SEA AND AIR POWER DEBATE SHAPES U S DEFENSE VIEW
The article argues the superiority question between air and sea power remains unresolved. It cites Major DeSeverin warning that a large navy may become obsolete, while noting air power’s decisive role in World War II outcomes. It advocates a balanced buildup of both a massive navy and a strong air force as essential.
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Mercury Magazine
Alexander P. DeSever
Denmark
Belgium
Vietory
Poland
Czechoslovia
Yugoslavia
Greece
Isle of
Crete
Europe
Asis
Germany
United States
Strikes Must Cease Urges Cooperation In Defense Time
A wartime editorial argues strikes must stop as Roosevelt declares national emergency. It urges labor and capital to unite for defense efforts, praising the Roosevelt administration for sympathy with workers and citizens and calling for full cooperation in the emergency.
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Laoer
Hias
Roosevelt
Startling findings on brakes of commercial vehicles
The Interstate Commerce Commission report reveals a majority of inspected highway vehicles fail the 20 mph 30 foot stopping test. Buses perform best but only about half meet the standard. 2 axle trucks 42 percent. tractor semi trailers and full trailers fare worse. weight generally worsens braking except in buses. Urges immediate action on safety improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission Bureau of Motor Carriers, Section of Safety
The Negroe and Defense pamphlet urges unity for defense
The Coun cil for Democracy warns that racial prejudice blocks Negro participation in national defense. It cites 13,000,000 Black Americans as capable of skilled work and battlefield bravery, but notes a vicious circle of discrimination keeping them from training and hiring. It calls for universal duty regardless of race in times of national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Council For Democracy
United States
Nelson: Germany leads war material output at fifty billion
OPM Director of Purchases Nelson said Germany produces war materials at fifty billion dollars a year while Britain makes fifteen. He urged British and American production to exceed Germany, arguing that business leaders owe defense engagement to protect the economy and political framework enabling their enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPM
Nelson
Germany
OS “Oo
Couple from Laurens wed at Little Brown Church
Delphine Carroll and Rey Hopkins Jr were united in marriage at the Little Brown Church near Nashua. The ceremony was led by Rev. F. L. Hascombe with attendants Gene Wilson and Beulah Campton. The couple will reside in Laurens where Hopkins works with his brother in the barber shop. Both are graduates of the Stavehish school in 1937.
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Curlew
Delphine Carroll
Curlew Public
Rey Hopkins, Jr
Laurens
Little Brown
Nashua
FL &. Hascombe
Gene Wilson
Beulah Campton
Storm Lake
Abrs
Weissenbueler
Tthe Lrie
Charles City
Hopkins
Hopsins
Not Too Late Yet Up Tiant Gardens
W H Collins extension horticulturist at Iowa State College notes late or fall gardens extend the banning season and allow harvest of crops at peak quality, improving cold storage. He lists late plantings from now to September for short season vegetables that thrive in cooler late summer conditions before frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Collins
Yowa State College
Etter
Collins
Mon Collins
Cultivate After Corn Gets Size Better delay advised for corn weed control
Agricultural engineer C B Shedd of Iowa State College reports six years of experiments at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station showing that delaying cultivation until corn plants have leaves helps cover weeds. Early use of sweep cultivators with careful soil throwing and optional disk scrapers can improve weed control, with a final cultivation using one pair of disks and two pairs of sweeps.
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C. BL ‘Shedd
Towa State College
Cows May Show Profit Despite Past Losses
Floyd Johnston of Iowa State College says butterfat prices near 35 cents in Chicago and a government floor of at least 31 cents support holding profitable cows. With defense demand boosting production, dairymen should keep as many cows as possible, selling poorer animals as better stock becomes available, and avoid new barn expansions.
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Floyd Johnston
Extension
Iowa State College
Chicago
Isbor
Johnston
Where to Go For Correct Advice Governor Wilson Appeals
Governor George A. Wilson receives many appeals about classifications of registrants and instructs that decisions rest with local boards. If unsatisfied, registrants may appeal to their area appeal board via the government appeal agent of their board. He also notes requests for government defense jobs and directs seekers to contact county employment agents or Federal personnel officers directly.
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George A. Wilson
Best time to cut alfalfa for hay in bloom timing
Alfalfa should be cut when it is one tenth to one quarter in bloom for best hay quality. The first cutting likely falls around June 10 to 15 per Iowa State agronomists. Cutting too early or too late reduces feeding value and plant vitality, based on long term experiments at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Iowa State College Agronomists
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
Optimal alfalfa cutting frequency for yields and quality
The article argues three cuttings per year outperform two or four. Four cuts nearly killed alfalfa by year two. Two cuts yield more but with poorer quality. The second cut typically occurs in the last week of July and the third in the first week of September.
Mattress Care Advice From Olde Times
A reader asks about special care for a new mattress. The reply recommends a mattress cover and pad to extend life and comfort. It suggests sunning and beating the mattress weekly and turning it from end to end and side to side three times weekly to prevent lumping, and warns against misusing the mattress.
Mattress Care Be Aware Of Placement And Handling
The text warns against stacking mattresses and placing them on uneven surfaces to avoid loss of firmness. It advises not to carry a mattress alone, warning that folding or bending causes sagging, and notes that habitual sitting on the edge of the bed can also damage shape.
Dentists Plan Summer Saturday Closures in Palo Alto
Dentists in Palo Alto county will close every Saturday afternoon during June July and August. Emmetsburg dentists T W Parish and A W McGuire join T W Kral of Malbud. These closures extend in cooperation with neighboring counties.
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Palo Alto
T. W.W. Parish
A. W. McGuire
Emmetsburg
T. W. Kral
Malbud
Zor
Fragmented Historical Notice of Clergy Names
Fragmentary OCR lists clerical references including Rev Ai Thompson St Pauls Evangelical and Rev W B Wagner Catholic parish names. The readable bits suggest a religious notices page with multiple priest references and church affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Schulat Bethany Inth
Ai. C. Thompson
St. Paul's Evangelical Lath
W. B. Wagner
Thomas
Csiholic
Dairy Enrollments Due at This Time
County 4-H dairy enrollments must be submitted by August 1 15 and 20 with duplicates to Iowa State Dairy Association in Waterloo by June 15. All members must be on the state list to be eligible for judging and demonstrations outside the county. The list of enrolled members includes Loren Alderson and many others across Ruthven Emmetsburg Fenton Ayrshire Mallard and more. some have not sent applications.
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Towa State Dairy Association
Waterloo
Grace Heiiers
Loren Alderson
Cylinder
Rober Berkland
Fenton
Harold Berkland
Bill Broderson
Ayrshire
Deryl Broderson
Norman Broderson
Robert Campney
Emmetsburg
Jim Chapmen
Ruthven
Clarence _ L.cooke
Harlan Ferguson
Kaurens
Jack Frohling
Mallard
DunAnn Griffin
Ringsted
Arlene Goff
Dean Goff
Marvin Goff
Robi
Hanson
Wendell Hanson
Richard Hermanson
Herbert Jacobson
Lowell Jackson
Dale
Jensen
Hugh. “McCoy
Dean
McGranahan
Lowell Nyborg
Donald’ Rouse
Eldon Rouse
Eugene. Rouse
Shirley Siems
Simonsen
LéRoy - Simonsen
Merle Simonsen
Phyliss Simonsen
Everett
Weir
Stanley
Whitmore
Gloria Lee Soldren
Laurens
Wanellé
Rohn
Edward
Witte
John
Goeders
Neil
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