High prices spark urge for smaller profits across industries
President Truman and business leaders warn against persistently rising costs. The National Association of Manufacturers plans caution on price hikes, noting profits in textiles and foods rose sharply in 1946 while consumer confidence wanes. Monopolies and import bans complicate market freedom as auto and farm machinery firms hesitate to cut prices.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Earl Bunting
Association
Republican Swing Against Dark Horses In 1948 Race
The Chicago mayoral defeat signals GOP struggles to find an electable 1948 candidate. Taft and Bricker appear unsuitable, while Vandenberg’s foreign policy stance and Lilienthal’s TVA leadership are noted as strong but under party support. Stassen gains Midwest appeal but faces Old Guard liberal resistance. Maine’s ratification drive shapes GOP thinking on Roosevelt’s long tenure and Coolidge’s possible return.
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G.O.P
Gallup
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Senate
TVA
Atomic Committee
Vandenberg
U. N
Stassen
Minnesota
Midwest
Iowa
Maine
United States
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Editors Call for Fair Newsprint Allocation
The column highlights newsprint shortages harming small papers and lauds Senator Capehart for supporting small papers. It urges editors to contact representatives, urging equitable distribution and urging action amid national supply constraints. The piece also includes editorials from multiple Iowa papers urging responsible public payrolls and better state governance.
Iowa Leads Nation in Farming Strength Says Development Bulletin
A bulletin from the Iowa Development Commission declares Iowa farms are more numerous smaller and better equipped than in any other state. It notes 208934 farms covering 96.2 percent of the state with an average size of 164.9 acres and average land value of 17284 dollars. Iowa leads in equipment and facilities including running water electricity radios telephones tractors and autos with cash receipts per farm at 7090 dollars. There is no argument about Iowa's first rank in agriculture.
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Iowa
Legars Sentinel
Iowa Development Commission
United States
Iowa School System Not Inferior
Iowa schools are not inherently inferior according to the Waterloo Courier. The piece argues against national complacency while acknowledging ongoing concerns about school support funding and policy.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Knoxville Express: Laws Do Not Prevent Crime
The Sibley Gazette urges honest enforcement to deter crime and keep alleys clean, arguing laws on the books need diligent application. It reminds legislators that appropriations affect Town taxpayers and should come from local pockets.
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Knoxville Express
Sibley Gazette
Mortal to Mortal Pay Envelopes and Home Front Hopes
The piece notes weekly pay envelopes handed to a promised partner and links returning soldiers to a rising demand for homes. It observes real estate prices ballooning during the war and slowing sales as prices normalize, hoping wages align with home buying.
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Emmetsburg
Democrat
Young Iowa girl aids local phone service as switchboard operator
Ollie Jane Beery, nine, of Shambaugh, may be Iowa's youngest switchboard operator. She fills in during her mother’s illness from 6 a.m. to school time and again from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Patrons report service is more than satisfactory.
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Ollie Jane Beery
Shambaugh
Iowa
Hys
Ollie Jane
Authority Links Success to Proper Gland Function
A learned authority states that success depends on proper gland function, emphasizing sweat glands as key. The remark highlights physiological factors in achieving goals and suggests bodily processes influence performance outcomes.
Parental Neglect In Rural School Vandalism Case Near Dubuque
Two grade school boys caused hundreds of dollars in damage to a rural school near Dubuque. They broke windows, damaged plaster and wooden panels in a church, and destroyed items that presented easy problems. The piece labels them delinquent boys and questions parental responsibility.
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Clear Lake Mirror
Dubuque
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