner
U. S
Char— Jess’Donnell
Clifford McCunginiff
Oelwein
Dem Mersch
L. D. Mersch
Tile Mersch
Fairbank
Louis Tiedt
Truman appoints Creedon housing expediter for veterans
In a 1946 New York Post piece, Harold L. Ickes criticizes President Truman for naming Frank R. Creedon as veterans housing expediter. Creedon’s career includes wartime roles and a controversial cost plus fixed fee contract with George Fuller Construction. The column notes Creedon’s quick shifts in government posts and questions the wisdom of his appointment amid veteran housing concerns and related political probes.
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Creedon
Harold L. Ickes
President Truman
Truman
Veterans
Frank R.creedon
Washington
Army
Mr. Jeffers
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Director of War Mobilization and Reconver
George Fuller’ Construction Company
Fuller
WAA
Thomas and Murdock
Utah
Fuller Company
Slaughter Committee
Mr Small
Small
Wilson Wyatt
Dewey Bricker and Taft Lead Republican Race Outlook
In the evolving 1946 GOP scene Dewey leads, with Bricker and Taft close as New York and Ohio loom large. Vandenberg and Stassen lack a ready stage, while others like Green, Martin, Saltonstall and McArthur are mentioned as possible late contenders. Eisenhower surfaces as a potential candidate among sections of the party.
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George E Sokolsky
Harold Stassen
General Eisenhower
Senator Vandenburg
Thomas B Dewey
Robert A. Taft
John W Bricker
New York
Ohio
Dewey
Harry Truman
John W. Bricker
Congress
Senate
Bricker
Taft
Vandenberg
Tom Dewey
New Ene
Green
Ilinois
Martin
Pennsylvania
Saltonstalk
Massachusetts
General McArthur
Fast and Bricker
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Crazy Year Ends With Odd Holiday Gags Across U.S.
In Bakersfield a traffic violator received a Santa Claus card from a cheerful officer. In Tacoma a preacher allegedly stole an airplane to reach his sermon. Ex Governor Landon praised President Truman’s rising popularity, signaling a wilder 1946.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Santa Claus
Tacoma
Wash
Landon
Kansas
Truman
Consolidated News Features
Iowa Schools Face Funding Gap as State Aid Debate Looms
Iowa legislators enter the 52nd General Assembly amid strong backing for more public school support. The key question is funding sources, with emphasis on state funds, trust revenues, and the three point tax. Proposals include expanding state aid to 15 million, tapping income and sales taxes, and potential tax-credit reform to boost school financing.
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Iowa
51St General Assembly
Banking Department
State Board of Educational
Department of Agriculture
Liquor Control Commission
General Assembly
Alance
Iowa Ta
Thr
1St
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa Farm Buycort Federation
Reas
Long Tax Study Committee
State Tax Commission
52Nd
Genera Assembly
Fragmentary note hints at school day eve topic and science rights
Fragmented OCR text mentions science, a right, and a national discussion. The readable parts suggest a topic on education and science ethics but the loss of context and names limits precise reconstruction.
Open bar on the map sparks civic debate
Fragmentary notes reference an open bar plan and public venue concerns, hinting at local discussion over venue access and community impact. Names, dates, and locations are unclear in the legible text, but the item signals a municipal discussion on a hospitality proposal.
Local Church Activities and Services Announced
Sunday dialect of events notes music and choir performances at the Westa Veaneen S$ nanner and Channel Solo performances. December 3rd collects a digest of January questions for rehearsals. January 5th committee session and January choir rehearsal at Westmii el church. Friday January 21st listed for specific observances and community announcements.
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M. Westa
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