Ten years of Iowa State Leg and a warning on war
The piece recalls World War I and urges vigilance against pacifism and isolationism. It cites Gen. John J. Pershing and Allied efforts, critiques postwar disarmament, and warns against complacent attitudes as threats to American preparedness and freedom. It also discusses Pacific Gas and Electric and the role of private utilities, taxes, and public finance.
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John J. Pershing
United States
Britaan
France
Dameraces
Agiles
Tuadermies
CUS
San Francisco
James TH. Black
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Black
California
West
Pereat
California Prosperity and War Bond Gains
The 49ers would be amazed by California gains from 1940 to 1944 with civilian employment up 37 percent, income and savings up 138 percent, farm crops up 175 percent, mining and oil up 37 percent, and manufacturing up 157 percent, signaling stronger national resources to back War Bonds.
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California
U. S. Treasury
Behind Your Bonds Lies the Might of America
Treasury poster notes lumbering as a major Washington revenue source with 280 billion board feet of 580 billion original supply. Soft wood, pulp, and plywood industries are seen expanding with peace and Victory Bonds to boost national wealth.
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America
State of Washington
U.S. Treasury Department
Wage fairness for teachers and nurses urged nationwide
An editorial argues rising living costs expose underpayment in teaching and nursing. It contrasts taxi drivers and unskilled labor earnings with university deans, urging adequate pay, respect, and career opportunities to recruit and sustain educators and nurses for future generations and strong medical care.
Fruits of good earth reveal wartime agriculture gains
The piece notes California fruit crops valued at 48 million in 1940 rising to 154 million in 1944, an increase of 224 percent. Potatoes and peaches also surge, with prunes and apricots showing hundreds of percent gains, highlighting agriculture as a wartime economic asset supported by War Bonds.
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California
U.S. Treasury Department
Grand Canyon visits linked to Victory Bonds exhibit
Since 1869, travelers have toured the Grand Canyon in Arizona to enjoy burro trips and plane tours, seen as another exhibit of the nation's wealth behind Victory Bonds. Lieutenant S. Treasury Department notes underline the public interest in the scenic gorge.
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John Wesley Powell
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
Arizona
S. Treasury Department
Timber wolves rise in Iowa county despite bounty
The text notes a steady rise in timber wolves in an Iowa county even with bounty payments. It mentions Twentieth Century Fox covering the Lamoni event and considering a new steel or short subject, and reports a theft at a Lamoni clothing store where $1500 in apparel was stolen. A Grinnell flash fire caused by a lightning bolt destroyed a newly started lunch room by veterans Cleo and George Strawser, with interiors engulfed within five minutes.
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Iowa
Grinnell
Cleo
George Strawser
Supersized North Dakota Farms Fuel War Bond Purchases
Large spring wheat and winter rye farms in North Dakota boost profits enabling residents to purchase War Bonds and expect to buy Victory Bonds. Today’s farms average 463 acres, far above the national average of 154.8 acres, promising jobs and asset security for bond guarantees.
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North
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