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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
1
The Iowa Poll finds 78 percent favor expanding the U S air force even if costs exceed a billion dollars. Voters credit air power for wartime successes while 70 percent prefer stronger air forces over universal military training. Public sentiment appears to shape congressional views on defense priorities.
The Joint Committee on the Economic Report grilled Benjamin Fairless and Arthur Homer on steel price increases. They disagreed on impact. lawmakers noted large profits at U S Steel and Bethlehem but uncertain effect on living costs. The hearing signaled further investigation into price raises.
Goodyear and other tire firms cut output by 30 percent as postwar demand wanes. Philadelphia Philco Corp trims radio division staff while furniture warehouses fill. Department store Easter sales fall and January charge accounts plunge 372 million. Textile mills report ample supply, old houses lose boom prices. Overall production stays up but employment falls dramatically. firms near the bottom of orders despite supply outpacing demand.
A compilation of editorials and notices from various papers. It cites Henry Wallace in the Truman race, coalitions with southern Democrats, tax fears from an assessor law, CIO purges of Communist officers, curb and gutter bids in Laurens, a cemetery fence remark, income tax woes for a Washington businessman, and Coon Rapids Community Club calls for two complete election tickets to widen voter choice and prevent local splits.
The editorial notes Soviet moves threaten Finland and echo postwar fears. It laments Stalin and his allies expanding control, promising bans on religion, speech, press, and assembly while warning that freedom across Europe erodes under communist influence.
Pocahontas County Iowa Board of Supervisors in special session adopts a resolution recommending the county Federal Aid Secondary Road System as Pocahontas County's farm to market roads. The auditor is directed to file with the State Highway Commission a copy of the resolution and map. meeting adjourns to February 3, 1948.
A columnist argues that Stalin's expansion and communist control threaten constitutional government worldwide. The piece contrasts Russia under different rulers and cites fear for the fate of liberal principles, warning that power by force may prevail.
A public tribute declares that a strong America aligns with peaceful goals and honors the Army, urging civic support and remembrance of service members. The piece emphasizes unity, patriotic duty, and national defense.
An advisory piece explains heart disease types and risks, stressing early symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, and irregular beats. It urges timely medical consultation, regular checkups, and lifestyle changes to reduce fatal outcomes and promote longer life.
A. M. Bailey, 26, of Knoxville attempted to pass a truck loaded with dynamite and lost control. His car struck a concrete bridge wing, sending cement flying 45 feet then sinking into the creek. Bailey escaped with a bloody nose as the vehicle was destroyed.
Katherine Booer, Clerk of the District Court for Pocahontas County Iowa, announces she will run in the Republican primary of 1948. She asks Republican voters for their support and votes in the race for clerk of the district court.
Duncan C. Grand announces candidacy for county treasurer of Pocahontas County Rolfe Iowa in the June Republican primary.
F E Van Alstin of Pocahontas Iowa runs in the June primary for the office of county attorney subject to Republican voters.
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