Dairymen Rig the Butter Market in New York, Court Case
Federal court in New York charges the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association and officers with illegally manipulating interstate butter markets. They allegedly bought and held butter off the market to sustain high prices, harming consumers while facing possible fines and up to one year in jail. A separate Iowa note shows rising operating costs for 118 high school districts, with per pupil costs up from 118.45 to 127.68, urging more state or alternative revenue to fund education.
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Dairymen's League Cooperative Association
New York City
Federal District Court
New York
League
Fedveral
OPA
Iowa
Cut Expenses Reduce Public Debt Goal
LeMars Sentinel argues the new Congress must balance the budget by eliminating needless boards and hundreds of thousands of job holders. It urges launching a program to reduce and liquidate the public debt before considering tax cuts, noting current prosperity supports current tax rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars Sentinel
Congress
No Cause For Sleepless Nights
Gov Blue and budget director C Fred Porter review department requests to curb swollen balances. A department request does not guarantee funds. favorable action by the legislature is required to avoid an overdraft.
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Eagle Grove Eagle
Blue
C. Fred Porter
Iowa
Pzople
Legislaure
Which Shall Control
Editorial asserts the country cannot endure labor racketeers’ whims and egotism. It argues the administration must be stronger than agitators or the government of the people will fail, urging decisive action to restore democratic authority.
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Storm Lake
Public interest and free work versus social responsibility
Editors discuss whether public interest requires action beyond John L. Lewis style disputes. They compare farm and industrial behavior with strikes and price effects, noting tradeoffs between freedom and social responsibility, and question which value to prioritize. A Marathon Republic quip ends with a humorously different fellow.
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Wallaces
John L. Lewis
Oder
Bilbo Exposed Again in Chronicle Senate Race
The record recounts Theodore G Bilbo charged with misdeeds and voter suppression. It notes War Committee testimony about thousands in return for services worth over a thousand dollars and argues his bluster keeps him in the public eye. The piece predicts he will likely be denied a Senate seat.
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Qlobolt Chronicle
Theodore G. Bilbo
Senate War In Committee
Senate
Washington
Tractor with lugs becomes rarity on Iowa highways
Swea City Herald notes signs prohibiting tractors with lugs remain, while rubberless tractors grow a curiosity on late season roads. State highway department may remove signs and archive them as souvenirs.
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Swea City
State Highway Department
Iowa crops dwarf all world gold mines in wealth claim
The Fairfield Ledger cites Iowa soil and crops as richer than all gold mines, noting corn leads the nation and food products total about 1.1400 billion dollars. The piece claims one in ten U.S. citizens are nourished daily by Iowa crops, a state boast echoed alongside union fund transparency debates.
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Creston News
Fairfield Ledger
Iowa
Union
United States
Unstable Housing Talk and Political Shifts in LeMars
The LeMars Sentinel discusses housing strain with tenants forced to move and pay high rents while promises falter. It notes farmers facing mortgage pressures and three political removal cases, including Henry May, Talmadge, and Bilbo, with Republican pivots alleged.
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LeMars Sentinel
Henry May
Talmadge
Bilbo
World of Changes Sheldon Sun
The article notes gradual life changes over a lifetime, with faster living tempos and new structures of work and leisure. It attributes these shifts to machines and a system of cages and wheels reshaping civilization within living memory.
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Sheldon Sun
What Happened To 47 Sioux County Capital
In 1948 readers of the Sioux County Capital discuss the presidential election cycle, speculating on candidates and the nation’s political direction with long columns and broad guesses about the future.
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Sioux County
Republicans May Fumble Ball in 1948 Outlook
After a GOP sweep in November 1944 opinions swirled that any GOP candidate could win the 1948 presidency. Truman faced calls to resign but resisted. He steadied his position by letting Republicans overreach and err, a strategic misstep by the opposition.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
G.O.P
Truman
Anti closed shop debate nudges Nebraska South Dakota action
The piece notes a waning focus on anti closed shop fights in Nebraska and South Dakota as Congress considers a new anti closed shop measure. It criticizes union leaders for a top heavy stance and suggests corrective action may come.
