Guam Fortification Vote Debate Reemerges in Iowa Commentary
The column argues Iowa congressmen voted against fortifying Guam to oppose war involvement. It alleges a misremembered or denied measure existed while noting dredging Guam’s harbor suggested naval base goals. It criticizes isolationist motives and cites Ham Fish and Nazi ties as context for shifting political sentiment.
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Guam
Congress
Iowa
Lou Gardner
United States
Ham Fish
Hell
Japan
Sylvester Viereck
America
Towa
U.S
Bombers Strike Cologne Factory District in Saturday Raid
A thousand British bombers hit Cologne causing widespread destruction of manufacturing hubs on Saturday night. In England the raid sparked celebratory mood with tavern quips about the attack as German civilians face disruption and hardship.
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Cologne
Germany
England
Hitler Lesson and Fuel for Congress Mentioned in Town Rumors
In a German-populated Iowa town a woman cheers Hitler driving through France and claims England will be taught a lesson. Elsewhere Daubendiek and Lindbergh are mocked as innocuous. A proposal suggests collecting gasoline for Congress, with one gallon per week.
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Iowa
Hitler
France
Old England
New Germany
Fields of Gold and White Remembered Amid War
A nostalgic poem recalls England’s countryside and childhood play, contrasting peaceful fields with wartime bombs and longing for peace. A fragment touches on a circular chain of hearsay about war timing and ends with praise for the Marseillaise in Joan of Paris.
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England
Hilda Buter Farr
Rip Van Winkle and the advertising warning
A humorous reflection notes Rip Van Winkle slept through the American Revolution and gained fame only because Washington Irving wrote about him. It warns industries pausing advertising during World War II risk losing public recognition for trade names.
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Rip van Winkle
America
Rip
Washington Irving
H. Ewald
Campbell- Ewald Company
Detroit
Michigan
England’s RAF raids outpace German bombing plans
The text contrasts English air raids with German bombings of British cities, noting Britain’s larger raids than Germany’s and predicting continued Allied bombing. It asserts Churchill will pursue raids all summer and suggests Germans will learn war’s high costs as Allied forces advance.
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Herrenvolk
Germany
London
England
Russia
Churchill
Sherman
Reich
Children Sing National Anthem After Teacher Leaves
A French school song incident shows students singing a patriotic tune after their teacher departed. The scene stirred feelings of patriotism as the children performed a Nazi-forbidden anthem, though it held no bearing on the plot.
Administration Wins Tax Battle Over Income Exemptions
The administration appears to prevail in its dispute with Congress over treasury resistance to federal sales tax plans. It favors lowering income exemptions to $500 for singles and $1,200 for married couples, bringing millions into the tax net. The measure could raise billions, with experts predicting a sales tax might follow later.
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Congress
Treasury Department
Left to Write on Democracy and Equality in the Nation
Lou Gardner contends there is no democracy when a worker is forced to pay toll to racketeers and when nine Black soldiers cannot obtain food while serving. He argues that those in uniform deserve equal treatment and demands domestic democracy before preaching abroad.
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Lou Gardner
United States Army
Charleston
South Carolina
Kentucky
Ohio River
Menace of the Rising Sun at the Ritz Theatre
Extra attraction at the Ritz Theatre features Universal Special Menace of the Rising Sun running Sunday Monday and Tuesday evenings. It promises a pictorial on Japan’s decade of aggression and treachery, portraying ruthless actions and wartime horror to alert American citizens.
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Jap Menace
Ritz Theater
Universal
Riny Sun
Japan
Beast
Yellow Devils
Nong
Notice of Special Election in Purstance Iowa 1942
Notice states Purstance Town in Iowa will hold a special election June 18 1942 at regular polling place to vote on Ordinance No 45 approved May 14 1942 and authorizing the election for electors to approve or reject the ordinance.
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Inuver
Iowa
Ordinance authorization for Central States Electric in Plover Iowa
The Town Council of Plover Iowa adopts Ordinance No. 45 granting Central States Electric Company Cedar Rapids Iowa and successors authority to construct repair and operate electric plants and a high potential transmission line within Plover for twenty years subject to electors approval. Election set at Town Hall polls open 8 AM to 8 PM.
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Central States
Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Central States Electric Company
Plover
C. E. Miller
LR. E. Dubois
Town Hall
Ozark Hills Inspire A Traveler's Reflection on Wright Era
In Branson Missouri on Inspiration Point the author ponders the Ozarks landscape and the people called hillbillies. He describes Matt's cabin Mutton Hollow and 50 mile vistas while sharing a travel anecdote about a young hill folk rider who values home over city life.
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Branson
Ozark Mountains
Inspiration Point
Harold Bell Wright
Matt
Wright
Ozarks
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Gosh
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