Memorial Address Highlights Nonpolitical Tribute in Fayette County
Gov. Blue delivered a Memorial Day address at Clermont to a large crowd, noting no political references. Tolerant themes appeared in memorial speeches worldwide as Iowa primaries approach. Frank Miles is presented as a strong rival, with Jie as a well known figure in many counties.
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Blue
Fayette County
Clermont
Himmself
Towa
Frank Miles
Jie
Wayvette
George Olmsted Confident as Campaign Seeks Big Turnout
George Olmsted, the Iowa governor candidate, remains assured of victory while backers push to energize the campaign until polls close. He highlights housing, state institutions, and the treasury surplus. opponents criticize some points. Olmsted headquarters expect a turnout well above two hundred thousand with vote totals near two hundred thousand. Gross, now at a Waterloo radio station, will speak at a farm meeting here next Wednesday.
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George Olmsted
Iowa
Olmsted
Amas
Burma
Bis
Obnsted
Blie
Mayboe
H.R. Gross
Thqong
Gross
Waterloo
Fann
Get Out And Vote Message From Local Civic Review
A plea to residents to vote, urging turnout and civic duty amid apathy. Mentions a Memorial program by the D A V and a schedule conflict involving Admiral Halsey related to a Cedar Rapids event and Oelwein airport arrangements. Credits local DL AL V members and notes teamwork and enterprise.
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Halsey
Tmwerroy
Bull’ Phdsey
Cedar Rapids
Jones
Navy Department
Oelwein
DL AL V
Civic Platform Aims to Pace Oelwein Improvements
The Register outlines civic platform goals for Oelwein including purification of Lake Oelwein and expanded park beautification and maintenance funding. It notes the in progress Oelwein Swimming Pool project and the extension of Second Avenue Southeast.
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Register
Oelwein U
Oelwein TV
Oelwein
Second Ave
Open Forum letters must be signed and capped at 300 words
The newspaper welcomes Open Forum letters but requires signatures for identification. Writers may request anonymity, but the editor notes that anonymous submissions can undermine accountability. Letters should be concise and under 300 words.
A Teeny Tiny Bedtime Story
Ducky Doodle Waddle Quack loves flowers and sets out to pick a big bouquet for his mother. He gathers violets and daisies, sings happily, but is chased by a wolf. His father, Mr Quack, saves him by throwing pebbles, scaring the wolf away. Ducky returns home with the bouquet and a mother's praise, ending with a cue for another story.
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Ducky Doodle Waddle Quack
Bucky Doodle
Quack
Ducky Doodle
Ducky
Mr. Quack
Hal
Mr. Wolf
Senate
America's Fondness for Mediocrity in Its Leaders Called National Peril
George E Sokrolsky argues the United States risks national peril as a citizenry compromises for mediocrity in leadership. He condemns Truman advisers, cites labor clashes and the Case bill, and charges the populace with selecting the least intelligent leaders, warning of unchecked state power.
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America
George E. Sokrolsky
Yam
Mr. Truman
United States
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Fish sounds outshine Lindbergh tribute in Bay study
M. B. Dobrin of the naval ordnance laboratory reports that Chesapeake Bay fish noises during the war could interfere with submarine devices and were recorded for study. The remark compares marine life sound effects to the 1927 New York ovation for Lindbergh after his Paris flight.
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ST. Louis
New York
Charles A. Lindberg
Paris
Chesapeake Bay
M. B. Dobrin
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Navy
Local social notes from Hazleton and surrounding towns
Hazelton correspondent Leo Hoffman reports on Sunday visits and hometown acquaintances including the Brandt and Becker families, Hoffmans, Lantz, Webb, Fall, Hasbrouck, Harris, Thomas, Schumann, and others from Waterloo, Byron, Cedar Rapids, Mason City, and Minneapolis. The piece notes county rural mail carrier meetings and Go Getters class activities alongside a national safety award to the Army Service Forces with notable reductions in accidents and fatalities in 1945.
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Darrell Brandt
John Brandt
Waterloo
Julius Becker
Gerald Applebee
Brandon
Golda Becker
Philip Vande Vorde
Rock Island
Harold Harrington
Lillian Harrington
Paul Briggman
Arizona
Jess Luloff
Frank Brant
Oregon
R. I. Short
Leonard Webb
Helen Webb
David Hair
Charles Webb
Virginia Webb
Byron
Minn
Kathryn Hoffmann
Minneapolis
Leo Hoffman
Jesup
Howard Lantz
Iowa City
Rockford
Johnston
Drugless
Thomas
Schumann
Fairfax
James Flarrety
Robert Burke
Roberta
Black Hills
Thresa Fass
Montana
Wayne Hasbrouck
Clifford Heidi
T. Morey
Irene Cookson
Cedar Rapids
Go Getters
Methodist Church
Fred Richards
Chicago
National Safety Council
Army Service Forces
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
ASF
Dedrbern
Hypnotist Loses Audience in St Louis Demo
Dr Franz J Polgar drew a quiet crowd at Concordia seminary auditorium as his hypnotism demonstration lulled his volunteers and several audience members to sleep. No objections were raised as the show continued under campus lights and safe, orderly conduct.
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ST. Louis
Franz J. Polgar
Concordia Seminary
Public Inertia Partly to Blame in Railroad Strike
New York columnist Eleanor Roosevelt reflects that public inertia helped spark labor troubles and predicts new mechanisms for addressing grievances in public utilities. She reviews Gore Vidal novel Williwaw and Don Calhoun’s The Little President, praising their insights into wind stormy weather and the pull of big ideas.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
New York
Williwaw
Gore Vidal
Aleutians
Don Calhoun
History and memories from Oelwein past in brief
Ten years ago the History of Oelwein program on WHO sponsored by the VFW featured Paul Stewart’s bid in the state senate race against Franklin G. Lee of West Union. Local figures attended the Republican national convention in Cleveland. Des Moines work resumed after a visit with his parents. A notable wedding in Evanston was reported with Virginia and Chatterton.
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CST
Oelwein
WHO
VFW
Paul Stewart
Maynard
Allamakee
Fayette
Franklin G. Lee
West Union
H. V. Hoyer
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas Ray
Des Moines
E. L. Borland
Virginia
Chatterton
Evanston
Mind Power Show Hypnosis Snafu in City Hall
A mass hypnotism act faltered when a magician failed to keep 15 assistants under a trance and 20 audience members also collapsed into slumberland. The strange scene drew curious crowds and vague headlines as Want-Ads Bring Results.
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Tion
Landing by Cable System for Aircraft
A landing and takeoff method using a cable 60 feet above ground or water was devised to handle poor surface landings. The system was employed by both Army and Navy during the war.
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Army
Navy
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