World peace costs and Iowa’s wartime teaching crisis
The column argues peace requires justice and sacrifice, questions wartime policies, and notes Iowa faces a teacher shortage with 11 percent in the armed forces and 16 percent leaving the state. It cites 7500 teaching positions to fill and warns educational interests may suffer postwar. It also mentions Monsanto’s new insulation and various reader-clipped items from newspapers.
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Congress
Iowa Journal of Education
Dubuque
Iowa
Court House
Muscatine
Parlor chair collapses in sudden collapse incident
Father asks if anyone was hurt after a parlor chair collapsed last night. Mabel confirms no injuries and explains the chair broke unexpectedly.
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Mabel
Wrong Conclusion Mother Sailor Cate Notion
A humorous exchange features a mother mishearing a line about a cate with a sailor and a daughter correcting her by saying she tore her dress on a nail. The brief vignette plays on misinterpretation and everyday mishaps.
Mother and Doctor Trade Baby Jokes in Quirky Exchange
A mother asks the doctor about her newborn. The doctor compliments the baby and comments on his appearance. The mother jokes about the baby having a registered father.
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Doctor
Back to the Right Place Judge
A dialogic piece features a judge, thieves, and campus-like figures debating the fate of stolen silverware. The thieves confess to stealing from fraternity houses while the judge directs police to retrieve the goods from downtown hotels.
Odd Family Bits and Wartime Jokes from a Century Ago
A collection of lighthearted mishearings and domestic quips set against wartime figures like Hitler and Goering. Snippets include a child misreading medals, a boy finding a knife, bread making quips, and an elderly witness recounting an inscribed plate on a battleship.
The Startling Shriek on Friday Broadcast by Martha Duncan
Ames readers note Mrs G Hendrickson of 3300 Woodland will host a radio reading Friday at 3 30 over WOL where Martha Duncan presents The Startling Shriek a tale of early pioneers. Nearby social updates mention a missing linen handkerchief at a DAR meeting and several residents returning from trips to Chicago Milwaukee Peoria and Moline with notes on local happenings.
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G. Hendrickson
Woodland
Ames
Iowa
R. R
Martha Duncan
Spencer Tracy Shines in The Seventh Cross at State Theatre
Spencer Tracy delivers his finest screen performance in The Seventh Cross at the State Theatre. The new Metro Goldwyn Mayer drama showcases Tracy surpassing his previous hits like A Guy Named Joe Boys Town and Captains Courageous with a commanding star turn.
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Metro- Goldwyn-Maryer
State Theatre
Spencer Tracy
Tracy
Joe
Courageous Sevent Cross on Screen in 1936 Germany
The Seventh Cross stars Paul Tracy as George Heisler with Signe Hasso. The film follows seven prisoners who escape a German camp and unite to resist Nazi tyranny. Fred Zinnemann directs with Pandro S. Berman producing, delivering a veteran ensemble performance.
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Tracy
George Heisler
Signe Hasso
Anna Seghers
Fred Zinnemann
Pandro 8S
Berman
Brushing Carrots Often Beats Peeling For Fresh Flavor
The advice suggests using a stiff brush to clean carrots instead of peeling. Brushing preserves more nutrients and texture while removing dirt efficiently for raw or cooked use. Preserve root’s natural sweetness and color with minimal processing.
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Washington
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C. A. Boice
Des Moines
Monsanto Chemical Company
Szekerferervar
Hungary
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Toronto
Belmond
America
Marshalltown
All IN
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Willy
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Goering
M.U
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Minnie Neiswanger
Chicago
Ed Bovee
Bay Village
Ohio
Clara Tate
Milwaukee
Richard Johnson
Peoria, Ill
Don’ Bell
Moline
Densmore Guthrie
Della Humphreys
Howard Fulton
California
Miss Dawson
Ira Hough
West Chester
Penney
C. R. Wilson
Fox
Dixie Dugan
MR. Beetle
Miss Dugan
By Mevoy
Striebel
Bnow
Krinkelter
Belgium
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Hari Kari
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Joe Palooka
Ten Shun
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