Editorials Reflecting on Faith, Politics, and Community
A compilation of opinion notes from 1947 discussing religious restraint, political succession, and postwar civic philosophy. It includes critiques of communism, praise for neighborly help during floods, and reflections on press history and local newspapers in Iowa, with mentions of Truman, Eisler, and Washington County’s corn metaphor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Camp Dodge
Iowa Bay State
Don Clayter
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Basketball Court At Dr McCreedy Home Reigns In Town
Neighborhood boys flock to the Dr McCreedy home on South 2nd Avenue for a popular basketball court. The activity offers healthy directed play that channels teenage energy into vigorous, lively action watched by an appreciative elder on the sidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCreedy
Southh 2Nd Avenue
Innovative Wallpaper Paste Machine Foldable for Portable Use
A new device pastes and prints one roll of wallpaper in two minutes and folds into a suitcase like carrier. The piece replaces the paste table and aims for easy transport. The item’s origin and caretaker remain unnamed amid a spring display of flowers at the Schulty home.
Tricksy laborers ditch riddle yields worker count
A group of X laborers dig a ditch taking X days. If six more men joined, the job would take one day. Therefore X workers produced work equal to X days, and X+6 workers for 1 day. Solve X(X+6)=X+6, yielding X=6. Thus six men worked on the job.
Water shed fabrics and rain protecting textiles
Rain shedding fabrics are tightly woven and specially treated to repel water. They can be purchased by the yard or as ready to wear garments and are usually identified by a four label.
Talks to Chief Omar Credle as veterans chief
Washington reports veteran affairs discussions with General Omar N. Credle about leading the US Army staff. The note follows the resignation of Denwichi in 1943 to head Columbia University in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sm'ling
Omar N. Credle
Icaves
White House
McRins
Truman
Washington
Army
den Dwichi D Bshower
Colum’sia Une
New York
Ciy
Internatic
Blue reshuffles Iowa officials amid political feuds
Des Moines reports Gov. Robert D. Blue enacted major personnel changes as the new fiscal year began. He replaced Fred Porter with Ray Johnson and ousted S. Ray Emerson from the highway commission, naming Lee R. Watts interim. Sterling Alexander became insurance commissioner, while two new members joined the conservation commission. Additional appointments included Percy Norris, William Daroyshire, John Brooks, Dr. R. C. Norman, A. H. Cunningham, Mrs. King R. Palmer, and Co. J. Christensen. Targets for further staff moves include director roles in penal and mental institutions under a new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
IDPR
Robert D. Blue
Fred Porter
Ray Johnson
Blue
Emerson
Watts
Senate
Sterling Alexander
Webster City
Charles Fischer
Fischer
George A. Wilson
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Guy L. Young
Bedford Democrat
Arthur C. Gingerich
Wesssman
Chris Jensen
Council Bluffs
R. K E. Stewart
Ottumwa
Percy E. Norris
Centerville
State Aeronautics Commission
William Daroyshire
Rockwell City
Soil Conservation Commission
John Brooks
Board of Architectural Examiners
R. C. Norman
Guthrie Cen
Four Businesses Robbed in Brighton Sunday Night
Four Brighton businesses were broken into on a Sunday night with minor thefts reported at Ross Day implement store Walter Hagans grocery Monte Beauchamp barber shop and Lechner garage. Des Moines fingerprinting investigator took prints at the scene. no major losses except small sums. Local social notes mention visitors, weddings, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna S. Crile
Brighton
Ross Day
Walter Hagans
Monte Beauchap
Lechner
Walter Hagans Grocery
Lavonecalee Watson
Pekin, Ill
Omer Gates
Monkeys and Chimps Show Rhythm in Dance-Like Movements
A study notes that monkeys and chimpanzees display a sense of rhythm and can perform dance like movements. Researchers observed these primates tapping, swaying, and coordinating steps to music, suggesting rhythmic ability beyond humans.
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Christ
Matt
Washington County
America
Russia
Iowa
Gerhart Hisler
Congress
Eisler
House of Representatives
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Marshall
Ralph Junkin
United States
Ainsworth Clipper
Brighton Star
Washington Gazette
Atlantic
Burlington
Clinton
Dubuque
Iowa City
Keokuk
Muscatine
Sioux City
Leader
Iowa State Register
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cresco Times
South America
Europe
Asia
Tracr
Special
Schulty
Madison
South 2Nd
J. N Phillips
Undertaker’s
My Anatomy
E.R.F
Row
Tomor
JOR Palooka
MR North
Xyz
Ter
Board of Dental Examiners
A. H. Cunningham
Storm Lake
State Board of Control
Mint
Curtis Kessel
Edgar Kessel
Miami
Fla
John Vanerus
James Meek
California
Charles Brooks
E. L. Edmondson
Jane
Kenton Mangold
Willis Cafe
Mesdames H. C. Stouse
L. E. White
R. H. Tracy
Leland Horton
H. Lechner
Otto Lamansky
L. E. McAfee
Lucy Freak
Harmony Club
W. O. Schafer
Hubert Kasowski
Mrs. Droz
Winfield
Lucky Strike
A. Brown
Stoneville
North Carolina
John Faeter
Frank Brown
Cope
Tee Amerwan Tote
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