American Legion urged to combat subversives at home
A seditious call urges the American Legion to act with government to remove fifth column influence. The piece cites Dies committee findings and warns of Reds, thunders, and foreign agents in U S government and society. It notes prior attempts to deport Harry Bridges and criticizes protective labor department complicity.
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American Legion
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Dies Committee
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Labor Department
America
Wisconsin Leads Push to Overhaul School Textbooks
A Chicago audience hears excerpts from high school and college texts deemed unAmerican. The piece urges Wisconsin to overhaul textbooks and calls for action against alleged communist instructors, warning other states to follow. The author supports American Legion action to counter subversive elements.
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Chicago
Hitler
GOSHEN FARMERS DISCUSS CIRCULAR PLOW METHOD
A reader in the Goshen area notes a young man plowing fields in a circle rather than turning, claiming one furrow is eight miles long and saves time. The piece mentions interest from Montgomery Ward and Co and a plane visit, while musing on town trees, beauty, and local civic groups. It reflects on Washington Iowa and Crawfordsville roots, with questions about tree preservation.
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Goshen
Hil
Sventgomery Ward and Co
Springfield
Big Co
Rotary 9
Masons
Washington
Oldest living tree spared as Kansas launches a tree drive
The piece laments a slow spread of tree drives and urges Iowa to start one. It notes Maxine Baxter's poems and Anna Plummer's works, worries about losing treasures, praises Mrs. Ezra Wittmer, and muses on geography and poverty in the U.S. East, Maryland races, and Norway's food sources.
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Kansas
Iowa
Maxine Baxter
Anna Plummer
Mississippi
William
Maryland
Norway
Geographic curiosities and cultural quirks in U S regions
The speaker muses on Norway's old Oslo church, Pennsylvania towns, and Missouri versus Virginia geography. They question Southern radio speech and local color, then consider lifelong study of geography as a way to offset blues and idleness.
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Norway
Oslo
Towa
Missouri
Married wife seeks share of missing husband’s inheritance
Mrs Edward Thomas Norton awaits a marriage certificate to claim her share of a likely Arkansas inheritance. Norton, who departed with $7000 in assets and a new car a week after their Sept 28 1938 wedding, is missing and unaware of the legacy.
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Edward Thomas Norton
LeMars Globe Post
Norton
Arkansas
Tenant suit over corn yield and damages in Kossuth County
Mrs. Charles Lampright sues her tenant Roman Brissenbacher in district court Kossuth County claiming 129 rows of corn were not picked and seeking $300 in additional damages. She alleges proper farming would have raised yield by at least 1200 bushels.
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Charles Lampright
Kossuth County
Roman Brissenbacher
Triple Stork Delivers for Iowa Sisters in 72 Hours
A single stork visit last week brought three babies to three sisters in Iowa. Mrs. Henry Herrig of Schaller received a baby girl, Mrs. John Buehler of Odebolt had a boy, and Mrs. Charles Neville of near Odebolt also welcomed a boy. The deliveries occurred within 72 hours.
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Iowa
Henry Herrig
Schaller
Odebolt
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