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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1945
Page
1
An editorial mocks government as simple when viewed as payoffs to gain Congress support. It cites Truman seeking to raise pay for Congressmen, Morgenthau hiring workers for tax and wartime relief aims, and a goal of creating jobs and WPA votes for the next election.
Globe-Democrat reports Elliott Roosevelt sought financing for a Transcontinental broadcasting chain in 1929. It notes a $200,000 loan from John Hartford at the White House's urging and invites to the White House for St Louis figures Briggs Hoffman and E W Paro who became vice presidents. It also cites Hill Blackett’s White House talks and later purchase of radio time.
A reader from California complains about reprints and a Boston Tribune piece, while another subscriber chides the Globe-Post for detailing a Bunch family writeup. The letters discuss editorial choices and reader frustration with coverage.
Brigadier General Elliott Roosevelt faces a costly financial issue as John Hartford of A and P loans him £200000. Four thousand dollars was repaid. $196000 written off as bad debt. If settled, the Treasury could lose far tax revenue, potentially $178,360 at a 91 percent rate, costing 9,518 people an $18.75 war bond to cover the gap.
A reader argues that if the Hartford loan to Elliott Roosevelt was mishandled it signals public power misused for private gain. The piece critiques patronage, calls for an investigation, links to the Wagner Act, and lauds democratic accountability and honest public service.
DeWitt Emery argues labor leaders have slowed war production by silencing workers who want to maximize output. He condemns legal controls yet urges removal of restraints, insisting skilled labor should be paid by output and that top workers be allowed to work to their potential.
A historical voice urges Americans to act with vigilance against anti American critics. It calls for corporate accountability in advertising opposing collectivization, civic education in schools, heightened public awareness of Bill of Rights Day, and lawyers to defend constitutional benefits. It proposes national unity through patriotic acts, citizen tests at 21, and public demonstrations of the struggle and sacrifice behind American growth.
Mr and Mrs Gus Pilla of Chatsworth plan a open house for their 50th wedding anniversary on Tuesday June 26 at their home. Mrs Pilla arrived from Kansas in 1890 and settled on a farm. They married in 1895 at Fairbury Nebraska and lived in Saskatoon Canada 1905 to 1934 before returning to Chatsworth. He age 76 she 70. They have 14 children 11 living, 29 grandchildren.
Leo Flaherty entered William’s camp in Manila on June 9 to pull him from his bunk. The pair last met in San Francisco in 1943 while William headed overseas from Newport News and Leo was at Camp Roberts. They reunited after over a year in New Guinea and enjoy a Manila weekend, with Leo serving as a radio man with the 22nd Infantry Division.
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