Left to Write Left to Write by H A Grantham
In Des Moines Iowa columnist H A Grantham notes the governor’s courteous Negro aide Douglas Miller who has served several governors and returns under Governor Wilson. The piece discusses House Bill 1 local option liquor measures and Senator Mowry’s liquor by the drink bill, reflecting ongoing partisan efforts to reform liquor control and the broader civil debate over prohibition versus open saloon while acknowledging the enduring struggle of legislative change.
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Des Moines
Geo. A. Wilson
Douglas Miller
George W. Clarke
William L. Harding
N. E. Kendall
Wilson
Morrow
Delaware
Foster
Henry
Fishbaugh
Page
Stewart
Washington
Guernsey
van Buren
Dickinson
State Liquor Control Commission
Ross R. Mowry
Jasper
Debate on corn and hog production across states in campaign era
Campaign rhetoric from Republicans and Democrats clashed over hog and corn output in southern states not under AAA limits. Economists note a 21 percent rise in sows to farrow in 1939, signaling potential overproduction, while corn belt farmers plan to reduce sow numbers by sixteen percent, complicating forecasts despite party lines.
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AAA
Iowa
Henry Wallace
North
South
Wallace
Iowa State College
Government reports plan to merge agencies for savings
The report describes a Republican reorganization push and the first bills authorizing a new Department of Public Safety. It would combine the highway patrol, the Bureau of Investigation, the State Fire Marshall, the Commerce Commission, and the Department of Labor, with projected annual savings exceeding $100,000 and no service loss. It notes Attorney General Everett’s stance on enforcement and warns county attorneys to uphold duties with potential dismissal for neglect or malfeasance.
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Joint Committee
Department of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
Secretary of State
Kureau
Fred D. Everett
Harlan man succeeds Jefferson county official as Superintendent
Tag Ends The state printing board chargé Dave Brown of Har lan succeeds Tom White of Jeffer son as Superintendent. The state department with the most imposing title is the Committee to Consider the Question of Iowa's participation in the San Francisco and New York World Fair of 1939. Mail bag: Governor George A. Wilson's middle initial stands for Allison. Attorney General Fred D. Everett's ig
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State Printing Board
Dave Brown
Har‘lan
Tom White
Jefferson
State Department
Iowa
San Francisco
New York
George A. Wilson
Allison
Fred D. Everett
Unclear OCR snippet on officials and timing
Fragmentary text mentions state treasurer and a bureau manager, names Willie Gaylord Clarte and Frank Nye, plus references to doors, times, and a press association. The passage is garbled with incomplete phrases and misspellings, yielding no coherent event or outcome to summarize meaningfully.
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Woth
W. GC. C. Bagsey
Uurwe
Willie Gaylord Clarte
State House
Frank Nye
Des Moine
International News Service
Daily Presa Association
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H. A. Grantham
Liquor Commission
Estherville Hardware Co
Harry Bauman
Chas. Lewis
Estherville Co-op Creamery
ABC
A.B.C
RAIFE
Paris
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