Secret Lindbergh meeting stirs isolationist hopes and housing crisis
Washington hush meeting with Charles Lindbergh sparks talk of political leverage among some Republicans though most see him as politically dead. Meanwhile Iowa towns face worsening housing shortages with 112 cities surveyed showing only Muscatine and Sioux City free of shortage and many homes improvised from barns and cribs as soldiers return home.
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh
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Minnesota
United States
Congress
Iowa
America First Committee
England
Gerald P. Nye
Jeannette Rankin
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Europe
Miss Rankin
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Gerald Nye
Sunday Register
Muscatine
Sioux City
Corydon
Rolfe
Hull Testimony Underscores Blame Facts on Pearl Harbor
The testimony of Cordell Hull before the congressional Pearl Harbor committee is cited to argue neither Hull nor President Roosevelt were responsible for the Japanese attack. The piece contends blame aiming at the Roosevelt administration was doomed, noting Japan attacked to wage war and cripple the fleet, regardless of warnings. It criticizes the investigation as a failed vote-getter and calls attention to insufficient forces and warning lapses at Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Hull
Japan
European famine warned after war in eight nations
Wallaces Farmer urges U S action to avert hunger in northern Europe as postwar shortages loom. Europe faces waning rations, fuel limits, and potential unrest. The piece calls for a billion dollar appropriation to buy food while noting UNRRA and lend lease limits. It also mentions aid to German occupation zones and warns of war risk if famine continues.
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Iowa
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Iowa Fact Sheet Promotes State Prosperity and Resources
The document outlines Iowa demographics and economics including half of families owning homes, population density 45.3, farm and city living shares, rail proximity, educational leadership, vast coal reserves, rich grade A land, 213,318 farms, and average 1944 cash income of $7,562. It highlights state richness and agricultural strength.
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Iowa
Towa
United States
Postwar housing plan in limbo and market fears
Government housing program risks selling off homes to real estate firms or dismantling buildings for lumber. Officials warn a slow start for new homes next spring may dampen postwar prosperity while families weigh whether to live in cities or open spaces. Unrest abroad remains widespread as nations transition from war to peace.
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John Q
Washington
Timbuktu
Fort Dodge housing crisis spurs state talks and high rents
Fort Dodge officials traveled to Des Moines to urge Governor Blue to act on a housing shortage in Fort Dodge. Despite job availability, workers refuse to come due to scarce housing and soaring rents. The Fort Dodge area faces crowded homes and rising living costs while national housing enthusiasm grows. Approximately 300 households affected by the shortage.
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Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Blue
Fort Dodgers
Washington
Iowa Poll Urges Congress Probe Into Pearl Harbor Disaster
The Iowa Poll reports broad public support for Congress to investigate the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7 1941. Nationwide results show 69 percent favor going ahead with an inquiry while 23 percent oppose and 8 percent are undecided.
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Pearl Harbor
Iowa
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Notice of Probate of Will in Pocahontas County
In District Court of Pocahontas County Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will of Frank Climpson deceased dated November 8 1945 was filed read and set for hearing at 2 00 PM on December 11 1946 at the court house before the District Court clerk Interested parties must appear to show cause why the will should not be probated Dated Pocahontas Iowa November 13 1940 Katherine Boozell Clerk of District Court.
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Pocahontas County
Frank Climpson
Pocahontas
Iowa
District Court
Said County
Katherine Boozell
Atomic power secret a hot potato in world policy
The Sibley Gazette-Tribune notes the atomic bomb is a priceless secret unlikely to be shared. It cites spending of 2 000 000 000 on development and reports discussions among Attlee, King, and Truman on controlling the power. The piece questions giving the secret to Russia even with concessions.
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Sibley Gazette-Tribune
Russia
Attlie
England
King
Canada
Truman
Whooping cough study aids from magnetic wire records
Columbia University medical students receive magnetic wire recordings of whooping cough cases to deepen symptom research.
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Columbia University
Rolfe ISD Sets December Bond Election for School Addition
Public notice announces a December 18 1945 special election in the Independent School District of Rolfe Pocahontas County Iowa to raise up to 65000 for improving the school building by adding and equipping an extension. Polls open noon to 7 pm at the Rolfe School House with ballot instructions and the secretary J H Brinkman named.
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Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Pocahontas
Schoal
Streamlining Electrically Driven Generators Overhaul Aircraft Design
New designs use lighter materials and forced ventilation to cut generator weight. Specific weight drops from 43 pounds per kilowatt to 4.2 pounds per kilowatt in five years, enabling higher speeds and more efficient power systems.
Worth More Alive Hunters Pay for Live Raccoons
In Linn county the Izaak Walton League allocated a hundred dollars to buy live raccoons. Coon hunters will be paid four dollars for each uninjured animal delivered to Conservation Officer Ray Beckman of Cedar Rapids. The raccoons will be held until after the hunt.
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Linn County
Izaak Walton League
Ray Beckman
Cedar Rapids
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