Judd Stresses Local Action to Reform National Policy
Editorial reviews Walter Judd's Mt. Pleasant address on The Small College in a Free Society. He warns against liberalism and pressure groups, urges truth over politics, and champions local caucus action to fix a strained democracy amid Cold War tensions. The piece praises Judd's clarity and calls for civic responsibility from citizens.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
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Robert M. Hutchins
Virgil M. Hancher
Charles W. Brashares
Agricultural Giant Iowa portrayed as leading farm power
The article, adapted from a New York bulletin, lauds Iowa’s farming prowess. It highlights Iowa’s lead in corn and oats, top ranks in hogs poultry eggs butter and livestock, and records in tractors rail miles roads and farm income, while noting high farm living standards and widespread farm electrification.
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Iowa
Corn Industries Research Foundation
New York City
Towa
Youve Got to Dig A Garden Fair Memory Gems
Mrs. Carrie Norman edits a guest column sharing memory gems and verse. The piece emphasizes effort over wishes, noting that to obtain anything of worth one must work weekly to reap results or roses. Quote from E A Guest about digging for growth.
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Carrie Norman
Todlay
Ner
Iowa farms lead nation in Grade A land share
Iowa holds 25 percent of all Grade A farm land while comprising only 1.8 percent of U.S. land area. The article credits climate, soil, and farmer acumen for Iowa’s top farm ranking and high living standards despite widespread rural life.
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United States
Iowa
District of Columbia
Towa
USDA
U.S
Air Force Opens Training for Aviation Cadets
Recruiters Captain Lloyd White and Lt James Keefe tour Midwest cities to explain aviation cadet and officer candidate programs at Davenport recruiting station. Candidates must be 20 to 26, single, with college credits or equivalent, plus strong health and character. Cadets receive 75 dollars monthly plus meals housing and medical care during a year of training in Texas Arizona or Louisiana.
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Air Force
United States Army
United States Air Force
Davenport
Lloyd White
James Keefe
Midwest
Texas
Arizona
Louisiana
Air Force Reserve
Tenth Avenue Angel Dress Change Rehearsal Mishap
Angela Lansbury filmed a scene at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where she was to change behind a six foot screen but a prop man used a three foot screen causing a miscue. The cast includes Margaret O'Brien George Murphy and Phyllis Thaxter. The film will be shown at the State Theatre Thursday.
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Phyllis Thaxter
Miss Thaxter
Miss Lansbury
Tenth Avenue Angel
Little Margaret O’brien
State Theatre
George Murphy
Whyllis Thaxter
Governor Leads in Farm Magazine Poll
Iowa Republicans in a May 10 poll by Wallaces farmer and Iowa Homestead showed 33 percent undecided between Gov. Robert D. Blue and Rep. William S. Beardsley. The Des Moines report notes the split among Republican farmers in the state.
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Wallaces
Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
William S. Beardsley
Nazarene Evangelist Leaves Washington for Texas
Rev Lawson Brown of Kla leaves Washington after closing a revival at the church of the Nazarene. He heads to Des Moines then Dallas to continue meetings. His son-in-law’s family died in a plane crash in Oklahoma, deepening his personal sorrow as he aids friends and travels on.
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Lawson Brown
Kla
Des Moines
Texas
Dallas
Brown
Okla
Rev
GOP Gubernatorial Primary Seen With Large Turnout Likely
The publication cites a poll showing 387 percent support for Blue and 30 percent for Beardsley. It calls the poll a reliable cross section of rural opinion in Town and forecasts a big primary. It notes 94 percent of farmers who backed Dewey in 1944 plan to vote, and says many rebel Republicans who supported Roosevelt may return to the GOP in the primary.
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Beardsley
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
GOP
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