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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1939
Page
3
Joseph W. LaBine analyzes the week with a focus on the Dutch-Belgian arbitration bid failing amid beer hall excitement. He notes rising fear of a Nazi invasion and frames the editor's note as the columnist's opinion rather than the newspaper's.
A broad note of change followed the repeal of the U S arms embargo as trade shifts and industry show mixed momentum. Surveys show luxury goods moving quickly while jobs remain scarce. The administration debates shipping neutrality and creditor relief as international trade tightens and a Venezuelan pact speeds petroleum exchange.
Prime Minister Chamberlain calls it not a state of war but a siege while Hitler plans a likely November 15 invasion. Belgium and the Netherlands fear a wider conflict as Nazi divisions mass on fronts, and a Dutch peace plea collapses amid border clashes.
Agricultural reports outline the cotton surplus and the 1939 loan program at 8.3 cents per pound for seven eighths inch middlings, plus a forecasted 760 million bushels of wheat with weather risks and drought damage. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation closes its first year with premiums and indemnities amid losses.
Fragmentary ad style note hints at old fashioned bread and rolls recipes to be featured next week. Mentions home kitchen items like hot record rolls and Perkins House rolls. Tone suggests a family oriented cooking feature in a high color advertisement layout.
Household questions cover hot water bottle care with glycerine, glass cleanup using moist cotton, electric cord handling, odor removal with mustard in cold water, celery tops as a dried flavoring, and a pork roast topping of applesauce with brown sugar cinnamon and clove.
Wax or soap on dresser drawer edges helps them slide smoothly. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, sugar coated, are an effective laxative that children like. Buy now. Experience and memory are described as parent and mother of wisdom.
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