Editorial on government subsidies and fiscal danger
The author rebukes subsidies and the Brannan plan citing rising home debt and national red ink. He warns against public complacency, muttered politics, and the lure of government control while praising a gentle rebuttal from Willard Archie of Shenandoah Sentinel. He cites mortgage growth, wartime debt, and looming taxes as signs of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Willard Archie
The
Shenandoah Sentinal
Corral
Archie
Here
Elevated rambles show Chicago rail tale and life on wheels
In Chicago April 21 rambling column, the author reflects on the Elevated. He describes the noisy trains, crowded cars, and gritty back staircases from a ball game to the Loop. The piece notes riders pay on board and compares aging tracks to future subway plans in Chicago and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Pirates
Near North Side
New York
Fragmented school notes and consumer curiosities mix in column
A newspaper page offers a collage of items from a school superintendent’s speaker moment to home life questions, fashion notes on plump models, a tip about lacquered nuts, and a reader’s query about George De Forest and Leone Woods in Eagle Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mitchell
Eagle Grove
George de Forest
Leone Woods
Sad Sack Tries Quick Tailor Tricks
A man asks his sister Rebecca to shorten trousers by a percentage but learns she is leaving on vacation and then considers his Aunt Jessie to do the work. The note ends before the plan is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Aunt Jessie
Fruitful Labyrinth of a Beachwear Puzzle
Grandma planned to cut off 4 inches then Rebecca trimmed a bit more before a train. Aunt Jessie removed 4% of the remaining length, Grandma cut off another u percent, and the final length measured 27 inches. Find the original trouser length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Rebecca
Jessie
McIntyres Hear From Daughter in Seattle Earthquake Letter
Dr and Mrs W T McIntyre share a 1949 Seattle earthquake tale from daughter Mrs Paul Schonake and Rev Schonake. The letter describes a sudden shaker that rattled lamps, walls, and chandeliers, caused damage worth millions, and left casualties few but notable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughter
Seattle, Wash
W. T. McIintyre
Paul Schonake
Reverend Schonake
Sara
Seattle
Wash
McIntyres
Greenwood
Washington
Paul
O. K
Pacific North West
San Francisco
University
R Kientzs Visit in Home of Baldosiers
Merrimac residents recount a Tuesday evening gathering at the Baldosier home with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Baldosier and Mrs. Margaret Baldosier, joined by the Kientz family and friends. The column lists other weekend visits including Mrs. Clara Smith and Minnie Crile at the Frank Smith home and various local relatives visiting in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Graber
Will Brannon
Carl Amrine
Mr. Amrine
A. J. Riley
Charles Harley
Frank Kleese
Donald Griffith
John
Glenwood
C. E. Griffith
H. D. Kleese
Florence Smith
Keola
H. J. Brenneman
Clarence Fulton
R. H. Fulton
Everette Coon
WSCS
West Chester
Francis Beliel
Leo Sharp
John Hindahl
Murray
Phyllis
Lewis Coon
Harry Kleese
Eldin Bauer
Mrs. Bauer
Tommy
Melvin Booth
W. M. Murphy
Homer Brinning
Harold Wehrs
John Durst
Opal Bickford
W. V. Durst
L Emrys to Spend Week With Meuths in Brighton
Brighton residents report visits from Indiana relatives including Mrs. Lee Emry and her three sons, plus numerous family gatherings. Attends dinner bridge in Wayland and a Presbyterian Aid silent auction with a strong turnout despite bad weather.
