Democrats Say Their Bit Friday in Iowa Campaign
In Iowa’s campaign notes, Democrats push drives in Humbolt Jackson Louisa Marshall and Page counties with 57 more counties nearly done and 21 starting this month. USO and war-relief quotas join Community Chest drives in several counties as fuel rationing fears rise. Senate races show many incumbents unopposed as Republicans field candidates in specific districts.
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Humbolt
Iowa
Jackson
Louisa
Marshall
Page
Appanoose
Cerro Gordo
Clinton
Lee
Polk
Des Moines
Scott Counties
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
USO
War Relief
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Board
National Catholic Communy Service
Salvation Army
National Travelers Aid Association
Internal Revenue
OPA
Middle West
Washington
Senate
Stanley L. Hart
Keokuk
Harlan C. Foster
Mount Pleasant
Political party slate and Iowa senatorial rosters listed
The item lists Republican and Democrat candidates across Iowa districts from Ottumwa to Missouri Valley, naming each senator and their opponent with their home towns, plus notes on a later gardening column. It also mentions seed treatments like Red Copper Oxide and Spergon and advice on pea seed planting and vegetable storage for winter.
Victory Gari Gardens Mulch and disease warnings for crops
Busy farmers save time by mulching around grape and raspberry plants with straw to kill weeds and conserve moisture. Inspect tomato leaves for mosaic and leaf-spot diseases and remove infected foliage. Keep weeds out to prevent infection spread. garden peas suffer root damage from pests.
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Iowa Crop Report Reveals 1942 Acreage Record Growth
July 1 conditions show Iowa farmers will harvest nearly 21.5 million acres of crops in 1942, up 6 percent from last year and the highest since 1937. Corn and soybeans rise sharply, oats barley and rye shrink, with corn at 9,752,000 acres and an estimated yield around 500 bushels per acre totaling about 487.6 million bushels amid cool wet June growth.
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Iowa
Neighborhood youths raise funds for USO in Clarinda
Special CFI photo from Echo shows J. J. Swanson USO chairman receiving $8.50 donated by local youngsters. The money was raised at an ice cream social organized by the children as their own idea to support the USO.
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Clarinda
Iowa
C. C. Caswell
J. Swanson
USO
Nazi Saboteurs Go on Trial in Washington Court
In Washington D C U S Army Signal Corps Photo shows Attorney General J Edgar Hoover and Col Ristine with Riddle listening to the third day of the eight Nazi saboteurs trial. They were landed by submarine to wreck war machines and face possible loss of life as the FBI pursues the case.
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Washington, D. C
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Gen. Riddle
J. Edgar Hoover
Col. Ristine
Washington
Age of This Crop for Beans and Hay Trends
The article notes an 84 percent goal for soybeans harvest likely to be met and reports tame hay acreage at 3,553,200, 3 percent below 1941 but historically large since 1916. It also clarifies Hatter and Hatter as a Marengo law firm led by R. E. Hatter with Arthur Hatter as junior, mentions Frank Warnock farming near Woodward using a 43-year-old Hayes corn planter, and covers damage over $1,000 to the Choate and Chizek ice house in Clear Lake after a collapse with an undetermined cause.
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Hatter
Frank Warnock
Woodward
Hayes
Iowa
Choate and Chizek
Clear Lake
U.S
Official War Bond quotas for July set for Iowa
Iowa’s July War Bond quota is $15,000,000, revised upward by $2,238,000 to cover deficits in seasonal counties. The state administrator adds deficits to subsequent months until crop incomes catch up, totaling $17,236,000 for July. National quota totals are referenced as the nation drives support for war financing and victory. Soldiers and sailors are praised for full effort while urging citizens to contribute at least ten percent of income.
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Iowa
Treasury
War Savings
America
U.S. Treasury
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