Press Freedom Winds Through Texas Ruling and Lynching Trial
A Des Moines Forum column praises a Corpus Christi court ruling affirming press freedom amid a Texas judge's rebuke. It contrasts Soviet censorship with American publicity, notes a Des Moines hitchhiking letter, and cites a South Carolina lynching case under Governor and investigators scrutiny.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Supreme Court
John Peter Zenger
New York Weekly Journal
Mir
Greenville
South Carolina
Giant mushroom tumbled from ground at Rubio display
Marion Thompson dug a large 241b mushroom near Rubio after pulling it from its moorings. He says the ground hole shows how the giant stood, while the smallest mushroom sits at the Journal office. Campfire girls, Mrs Dowell, and a Pella trip add local color amid hard times and curious shoppers. Snakes appear in warm weather prompting worries about basement safety and furnace duties.
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Marion Thompson
Journal
Lady Refuses Hotel Offer in Rural Station Scene
A stranded young woman asks a station agent for lodging and quips about being a lady. The old man jokes that the station agent is also a lady while noting hospitality in a small town. Mrs Miller finishes concrete steps and plans planted flowers edging the curb to invite public use of her garden path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Miller
Klein Klothing Ko
Peole
Ordinary voice in a dignified self portrait
A speaker insists they are ordinary with no hereditary illness, no medical history, no operation, and no allergies. They describe their views as antiquated and acknowledge limited chances in both stiff and informal settings, underscoring normalcy.
Woman fixes lawn seat with persistent nail work
A neighbor remarked she had never seen anyone sit to pound nails before yet she continued her repair project. The quiet of the neighborhood was briefly disturbed as she hammered in nails where they would do the most good and finished a creditable repair.
Early to Bed Vise Joke About Chickens
An old farmer anecdote contrasts a misquoted proverb with a chicken themed pun. Hank resists rising to build a fire, joking that the Fire Department exists for such tasks, eliciting a city living misunderstanding.
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Hank
The Beginning Or the End at State Theatre
The atom bomb tale The Beginning Or the End screens at the State with M G M presenting the epic on wartime research and the explosive impact from the uranium split to Hiroshima. Starring Brian Donlevy Robert Walker Tom Drake Beverly Tyler and Audrey Totter in key roles.
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M-G-M
Harry Truman
Hollywood
America
Columbia University
Roosevelt
Einstein
Chicago
Oak Ridge
Truman
White House
Potsdam
Leslie R. Groves
New Mexico
Enola Gay
Hiroshima
Brian Donlevy
General Groves
Robert Walker
Colon
Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake
Bevery Tyler
Drake
Audrey Totter
President Roosevelt
Presi
Iowa chapter disputes farm land price with Truman
The Iowa chapter of the National Institute of Farm Brokers says farm land prices in Iowa remain near 1917 levels despite higher production. Otto Knudsen notes 1947 listings average about $139 per acre, with some small 20 acre farms listed below $400 per acre. Marvin Ross adds the state listing exchange shows over $1.23 million in farm land listings last month.
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Nes Moines
Iiowa
National Institute of Farm Brokers
Truman
Otto Knudsen
Hagle Grove
Iowa
Knudsen
Iowa Farm Realtors Listing Exchange
Department of Agriculture
Towa
Marvin Ross
Des Moines
Town Farm Realtors Listing Exchange
O National Organization
Destruction of Potatoes in U S Should Be Stopped
U S House reports Rep Augist H Andresen Jr of Minnesota urged Secretary Clinton Anderson to halt the department of agriculture potato destruction. He argued food hunger and cheap imports coexist, citing five million bushels shipped from Canada, with many low income families unable to pay for fresh potatoes.
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Washington
U P
H. ‘Andresen, JR
Minn
Clinton” P. Anderson
Department of Agriculture
Andresen
House
South
Andresen Sai
Agriculture Department
United States
City Council Proceedings May 19 1947 Contain Claims Approval
Regular session in Council Chambers presided by Mayor G E Mace. Finance Committee cleared numerous claims including wages, supplies, repairs, advertising, and services. Thorpe Well Co. consultant from Des Moines discussed city turbine purchase.
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H. F. Freshwaters
Harry B. Sewden
Water Committee
Globe Mach & Supply Co
Thorpe Well Co
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Cemetery
Frank B. Miller
U. Co
City of
Washington Town
Geo. W. Rudiger
G. E. Mace
John K. Lowash
G. M. Humble
R. KE. Arthur
J. W. Fields
Harry B. Sowden
I. F. Freshwaters
Bank of Wash
Ern Garrett
Tabor
Ban Waters
Orville Long
M. J. Milter
Bar Moran
Leroy B. Hill
Geo. Stokes
Carl Haneker
Aveready Pub. & Hig. Co
Stoker
Protective Equipment, Inc
Brooks Climbers
Don Paul
Frank Embree
Tire Evening Journal
Frank Black
Eeee
Arthur Goode
Matt Parrott & Sons
Mir-O-Lite Inc
Mark Sieng
Oves
Philip Thorpe
Des Moines
Iowa
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Newburyport
Des Moines Register
Pella
New York
Sonny
State Teachers Association
Butch
West Chester
Ordi
North Carolina
Sent Truman
Professor Einstein
Godfrey Tearle
Art Baker
Ludwig Stossel
Hume Crown
Flord Hatfield
Joseph Calleia
Victor Francen
Richard Haydn
Jonathan Hale
John Litel
Henry O'Neill
Warner Anderson
Barry Nelson
Ohio
Waterloo
Harold Lehaney
Toledo
Capeto
Mrs. Hutt
Coca
Emilio Capeto
John L. Cook
Washington, D. C
Leona Ruf
Soldiers’ Home
Woeshirston
Servel Gas
U. S
Council
Owa Southern
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
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