Democratic Party Endorses Switzer for Governor and slate
The Iowa Democratic platform lauds Car roll O. Switzer of Polk County as governor hopeful and notes probes from the courthouse to the statehouse. It names James D. France for Congress, H. A. Dusenbery for State Representative, and a list of county officers. It honors sixteen years of Democratic federal leadership and memorializes Franklin D Roosevelt while praising President Truman.
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Carroll O. Switzer
Polk County
Iowa
Court House
State House
James D. France
Congress
H. A. Dusenbery
Washington County
Manford Rabenold
Board of Supervisors
Ed Hotle
T. Earl Jackson
Ina McDowell
Katherine Flynn
Paul V. Shearer
Frank Kos
Hospital Board
Louis Rinner
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Ham Radio Expands From Local to Global Contact
In early ham radio days amateurs were glad to talk with nearby enthusiasts. Through perseverance talk now reaches operators in distant corners of the world, expanding the hobby beyond local blocks to global networks.
Colombia Holds Global Coffee and Gold Production Rank
Colombia ranks second worldwide in coffee production and tops South America in gold output. The nation also features renowned beauty and lavish architecture attracting attention in regional economic and cultural profiles.
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Colombia
Delegates named for Republican state convention in Des Moines
The Reynolds County Republican delegates to the state convention in Des Moines on July 30 are listed, including Mr. and Mrs. Livingston and Mr. and Mrs. Day among others. Resolutions adopted praise Dewey and Warren for national leadership and endorse the party platform calling for less government and selective aid, emphasizing self-help.
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Des Moines
W. Livingston
Robert Day
Richard A. Stewart
Dunham Morrison
George Morrison
Eli. D. Morrison
C. C. Wilson
Henry Bailey
John Owen
E. L. Edmondson
Reagan Adams
Harold Boyd
T. A. Michels
Anna Dawson
H. L. Brinton
Dave Livingston
Glenn Mace
Resolutions Committee
Washington County
America
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
United States of America
Iowa
Philadelphia
Baby brownie special fixed focus view finder
A baby brownie camera offers a fixed focus eye level view finder and makes eight black and white pictures on a roll. The price is 2.75 dollars plus 41 cents tax.
Top on hogs at twenty nine twenty five
Market notes show hogs closing at 29.25 per hundredweight with steady demand. Weather forecast calls for generally fair weather and hot conditions tonight and tomorrow.
Brooder Light Helps Prevent Chick Mortality
A single electric light in the brooder house or under the hover reduces crowding and chick deaths. A 15 to 25 watt bulb suffices. use a red bulb if cannibalism occurs.
Drunkometer Tests Sobriety On San Francisco Bay Bridge
A drunkometer device for measuring blood alcohol content has been installed on the bay bridge in San Francisco for driver sobriety tests. Suspected drunken drivers are given a balloon to blow, and air is passed through the meter to determine alcohol levels. If the reading exceeds .15 percent, the driver is considered too intoxicated to operate a vehicle.
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Bay Bridge
San Francisco
Five top causes of backache named by bone expert
Among 58 possible causes of backache the prominent bone specialist lists the five most common ones as uncomfortable bedding incorrect shoes poor posture physical strain and excess weight.
Growth Projection For High Quality Chicks
High quality chicks may reach about three pounds at twelve weeks and yield roughly one pound of poultry meat for every three and a half to four pounds of feed consumed according to the feed efficiency statement.
Old Line State Roots in Mason and Dixon Line
Maryland earned the nickname Old Line State from its long disputed northern boundary the Mason and Dixon line begun in 1763. Each fifth stone on the line is a crown stone bearing Calvert arms on the south side and Penn arms on the north.
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Maryland
Old Line
Calvert
Penn
New York City Prewar Pool Parlors and Alleys Surpassed Regions
Playful statistic notes that New York City had more pool parlors and bowling alleys before the war than all of New England and nearly as many as the entire South Atlantic states, highlighting urban leisure density.
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New York City
New England
Improved potato storage reduces shrinkage losses
Research shows storages built to agricultural engineering recommendations cut shrinkage by 1 to 10 percent compared with standard houses. Over 10 million bushels of late crop potatoes are stored yearly in improved buildings, saving about 120000 dollars annually in shrinkage. Freezing and decay losses are reduced and table potatoes gain nutritive value.
Fires From Smokers Lead Michigan Forest Loss
Careless smokers started 75 fires burning 15 477 acres of Michigan forest land last year. Rail road locomotives ranked second with 499 fires consuming 2 517 acres. Camp fires ranked third.
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Michigan
Bug Catchers Fail In Cotton Pest Control
An entomologist notes that mechanical bug catchers collect many insects but also catch numerous beneficial species, offsetting any reduction in cotton pests.
Moskovitch car debuts in Moscow sales
The Moskovitch four door sedan goes on sale in Moscow for 10800 rubles about 2000 dollars. The model, larger than a Crosley and smaller than a Willys, has produced for over a year but sold only to Stalin prize winners and favored Soviet scientists.
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Moscow
Willys
Cradle of Semitic Literature Found Near Syria Coast
The kingdom of Usarit vanished in a fire about 13 centuries before Christ and produced the oldest Semitic writings from the Mediterranean Near East, predating the Old Testament by about a millennium. Located near Palestine and Phoenicia, in present northern Syria opposite Cyprus.
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Mediterranean
Near East
Palestine
Phoenicia
Syria
Cyprus
Hitch-hiking laws vary across states and DC
Twenty three states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws against soliciting rides by hitch-hiking. Nineteen states permit hitch-hiking while six lack statewide laws or leave enforcement to counties and municipalities.
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District of Columbia
Weekend Livestock Sales Schedule Across Iowa Barns
Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales weekly at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Kalona Sales Barn hosts Thursday sales. Ollie Livestock Exchange holds Tuesday 1:00 PM sales. Hi Dollar Sales Company in Sigourney runs Monday sales. July 6 pony and horse sale at Kalona Sales Barn with an evening sale starting at PSUs.
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Whittaker Sale
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Hi Dollar Sales Company
Sigourney
Psus
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