10 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1942
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12, 1914 continues its long lineage from 1888 founded by J J Bruce and long managed by members of the J H Lighter family.
The piece argues the planned liquidation of the WPA will burden local taxpayers as unemployed shift to public relief. It also notes Allied needs in North Africa and predicts Allied power will overcome German resistance. It describes gas rationing support, with a 240 gallon monthly limit to curb driving for war aims.
After a three month tour of the southern and eastern states I returned home in a snow storm on Thanksgiving morning from Fayetteville North Carolina where I stayed during most of the trip. I describe travel difficulties crowded trains and buses and delays. I mention Lt. Howard Pollock of the 101st Airborne at Fort Bragg, the Wisconsin eagle mascot, local U.S.C. clubs and the town’s Scotch heritage and pageant The Highland Call. I also note monuments from the Civil War, the old slave marketplace now a library and visits to Washington D C meeting local residents and friends including Fred C Gilchrist Mavis Allen M A Foster Jeanette a WAVE and Frank a Marine.
The Red Wing Daily Republican Eagle notes growing frankness in reporting wartime events. It argues open statements may reduce suspicion of censorship and help avoid future mistakes. The piece cites three fronts Education Funding of Cases and Research and mentions Christmas Seal funds aiding tuberculosis research.
An 83 year old custodian, Bert Wells Fay, amasses a premier Lincolniana collection at the Lincoln tomb in Springfield. He shows rare items and explains his belief in collecting as a lucrative pastime, noting a pained joke about finding a rusty collar button.
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