A. C. Takes a Definite Stand on Veterans Group
The American Veterans Committee fronts a new stance with motto Citizens first veterans second. At Des Moines convention 850 delegates push a liberal platform including world control of mass weapons, a world armed force, rationing, a 75 cent minimum wage and rent and price controls. The group includes leftists but shows independence from communists as no vice chairman vote aligned them.
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American Veterans Committee
A.V.C
United Nation
Des Moines
Frederick Borden
National Citizens Political Action Committee
League of Veterans of All the United Nations
U.N
Farmers Hold Wheat for Higher Profit
Southwest winter wheat yields are good and arriving at elevators but some Oklahoma and Kansas farmers keep wheat on farms awaiting higher prices. One farmer joked he would not sell, hoping for a boost. Wheat bought by the Commodity Credit Corporation funds famine relief abroad while holdouts ignore global hunger.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Commodity Credit Corporation
Southwest
When Will the Big Bear Arrive in Washington
Editors warn of an impending downturn after the boom and urge prudent spending and mortgage reduction. They urge unions to support producers, cite the GM strike, and note Pocahontas county savings bond purchases and redemptions as April shows bond activity tied to industrial counties.
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Humboldt Independent
Washington
Fonda Times
Pocahontas County
Not Enough Danger In American Manhood Says Cartoon
A Woodward Enterprise cartoon rails against women kissing a Great Dane, lamenting the danger and calling for more perilous romance. The piece mocks inter human closeness and questions American manhood in a provocative, humorous stance.
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Woodward Enterprise
Will They Ever Learn Emmetsburg Labor Coal Threat
The Emmetsburg Reporter warns a coal strike endangers workers and producers as substitutes like fuel oil gas and electricity erode demand. Higher wages depend on raising production per man, since unions cannot force consumers to pay more than the market will bear.
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Emmetsburg
Labor talk and the strike question in the nation
The editorial argues workers must have a say in their work and pay, but cautions against complete control through strikes that shut down national activity, urging a better method to settle labor disputes.
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Sac Sun
Johnston backs limited profit sharing for some firms
Eric A. Johnston former U S Chamber of Commerce president now tied to the movies urges profit sharing in select sectors. He says it may ease labor tensions but only where profits exist and defies deficit sharing. Workers prefer profits while firms fear losses when profits vanish.
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Humboldt
Eric A. Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Labor Power Pushes Wages Amid Inflation Fears
The Star-Journal notes labor is strong and wages rise under inflationary pressures. It argues higher wages spur higher prices when output does not increase, warning this boosts inflation during the current cycle.
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Minneapolis Star-Journal
The Man Next Door and His Simple Blessings
A reflection on a modest man who avoids excess and overdrafts. He values friendships over glitter, endures sorrow, and finds meaning in evenings and the setting sun. Biggar of Riverside shares a steady, grateful outlook in the Chicago Tribune.
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Biggar
Riverside
Chicago Tribune
Whitney Says Wealth Bluster Arouses Public Backlash
A columnist argues that if leaders like the GM president or US Steel chair proclaimed vast wealth and intent to spend to defeat the president, public opinion would swing in the president's favor as Americans distrust large boasts of wealth and power and threats to influence politics.
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New York Times
Whitney
General Motors
United States Steel
The Tyrant Small Joseph Gains Brief Obedience
Catherine T. Farrell writes in the Chicago Tribune that the tyrant small Joseph speaks rarely yet his brief commands draw immediate attention. The ruler is described as firm and infantile, with devoted followers surrendering willingly to his rule and pledging their hearts at his feet.
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Joseph
Catherine T. Farrell
Chicago Tribune
Wolf Cubs Captured by Dean Wensel Near Allerton
Dean Wensel of near Allerton took two wolf cubs two months ago and has kept them since. The cubs are half grown and ferocious, unlike a cub fox the Weasels also own which plays with children like a kitten.
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Dean Wensel
Allerton
Grandmother From Holland Flies Home After Illness
Mrs Deddo Meyer of Holland Iowa was flown home after a brief illness while visiting relatives in Michigan. At 70 she handled her first air trip well and hopes for a pleasure plane ride after recovery.
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Deddo Meyer
Holland
Michigan
Beware Poison Ivy and Poison Sumach This Summer
Health guidance warns of poison ivy and sumach along roadsides and in picnic areas. Learn to identify three part leaves and four to six leaflets, wash exposed skin with strong laundry soap, and seek medical care for severe irritation.
Thrilling buggy ride ends when horses crash into tree
Donald Gaylor and his daughters Roberta and seven year old Keren faced a runaway buggy after the tongue slipped up through the neck yolk. Roberta jumped clear, Mr. Gaylor was thrown, and Keren rode the buggy home before the horses halted at a tree in the front yard.
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Donald Gaylor
Roberta
Mr. Gaylor
Keren
County Board Proceedings Pocahontas Iowa May 1946
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors met and approved Ferbusor Deihl bond for road surfacing. The engineer O P Malcolm reported on Drainage District No 158 and a proposed Drainage District No 1 with a hearing set for June 18 1946 at 10:00 a.m. Notices to landowners will be issued and bids for labor and material were to be advertised.
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Pocahontas
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
P _hontas County
P. Yor
Clarence Jensen
C. Johnson
Johnson
Jensen
Ferbusor Deihl
O. P. Malcolm
Eynus W. Spoerleder
Pirther
Prendergast Et al
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Michael R. Soth
Marion Bruce
Reveille
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Rolfe
Focshontas
Palo Alto
Kossuth
United States
Eg Association
Lemb
Ows
A.C
Italy
Umberto
Labor
Aate
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Rolfe State Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
Mr. Whitney
Carl J. White
T. S. Clark, D
F. H. Molyneux
Savage Block
Ritz Theatre
J. E. Hynds
Auto Bonds
Kennedy Agency
T. J. Raynes Insurance
L. M. Graham Veterinarian
Rolfe Lown
R. B. Ranney
Guy Smith
Real Estate & Insurance
Fuller Bidg
Harry Tyler
Pocahontas Couny
Towa
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