Campaign Skirmishes Highlight Iowa 1940 State Campaign
The column reviews pre primary and pre convention battles of Democrats and Republicans in Iowa. It notes attempts to discredit the Republican economy and the consolidation of state departments under the current administration. Open records reveal more state employees and auto incidents since 1936, with efficiency gains cited under the safety department and parole move. Three Washington High School girls respond to an editorial defending American rights and praise Fred Maasdam’s standards.
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Iowa
Board of Social Welfare
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Fire Marshal’s Office
Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Open Books
TOC
C. Fred Porter
Porter
State House
Board of Parole
Washington High School
Invening Journal
Fred Maasdam
Student protest over coach Maasdam fuels letters to editor
A letter from Evelyn Miller defends a student demonstration in Washington in support of coach Fred Maasdam. The writer describes loyalty, tears, and campus division sparked by calls for Maasdam to receive a square deal and to be reinstated.
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Shannon
Fred Maasdam
Fred
Washington High students protest against school board action
A Washington High School and Junior College student group declares they regret nothing about Tuesday’s protest. They claim town support and parental backing, say the school board refuses to explain and demand justice.
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Washington High School
Junior College
Washington
Garden humor and tall tales from the neighborhood
Community notes recount a sidewalk garden scene with twelve potato rows and a lighthearted anecdote about a hospital visit after a heavy night. A joke about a man who jumped from a hotel window under a ten dollar bet is shared, followed by a quip about making friends and a playful St Patrick folklore aside.
Advertising, leadership, and a cigarette joke file
A collection of maxims on leadership and business sense, including cautions about following, acting decisively, and valuing advertising. Then a short anecdote of a smoker in a small town asking a boy for a cigarette and the boy’s replies. Finally a Bureau of Naturalization quip about Washington and Europe and a joke about promising to support the Constitution with a family.
American shortcut cure’s tale overlong phrase trimmed
A humorous note on a famed saying “Every has in every way I’m getting better” deemed too verbose in America and shortened to “Heck, I’m well.” The quip highlights the preference for concise expressions.
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Coue
America
Woman, 80, Sues Men for Fraud and Deceit
Mat tie Atin Beg rers, 80, seeks court relief over an assignment she says covered proceeds from her undivided one third share of lands of her husband the late William Fegers. She charges fraud and deceit against J BD Wale, Clor inda, real estate man, and Et-
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Redport
Mattie Atin Begrers
William Fegers
Clorinda
Press Portraits: Southern Democrats Stand for State Rights
Our Southern Democrats remain firm on State Rights principles. they demand a Congress offering explicit approval before supporting federal actions. Houston Post-Dispatch reports a unified stance amid ongoing debates.
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Congress
Quiz of Local Businesses and Anniversary Dates
A fragmented historical prompt lists multiple local shops with multiple choice answers, asking readers to supply correct numbers for each question and finish with a trade prompt. It includes business names, product lines, and April anniversary dates.
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Geome
Water flea Daphnia stars in projected TV close up
A London tele vision program will feature Daphnia the water flea as a life size close up. The creature will jump across a drop of water with shining eyes and a beating heart clearly visible to viewers.
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London
Daphnia
Advance
Read and Eggers Case Involves Bank Share Deception
Mrs. Eggers files petition alleging Bert A. Read and Shenan Joad banker Hale induced her to accept a small cash sum and two allegedly worthless $100 notes in lieu of her share. She claims the total value approached £1,500.
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Bert A. Read
Shenan‘Joad
Hale
Ead
Panacea for Unemployment? You decide on voting
Washington DC April 5 Democracy faces a purge and revision to work. Babson suggests tests to separate the fit from the unfit for voting and proposes schemes like a unit voting system and a double voting plan. He argues churches should lead a spiritual revival and warns against relying on legislation alone to end unemployment.
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Washington, D. C
Tion
Washington
Lead Kindly Light Hymn Tells of Newman and Dyke
John Henry Newman wrote the hymn words during a period of doubt in London born 1801. Dr John K Dyke later composed the matching tune after reading the verses in London's Strand. Newman converted to Catholicism and became a bishop in 1879. He died in 1890.
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John Henry New Yan
London
Ary
Mediterranean
Strand
Newman
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