Backstage In Iowa Politics Backstage In Iowa Politics
Robert B. Adams, state administrator of the Office of Price Administration, resigns amid a looming shakeup. Democrats hint at R. E. Walters as successor while Raymond S. McKeough will appoint. Staff changes expected. political patronage and Republican tilt noted. Iowa scrap drive and war stamp details punctuate the page.
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Paul R. Bumbarger
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
IDPA
Robert B. Adams
Office of
Price Administration
Adams
Odebolt
Capitol
Wilson
R. E. Walters
Harlan
Chicago
OPA
Washington
Raymond S. McKeough
Congress
QPA
Waacs
Herb Plagman
Iowa
June
Play- Man
Alberta Thach
Lucille Weigel
Nicol
Veera Mooney
Pat Shine
Register
Fencees
Informateur Bookkeeper
Mildred McBride
Geconut
Oelwein Daily Register Postal and Mail Rate Notice
Oelwein newspaper details 1880 rates and mail handling terms including second class mail entry, carrier delivery in Oelwein, weekly and yearly costs, and delivery outside the 200 mile radius with identified exceptions in a terse local notice.
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Sens
Oelwein
Lews
Cartier
Mercy Hospital Blue Cross Plan Push A Community Insurance Option
Editorial urges budgeting for hospital costs via Mercy Hospital Blue Cross Plan a non profit group insured 21 days of hospitalization and 25 percent of benefits for the year available through employers or organizations with payroll deductions. Local representative explains plan to REGISTER staff and employees. single and family rates shown.
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Mercy Hospital
Blue Cross
Clark
Mercy Hosnital
Register
Wealth Gaps Grow As Taxes Bite Into Incomes
A historical reflection notes that high income taxes lessen millionaire profits, causing business leaders to earn more than they keep while Uncle Sam takes a large share. It argues taxes shift power toward government, heightening class tension as wages rise and business incomes fall, reshaping American life.
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Ss Garere
Andrew Carnecio
Tobin JD. Rockefeller
Milionaires
Hie
Uncle Sam
Trillions and the Navy Budget Debate in Congress
The article notes the term trillions as a measure for vast distances and reports the House unanimously approving a navy appropriation bill of 29 billion dollars. Congressman O'Hara claims total wartime costs including lend-lease approach a quarter of a trillion, while warning of higher future spending to defend freedom. The piece reflects on editorials in yesterday's Register about the Spirit of Casey Jones.
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House of Rerreentatives
Navy
Joseph P. O’hara
Minnesota
United States
Register
Casey Jones
PHAFS
Reports Requested From Iowa Distributors Amid OPA Warnings
More than half of Iowa's primary distributors face suspension for failing to register monthly business with the Office of Price Administration. The OPA says reports are due from dairies oil processors and rationed item industries. fewer than half have complied. Officials warn immediate suspension is possible if delinquency continues. May ration stamps schedule includes gasoline meat processed foods and sugar allocations with dates through late May and May 30.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Editorial on American railroad men in Africa and Ira
The piece applauds the outstanding work of American railroad men in Africa and Ira while noting a shift in fashion as women announce plainer dress. It questions whether further restraint from lipstick could be encouraged, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
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Africa
Ira
Favorite Radio Programs Over Midwestern Stations
Rural era radio guide lists 1940s Midwestern time blocks across WHO WGN WMT and WENR stations. It catalogs NBC CBS and MBS programs from 6 pm to midnight, naming anchors actors musicians and orchestras with schedules and news breaks.
Saturday Evening Radio Programs Highlights and Lineup
A dense schedule listing multiple stations WH0 NEC WENR WES and BN with hourly programs from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Notable acts include Sunset Corners Opry Abie's Irish Rose Iowa Barn Dance Frolic The Jamboree Million Dollar Band with Barry Wood and news segments by Three Suns Trio and Eric Severeid.
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Cordell Hall
Sec. of State
Iowa
Southland
Barry Wood
Three Suns
Charles Dant
the Nation
The
Yanks
Frank Crumit
Julia Sanderson
Hobby Lobby
Eric Severeid
Frank Stratra
Frazier Hunt
Douglas Grant
Henry James
Guy Lombardo
Corliss Archer
Eric Sevareid
Fred Allen
Eddie Duchin
Stan Kenton
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Listings
A dense list of radio programs across stations WGN WMT and others cover Sunday night into late evening. Entries include music dances quizzes dramas newsHour showcases with bands and orchestras led by figures like Phil Spitalney Gabriel Heatter Stan Kenton Jimmie Fidler and Dorothy Thompson, plus talk shows Inner Sanctum Mystery and True Detective Mysteries.
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Little Annie Rooney
Gee
Cope
Oelwein Daily Register
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Oflawein
M. H. Nicol
NBC
Preston Bradley
H. V. Kaltenborn
Lucille Manners
Frank Black
Frank Mann
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lou
Elmer Davis
Fred Waring
Bob Burlingame
Paul Martin
WGN
Ralph Ginsburgh
Cal Tinney
Gabriel Teatter
Fulton Lewis Jr
Joe Reichmann
WMT
Mr. Keen
Owi
Touglas Grant
Wenr-Wlf
Smile Martel
Lone Ranger
Earl Godwin
Parker Family
Meet Your Navy
John Gunther
Gracie Fields
Alec Templeton
Paul Schubert
Lou Breese
Russ Morgan
Who
Nec
Ginsbergh
Hollywood Spotlight
Upton Close
BBC News
Cbs-Mbs
Wenr-Wes
Israel
Roy Porter
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Joe Kelley
Horace Heidt
Tobe Reed
Chase & Sanborn
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Clifton Utley
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