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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1945
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12, 1914 records the venture founded in 1888 by J. J. Bruce and long managed by the J. H. Lighter family, highlighting a lineage of steady operation.
The Potsdam talks among the Big Three approve postwar measures shaping Europe. Boundaries redraw Poland and parts of Germany, transfer millions of Germans, and reduce German industry to peacetime uses. UN oversight of Germany aims to prevent renewed war and reparations fund devastation. Japan faces endgame moves toward surrender.
Iowa lawmakers who criticized New Deal spending plan to tour Alaska join fellow members in preferring public funds for congressional trips over employment programs. The piece argues trips have little public benefit and urges focus on pending legislation.
The Ulithi atoll complex forms a 112 square mile harbor able to host about 1,009 ships, larger than Pearl Harbor, with Falalop strip aiding fighter protection. Seabees built a major service station to sustain fleets thousands of miles from home, supplying and repairing numerous vessels.
LeMars residents report a shift from vacant storefronts and empty homes to thriving commerce with tenants and new construction planned after restrictions ease. War and economic pressures boosted employment, drawing homemakers, older men, and youth into wage work. Eagle Grove editor adds a civilian life note urging veterans to take fishing to aid readjustment.
The 80 acre farm is challenged by shrinking acreages and tractor power as machines replace manual labor. Experts debate unemployment absorption and future employment, suggesting more help may be needed with evolving agricultural methods. Madrid Register notes Japan may seek peace within 90 days or continue fighting, warning against overreliance on expert opinion.
The piece contrasts Iowa corn production with neighboring states noting Iowa’s lead and land value arguments. It recalls A B Shriver’s slogan There’s only one Iowa and cites Algona Advance musings on the word slack humorously redefining clothing names as snuggies or rumpus wear.
A wartime note observes that Japanese forces have paid little heed to the large ships massed in concentration, suggesting their focus remains closer to home amid broader wartime activity.
Industrialist Henry Kaiser plans a large light-weight car around $1000 and teams with Joseph Frazer of Graham Paige to form a new company. Two models, Kaiser and Frazer, target mass and mid range markets, with Kaiser production on the West Coast and competition looming with Chevrolet Ford and Plymouth.
Bremer County Independent notes five requests to print vacations next week and pledges to publish such items when travel respects wartime rules. The editor defends reporting vacation plans near home as news and credits the traveler’s prudence if they save gas and tires while obeying restrictions.
The July prices received by farmers rose to 206 percent of the 1909-14 average driven by gains in meat animals truck crops poultry and eggs. Farm produce reached 119 percent parity as farmers’ buying power matched prewar levels according to agricultural department figures.
The Iowa Poll finds 78 percent support dividing caches found in Germany to aid Polish and Russian civilians, 17 percent want all food kept for Germans, and 5 percent have no opinion. Support is higher in towns and lower on farms.
After 86 days with the 96th infantry division the writer returns to Tenth Army HQ. He lauds the unit for breaching Naha Shuri Yonabaru defenses and taking about 24 000 Japanese in battle naming Kakazu Ridge Tombstone Ridge Hack Saw Dick Hill Conical Hill Yuza Dake and Yaeju Dake as key positions.
The Primghar Bell foresees farming remaining a small private enterprise with shared ownership of labor saving machinery among several farmers. It argues cooperation will solve rising equipment costs and improve care. The Perry Chief jokes Hitler has been shot poisoned and burned, a lampoon of current events.
Estherville readers are urged to visit the depot to witness the discomfort of soldiers on long hot trips as alleged on the blustery railway change. The Oskaloosa Herald notes the protest against day coaches replacing pullmans and suggests ration A cards will aid a housing shortage relief.
The president frames the decision as between ratifying the charter or rejecting any charter at all. He argues no action endangers peace after extensive loss and cost, urging prompt ratification to preserve stability.
The piece honors the 96th Division in the Pacific theater, featuring Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley and Brig. Gen. Claudius M. Easley. It recalls frontline leadership, casualty losses, and the civilians-turned-soldiers who sustained morale and resolve until victory over the Japanese.
A reflective line notes that greater intellect tends to uncover more certainties, diminishing the excitement of quick judgments and first impressions. It implies caution against overanalysis eroding intuitive spontaneity.
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