28 Jan 1942
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1942
Page
1
Allied observers assess German war effort noting transport, engine, and labor shortages. Lack of rolling stock and freight capacity hamper supply lines while manpower remains a critical problem with six million foreigners in Germany and extended work weeks.
Editorial excerpts warn Toledo readers that complacent towns cling to old ways and invite decline. Davenport notes bipartisan calls for government economy to fund war costs. Hampton argues circumstantial evidence links Japan to a planned Pearl Harbor provocation but praises U.S. service after the initial failure.
The article argues that Fortresses and Liberators cannot accompany daylight missions into Germany due to lack of night-flying crews and bomb-carrying capacity. Cloudy European weather renders accurate bomb sights useless, making daylight bombing impractical. In contrast, in Pacific and North Africa skies they excel.
The piece notes the U S Navy reports five Japanese ships sunk by American submarines in recent Pacific engagements raising total Allied submarine claims to 117 sunk 22 sunk probably and 31 damaged while Hitler intensifies undersea preparations. It stresses submarines as the greatest menace facing the Allies and the need for air and undersea warfare readiness as essential to victory.
Northern Iowa sections report farm land sales at higher prices than in a decade. The upstate editor notes the advances are not extravagant yet enough to attract attention as the market shifts.
A collection of 1940s editorial snippets urges farmers to keep producing amid shortages, notes rising tax filings with a March 15 deadline, mocks corporates and toll taxes, and recalls wartime rationing debates as communities brace for ongoing conflict.
Pocahontas County Board met in regular session in the Supervisors Room at the Court House with Commissioners Jensen Young and Johnson present. Actions include tax suspension cancellation for Elizabeth Pike, fund transfers within Drainage District 181, approval of the County Auditor’s quarterly report, extension of Priscella Doyle’s school loan, and tax levy proposals for several Drainage Districts.
The author tours historic outlaw sites and describes the Dalton gang era. He recounts Coffeyville bank robbery failure, hideouts near Meade Kansas, a sister's house on a hill, a tunnel to the barn, and the city park preservation of the hideout with houses now museums.
A long list of names and items including mileage payments to C Owen J C Owen and Roy A Johnson, various supplies and insurances from multiple firms, rents for Buena Vista County and Fullerton Lumber Co fuel costs, several trustees and clerks, and care payments. note continues on Page 1 with incomplete entries.
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