It Makes a Difference Whose Ox Is Gored
A column contrasts wartime ethics and tactics as Japan warns against American bombing while the U S aims at war production. It cites Samuel Grafton and Lou Gardner on presidential voting patterns in Iowa, arguing true support lies in small-town and rural counties beyond majorities in large counties.
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Samuel Grafton
New York Post
Lou Gardner
Grafton
Dewey
Iowa
Gardner
Roosevelt
Farmers urged to buy more war bonds to guard postwar finances
Readers are urged to purchase additional war bonds as 1944 proves peak farm income while postwar declines loom. Analysts warn of inflation risk and debt, noting Iowa farmers paid debts and bought bonds, keeping reserves for a potential downturn.
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Wallaces
Army
Navy
Iowa
Jim
Altho Jim
Joe
Frank
LeMars Sentinel
Iowa State College
Filipinos Form Underground Army Against Japanese Rule
In the Philippines, Filipino men hide in jungles with scarce arms and build an underground force that harasses Japanese troops. They linked with American forces after Leyte landings and continue actions across islands, hoping for American liberation.
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Leyte
Philippine
Groop
Better farming via machinery and labor efficiency
The article notes improved farming practices and modern equipment letting one man manage three times the old 80 acre farm. It suggests farms will grow larger and fewer in number. It mentions Australia looking to import two million American and British corsets and brassieres and efforts to prepare for GI visitors in St. Louis.
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Sigourney Review
Australia
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Boy's ration book tale ends with last coupon gone
A 14 year old English schoolboy narrates thrift pressures during rationing with coupons for clothing, handkerchiefs, and gear. He loses the final coupon after his mother buys for his sister Jane while a Philippines anecdote follows about miscommunication with G I sign language and a Filipino child asking what they want.
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Tom
Sister Jane
K. Redd
Land restoration plans after wartime plowing losses
War period farming pushed hay and pasture land into crop production to meet war needs. Loss of land fertility comes from cropping and erosion. Next spring, farmers will seed more land, aided by AAA support for lime stone and phosphates to restore fertility.
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Wallaces
AAA
Two Trials Run Simultaneously in Bremer County
For first time in memory two cases were tried before two judges in different rooms of the Bremer County courthouse. The trials required extra work carrying law books up and down stairs but proceeded smoothly and successfully.
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Waverly
Bremer County
Cherokee exhibit asks if produce is turnip or turnips
The Cherokee consider whether the James Dwyer garden exhibit is a single turnip or multiple turnips. The vegetable measures 20 inches around 16 inches long and weighs 5 pounds. It has one root with 18 turnips sharing separate tops and leaves but the bodies fused like Siamese twins.
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James Dwyer
Discovery of new weed near Clarion in Wright county
John Ross, Wright county weed commissioner, found an unknown plant near Clarion. Iowa State College reports it as Japanese Hops. State Botanist E. P. Sylvester confirms only one other Iowa specimen on record.
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John Ross
Wright County
Clarion
Towa State College
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa
Ex-Senator J. Doze Celebrates 91st Birthday
Ex-Senator J. Doze of Humeston marked his 91st birthday and remains active in daily life. He still has most of his natural teeth with a single gold crown and drives to his office daily while keeping many firm records.
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J. &. Doze
Humeston
Coyote Packs Roaming Inwood Hills and Fields
Inwood residents report roaming coyote packs numbering 10 to 18 across local hills and fields leading to increased wildlife concerns and calls for guidance on safety measures.
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Inwood
Farmers urged to be cautious with finances in new year
Government advises farmers to manage finances conservatively while city workers see rising wages. Iowa electors named Ed S White Bertha Lambert L R Pierce Charles Benson L P Barth Charles Dearinger W J Goodwin Marion McCaully John Hipsley Selmar Larson announced by several papers. News notes also cite soldiers painting hometown names on bombers and humor about dictator Goering.
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Council
Humboldt
Iowa
Ed. S. White
Bertha Lambert
L. R. Pierce
Charles Benson
L. P. Barth
Charles Dearinger
W. J. Goodwin
Marion McCaully
John Hipsley
Selmar Larson
Robert Clay
Eldora Herald- Ledger
Migrants Return From Long Hunt Leave Michigan
The Humboldt Republican notes a mass exodus of hunters from the upper Peninsula of Michigan. More than 10,000 cars carrying hunters have departed recently after a long hunting trip, many using gas cards during the journey. The article ponders where the hunters obtained their gas cards and hints at forthcoming questions they must face.
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Dist
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Humboldt Republican
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