Tijuana Mexico A Border Trip During Wartime Rationing
A narrator details a wartime border crossing from the United States into Mexico at Tijuana. The piece notes harsh scrutiny by customs, restrictions on printed matter and cash, and the search for two dollar bills to cross. It describes hassles with changing money and crossing by cab, highlighting the era’s wartime controls.
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Tijuana
Mexico
United States
Mr. Moto
Hitler
Pacific Coast
Wisconsin
Thail
County Board approves tax levies and road funds before 1943 adjournment
The Board of Supervisors adopted levies in mills on county taxables, including General County, Court Expense, Poor Relief, State and County Insane, Soldiers Relief, Emergency, and Road funds. A consolidated levy of 2.42 mills for road maintenance, 6 mills on all monies and credits, and 1.25 mills for road maintenance on unplatted agricultural land were approved with the motion carried. The board adjourned to September 15, 1943.
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Board of Supervisors
Coattington
Phillips
Truog
Martin Thompson
J. M. Robinson
State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
Soleit P Wale
Central Iowa Telephone Co
Yele
Iowa Public Service Co
Lights County Farm
Nelson Katherine
Feldman
Cesesesseverese
Thompson Martin, Co
Caccee
Parnham
Ralph Coles
Mamie Williams
Anderson
Lyle D
Branagan
Jessie
Central Iowan Telephone Co
Daniels
Ear
Engan
Highland Two
Huskamp
E. A
Towa Public Service Co
Court House
Meyers
Lou Rodman
D. D
Lou Roadman
Thompson
Merton
Cottington
Tracy
Frank Zimmer
T. R. Martin
Iowa
U. S. Treasury
Art King
War Bonds and the Battle of the Atlantic Call
Navy men urge increased War Bond subscriptions as the nation shifts from a two ocean navy to a five ocean force to win the Atlantic war and finish the Nazi threat. The treasury emphasizes funding as critical to free sea lanes from U bo ats and accelerate victory.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Customs and Satire Moments in a Sideways Tale
The excerpt recalls a travel anecdote about crossing into Mexico and customs stamps for shoes, followed by a series of jokes and a psychiatrist scene. It weaves a travel quip with comic wordplay about ears and eyesight, ending with a palmistry and golfing quip.
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Mexico
U.S
What You Buy With WAR BONDS What You Buy With
Among the casualties returning to the United States from the Solomons are men who have lost their hearing not from injury but from insect attack on troops without mosquito bar protection.
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United States
Solomons
Treasury Department
Flesh-colorer hose inquiry at downtown department store
A clerk at a large downtown department store answers a fashion query from a young woman asking for flesh-colorer hose and offers pink yellow or black choices. The item appears amid a page containing notices of executor appointments and a long Iowa county board of supervisors ledger with numerous fund items and motions.
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Arren Bayley
Beneaee
Booth Township
Ellington Township
Emmetsburg Township
Fairfield Township
Fern Valley Township
Freedom Township
Great Oak Township
Ene
Highland Township
Independence Township
Lost Island Township
Nevada Township
Areweee
Rush Lake Township
Erry
Silver Lake Township
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Curlew Independent R. L
Cylinder Corporation
Cylinder
Con
Fairfield Seteee Ae
Cylinder Consolidated F. W
Cylinder Con. Freedom
Cylinder Con
Nevada
Emmetsburg Corporation
Emmetsburg Ind
Emmetsburg
Freedom
Graettinger Corporation
Graettinger Independent Walnut
Mallard Corporation Ver
Mallard Corporation Ell
See
Mallard Consolidated R. L
Plover Consolidated Ell
Rodman Corporation
Rodman Corporation F. W
Rodman Consolidated Nevada
Rodman Con
West Bend
Ruthven Corporation Benefnee
Ruthven Ind. Highland
Wee
West Bend Corporation Putrene
West Bend Corp
Wd Wo Oo
Free
War End
Palo
Alto County
John J. Mahan
Tate
Herman A. Elsenbast
Burt & Davidson
Mallar
McCaffrey
Thompson, Martin Co
Bill Hundertmark
Prochaska John Smith
Leo Prochaska
J. W. Knoer
Rerere
Areeteee Meyers
Loa Rodiman
Kane
Eugene Rodman
Virgil Walker
Kemmis
Central Iowa Telephone C O
Murray
Dave Labor
John Rehm, Jr
Eedaas J. J. Kennedy
Ross Clayton
Cliff Sykes
Walt High
Cccuee
Jorgen Paulson
Esser
Elmer Fredericks
Siems
Geo
Gerber
Eli
Melvin
Fullerton Lumber Co
Eveens
Orville Telford
Clare Myers
Otto Iverson
Heddinger
Ted Strohman
Staver
Royal H
Bista S
J. Emmet Martin Funeral Service
Phone
Graettinger
Aes Alto Studio
Emmetaburg
Jensen Barber Shop
D. P. McManus
J. M. Resh
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Shilev Entis
Olene JA Jacobson
D. D. Vv
B. E. Dappen
Gutnilt
Graettinger Block & Tile Co
Farmers Grain CO
Raymond Tindall
Call Hansen
City Meat Market
Robert Simonsen
White
Skelly Products
Fred Masters
Mgr
For
Diamond 760
C. L. Torreson Oil Co
Wallingford
F. R. Heidecker
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