25 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1943
Page
1
An editorial from Wygeia argues that attacks on the medical profession threaten national morale and health. It praises doctors in uniform, condemns politicizing health, and urges rational physician allocation during wartime shortages. It calls for responsible leadership and collaboration with industry and public health workers.
National Board of Fire Underwriters reports 1942 fire losses at 314,849,000, down from 322,387,000 in 1941. The decline, amid wartime production and building, reflects improvements in fire prevention education, stronger departments, and sabotage controls. Advocates renewed 1943 fire prevention efforts as supplies shrink.
Vice President Wallace presented the Robert Collier Trophy to the Army air forces and the private airlines of the United States. He praised integration of military and civilian aviation, lauded General Arnold and Colonel Gorrell, and thanked airline personnel for their role in expanding and modernizing air travel.
From 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. please come early. evenings by appointment. The message claims it supplies shields for rupture therapy and mentions thousands of canes fitted in the United States. It warns that neglect may cause weak back pains and nervous issues, urging readers to seek help.
A World War II era reflection praises air transport as a living, accepted fact linking China, India, Brazil and the United States. It notes freedom of airports as key to stable peace and economic opportunity, and commends oil company workers and gas attendants for continuing service with courtesy amid rationing.
A wartime civic message stresses that democracy must finance victory without harming credit. It warns of 1.6 billion dollars in weekly government spending and the need to use taxes and War Bonds, with anecdotes about money in ovens and Dr. O F Parish’s forty-year practice, noting his son John serves in the Navy.
A vintage public guidance item urges safeguarding the Social Security account card to avoid loss or wear. It notes replacement costs, the risk to war employment, and recommends carrying the card in a safe holder or keeping it secure with you.
The coal industry reports 1942 production at 6h600 million tons, 13 million below the 1926 record. For 1948 the aim is 600 million tons amid manpower shortages and longer mine shifts as workers face heightened wartime demands and strive to keep supplies flowing to support front line effort.
The article lauds local merchants for their compliance with government anti inflation efforts while balancing vast, complex regulations with uninterrupted service. It highlights their hidden headaches behind the counters, the low turnover profits, and their indispensable support to war workers, ending with a note on Caledonia as a poetic name for Scotland.
Citizens urged to send V-Mail to boys in service to speed delivery and save cargo space. V-Mail uses special stationery photographed to microfilm, then enlarged at destination. It is fast, safe, and handles censorship while conserving war material space.
Iowa mothers of service members are urged to obtain certified copies of their newborns' birth certificates rather than relying on birth notification records for dependent's allowances. Vital Statistics Director L. Be. Chancellor advised copies are available after the month following birth, or from the county clerk earlier if needed, and that copies issued for allotment purposes are free. He noted the notification record merely confirms filing, while the certificate is the official document. Guests at Florence Snitker and Leonard Koenig's wedding traveled through snow, with bobsled assistance from Mr Snitker.
The March 1948 district court term opens March 8 with Judge G W Stillman presiding. Jurors listed from Emmetsburg and surrounding towns must report March 16 at 9 a.m. to the Emmetsburg courthouse for jury service.
The 1943 War Bond Pledge drive in Palo Alto county opens February 22 with town and township chairmen appointed. Minute men will assist pledge canvass and individual quotas are set as Emmetsburg hosts an organizational meeting for the county effort.
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