Airlines and War Efforts Show American Enterprise
A wartime Office of War Information report credits American airlines with transforming a battered postwar system into a vital wartime transport network. Major General Harold L. George praises the airlines for cooperation and competitive enterprise, noting their role in rapid movement of men and cargo during the crisis.
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Armory Porce
United States
Lermad
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Navy
Offices of War Information
Retskine
Alentisans
Quantier
Harold L. George
Air Transport Command
Airlines
Therrem
Osr Industris
Wartime merchandise forecast for Easter shoppers
The merchant forecasts scarce cotton dresses and abundant wool suits as he plans a two ward Easter Parade with novelty millinery and late Easter on April 9. He faces substitutes, wood to metal baby carriages, and new items like radio telephones on trains and plastic handled razors as civilian rationing resumes.
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Sii
Oniy
Sesini
Wardine
Nevelty
Pimle
Casuel
Lake in Emmetsburg Faces Silting Crisis and Dredging Proposal
Local anglers warn Emmetsburg residents that Lake Mish will fill with sediment and weeds if not dredged. State lake expert Lem Ziemer explains how only two feet of water over muck shows rapid sedimentation and the need for action to prevent the lake from becoming a weed patch.
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Lem Ziemer
From Mosquitoes to Nazis Anti-tank grenades emerge from insecticide cans
The article describes repurposing prewar insecticide cans into anti-tank grenades and land mines. Engineers at American Can Co convert wartime supply into a four to five pound grenade with delayed detonation, designed for mass production and easy transport for Europe invasion.
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Europe
Canes
Army
F. C. Taylor
Tansit Snd
Storm Lake editors mock, mourn and reflect in small town columns
A collage of Iowa weeklies laments Merle Fish and other editors while quipping about aging scribes and town life. Writers praise William Alien White of Emporia and consider the “country editor” tradition, contrasting it with big-city journalism.
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Storm Lake
Piet Trume
Smther
Merle Fish
Fe Marathon
Merle
The
Republic
Livermere Gazette
William Alien White
Emporia
Kansas
White
Northwest
Httle
Headlines Of Other Years From The Democrat 1834
Waft through Emmetsburg notes of 1834 including Beel and Co. political maneuvering. The Crestent steamer remains on Lost Island Lake. local commerce expands with new clothing store and millinery. Emigrants arrive. farmers push ahead. local ads and social notes color the town’s week.
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Trary Prouty
Emmetsburg
Beel
Unser and Co
J. E Richards
W. J. Tyson
California
G. W. Drybreed
jLaughlin
Patrick Mulroney
Joseph
Medam Walton
Waverly
Mondar Nest
Csil
George Vaushsn
Jim W. T. Brieger
Morrisser
Chicago
Goss
Arir
Graettinger
Morris
Fanning
Jack Greek
Kriefer
Maguire
Carlson
Dabread
Kaufman
J. H. Hinkley
CIA
James Hye
Mattie Patton
Fof Spencer
J. G Burns
J. J. Smith
Tillie Gorden
Independence Township
Ration Timetable Updates For Tires And Fuel
Ration timetable details outline Class A through C periods for tires and fuel coupons with expiration dates in early 1945. Vehicle inspection cadence is listed, plus coupon numbers and valid dates. The report also notes a birth and several local movements, including residents returning from France and a chaplain assignment.
Wall Pike Rumors and Duck Habitat Plans Highlight Rural Notes
The column details a 7 pound wall pike caught at Hempstead and a 32 inch walleye, plus local fishing chatter about guides Don Beapstead and Fred Shadle. It also mentions Ducks Unlimited photos, a postcard home from Sgt Bernard Severson, and a Lake Medium plantings plan by the Lode committee to boost duck hunting.
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Don Beapstead
Dean
Fred Shadle
Walleyves
Hempstead
Don
Fred
Bresson
Ehline
Bernard Severson
Ruthven
South Pacific
Carl Hofstad
Severson
Wogen
Elmer Wogen
Estherville
Gems Waren
Ducks Unlimited
Farm buying power and price trends across decades
The piece traces farm price dynamics from 1910 to the wartime era, noting rising prices received for farm products and higher prices paid for goods and taxes. It highlights key index shifts since 1932, showing gains in receipts and costs, and argues that farm policy helped stabilize livelihoods amid fiscal upheaval.
Stamp Value Changes and War Book Updates
Notices detail exchange changes for stamps and tokens effective Feb 27 with Blue and Red stamps in War Book 4 worth ten points each and tokens worth one point each. Red tokens issued for Brown and Red meat stamps. Blue tokens for Green and Blue processed food stamps. The rest lists new travel books and recent library acquisitions with titles and authors.
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W Brown
Missing Manuscript Echoes of Marines Letters Home
From a correspondent in the South Pacific a father learns of his son Dick Newcomb serving with the Marines. The letter asks about home life and local routines such as shoes and tools. The piece reflects concerns about democracy and a better world tomorrow amid wartime distance.
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Bob Newcomb
Dick Necomb
South Pacific
Ame
Seward's Creek
Local Education Leadership Shuffles Reported
President and superintendent of schools are named along with a dean and director roles at J. Coll. A treasurer and additional administrators appear in the reported changes. The fragment indicates a formal governance update within the education system.
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J. Coll
Norre
Cretameyer
Sai Smith
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