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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1945
Page
2
A condensed staff directory listing names Aessiberta Puack Lindstrons Mass and Nelson zero D Bieckier. The entry records positions and affiliations within the register staff, noting roles and organizational ties. Further details on departments or titles are not provided in the fragment.
The editorial urges Mercy Hospital expansion to fit the city’s growth and a building program in Oelwein. It also calls for more funds to beautify and maintain parks, outlining a civic platform with priorities for public welfare and urban improvement.
The piece argues Russia will join Britain and the United States against Japan within months, despite a demobilization hint. It notes Russia seeks influence at the peace table, aims to reestablish its economy, and may delay the second front to pressure Western allies. It cites inferiority complex as a factor in Soviet diplomacy and references Stalin’s push for an early second front.
The article notes American submarines sinking and damaging Japanese shipping since Pearl Harbor, with thousands of tons of ships sunk and many vessels harmed. It highlights the endurance and dangerous patrols of submarine crews and credits their persistent effort as vital to the war effort. It ends by stating columnists’ opinions do not reflect the newspaper's policy.
A fragmentary reflection on atrocity reporting and the treatment of German and Allied prisoners of war. The author argues for careful separation of concentration camp and POW camp issues, praises Geneva convention observance, and notes Red Cross relief efforts and prisoner returns.
Vissinna Wilson reports on visiting grandparents Dr Hug Parker and son in Glen Ridge. The Parker family and Dr Hugh Parker attended a convention in March. Effa Pritchard returns to West Union after visiting her mother Anna Jubb. Rev Carl Kuipers, science division head at Upper Town University, called on J M Welch and others in Arlington. Mary Smith and Vina Elder leave for a visit.
Eleanor Roosevelt argues against equating all American dissenters with fascists and defends Truman’s fair employment practices act as a constitutional, non social measure. She warns that denying freedom domestically weakens the nation internationally and hinders leadership for world peace.
Local residents travel to visit family in St Paul Waterloo and Denver. A baby girl born at Mercy Hospital to Mr and Mrs Geo Wierant. Mission meeting set at Wesleyan Church with emphasis on sewing.
Iowa State College warns flea beetles, tiny black pests, chew small holes in vegetable leaves. Regular dusting or spraying can discourage them, using a 2 mixture of 1 as instructed in the tip.
Gracie Allen humorously suggests an animal guard feature for postwar cars citing accidents caused by a mouse at the steering wheel and a kitten leaping aboard. She jokes about mice inhabiting garages and kittens seeking mice, ending with a witty note about cheese and catnip.
The excerpt outlines making a Bordeaux mixture from dry Bordeaux mix and calcium arsenate. It suggests a two gallon spray batch with one tablespoon of calcium arsenate per gallon and lists approximate needs for a 40 by 50 foot garden, including calcium or lead arsenate, dusting sulfur, hydrated lime, and other unspecified amounts.
A fragment notes about three pounds of potatoes grown requiring four additional pounds of sulfur or four pounds dry Bordeaux mixture. An advertisement in the Seine Daily Register is suggested to find a buyer with good value and careful wording.
A dense list of crossword clues across many numbers covering beverages animals actions metals legal terms and misc entries with several apparent misspellings and garbled segments suggesting a datastream of a puzzle page rather than a coherent single clue set. Several entries appear mis-typed such as Armadillo Perish and Tibetan priests and the note Yesterday's Answer hints at a recurring puzzle format.
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