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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1943
Page
4
Community notes report Clara Owen planning a Chicago trip to place orders for merchandise. Hildreth Church women and Presbyterian auxiliary plan events, a June pot luck supper at Shelter House New Park. Local residents visit family in Thayer and Seney, Navy duty transfers noted for Leter Witt, and a move from Merrill to Lee.
The page lists refrigeration and hog feed suppliers, a memorial company contact, a Sunshine club luncheon at Mrs. Reeves's country home on June 9, room rentals, visiting relatives in Minneapolis, Reid Hybrid corn and insurance services, rental housing available, and a Storm Lake violinist visiting friends near Merrill.
Announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Mary Jane Labahn of Sioux City to Sergeant Kenneth Davis son of Mrs. Howard Barriger of St Petersburg Florida. The notice comes via her mother Mrs Blanche A Labahn of Merrill.
The Iowa State College commencement on June 4 honored graduates including David Fenske of Akron with a bachelor of science in agricultural education Gilbert Nelsen of Akron earned physics Ruth Simonsen of Merrill completed nutrition The Western Union college faculty plans a June 8 summer school reception with campus pictures musical numbers and an address of welcome by Prof D O Kime Nellie Fireoved handles arrangements Kenneth Gerald Marx son of Mrs J A Marx reports to Farragut naval training station for recruit training and will undergo basic seamanship and discipline.
Notice to policy holders of the 58rd annual meeting of German Farmers Mutual Insurance Association in Sioux Center Iowa at Town Hall on June 8 1948 at 1 30 pm. All business proper to come before the meeting will be transacted. By order of the board Marin T Moeller secretary.
A collage of classifieds items mentions cane, linoleum, and paint prices from Burlap’s and Poeckes Paint Store. Social notices include the Happy Hour club meeting June 10 with Mrs. Bertha Madison and Mrs. Alyen assisting, and Girl Scout day camp opening June 14 led by Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Several residents or visitors are noted: Mrs. Leo Craney of Watertown, Rickabaugh, Hester Crosswait visiting from Lake City IA, and Miss Crosswait teaching at Boone this summer.
Summer beauty needs teased with prompt service and a 9 am shop opening at Modern Beauty Shop. Lois Kelly lists contact as 912.
Adjutant Cc. B. Plummer announces the next nepulag meeting for the local American Legion post on June 10. Also notes Mrs. Andrew Kober and child arrive from Pasadena to visit in Le Mars with Mrs. A. J. Gerling and relatives.
A Sunday picnic at the Scout Shelter house honored Gladys Grimjes as she leaves to work for the FBI in Washington D C. Elna Grimjes returns to Iowa City Tuesday for degree work, Wendell Begg heads to the army, Laurabell Kehrberg to California for work, and Wayne Begg awaits Navy Air Corps call. Attendees include the Grimjes and Begg families, Schrootens, Bales, Kehrbergs, Danne family, and others.
The rail system now requires 280 tank cars in four or five trains drawn by many locomotives to substitute the fleet that once delivered 95 percent of the Eastern oil supply. Diverting cars from other regions boosted overland oil movement tenfold, yet the East still receives only one barrel by land for every two barrels formerly shipped by sea, prompting fuel oil rationing.
Savona on the Ligurian coast endures wartime damage as British bombers strike nearby, blackening white villas and oil tanks. Cape Vado’s stone quarries glow under moonlight while the coast’s historic rival Genoa looms 26 miles away. National Geographic notes the scene amid orange groves and soot-filled skies.
Cooking vegetables as little as possible preserves value. Remove tea kettle when water boils for better tea and coffee. Stews and one dish meals save fuel while preserving meat flavor. Roast meals can share oven heat. Remember war plants also cook with gas and avoid interfering with their efforts.
Wartime appeal urges every American to support the Second War Loan. Citizens are asked to lend money to accelerate victory and save lives on far flung fronts. The message emphasizes sacrifice proportional to means and honors those who give their lives in service.
The Le Mars Municipal Band directed by Ira F Vail will give a concert on Wednesday at 8:30 PM. The Navy tribute includes a girls trio Jean Haas Jane Peters Ruth Kluckhohn singing Here Comes the Navy. Recruiting Officer W W Huff will present a program at 9 PM before the band resumes with a list of pieces including Witch of Endor and Star Spangled Banner.
