England Resists Hitler as War Drags on in 1940s Echo
An editorial argues for steadfast British resistance against Nazi demands while condemning surrender as a path to mass executions and concentration camps. The piece insists England will bear heavy losses but aim to bleed the invaders and defend free peoples. It then shifts to a local note about an Iowa heat wave and public endurance.
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Hoever
Holland
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Roosevelt Willkie: A Close Political Battle Ahead
The presidential race between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie is shaping as a tight contest. Willkie’s fresh image and farm and anti New Deal appeals contrast with Roosevelts solid southern support and record on social legislation. Each faces gains and handicaps as about 12 million swing voters will decide the outcome.
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United States
Willkie
Roosevelt
Republican Organization
Midwest
South
White House
Experts Survey The Farm Problem From a Business View
Sioux Rapids Press reports a Hampton Times round table of 22 agricultural experts including many dirt farmers. They analyzed farm issues and proposed five policy steps: soil conservation, stable prices, open trade, lower distribution costs, and better farm product uses. They praise the Farm Bureau and 4 H clubs for revamping rural life and supporting social and business growth.
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Sioux Rapids
Fortune
Hampton Times
Farm Bureau
Republican Convention Backs Senatorial Redistricting
The Republican state convention endorses redistricting to align with constitutional requirements after census data. It cites long delays by the assembly, claims Northwest Iowa has been discriminated against, and argues eastern and southern counties lack population growth while northern and western counties rise. Cherokee Chief.
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General Assembly
Northwest
Modern device aids contour farming on tractors
Eldora Herald Ledger notes Wallace's Farmer features a grade-o-meter device for tractors that keeps the implement level on hills. It lets farmers cultivate land along contours without using previously set guide Stakes, per the magazine.
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
Wallace
Contouring Proves Effective After Heavy Rain for Soil Save
A study of fields after a four inch rain shows contouring greatly preserves soil. Any method that eases adherence to contouring is viewed as a real farm progress contribution.
The Food Stamp Plan Emphasized by Wallace
Secretary Wallace notes the blue stamps focus on surplus items, boosting consumption among low income families. A poultry publication reported a 560 percent rise in egg purchases under the stamp plan in Springfield, Illinois, due to narrowed blue stamp eligibility to limited items.
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Wallace
Springfield
Ill
National Anthem Candidate Line Squirts by Harold Grafton
The piece notes God Bless America near adoption as a national anthem by Republican delegates last month. Irving Berlin, its author, wrote it 28 years ago for Yip Yip Yaphank, a soldier show at Camp Upton, later revived after being unused. About 500000 copies sold. royalties go to a Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts trust.
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Lgke
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Grin and Bare It and Other Humorous Escapades
Harold Jackson of Marissa Illinois recounts a blush worthy moment when his suspenders broke while on a stepladder causing his trousers to drop to his ankles as he held a blow torch and putty knife. In Arizona Dillon Lewis reports a biting trout incident prompting a plunge into the water and the tossing of a three pound fish onto the bank.
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Marissa
Helbrook, Ariz
Dillon Lewis
Lewis
Weather and drought drive local farmers to hope for rain
The Bloomfield Democrat notes the dry spell affecting wells and pastures, while the Eldora Herald-Ledger quotes poems on rain and worries about crops. A Chicago scientist reportedly says flatworms share body materials with higher organisms, prompting a worm joke.
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News brief ideas on road courtesy and farm burdens
A compilation notes editorials on sportsmanship in driving to reduce Iowa auto crashes with figures from the Governor Wil son Traffic Safety Commission, and comments on economic pressures on farmers and consumers. It mentions 5 000 accidents linked to lack of courtesy and right of way and highlights the farmer’s burdens in winter.
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Alta Advertiser
M. C. Nelson
Wilson
Traffic Safety Commission
Nelson
Iowa
Man brains and plants share chemicals in odd contrast
A writer notes the brain's extra nerve cells set humans apart yet compares the body to plants, saying the same chemicals found in a dandelion compose the human body. The odd view ends with a playful cat essay about cats and people, highlighting light classroom humor.
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Rolfe
Northwest Iowa Mayor’s playful barnyard escape tale
A northwest Iowa mayor recalls his youth when he avoided the sun by chasing parkers from a park and occupying a hog wallow in a barnyard. The anecdote paints a lighthearted, sunfree memory from earlier days.
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Northwest
Iowa
College Test Puzzle Prompts Guessing and Scoring
A quirky test prompt invites pencil ready answers for a set of questions. It asks where a ringue might be found and tests knowledge of geography with options including the Nile and the Amazon, plus distractors.
Unclear Lincoln court hearing on fines and drunkenness
A fragmented report from Lincoln mentions Charles Barker before Judge E C Fisher in 1760 with remarks about fines totaling 3,500 dollars and an additional 19 dollars for drunkenness. The wording is garbled but indicates a court proceeding and punitive sums.
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Charles Barker
Lincoln
E. C. Fisher
Appreciation for Danbury Attendance at Battle Creek Post Office
A note acknowledges Danbury for perfect attendance at the Battle Creek post office events tied to the Fourth of July celebration. Chairman Joe Warnock King presided as the meeting moved to Danbury with the next Tuesday being a key date.
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Iowa
Danbury
Tle Creek
Cate
Joe Warnock King
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