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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
6
Graettinger Times outlines wartime national economic policy debates as Congress plans a seven point program. Disagreements persist on farm price controls, wage stabilization, and tax thresholds, with a powerful farm bloc likely to influence outcomes and potential new legislation on wages and taxes.
The article surveys varied opinions on inflation remedies including forced savings and tax reform. It cites economists and columnists like Clapper and Lippman arguing for targeting low income groups, while critics fear revenue impact. Reports mention possible sales tax as a last resort and note wartime supply efforts to aid Russia amid looming threats.
A garbled OCR page quotes diverse lines about love, war, a wage hike, and pass challenges. The text jumps between personal anecdotes, a mock history of window sills, military orders, and a Saratoga reference, offering little cohesive narrative.
A scattered review of small town events lists A Jensen and sister visiting from Ivanhoe, Art Beail Cig visiting his parents, Mrs Ole Wicks at Hastingsville, Paul Garkin proprietor of City Shor shop, and beet sugar selling at 25c per 100lbs. Local social notes mention Miss Mary’s birthday party at Thomson Bros. home, the ill health and recovery of a child, plans for fox hunting on Frank Weir’s farm, and El Ellingson securing the packing agency. Marriage of Thomas Olson and Clara Running, mayor Charley Jensen seeking chief of police, and city council action on sevenge proposition. Also notices of deaths, school and church staff, weather and farm prices, and various local arrivals and departures.
Lambe was reappointed town clerk. Councilmen include Thomas Allen Dr Lindsey Mitchell Wa Penn and Mo Weinholzer. Retiring councilmen Frank Madigan I Noble and John Wikert. Allen and Weinholzer were re-elected. W Cameron is retiring mayor. Don Show succeeds Eugene as treasurer and Joe Gabrielson remains collector.
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