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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
7
War time notices from Graettinger and nearby towns recount Capt. C. V. Lamb abroad with the U S Engineers, new baby born in Kertherville, soldiers returning home, interviews for ship repair ratings, cadet training transfers, and community acknowledgments including family visits and voyages.
A wartime editorial urges community members to invest in the Fourth War Loan. It stresses that every effort matters when scaled to 130 million citizens, citing Captain Maurice Witherspoon’s Navy story aboard the carrier Wasp and a rescued sailor’s question about doing his best. The editor calls for large and small bonds alike, urging everyone to display the red white and blue shield in windows.
Recruiters promise valuable training and wartime service in the Army. Ex soldiers can learn jeep driving teletype and air traffic guidance, with full details at the nearest Recruiting Station or by writing The Adjutant General, Room 4415 Munition Building Washington DC for wartime opportunities.
A Treasury Department wartime appeal urges Americans to fund the war effort by buying bonds. It notes U S labor to keep troops healthy and clean, with officers demanding discipline as sailors scrub decks and polish gear, linking personal sacrifice to victory.
A letter dated December 26 from Antigua describes a traveler who vowed never to leave the United States yet finds themselves back and deciding to stay for now. The writer expresses overall sentiment that life abroad isn’t terrible and wishes everyone in Gracttinger a happy New Year.
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