Britain Defeats German Luftwaffe Turns Point in War
The pamphlet from the British Air Ministry recounts the August to October air battles in which the German Luftwaffe failed to crush Britain. It notes heavy losses, a switch to night raids, and RAF countermeasures that halted invasion plans. It praises British fighters and pilots for gaining air superiority, aided by rising American bomber production.
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Britain
British
Air Ministry
Germany
England
Poland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Dunkirk
North Sea
Royal Air Force
Luftwaffe
Goering
Crete
Sunday Drivers Pace War Effort and Radio Music Return
A poem urges turning loose Sunday drivers to defeat Axis foes with deadly bumper power while noting wartime bravado. It also laments ASCAP resuming control over radio, promising a return to crooning and swing over the good old tuneful music.
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Hampton Limes
ASCAP
Roosevelt orders Army to seize Inglewood defense plant
Inglewood California 4000 CIO workers at the North American Aviation plant were placed on strike. President Roosevelt as commander in chief moved to take over the plant to end the stoppage and curb profiteering while urging labor to follow mediation rules. The Hampton Times notes the need to curb price gouging in consumer goods for the public good.
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Roosevelt
F. D. R. Sibley Gazette-Tribune
U. S. Army
North American Aviation
Inglewood
Calif
National Mediation Board
Two plus two equals four in new voice
The West Union Argo Gazette notes a habit of reframing basic arithmetic while acknowledging the enduring truth that two plus two equals four. Hampton Times adds items on leadership, Lindbergh, and Iowa farm product buying power trends.
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Solomon
Ben Franklin
West Union Argo-Gazette
Hampton Times
Lindbergh
Lindy
Iowa
Wings to the Bahamas Aclipper voyage tale
Floyd P DeVaul recounts a clipper plane trip to the Bahamas with wife Mrs DeVaul. The four motor M-31 crossed Florida to New Providence landing near Nassau after a four hour flight. He notes plane design, navigator duties, passenger comfort, and the Bahamas as a winter tourist haven with crops like pineapples citrus cotton and sponge fisheries.
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Bahamas
Dunedin
Florida
Miami
Wonder City
Amelia Kayhart
Horton Island
Fas
Bahama Channel
New Providence
Towa
Nassau
Bermuda
Biscayne Bay
Bay of Naples
Italy
Florida East Coast
Floyd P. Devaul
Concrete Products Corporation Industry Spotlight
Concrete Products Corporation of Humboldt specializes in culvert and drainage pipe, plain and reinforced concrete pipe, and sewer products since 1905. They stock Wilson Tongue and Groove Lock Joint pipes in varied sizes, ready for county road and drainage contracts, promising high quality and reliable service. Continuous growth is cited as proof of satisfactory service.
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Inc
Concrete Products Corporation
Concrete Products Corporation of
Humboldt
Serve Hutchinson Ice Cream and You Please All
Ice cream originated in Italy in 1755 and grew into a staple food. The Hutchinson Ice Cream Co promotes its modern plant and high quality product with wide sales and affordability for year round enjoyment.
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Italy
Hutchinson Ice Cream Co
Hutchinson
A B White Co Humboldt Store Promotes Low Prices
The Big Store with Little Prices features clothing ready to wear dry goods groceries and shoes. The Humboldt independent department store touts low prices high quality merchandise sanitation and community cooperation urging readers to buy there for convenience and savings.
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A. B. White CO
Humboldt
Lane Clothing Co Promotes Quality Men’s Wear in Humboldt
Lane Clothing Co known as The Store for Lad and Dad in Humboldt features Hart Schaffner and Marx clothes Nunn-Bush Shoes and accessories. The ad highlights reliability service up to date merchandise and reasonable prices with a focus on style workmanship and customer satisfaction.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Nunn-Bush Shoes
Lane Clothing Co
Humboldt
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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the Rolfe Arrow
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J. H. Lighter
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H Freedom
William Cullen Bryant
Bryant
Humboldt County
Don Pierson
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Audubon Implement Co
Audubon
Carl Fredericksen
G. A. Everson
T. D. Jones
Lester Leserman
Jones Shop
Rolfe, Jows
F. H. Molyneux
Savage Block
Jowa
Carl J. White
Auto Bows
Kennedy Agency
T. J. Raynes Insurance
L. M. Graham
First National Bank
Monuments & Markers
Role Monument Works
R. B. Ranney
Lad
Dad
Rolfe State Bank
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