Did the Army Misjudge the German Bund Threat
The piece argues the Army overreacted by seizing Japanese on the west coast while German Bund groups on the east coast posed greater danger through propaganda, sabotage risk, and political influence. It cites voter power and anti war sentiment among Bund members as factors influencing policy and calls for containment behind barbed wire.
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Pearl Harbor
Germany
Hitler
America
Bund
American arms equal to any power in war report
Army Chief of Ordnance Campbell told a Salisbury audience that U S tanks surpass German models with heavier guns and higher speed. Our 75 millimeter high velocity tanks outrange and outshoot the 88 millimeter gun, which is no secret. He added U S machine guns sustain fire when others stall and American design and production cannot be outdone.
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Office of Government
U.S
Army
Campbell
Salisbury
N. C
U. S
United States
Argument Over Synthetic Rubber Policy Sparks Midwest Debate
Midwest congressmen led by Senator Gillette of Iowa press for aggressive action on synthetic rubber policy. They argue for increased funding and faster domestic production to secure materials critical for industry and national security.
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Midwest
Senator Gillette
Iowa
Oil firms urged to back grain alcohol rubber plan
A Midwest plan to convert farm grain into alcohol for synthetic rubber faces oil company opposition. Standard Oil of Indiana argues rubber needs justify use of grain alcohol, claiming others would use any workable method. The firm says alcohol plants should be built if grain use doesn’t hurt feed supplies and could lower rubber costs.
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Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Midwest
Middle West
Rationing Endorsed Amid Downpour of Opinion
Editors across Sioux City journal urge acceptance of rationing saying it will not hurt people, only their feelings, while acknowledging mixed public reaction. In Atlantic dispatch Russia is cast as a rising world power, potentially equal to the United States in future global influence.
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Rock Rapids
The
Sioux City Journal
Russia
Atlantic News-Telegraph
United States
Wooden tires tested on front wheels at 75 mph
In a Hampton Times report Claude Habberstad of Sheep Hill Park New Jersey tested wooden automobile tires on the front wheels at 75 mph. The inventor said such tires offer value only on front wheels and not for all four. Riders noted minimal jolting and little traction difference from rubber at 35 mph on a smooth road.
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Hampton Times
Claude Habberstad
Sheep Hill Park
New Jersey
War effort shifts to clear civilian roles and actions
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald notes a shift from vague promises to concrete civilian contributions in the war effort, reflecting news columns filled with specific ideas and calls to action.
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Dubuque
Republican platform pledges Iowa war support
The coming state convention should adopt a strong plank backing continued Iowa backing of the nation’s war program. Winning the war is the chief concern of every state in the union at this time.
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Newton
Parity Defined as Fair Balance in Farm Prices
The term parity explains fair balance in prices and incomes for farmers. It defines a price for a farmer’s product that yields the same exchange value for things bought as in the base period 1909 to 1914. Economists handle the calculations, while memories of old buying power guide reasonable parity.
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Max O. Naylor
Independence of Henderson’s price administration praised
Estherville News applauds Mr Henderson for his independent approach in appointing new positions. It notes demand for newly created jobs among congressmen, especially in an election year, but stresses the war should not be partisan and a few Republican appointments should not hinder victory.
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Estherville
Henderson
Gasoline rationing on the way says Waverly Independent
A Waverly Independent editorial urges voluntary driving reductions but argues nationwide gasoline rationing is likely by fall. It says rationing will conserve rubber and tank cars and help shift workers into war industries as Uncle Sam plans wartime controls.
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Waverly
Sam
Rippentrop in Navy Admit Links to German Foreign Minister
Marcus W. Rippentrop a 20 year old Kossuth county Iowa naval enlistee admits relation to Germanys Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. He says his grandfather and the minister’s father were first cousins and the American branch dropped the von title. He resides in Titonka Iowa.
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Marcus W. Rippentrop
Kossuth County
Navy
Des Moines
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Young Rippentrop
Von
Titonka
Iowa
Fin Clincinin Signals Army Insurance Push With Star Recruit
Fin Clincinin of Grinnell serving in California army circles reports average weekly army men insurance sales of 1.2 million dollars with no commission. He recently recruited John Kimborough, famed Texas A H fullback, to boost sales.
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Fin Clincinin
Grinnell
California
Fin
John Kimborough
Texas A. & H
Proper moisture limits for baled hay warned by expert
County Agent Max Naylor cautions that weather has hindered hay curing this year. Iowa State studies show baled hay under 20 percent moisture stores safely, 23 to 30 percent may mold, and above 35 percent nearly always spoils. If in doubt, pile outside with air flow and inspect stems from the windrow bottom to ensure curing.
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Max Naylor
Iowa State College
Grant Supports Iowa Infantile Paralysis Research
A grant of 11200 from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will aid research at the University of Iowa. The funds enable further work in orthopedic surgery and related fields, continuing the medical college’s history of foundation support.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
University of Iowa
Medical College
Army aviators to use Wylie astronomy maps weather text
Army aviators will use a new textbook by Prof. C G Wylie of the University of Iowa on Astronomy Maps and Weather by next fall. The book was commissioned after consultations with airmen and instructors at several air fields.
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C. CG. Wylie
University of Iowa
Army
States unveil independence quota for War Bond sales
Each state introduces a new independence quota system for selling War Bonds. The plan aims to boost federal bond programs by assigning targets to state authorities and monitoring progress through monthly reports.
Control Disease to Keep News Good for Iowa Troops
Iowa health department urges controlling diphtheria smallpox whooping cough scarlet fever measles chickenpox mumps and tuberculosis to maintain a steady stream of good news for men in service. The bulletin Childhood Disease in War Time notes keeping disease down protects morale at home and abroad as citizens fund the war effort with bonds.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Paul Bunyan Legend Tangles With Mayo Clinic Landscape
In Rochester Minnesota the Mayo Clinic is set against two nearby buttes that resemble inverted footprints. A local tale links them to Paul Bunyan and his legendary axe in a giant stride apart. The piece blends folklore with the city’s medical prominence and mentions Minnesota biographies of the Doctors Mayo.
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Rochester
Minn
Mayo
Paul Bunyan
Middle-West
Maine
Washington
Bunyan
Dakotas
Paul
Ing
Varsity of
Minnesota
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