This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
2
Founded in 1888 by J. J. Bruce and long run by the J. H. Lighter family. Entered second class May 14 1910 at Rolfe post office under act of 1879. Subscription rates in Parahontas County list yearly and semiannual prices.
The article credits American production and military operations for rapid advances in Sicily and Tunisia. It notes about 30,000 prisoners taken in Sicily, Bizerte capture, and US naval air superiority. It extols Fortresses and Liberators, jungle combat, and tank destroyers while praising the Army and Navy record with few mistakes.
A joint Iowa State College faculty and dairymen group rescinds a pamphlet seen as incorrect or misinterpreted. A new bulletin will address dairy shortages and reflect 31 cited concerns from dairy interests. The Humboldt Independent notes a shift toward Willkie as 1944 Republican nominee.
The West Union Argo Gazette notes Truman committee findings on a large aircraft firm accused of selling defective motors to the government. It argues pressure to speed wartime deliveries can tempt poor quality but stresses fair inquiry and full facts, whether favorable or not, should prevail.
Northwood Anchor argues young service members maintain good character and improve morally physically and mentally in uniform. Older citizens should empathize before judging stamping out minor excesses. Marshalltown Times Republic an urges vigilance on Russia and predicts Germany cannot win in Russia by autumn detailing losses and potential peace moves.
Report notes May strikes by miners led to unemployment compensation claims for time not worked. Authorities swiftly disallowed the claims, labeling the action unpatriotic during a wartime period. The piece criticizes the miners for seeking pay while vital coal production supported the Allied war effort.
The Ringsted Dispatch urges a wartime food shift back to older eating habits. It suggests pork beef rabbit stew and local fish and game, cutting tin canned goods and canning at home, noting bananas are unavailable but hardly missed.
A speaker attacks Old Guard Republicans as isolationists and fears a Democratic victory if they control the party. He argues for a sane, limited role in international affairs, stressing national sovereignty while contributing to global responsibilities.
The piece extols frugality and home farming with beet greens dairy prices and inexpensive buttermilk noting rationing ceilings and reduced tin can use. It praises the hen and quotes Arthur Bardwell Paton's poem about a diligent hen and steady life in a Chicago Tribune feature.
The author argues Americans will move toward slower living as speeds drop from past decades and gas is rationed. Family autos once capable of 75 to 80 mph now travel less, limiting long trips and prompting more at home entertainment. Tires also curb long distance driving.
The column urges a return to slower living to save life and property and allow time with family. It notes wartime prisoner exchanges and muses about trading Nazi prisoners from Africa and submarines, proposing to include labor leaders in any deal.
Knoxville Journal argues that parental love is the core factor in guiding children away from crime. It stresses enduring patience, sacrifice, and home harmony as essential, warning that neglect or quarrelsome homes push youth toward delinquency and crooked paths.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.