Editorials reflect on church, war, and government authority
A May 28 1948 editorial argues for faith in God and unity, critiques excessive river spending and vanity in wealth via memoirs, notes postwar Berlin and Soviet setbacks, questions world citizenship moves, praises Y M C A growth from 1941 to 1947, and urges citizen control of government versus elite rule.
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Eisenhower
John L. Lewis
Russia
Berlin
London
Washington Y. M. C. A
Penny hoard inspires talk amid war staff humor
The Northwood Anchor reports a rumor that Henry Ford III may reward a penny finder with a rare 1945 copper penny, one of 12 minted that year, a claim tied to Ford owning most of them. The piece lightly notes the humor around war funding and coin quirks.
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Northwood
Henry Ford III
Ford
Columbus City to Hold Memorial Services Sunday May 30
Memorial services are planned for 2 p.m. Sunday at Columbus City cemetery with a band, invocation by Rev. Alfred E. Parsons, readings by Mrs. Marian Cecil, and the address by Robert F. Reaney. Firing squad and taps will conclude the service.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Columbus City
America
Alfred E. Parsons
Marian Cecil
Robert F. Reaney
Emma Beekman
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Rema Hull
Chautauqua Park
Women's Association of
The
United Presbyterian Church
Louella Duncan
Grace Robertson
Friendship Committee
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Mabel Diller
Anna Laura Pooley
Clara Orris
Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hay! Opens Amid Film Buzz
The new Twentieth Century-Fox Technicolor drama based on a George Agnew Chamberlain novel draws millions with young love and wartime echoes. Preview crowds praise its heart warming emotion intense conflict and romance as opening day nears at the Star Theatre on the boulevard.
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George Agnew Chamberlain
Twentieth Century-Fox
Hollywood
The
Star
Avardian
Ord Young Bloods
Cowboy Marathon 1898 Race From Chadron to Chicago
A nostalgic note recalls the Cowboy Marathon of 1898 a 1040 mile ride from Chadron Nebraska to Chicago. Jack Berry rode Poison to victory amid rain mud and fatigue while rivals faded. Buffalo Bill Cody offered $50 for the winner prompting national attention as eastern horses failed to join the challenge.
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Journal
United States Rubber Company
Chadron
Nebraska
Chicago
Pete Simer
Sioux City
Iowa
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Michigan Boulevard
Jack Berry
Dec Middleton
Rattlesnake Pete
Joe Gillespie
Berry
Gillespie
Smith
DeKalb
Cody
Buffalo Bill
Taft-Hartley era strikes rise and health shifts noted
A 1948 June magazine says six hundred strikes occurred in the first quarter, down from 978 in 1947 and 1067 in 1946, with 644 in 1935 39. The article argues Taft Hartley helps lower strike totals. It also notes diseases of older people are becoming America’s top health concern, overtaking infectious diseases.
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Science Illustrated Magazine
United States
North America
Europe
America
Babson urges threefold health to beat depression risks
Arthur Babson argues productivity losses from alcoholism cost U.S. industry about 24 million man hours annually. He advocates maintaining physical vocational and social health to stay fortified against potential business downturns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Babson
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