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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
4
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12 1914 marking the long running enterprise founded in 1888 by J J Bruce and later run by members of the J A Lighter family.
The article credits U S mass production and automotive industry with rapid switch to war output, citing Swedish Bofors anti aircraft guns made 30 times faster in mass production. It notes reduced rifle grooving time, large scale gun deployment, and equal quality to Sweden’s individually made guns.
The report highlights Ernie Pyle’s war correspondence from North Africa Italy and Normandy emphasizing the daily life of the common GI. Pyle concentrates on self denial fears and courage rather than generals or major battles and is skeptical about surviving the front while continuing to tell human interest stories.
The War Food Administration placed a two million bushel purchase in Kansas City and Minneapolis to prop up prices after a potential crop of over a billion bushels would have driven prices down.
General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, lauds the thousands of decorations awarded to servicemen as a boost to morale. He says home recognition reassures frontier heroes that their valor is valued, and that the ribbon and bronze symbolize enduring love from the nation.
With optimism that the European war may be won in months and the Pacific war in the coming year, postwar questions gain attention. A New Hampshire monetary conference seeks plans for world recovery, while reconversion of war industries and returning service members’ absorption are studied by government and business.
Kossuth County Advance notes that land sales in the area remain modest after wartime boom talk. Prices have risen but not inflated, with a reasonably active market and a typical quarter-section farm valued around 25,000 dollars, about 156 dollars per acre.
The piece rails against New Deal policies like the WFA, arguing government actions to support farmers disrupt supply and demand. It laments regimentation and asserts producers deserve the right to struggle, criticizing interference with prices and profits.
The article states the average sale price of present farmland may be no more than $156 an acre, doubting any inflationary land boom in North Central Iowa and noting that current prospects do not suggest such a boom.
A bulletin from Iowa Petroleum Industries states the highway bond debt will be liquidated in 1950. Bonds are paid by gasoline and motor vehicle taxes, with about 50 million dollars outstanding and roughly 40 million dollars in interest paid before retirement.
Breda News reports women mobilize for wartime work across farms and factories. They build tanks and planes, operate vehicles, and run farms while entering political roles from sheriff to governor, proving strength as war shifts labor roles.
In a Wallaces' Farmer report, hog numbers surge faster than packers can process and storage and ocean transport can handle, signaling a quick change in the hog business and logistical strain.
The article urges farmers to hold bred sows for fall litters to boost the 1945 hog supply, warns of a likely undersupply from May to September, and calls for early announcements of liberal support prices by WFA and OPA. It notes the need for graduated seasonal supports and criticizes past delays, urging actions to encourage producers to push up fall farrowing and adjust rationing rules.
Indianola Record notes a speech by King George urging prayer for alignment with God’s will rather than instructing God. The writer contrasts sermons that tell God what to do with those that seek divine guidance and cites Lincoln’s remark about being on God’s side.
State of Iowa Pocahontas County to all concerned you are hereby notified that an instrument purporting to be the last will of John A. Murray deceased dated October 6 1942 has been filed opened and read. The hearing is set for 2:00 PM August 1 1944 at the Pocahontas District Court House before the District Court or Clerk. Interested persons must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated. Dated Pocahontas Iowa June 28 1944 Katherine Boozell Clerk of District Court Seal
The article notes Susay Ann McCraney as the first white child born in Iowa in 1833 at Dubuque and cites Iowa milestones such as The Dubuque Visitor newspaper in 1836 and the first U S flag at Catfish Creek in 1818. It also traces soil conservation from the 1940 Marion County district to 43 districts statewide, spanning Dickinson to Allamakee counties, with WAR BONDS tied to restoring normalcy.
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