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Rock Rapid
Nebraska
South Dakota
Social Security Payments Rise in Fort Dodge Area
The Fort Dodge Social Security office reports 305 monthly claims for retirees and families in 1946, plus 118 lump sum awards. Total monthly payments reach 21,130 dollars, with 65 plus retirees receiving 13,250 dollars monthly. The office serves Calhoun, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster and Wright counties.
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Fort Dodge
C. W. Snetland
Fort Dodge Field
Iowa
Calhoun
Clay
Dickinson
Emmet
Hemiiton
Humboldt
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Webster
Wright
Bird Hatchery Fire Sparks State Conservation Talk
A January 20 meeting of the State Conservation Commission will discuss rebuilding the Boone state game bird hatchery after a fire caused about $25,000 in losses. Investigators suspect a short circuit in the main power ring started the blaze that destroyed incubators pheasant breeders and much equipment. breeding stock remained intact.
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Boone
State Conservation Commission
University of Iowa to award degrees February 1
Nearly 400 persons will receive degrees and certificates at the mid-year commencement in the Iowa Union. President Virgil Hancher will present the awards. Dean F. E. T. Peterson, head of the college of education, will give the commencement address. Peterson has served on the Iowa staff for 20 years and in 1945 was deputy director of the Army University at Shrivenham, England.
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University of Iowa
Iowa Union
Virgil Hancher
FE. T. Peterson
College of Education
Dean Peterson
Iowa
American Army University
Shrivenham
England
Waterfowl Census Planned for January 15–17
The annual waterfowl population census will be conducted January 15 16 and 17 under the Fish and Wildlife Service with cooperation from state game officials trained in North American migratory waterfowl management.
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United States
Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Department of Interior
Pneumothorax Therapy in Tuberculosis Care
The article explains tuberculosis treatment via complete rest and hygiene, with collapse therapy used when needed. Therapeutic pneumothorax places air around a diseased lung to collapse it, allowing healing, faster recovery, and reduced contagious output, enabling later return to moderate activity.
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Himsel
University of Iowa Track Team Preps for Seven Indoor Meets
The Iowa track squad, with 10 lettermen on hand and three more due by February 1, begins a seven-meet indoor schedule. The opening meet on February 1 at Chicago against Northwestern features Rex Ploen Shelby Eric Wilson Jr Ike Johnson Dick Hoerner Gene Freels and Otis Finney in events ranging from sprints to field events at various venues.
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University of Iowa
Chicago
Northwestern
Rex Ploen
Shelby
Dash
Eric Wilson
Iowa City
Ike Johnson
Coffeyville
Kan
Dick Hoerner
Dubuque
Gene Freels
Clinton
Otis Finney
Lll
Milford aviator counts 17 deer near Dickinson
Ira Steel, a Milford sportsman and pilot, spotted a deer herd west of Dickinson by car. He hurried home, took his cab plane, and counted 17 deer including a buck with a notably fine head.
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Ira Steel
Milford
Dickinson County
Steel
December Game Prosecutions Report Totals
December prosecutions reached 129 with 128 convictions. Infractions included 109 illegal hunts 11 trapping 5 fishing and 4 miscellaneous. Courts fined a total of 2859 dollars and imposed 75 days in jail.
Green corn tragedy in a Stiles elevator incident
A customer asked for green corn at the Stiles elevator near five p.m. Keith Stiles aged 45 went to fetch the order and vanished. His brother Fred and the customer found him buried under a corn avalanche. rescue attempts failed.
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Gaza
Keith Stiles
Car Dealers Lead November Retail Sales in Derwent
Vehicle dealers topped the Derwent retail units list for the fifth straight month with strong gains over 1945 levels. Radio and household dealers placed second, followed by fuel and ice dealers and lumber building materials in fourth.
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Derwent
University of Tom Bureau of Businessesearch
Cette
Local Residents Build Home Snow Plow Aims for Storm
Griswold, Ewald Stone and Dale Willoughby built a small rotary snow plow for home use. After a successful trial run it needed adjustments. They work on fixes while awaiting more snow and ignore skeptics suggesting a compass for steering through falling snow.
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Griswold
Ewald Stone
Dale Willoughby
Stone
Willoughby
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