Senator Butler on South America Loans Sparks Debate
The Nebraska senator claims six billion dollars were poured into South American countries to win friendship, while Rockefeller says total government expenditures in three years are under 600 million. The piece notes defense costs and war timing, warns against taking Butler's figures, and questions his motives amid a broader wartime context. It also covers Berlin under bombardment with 500,000 homeless, and ends with the Navy’s advances in the Gilbert Islands showing U S power in the Pacific theater.
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Iowa
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Local postwar planning survey stresses town led democracy
Worthington Globe urges emphasis on local needs as the Civic and Commerce association conducts a postwar survey. It argues towns and farms must shape policies, not distant authorities, to prevent big government or dictatorial control, and warns against buck passing to Washington. It also notes a Japan pistol souvenir case and comments on liquor by the drink debates in Iowa.
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Washington
New York
Creston News-Advertiser
Mississippi River
Iowa
Lane
Illiteracy in the U S Army Prompts Question on Voter Impact
Northwood Anchor cites official figures showing over 750000 draftees rejected for reading and writing deficiencies, equating to 50 divisions. The piece questions how many of these illiterate men may have voted in elections and politics, urging reflection on civic consequences.
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Northwood
United States Army
Willkie gains support as campaign flags rise nationwide
Willkie attracts renewed backing from commentators and editors amid a sweeping national tour. The Graettinger entry notes Japanese losses on Tarawa and Makin as U S forces advance in the central Pacific, with Gilbert Islands air bases aiding plans toward the Marshall Islands and decisive naval engagement against Japan.
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Truk
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Opened inflation flood gates
Mason City Globe Gazette comments on the Lewis rebellion and government concessions. The piece argues self-seeking labor leaders threaten the government and industry while frontline soldiers fight Hitler. It claims domestic opponents seek to expand their own dictatorship over citizens, risking national security.
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Mason City
Hitler Speech Sparks War Talk At Munich Brewery Cellar
The Chicago News reports Hitler’s remarks declare war on the German people and threaten mass killings. A fragmentary broadcast from the Loewenbrau brewery cavern alleges a violent pledge and calls for sacrifices, linking to past Nazi actions and a 1939 explosion.
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Hitler
John Paul Jones
Munich
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Loewenbrau
der Fuehrer
Why Study Grammar and War News Mix
A sample of reader snippets from 1940s papers contrasts a grammar critique with wartime notes. It cites Corp Thomas St George praising grammar defying rules and reports on German tobacco shortages and Japan’s combat tactics amid Allied advances.
Strikes and policy talk flood 1940s papers
The Joliet prison strike demand for higher pay and shorter hours draws satire about vacation and rationing. The Sibley Gazette-Tribune notes gas savings from a blizzard, while Humboldt Republican questions a national sales tax. Greensboro Herald-Journal cites soldiers consuming more food in service.
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Ringsted Dispatch
Joliet
Ickes
Greensboro
Herald-Journal
Ration Timetable Details for World War II Coupons and Stamps
War ration rules list inspection periods for Class A B and C ration coupons through early 1944. It covers gasoline A coupons Meats Fats and more stamps green brown and blue stamps with validity dates and conditions including family exchange rules and late application instructions.
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M Brown
N Brown
Halloween mischief ends with wheel returned to street scene
On Halloween night a group of youths rolled a wheel into the street near a local business. A bystander intervened and the night marshal directed the wheel be returned to its original spot. Separately, 85 year old Joseph Schneberger of Calmar and his son Hugo hunted pheasants, the elder bagging a limit with a .10 gauge shotgun.
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Calmar
Unting
Hugo Schneiberger
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