Franklin Cubs Hold Candlelit Party After Power Failure
Franklin April 25 Clyde Jr and John Dawson hosted the Franklin Cubs at Center. With electricity out the boys borrowed candles from Grandmother Dawson and continued their party by candle light. Various local residents were noted visiting, hosting or attending events through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Clyde, Jr
John Dawson
Franklin Cubs
Center
Dawson
Richard Brinning
Dennis O’laughlin
Week at Mrs Gallery and Shaffers Home Meetings
The Willing Workers Farm Bureau club gathered Friday at the home of Mrs. Gallery and then at Mrs. Howard Shaffer. Union Communion services were held Thursday at the Presbyterian church with Rev. W. E B Littlewood of Ainsworth delivering the sermon. Mrs. Ralph Stewart and daughter from Keota visited Thursday with her sister Mrs. Tony Meath and family. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Murray and Julieanne of Topeka arrived Friday for Easter with Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Davison. Nyle Donovan, Oskaloosa teacher, vacationed with Brighton relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Pringle
Ft. Worth
Texas
Gale Pringle
Joe Middleton
Ray
Des Moines
Dorothy Helmick
Dallas Center
Myrtle Helmick
Phyllis Woodford
Oskaloosa
Clarence Dayton
Miss Woodford
Anson Woodford
Ralph Mann
Packwood
J. F. Mann
T. B. Davison
John W Davison
Washington
Robert Renshaw
Cherokee
C. E. Bonnett
Raymond McDonnell
Linda
Mary Ann
Moline
Ill
Mrs. Bonnett
Mr. McDonnell
Everette Schadt
Edgar Wise
Willis Horton
L. A. Horton
Raymond Stacy
Verle Kock
Victor Stacy
Wayland
Bessie Myers
Anna Kern
Ralph
Presbyterian Aid Society
Harve Shank
Presbyterian Aid
Pythian School of Instruction
Hazel Cupp
Fairfield
Capp
Keota
West Chester
L. D. Camp
B. V. Garby
Willing Workers Farm Bureau Club
Howard Shaffer
Presbyterian
Nyle Donovan
Brighton
Tedw
Senior Y-Teens to Dinner with YWCA Board Thursday
Senior Y-Teens will dine with the YWCA board Thursday at 6 pm in the YWCA room. Mrs. Minnie Allen of Ames, national YWCA board member, and Dorothy Brauninger of Des Moines will speak at a 7:45 pm meeting in the community room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ywca Board
YWCA
Minnie Allen
Ames
National Ywca Board
Dorothy Brauninger
Des Moines
Allen
Ywca Hospitality Committee
Elizabeth Dawson
Dorothy Turnipseed
Mary Jane Brooks
Virginia Pettit
Ethel McCreedy
Miss Brauninger
New York City
World Outlook
Women's Missionary Societies
Washington
The
School Lunch Reach Expands in 1946 47 Year
A U S department report shows the national lunch program serving 6,016,129 children across 44,537 schools in 1946 47. The initial federal appropriation of 75 million dollars was boosted by a six million dollar supplemental allotment to help states offset rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S Department of Agriculture
Fifty Seniors Attend Iowa State Party in Lincoln School
Fifty Washington county high school seniors attended the All-Senior party at Lincoln school designed to mimic college life. Harmony Four provided group singing while ISU students spoke on veterinary medicine engineering agriculture and other fields and a color sound movie capped the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Lincoln School
Harmony Four
YMCA
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State
John Edenburn
Cedar Rapids
Richard Wolz
Dean Rinner
Washington
Agriculture
Ed Sidey
Mary Alice Anderson
Jane Cassiniou
Veishea
Don Ferguson
Mrs. Bickford to Speak at YW Mixer Program
Mrs Earl Bickford will be guest speaker at the YW Mixer after the cooperative dinner at 6 30 in the YWCA room. YWCA board members and program committee led by Ethel McCreedy will attend with special musical numbers and a short business meeting led by Mixer president Dorothy Turnipseed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Miss Earl
Marilyn Ruegsegger
Dorothy Turnipseed
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Als
U. S
Brannan
Washington Evening Journal
Princi
Bruce Cowden
Elevated
la Salle Street
All In
Sheraton
Byshe
Washingon
Billy
Junior
Roy Macnn
London
Ciue Tribe
Joe
Antonio
R. Kientzs
Baldosiers
L. Emrys
Meuths
Edna Crile
Lee Emry
Indiana
Ind
Emry
Tony Meuth
Meuth
Anna Farrier
Frank Leeper
Golden Elmore
Pasadena
Calif
Martha Elmore
Guy Parkin
Joe Frain
Frain
K. MM. Elmore
Grandma Dawsons
W. W. Durst
Ning
Christina Brinning
Mr. Reif
Mary Bowser
Phyllis Coon
Ernoon
Afton
Harold Booth and
Connie of
Mrs. Gallery
Shaffers
Iowa
Wallace Barron
Alumni Association
Ray Donels
Wayne de Vaal
Cal Wolf
Iowa Staters Club
Robert Waite
Jim
Berlin
Mrs. Bickford
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