A study of 50 New Jersey farms shows an average scrap yield of over one ton per farm. If nationwide, this implies U.S. farms could produce at least six million tons of scrap.
The article notes a shift toward spacious, fluid-like architectural design with curved walls built from color kate panels. Five pastel shades offered, curved walls reduce wasted space, and angled walls create tranquility. Colorkote panels are said to provide quiet acoustics.
The Wall Street Journal notes that U S workers face far higher accident fatalities and injuries in 1942 than Britain suffered from bombings. Predicted totals for the year include about 52 000 fatalities and 180 000 permanent injuries out of roughly 4 400 000 accidents, implying large wartime casualties surpassing earlier wars.
A guide to cake making suggests adding sugar to the bowl first with shortening at room temperature. It notes beet sugar and cane sugar are interchangeable. Liberia’s independence was 1847 with U S modeled government and Monrovia named after James Monroe. English is Liberia’s official language.
At a stag dinner years ago a young writer famed for light fiction sat between Gwen Johnson and the narrator. He grew glum and confessed he hoped critics would take his next volume seriously. Gwen observed that the writer had severed his jocular vein.
Grapefruit is in season and best when prepared ahead with sugar and chili for several hours, ideally overnight. This method makes the fruit juicier and stretches sugar usage, underscoring the value of America's home-grown beet sugar to ease rationing.
Regular washing keeps tea kettles efficient and free of mineral deposits. Soapy water weekly or twice weekly prevents coating that slows heating and can cause pitting. emptying when not in use helps maintain condition.
Soybean meal is being used as a protein substitute in poultry rations replacing part of the fish and meat scrap. The change aims to cut costs while maintaining nutrition for poultry feeds.
The passage notes that French Indo China and Thailand dominate the Gulf of Siam coastline with Burma lacking direct access. It states the Bur mese-Thai border nears the coast at one point about 20 miles distant and that Bangkok to Rangoon spans roughly 370 air miles across seas and land.
The college will offer regular subjects and a teacher training track with registrations set for Tuesday. President D O Kime notes a staffed faculty and courses aimed at renewing teaching certificates and qualifying for county certification. Extracurriculars include swimming assemblies lectures and visits to the college airport.
First day enrollment at Western Union college for summer session lists 111 students with 15 teaching faculty. Attendance shows a drop from last year, with more enrollment expected but overall likely still below the prior year.
Professor J Frank Jewett plans a summer school chorus inviting all interested in singing. With study tours limited, a singing group would substitute for extracurricular activity. Training is free and interested students should inform Mr Jewett Lt Commander S A Bassett and Lt John C Savage. Naval aviation cadet stationed in Minneapolis inspected airport and training facilities Thursday. Lt Savage oversees all naval aviation war training programs in Minneapolis district. Lt Commander Bassett oversees WTS schools medical program. Robert Newcomb senior flight supervisor of the 5th region visited college airport for routine matters. Sid Lyons arrived in LeMars as resident flight supervisor replacing Arthur Myers who had been there two weeks.
A brief notice says heavy weight Celanese service flags remain in stock at The Globe Post. They are advertised at 50 cents while supplies last, contrasting elsewhere at 98 cents.
A wartime radio-style tirade targets John Lewis urging a sham wage tweak. The speaker claims the War Labor Board and FDR forbid crossing the Little Steel Formula while proposing a “portal to portal” deal to grant workers two dollars more daily without a wage increase, backed by OPA price adjustments.
A letter argues the public should fund worker pay raises and campaign costs as coal prices rise and wartime needs grow. It warns against strikes and claims officials manipulate pay rules, suggesting portal to portal pay extensions and commuting costs be charged to public debt while soldiers protect the nation.
The speaker argues that given a 100 year life and a choice among Texas oil, government bonds, Fort Knox gold, or farm land with water, the land offers lasting sustenance. He cites the Neanderthal evidence that land yields food across regimes and currencies, unlike gold or bonds whose value may fade.
A review of Elmer T. Peterson's book Forward to the Land from Universe Oklahoma Press. Peterson, raised on a poor farm, celebrates land work, farm chemistry, and rural self sufficiency, arguing governments cannot change the basic law that if one does not work, one cannot eat.
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