Unfounded Criticism and Iowa Farm Opinion Highlights
The piece cites Hanford MacNider’s critique of army appropriations and Roosevelt era rearming debates. It notes Iowa farmers’ AAA support at 66 percent, with 57 percent backing acreage control. Farm tenancy in 1939 falls to 56.0 percent of farm area, the lowest since 1931, amid land purchases and tenancy shifts.
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Hanford MacNider
Iowa
MacNider
Roosevelt
Senate
America
Hitler
Keats
AAA
Wallace
Leslie
M. Carl
Pocahontas
Gas defenses urged as deterrent against mechanized warfare
In Iowa counties percent tenancy figures show a downward trend despite high levels. Dr. O R Sweeney of Iowa State College suggests mustard gas could halt German offensives, arguing defenses are imperfect. He notes gas would hinder fast mechanized forces and could be a morally acceptable defense if proven effective.
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O. R. Sweeney
Iowa State College
United States
Willkie's frank approach urged as a strong liberal administrator
Editors praise Wendell Willkie for a direct, open-minded presidential bid and a practical tax plan to spur industry. They urge a liberal yet fiscally sound leadership to avoid debt while expanding defense as the nation moves to a war footing and faces rising taxes and sacrifices.
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Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Des Moines
Vernon Hawkeye
Advice to Newlyweds On Married Life
Line Squirts offers guidance for newlyweds emphasizing appreciation and mutual respect. It warns against taking a partner for granted, urges maintaining personal appearance, living within means, and overlooking faults. The piece includes humorous exchanges about roles in marriage and ends with a brief note from C. L. Gunderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth Co. Advance
Subtle attacks on national unity draw sharp warning
The piece condemns a campaign of false ideas aimed at eroding national strength and sowing dissension across America. It cites educators promoting un-American notions and recalls historical German expansion, urging vigilance against insidious influence.
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America
New York
Europe
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Wedding and Farm Auction Report From Poketown Gazette
A half gallon of apricot brandy arrives for the editor alongside a wedding notice and sale advertisement. William Smith and Lucy Anderson were auctioned on a farm one mile east with about seventy guests present, two mules and twelve cattle. Rev Jackson officiated the ceremony, the couple traveling west afterward. Terms were cash.
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Geney
Poketown Gazette
Gale
Wiliam Smith
Lucy
Anderson
Jackson
The Newlywed and the Whiskey Twelve Bottles Tale
A husband recalls a surreal honeymoon tale about twelve whiskey bottles. His wife orders the contents dumped, yet he ends up drinking one glass from each bottle while the rest are poured away. The bizarre memory ends with him describing a mix up of corks, bottles, sinks, and glasses.
Guess Again puzzle page questions and answers note
A quiz page lists six multiple choice questions on land use, trademarks, Balkan maps, potatoes in America, Lindbergh’s flight duration, and the Bill of Rights with an extra line about the franking privilege. It ends noting answers are on page Fight.
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Balkan
Estonia
Peru
Andorra
Bulgaria
Europe
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
U.S
Congress
Washington, D
Visionary Household Script and Timeless Love Realities
A fragmentary tale blends a drunken stream with a playful tallying of bottles sinks and glasses the speaker counts twenty nine then reveals one more missing and consumed. It notes love and electricity share unclear definitions yet a common manifestation appears when danger or passion floods a person. A long courting couple in a small Illinois town hints that their first century of marriage will be the toughest.
Bottle message travels 120 miles to Bartlett man
Wayne Rossow of Battle Creek finally hears from Ivan R. Alley of Bartlett after a note placed in a bottle drifted about 120 miles. The correspondence arrives more than a year after the initial note was sent.
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The
St. James
Minn
Plain Dealer
Wayne Rossow
Battle Creek
Ivan R. Alley
Bartlett
Rose trees grafted on crabapple wow Clear Lake crowd
Clear Lake residents boast two rose trees created by grafting a rose bush onto a crabapple. They say the trees look more beautiful this year than ever before.
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Clear Lake
Motor Recovered From Clear Lake After 12 Years
After lying at the bottom of Clear Lake for twelve years a motor belonging to C. S. Banger was recovered. The engine is in fairly good condition and can be repaired.
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Clear Lake
C. S. Banger
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Pocahontas Co Iowa
In Pocahontas County probate matter estate of H N Hamilton deceased. Executrix has been appointed and qualified and all debts and claims must be presented per law. Dated June 5 1940.
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District Court OF
State OF
Iowa
Pocahontas County
H. N. Hamilton
A. D
Central States Electric petitions for franchise in Pocahontas County
Official notice to Pocahontas County residents that Central States Electric Company seeks a franchise to erect and operate electric transmission lines across public lands highways and private lands in Pocahontas County Iowa. The Iowa State Commerce Commission schedules a hearing for July 2, 1940 at Des Moines at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Pocahontas County
Central States Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines
Commission suggests the objector be represented in Des Moines
The document dated in Des Moines Iowa 1940 indicates the commission suggests the objector be represented by someone with full authority to act for it. Secretary Geo McCaughan attests at 132.
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Des ‘Moines
Iowa
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M. R. Soth
Marion Bruce
Reveille
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Rolfe
Noely
Percennt
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Humpboldt
Alta Advertiser
Gowrie
C. L. Gunderson
Postville
Spencer
Indiana
Spencer World
Toledo
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Minnesota
Yuma
Texas
Wiinois
Westminister Kennel Club
Rca-Victor
National Broadcasting Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ania
Minois
Iowa State ComMipes
Geo. le 'McCaughan
Donald Carlton
G. A. Everson
M. D
T. D. Jones
Lester Leserman
Jones Shop
F. H. Molyneux
Savage Block
Owa
Carl J. White
Auto Bonds
Kennedy Agency
J. Raynes Insurance
L. M. Graham
First National Bank
Rolfe Monument Works
C. R. Barry
Rolfe State Bank
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