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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
3
The notice announces openings in clerical, nursing, border patrol, machinist, guard and other posts across the country. It promotes a 32 page booklet detailing how to apply, job requirements, salaries and examination types, and provides a mailing address to order the booklet.
With bulb shortages from the European war, gardeners turn to annuals for color and form. Early planting of seeds yields next summer blooms, offering substitutes like Sunshine Calendula, California Poppy, and tall Super Majestic Larkspurs. Snapdragon varieties such as Compact Bedding Bronze and Salmon Pink suit massed beds, echoing Hyacinth spikes.
In a pivotal scene Commander Benning discovers a plan to seize the presidency via a Baucom led party coup. At Capitol Hill Baucom proposes Senator Tannard for President while disqualifying him, arguing for unity, then yields to Tannard as a capable, vigorous leader amid a national emergency.
The narrative follows Baucom appointing Senator Tannard as U S President amid a splintering war in Texas. General Brill faces overwhelming forces as Van Hassik’s troops advance. Benning and Fincke travel aboard a covert freighter to gather reconnaissance, while Texas seethes under martial rule with San Antonio, Austin, and Houston in play and air raids widening terror coast to coast.
A soldier letters home from Greenwich Village and Camp Gotham Glimeles, detailing army kitchen duty. He describes washing dishes, breaking crockery, and the unglamorous realities of bed making, plus humorous asides about police work, training, and longing for home comforts. The piece blends personal tone with vivid, era-specific slang and place names.
Chapter XY shows Van Hasselt's Austrian spy Fincke jittery at breakfast, fearing surveillance. Benning probes his travel authority while they rush to the depot after Fincke hints at danger and a possible exit from town.
Instructions for making a large chrysanthemum rug using crochet in four strand yarns. Describes color schemes with two shades and white gray tan or three colors, lists stitches and materials, includes illustrations and pattern details. Send order to:
A concise aphorism from La Rochefoucauld warns that avidity deranges priorities as a person pursues too many tasks. It cautions against grasping at minor objects, risking loss of hold on more important ones.
A compact reflection cites true battles in society. The quote attributes moral cause to fighting poverty disease and crime as essential conflicts. It frames these efforts as just wars guiding public policy and humanitarian action.
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