Editorials on labor, politics, and espionage notes
A caustic editorial mix questions labor dispute methods, corn storage budgets, and political shifts. It argues Stassen’s university move signals broader university leadership trends, mocks new men’s fashion, and highlights Elizabeth Bentley’s espionage testimony linking the Roosevelt era to Communist influence in government.
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Harold Stassen
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
United States of America
Stassen
United States
Public Score Board
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Congressional
U. S
Army
Air Force
Treasury
State Departments
Office of War Information
War Production Board
Communist Party
Harlem
Iowight Eisenhower
Columbia
Miss Bentley
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Bentley
Henry Wallace
Economic tempers and strikes voiced at state level
The Bluffs Nonpareil debates price freezes tied to wage freezes under presidential power, urging restraint by Republicans during a special session. The Marshalltown Times-Republican likens a strike to war, noting extended stoppages exhaust both sides and produce no clear winner.
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Council
Congress
Marshalltown
Ringling Circus Visits Washington in 1892 and 1896
Ward Essley recalls Ringling shows visiting Washington around August 7 in 1892 and 1896, with records showing August 8 in 1896. Reports note large crowds, streets, and parade activity, and local figures recall related events including a street parade and tickets for families.
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Ward Essley
Washinton
Ringling Circus
Ringling Brothers Circus in Washington on August 8 1892
In 1892 the Ringling Brothers circus played Washington on Monday August 8. The preceding week the Press ran a full two column front page show ad extolling the Greatest Show on Earth and announcing an upcoming performance.
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Washington Democrat
Ringling
Washington
Alex Miller
Alf Ringling
The
Democrat
the Gazette
Washington Press
Ward
Ringling Brothers Circus
Local Circus Memories Recall Washington’s Show Days
Kenneth Carris recounts early 20th century circuses in Washington including Chief Hale’s Fire Fighters show around 1910 to 1915 with horse drawn engines and open arena demonstrations. He recalls Gentry Brothers dog and pony act near the current city water works and a Ringling show thought to be in Washington around 1906.
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Ringlings
Kenneth Carris
Chief Hale
Washington
American Pearl Button Company
Kenneth
Soldiers Bonus S F 492 Iowa WWII Service Pay Act
Iowa act proposes to borrow 85 million dollars to fund World War II service compensation for veterans from 1940 to 1945, create a service compensation board, set monthly payments up to 500 dollars, and fund administration from the bond proceeds with a 20 year amortization and a state wide annual tax. The measure asks voters at the 1948 general election to approve the public measure.
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Iowa
United States
General Assembly
State OF
Iown
Merchant Marine
Des Moines
District Court
Supreme Court
Service Compensation Board
Permanent School Fund
State Tax Commission
52Nd General Assembly
Iowa Eyes One Minute Films to Cut Highway Deaths
Iowa safety officials roll out six one minute films for theaters to combat highway fatalities. The program aims to curb rising August deaths known as the killer month, and includes safety messages on defective parts, speeding dangers, night driving limits, and driver qualification.
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Gerald Bogan
Iowa Daily Press
DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
State Department of Public Safety
al Kahl
Kahl
Department of Public Safety
Towa
Geo Chalupa Home Has Sunday Guests
Pleasant Ridge August 2 Mrs. Ernest Woodyard reports Mr. and Mrs. Bill Frye and family from Burlington visited Geo Chalupa and Grover Smith hosted guests from East Burlington Indiana. Geraldine Chalupa returned home after three weeks with relatives in Ollie and Washington Iowa. Eddie also home after visit with Elliot McKinstry. Mrs. George Chalupa spent Thursday in Burlington with her daughters and their families.
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Ernest Woodyard
Pleasant Ridge
Bill Frye
Burlington
Grover Smith
East Burlington
Inl
Grover Stephen
Geraldine Chalupa
Ollie
Washington
Iowa
Eddie
Elliot McKinstry
George Chalupa
Ben Jacoby
Iowa Approval Seal Dates 1947 Chapter 5 Enactment
Secretary of State Rollo H. Bergeson certifies the Fifty-second General Assembly Chapter 5 enactment with Governor approval on May 19, 1947. The publication complies with constitutional article provisions. Dated 92nd day of July 1948 with office seal.
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I. Rollo H. Bergeson
Iowa
General Assembly
Fifty-second General Assembly
Town
Rollo H. Bergeson
Berlin reforms boost rations and industry in western Germany
Gen. Lucius D. Clay reported that the June 20 currency reform in western Germany raised ration levels and spurred production. August ration set at 1,755 calories daily. Socialist leaders report only 17,000 of 2.4 million residents registered for food in the soviet sector as Berlin blockade continues. five thousand Berlin women vow support for western powers and honor American fliers.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Washington
Socialist Party
Communist Party
Teenage Driving Problem Persists Says Kahl
Kahl views the teenage driver issue as serious and urges tougher drunk driving enforcement. He notes that 19 percent of fatal accident drivers were intoxicated in the first half of the year and that about 18.1 percent had prior violations or accident histories.
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Towa
Uaking
Kahl
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Rlsory
Venient Credit
Brown Finance Co
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Myrtle Boice
Geo. Chalupa
Tion
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Universal Magic Chef
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