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America in line for service and a farmer ideal
A rural community register line shows Americans of all races, ages, and backgrounds eager to serve. An Iowa farmer, John Nichols, embodies the farmer as way of life, self-reliant and proud, while the piece notes Hitler’s handwriting on the wall and urges frugal war-supply actions like reusing shaving mugs to aid the war effort.
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