NEA Bars Communists From Teaching In Schools
National Education Association delegates vote to bar Communist Party members from teaching in American schools. Critics warn against labeling individuals and risking academic freedom while supporters argue disqualification protects youth. Chancellor Hutchins notes fear can suppress independent thinking. Optimistic business forecast linked to consumption and production trends.
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National Penication Association
Communist Party
Moscow Communist Party
Christian Science Monitor
NEA
NSA
Cancellor Hutchins
University of Chicago
Iowa report links icy roads to more fatal crashes
The Iowa department of public safety summary links hazardous roads from icy conditions to higher fatality totals than last year. It notes more rural deaths, more night crashes, a doubling of fatalities among 21 to 24 year olds, and fewer drivers with prior violations. It also cites more high speed cases, increased truck involvement, and about a 50 percent rise in defective vehicles in crashes. A stray line mentions Benjamin Franklin’s 1776 silver, brass and pewter dollar bearing Mind Your Own Business.
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Iowa Department of Public Safety
Benjamin Franklin
Storage woes loom as farmers rush to store grain
Amid chatter about feed and crops, editors warn of growing storage shortages and rising prices. A farmer urges early action to secure bins and cribs, promising a better deal for those who start now.
Pork consumption forecasts spark 1949 inquiry by farmers
Wallaces Farmer questions how much pork Americans will eat and pay for in 1949. It notes per person consumption around 72.3 pounds, cites 1946 as a peak, and asks how income and willingness to pay will affect hog prices if 1950 output rises. The piece quotes the Committee of Industrial Development on American industries with low protection.
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Wallaces
United States
Opa
Walaces
Parner
Ama
Committee of Industrial Development
National Organization of Business Men
Cedar River fishways finish installation at four dams
Conservation Commission crews completed new fishways at the Cedar River dams in Charles City Waverly Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The structures allow game fish to pass upriver while enabling removal of rough fish for study and management of migratory patterns.
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Ceda
Charles City
Waverly
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Conservation Commission
Cedar
Turnaway crowds at Iowa state parks stretch capacity
Fire and heat drive crowds to Lake Ahquale Lake Machride Delver Menonal and Red Haw parks with beaches packed. Officials note attendance soaring near four quarter of a million above 1948 as artificial lakes attract more visitors. Gaye F. OW and Wilbur Rush comment on park strain and growing tourist numbers.
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Iowa
Im Jowa State Park
Pre Boy
Robday Crowes
Ahnquale
Machride
Gaye
V. OW
Fuckinger
Lands and Waters Division
The
Conservation Commission
Wilbur Rush
State Parks
Hatchery Produces Large Walleye Pike And Northern Stock
The Split Lake Hatchery reports six million walleye pike and 3 025 million northern pike produced in the last season. Walleys stocked in major northwest Iowa lakes and Des Moines Cedar Rivers on experimental basis. northern pike stocked in north Iowa lakes to boost scarce populations.
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Split Lake
State Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rivers
1948 Commodity Loan Summary for Pocahontas County
The Pocahontas county Agricultural Conservation Association reports 1948-49 loans and purchase agreements by grain type. Entries include Corn Loans 3,668,665 bushels, Corn Purchase 1,063,434, Soybeans 1 4 other categories totaling various warehouse and farm stored loans and purchase agreements with flax, oats and soybeans liquidated by delivery.
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Pocahontas County Agricultural Conservation Association
McGregor Fire Finds Smoke, No Fire Reported
Last week the McGregor fire department found smoke but no active fire after a passing trucker alarmed responders. They arrived at a building where smoke poured from inside and learned a commercial fisherman named Dave Meac was smoking carp. A fragment injured Mrs. John Hildman of Wesley, breaking her nose.
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McGregor
Dave Meac
John Hildman
Wesley
Rehabilitation of Tuberculosis Patients at Sanatoriums
The article explains rehabilitation as an integral part of tuberculosis care from diagnosis. It describes early emotional support with nurses and social workers, patient cooperation with doctors, and preparing return to community life. It notes some patients may need new, less strenuous work training at the sanatorium.
Tuberculous Patient Guided to New Skills at Sanatorium
Jums receives expert guidance to discover new interests and skills while at the sanatorium. The aim is to make life more enjoyable and potentially more remunerative after discharge.
Des Moines Township Consolidated School Seeks Bus Route Bids
The Board of Directors invites bids for operating school bus routes for the coming year. Bids must be in the secretary’s hands by 5 pm Monday, August 1, 194%. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Donald Carlton, Secretary.
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Des Moines Township
Troubled Father Watches Three-Pitcher Sons Play Separate Neighbors
Carl Jaspers of Northwood endures a tense baseball scene as his three sons, Carl Jr. pitching for Carpenter, Lowell for Northwood, and Lee 24 for Emmons, Minn., each compete for a different team in the North Iowa Borderline league. Lee, who lost an arm in a corn picker accident two years ago, remains a standout pitcher.
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Carl Jaspers
Northwood
North Iowa
Lost eye after ball shatters window in Laverne
Eight year old Gary Wittmeier of Laverne lost an eye last week when a ball broke a window. A fragment of glass entered the eye and was removed by surgeons at Rochester. A later line notes saccharin is derived from coal tar.
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Gary Wittmeier
Laverne
Rochester
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