Reflection on world plans and U S governance in 1946 editorial
A collection of opinion notes laments erosion and land loss, warns of democratic decay, and contrasts past and future political risks. It cites Lord McCauley on democracy, foresees labor unrest, and suggests strong government or decline, with a local joke about a Connecticut man's dislocated shoulder amid tax waste critique of Byrd.
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United States
New York
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Improvement Day Quips and Household Wits
A lighthearted column riffs on caution and habit forming humor. Gentle observations compare old style telephones and family washing with playful quips about communication and gender speech patterns.
Anarab Journeys Out of Bed Pulling Sheets
Brief item notes a person named Anarab who rises and leaves the bed while taking the sheets with him. Contributed by R. P.
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Anarab
R. P
Businessmen clash over risk and dinner misfire
In a brisk exchange a first businessman jokes you don’t need madness to do business, the second concedes it helps, while a caller frets a meal will burn and a man mocks a fire at the delicatessen, reflecting a rapid dialogue in a cluttered scene.
The Rocking Chair Brigade and Community Chatter
A column mixing personal notes about Mrs. Robert Reaney losing part of an eye at the Button factory with conversations on dining room choices, grandmothers views on childrearing, reflections on George Arliss and his autobiography, and oblique local recollections of Chad James and Des Moines ties. It touches on American women and hosiery limits, plus a digression about old silk hose and fashion traits.
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Hubert
C. A. Berner
Hubert James
Hubert R. James
Charles Roe
Council Bluffs
Hannah Roe
Des Moines
Luke
Columbus Junction
Iowa Traffic Deaths Average One A Day
Des Moines report states Iowa traffic deaths average one per day so far this year. Bert I. Woodcock, director of safety education, notes that records for the first 36 days show ongoing fatal traffic incidents statewide.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Bert I. Woodcock
Department of Public Safety
Iowa Traffic Deaths Survey Shows Increase in 1945
The report notes 1945 traffic fatalities at 26 for the year a rise from 1944. Last year totals reached 366 deaths versus 300 in 1944 an 18 percent gain against a 17 percent national rise. Iowa ranked second for deaths per 100 million miles driven a ratio of 5 while South Dakota stood at 4.9. Iowa also ranked 14th per capita with 16.1 deaths per 1000000 population.
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Iowa
South Dakota
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