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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
2
The new simplified ration system, launching February 27, extends validity of stamps for about twelve weeks. Red and Blue tokens will circulate with one point value, reducing cashier time and bank paperwork, saving merchants an estimated $3,000,000 monthly.
A columnist recalls a talk with a millionaire who claimed achieving four million dollars is 97 percent luck and 3 percent effort. The tale suggests fate or providence largely governs wealth, challenging Horatio Alger ideals and prompting reflection on destiny.
Across the Sangamon River at New Salem, a small raft incident decades ago influenced Abraham Lincoln’s path from flatboatman to attorney. The village’s revival by Hearst and later state ownership preserves cabins to educate visitors about Lincoln’s formative years and the river’s enduring pull toward the Mississippi.
A brief wartime note urges saving and investing in War Bonds to fund defense and sustain soldiers on the fronts. It frames civilian efforts as essential to war production, urging every available resource be devoted to supporting the fighting men.
A wartime note celebrates morale and food supply for service members. It highlights rationing terms like beans chow and Ration K and stresses the need to fund the war effort through bond purchases to keep troops fed and capable.
A fragment discusses sterile water and its role in health, mentioning a drop held in the mouth for a brief period and referencing the American Institution of Sanitation. The text hints at education and development of the mind but lacks coherent context or events.
In Palo Alto County Emmetsburg on February 15 1944 the Board of Supervisors met with J M Robinson Omro Cottington T C Traog and L O C Phillips present. They approved several county and poor fund claims including mileage workman compensation lights shoveling snow and care costs with warrants to be drawn.
Before pilots take to the air for stratosphere flying they must be suped up with a stationary motor driven bicycle to reduce nitrogen in the blood. The bike is cheap, but war bond purchases are vital to supply fighting men with materials and resources.
A municipal record lists workman compensation premium details for several employers and individuals, including Fort Dodge light and street services and various labor payments. It notes a board approval to levy deficits and set future repair funds, with hearings scheduled for Drainage District No. 98 and adjournment to March 21 1944.
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