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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1945
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12 1914 notes the publication founded in 1888 by J J Bruce and run for years by the 3 H Lighter family It entered second class matter May 14 1910 at Rolfe post office under the March 8 1879 act.
The piece contrasts German wartime failures with Allied tech gains. It notes German rockets, lack of heavy bombers, and weak panzer performance against American artillery and planes. It praises Patton’s armored units and U.S. artillery as decisive factors, while recognizing Allied democracies built effective weapons in wartime.
The Japanese radio asserts they possess an atomic bomb but refrain from use out of humanity. Critics call it the richest propaganda yet, accusing Japan of barbaric acts in China and Nanking while boasting moral sympathy.
In the American Mercury essay Rev Alson J Smith of St Pauls Methodist Brooklyn argues Protestant emphasis on conduct over motive creates a gap between profession and practice. He urges focusing on Christianizing motives and making men whole rather than imposing prohibitions and inhibitions.
A Harvard committee concludes that high schools should allocate half the curriculum to English science math history government and related social studies with three years in English three in science and mathematics two in history government and social studies and only half the time to vocational training. The report favors traditional standards and rejects foreign language study.
Editorials from multiple papers assess the looming postwar problems in industry employment and reconversion. Analysts warn that sudden end to war could strain labor, industry, and the public, with few plans in place to manage unemployment and transition to peacetime production.
The report argues that democracy requires high school graduates to receive education for citizenship rather than narrow vocational training. It warns against turning high schools into trade schools and stresses balancing specialist training with a shared civic foundation for free society.
A survey in the Iowa Poll shows a large majority of Towans view Russia as friendly toward the United States. About 83 percent could think of nothing Russia did that harmed the U.S. The small dissent cited concerns over a Communist party here or Russia declaring war on Japan after World War II.
The Humboldt Independent recalls a old poem about typographical errors and laments the stubborn nature of slips in print. It then reports hybrid corn usage with nearly two thirds of U.S. corn on hybrids and high adoption across midwestern states.
Okinawa residents struggle with infertile soil after fighting ends. The column notes local farming challenges and civilian adjustment alongside wartime recovery. It references crops, seed corn demand, and postwar reconversion ideas from veterans and local observers.
The Okinawan population of about 450000 relied on agriculture as the only major industry. Sweet potatoes and rice formed the staples, with sugar cane as the main cash crop. Terraced hillsides maximize moisture and soil, with small community presses refining sugar to molasses for export.
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