Ramblings and Remnants Build 92-Unit Iowa City Apartments
Earl Wood’s Iowa City contract for Grandview Court Inc. leads a $855000 project to construct five pastell brick apartment buildings on six acres in University Heights. The 92 units include 48 on Marietta Avenue with completion targeted by April 1 1951 and remaining units by winter 1952.
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Ainsworth
Q Washington
Iowa City
Iowa
Earl Wood
Washington
Karl Woou Construction Company
Corbin Crawford
Grandview Court Incorporated
Leland Nagle
George Nagle
Eng
University Heights
Grandview Court
Crawford
Marietta Avenue
Washington Evening Journal masthead and rates
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff roles including publishers editors and managers. It shows subscription rates by carrier and mail, with 8 months and 1 year prices for Iowa and outside Iowa, and notes publishing schedule and memberships.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. BE. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce CC. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Manace Max Marble
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Cir
Reader discovers overestimated utility bill mystery
A reader recalls seeing an unusually high estimated bill marked due to unread meter. He questions the meter reader’s estimation and checks the prior month’s bill, uncovering an unexpected discrepancy. The brief reflects on the feeling of unjustified complaint.
Adel Votes 150000 Bond for New School Gymnasium
The town of Adel approved a 150000 dollar bond issue by an 415 to 94 vote, about 81.6 percent, to build a gymnasium seating 2500 plus a manual training room and an agriculture shop and classroom. The project aims to improve school facilities including the gym.
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Washington
Adel
House Members Admit Confusion on Price and Ration Plan
Washington lawmakers confessed confusion as they debated standby price wage and rationing controls amid uncertainty about approval. Administration Democrats discussed potential approaches and effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Debate over Truman's proposed economic controls in Congress
The article describes partisan divides over immediate or conditional approval of President Truman's plan for requisitioning power, credit controls, and a priority allocations system. Republicans and many Democrats demand authority to start rationing and price wage controls as inflation fight tools, while the Senate banking committee weighs automatic triggers tied to the cost of living index and seeks a recommended level.
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Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Warns Farm Families To Watch Spending
Iowa State College warns farm families to monitor spending after a year of higher outlays. The 105 families in the study show net income fell about 25 percent from 1947 to 1949, while living expenses declined around 5 percent.
Farm Families Adjust Spending With Income Shifts
Miss Cruzen says if these families reflect state trends they cut spending but not proportional to income decline. Farm spending lags both rises and falls, with savings or debt used to meet goals. She notes careful budgeting and watching the dollar help cope with fluctuating incomes.
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Betty Cruzen
Home Management
Cruzen
Guidance on healthy between-meal snacks for children
If children are hungry between meals they should have fresh fruits unsweetened dried fruits nuts popcorn whole grain cereals milk or cheese instead of candy gum or sweetened beverages.
Iowa School Children Exhibit At State Fair
Iowa school children will exhibit their work at the Iowa Mid Century State Fair from August 25 to September 1. Over half the counties will send classroom exhibits competing for $2,000 in cash prizes offered by the Fair Board. Art, murals, carving, clay modeling, and industrial arts products will be shown in the Educational Building. The Public Schools Exposition is sponsored by the State Department of Public Instruction.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fair Board
State Departsment of Public Instruction
Sleep and rest key to polio prevention in children
Health guidance notes that plenty of sleep strengthens immunity against polio. A well rested child is less likely to fall ill and, if infected, better able to combat illness. During hot summer months avoid excessive fatigue to protect youngsters.
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Bruce Cowden
Joe Falk
Earl
Frank Wood
Poe
The
Your Home Daily Newspaper
FOX Theatre
Don Harvey
Alyce Louis
Senate
Reggin Avy
Lima
Bt Wy
Fuhr & Cochran
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Science
Kiple & DePrenger
Kiple & DE Prenger
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