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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
2
The Graettinger Times discusses inflated wartime wages funded by tax and bond dollars. It argues living standards depend on true values and that wages will fall, requiring a shift to efficient low-cost production and distribution. Public policy should encourage industry legitimately.
The article argues that high production costs and low consumer prices under a planned economy strain oil exploration. It disputes government subsidies and favors price increases to cover production costs, noting Ickes recommends a 5 cent rise per barrel while oil men prefer avoiding taxpayer financed wildcatting and subsidies.
In the county, Richter's Shoe Store in the shopping district on South Broadway offers large stock, expert foot fitting, and durable styles for the entire family. Manager Harry Richter and staff emphasize correct fit, comfort, and fashion while promising longer wear and better value.
The Emmetsburg Production Credit Association outlines its origins from the Champaign Illinois group founded September 12 1933. It notes hundreds of associations nationwide serving over 250000 farmers and stockmen with low rate loans and cooperative ownership led by Secretary Treasurer R A Steffensmeier in Emmetsburg.
Robert P. Barbour, president of the National Board of Mire Underwriters, outlined forward looking achievements and urged that government refrain from heavy involvement in business and industry. He warned Congress about risks if opportunity and rewards are denied and emphasized private enterprise as the capable handler.
The Lorraine Mueller Beauty Shop offers the latest hair styles permanent waving and facial treatments. Operators are described as skilled and competent, serving both social and business women with modern care to enhance appearance and reduce flaws. Call 28s for an appointment today.
Praiseworthy note highlights M N Jacobson as a longtime live stock buyer in the area. It cites fair dealing, high prices for livestock, and his role in maintaining an independent local market against out of town competition. The message urges raisers to consign stock to him.
In a 1948 review the Cylinder Co-Operative Elevator Co of Cylinder is praised as a farmer owned venture offering grain, coal, feeds and seeds with honest weights and fair treatment. Manager J. J. Brakke fosters friendly service, making it a top local place to sell grain and buy supplies. Cooperation pays in the Cylinder community.
A speaker denounces unchecked state growth and urges public pushback to protect individual liberty. The address faults Barbour for promoting state power and claims even the United States risks a philosophy heavy with government planning. Iowa reportedly owns 74 state parks and preserves totaling 20,? acres.
The Neary Implement Company offers the J I Case line of farm machinery with a complete selection and genuine replacement parts. Progressive farmers are urged to inspect the latest developments in agricultural implements and visit their shop in Emmetsburg Iowa for service and advice.
Helgen and Helgen of Emmetsburg Iowa promote real estate sales, rentals, and farm loans with a wide listing of farms and land. They offer property management for owners on nominal commissions and advertise insurance lines with reliable companies. Now is the time to buy or invest while prices are favorable.
A wartime briefing notes the dangers of submarine life in the Battle of the Atlantic and Pacific through sailors aboard the Pig Boats. It highlights the galley as a morale booster where cooks take pride in meals, linking increased War Bond purchases to improving daily life aboard submarines.
Mustard Gas, also called yellow cross, earned its name from the yellow crosses painted on the shells and containers where it was stored, a detail noted in historical accounts of chemical weapons and their labeling practices.
Ohio settlers used oxen more than horses or mules to haul timber and clear forests for cultivation. When an ox could no longer work, it was fattened for beef, reflecting the practical draft animal choices of early settlers.
Washing machines and other household appliances are not available today as manufacturers convert plants to war work. If you save today by buying War Bonds, the funds will restart factories and employ millions of Americans after the war is won.
A brief note counters common bat myths, explaining that bats navigate better than perceived and are not blindly flying. The piece contrasts popular superstition with observed flight guidance. It also includes unrelated excerpts on constitutional law and blood composition.
The Rural Electrification program, advancing for a decade, brings city comforts to farm homes but copper wiring and fixtures are currently unavailable. Farmers can fund rural electrification through War Bonds, with a return of 4 dollars for every 3 invested, tomorrow. United States Treasury Department guidance.
A writer in Pearson's London Weekly argues the pupil is colorless, appearing black only because we see into the dark chamber of the eye. The eye is a camera, with the iris as the round muscle regulating light entry.
The text explains blackstrap as the molasses remaining after cane sugar extraction. It is often sold as a food but usually boiled for more sugar crystals. When further extractions are unprofitable, the molasses becomes blackstrap, largely inedible due to minerals, yet still containing sugar and used to ferment alcohol for industrial production.
The article notes that Jamaica like Kentucky and Tennessee has many rivers that disappear into cavernous openings, with some never reaching the sea and others reemerging far away under new names, a feature resembling cave regions.
The banyan tree sends out hanging roots that grow into new trunks. Over time these roots create many trunks, turning a single tree into a dense, forestlike form with hundreds of trunks and a vast canopy.
Cotton plants extend their root systems to depths of six to eight feet in the soil in search of moisture, an adaptation noted in the latest agricultural notes.
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