Rommel triumphs in Libya as Tobruk falls to Germans
Cairo reports place the German Rommel ahead of British leaders in the Libyan campaign. Tobruk surrendered after a frontal assault, with 25,000 British troops and vital stores captured. With Suez at risk, the Mediterranean balance shifts, signaling greater Allied need for US ships and submarines to sustain supply lines.
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Libya
Egypt
Suez
Cairo
Rommel
Tobruk
Suez Canal
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean
Near East
U.S
Boondoggle in Wheat
Time claims the 1942 wheat crop is useless with 670 million bushels in storage in the United States and similar totals in Canada and Argentina. A new 868 million bushel crop is expected but requires storage space or much will rot. the piece argues the surplus could be shifted to alfalfa flax and soybeans, critiques Congress farm bloc for resisting acreage cuts, and proposes options including gifts to Europe starving nations or returning land to Indians.
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Time
Canada
Argentine
Congress
Wickard
Great Plains
Russia the bulwark of the United Nations in war
After a year of warfare with a strong German assault the Russians resist as Hitler expected a 60 day defeat fails. Sevastopol appears likely to fall but would cost Germany over 100000 lives. The loss threatens German access to the Caucasus oil but a long hard road remains.
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Russia
United Nations
Hitler
Sevastopol
Crimean
Caucasus
Mercy vs justice in postwar handling of defeated nations
Editorial argues mercy should be spared in postwar measures and contrasts with Germany's brutal methods including the destruction of a Czech town after Heydrich's killer was believed to be harbored there. It questions why defeated nations deserve mercy when met with vengeance.
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Creston News
Germany
Japan
Heydrich
Work or fight claims spark local debate
The West Union Argo-Gazette echoes the slogan work or fight while condemning government payments to beggars, scheme sellers, and grafters. It argues if necessary work stops for combat, there is no public obligation to fund those in unproductive roles and urges sending them out of town.
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Loafers West Union Argo-Gazette
United States set to break crop records this season
Secretary Wickard reports exceptionally favorable crop prospects with weather on track for all time highs in major crops. He notes food production will aid the war effort, positioning the US as granary and arsenal for Allies while ensuring a postwar global market for American farming.
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le Mars Sentinel
Europe
United States
Wickard
Our Forces Whitling Down the Jap Navy
Le Center Minnesota Leader notes how the U S Navy in the Pacific has defeated Japan at Coral Sea and Midway. The piece argues our forces are reducing the enemy’s strength and will soon reach parity for a potential full engagement.
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le Center
Minn
Pacific
Coral Sea
Midway Island
Japan
Campaign to reclaim scrap rubber drives local drive in Palo Alto county
Emmetsburg Reporter notes a county wide campaign encouraging residents to search properties for every ounce of scrap rubber to sell to the government. It cites 1940 rubber production by Malaya and other regions and praises Soviet resistance against the Nazis, highlighting the Axis defeat and Allied unity led by Russia.
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Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
America
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
Ceylon
Indo China
Thailand
Sarawak
North Borneo
South America
India
Rubber scrap drive urged in Palo Alto county
National wartime appeal notes that 97 percent of 1940 production came from Axis areas with uncertain shipping. It emphasizes the demand for scrap rubber to aid aircraft and tanks and urges residents to contribute. The government offers one cent per pound for all scrap rubber collected.
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Palo Alto
War era labor strain prompts farm labor pooling plea
In Pocahontas County Iowa the June 2 1942 board session notes 48 men drafted or leaving for defense work. Farmers urged to pool labor across communities to maintain harvests with better wages. Tax exemptions for soldiers and county relief costs cited amid war time adjustments and rising living costs.
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Alta
Wallace
U.S
Hitler
Pocahontas
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
Clarence Jensen
G. C. Johnson
C. F. Young
Norie
W. E. Westholm
Young
Johnson
Dick Paul
Ray O’connor
Ed Duden
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
General County
Viola F. McCartan
Deloris Eich
Roy A. Johnson
Automatic Voting Machine Corp
Neu
Hubert Kapsch
C. W. Gilchrist
Pris
Rolfe Arrow
Orig
Matt Parrott & Sons Con
Boone Blank Book Co
Coir Enpecaitinean
Baker Paper Co
Fidlar & Chambers Co
Jenkins-Fergemann Co
Miller-Bryant Pierce Co
Omaha School Supply Co
Standard Blue Print Co
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Pocahontas Lmbr. Co
C. & C. Motor Co
Oldbury Electric Chemical Co
A. T. Burkholder
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Claude W. Wilson
Frank Rale
Harold Crowell
Bert Jacobson
J. R. Cole
F. E. Heathman
Sess
O. F. Young
Clyde Culver
Missouri Kansas Chemical Co
Wetedog
R.ela
Bert E. Rude
Pressel Bros
W. H. Dennison
G. A. Everson
Fuller-White
T. G. Herrick
J. B. Larson
L. Leserman
A. W. Patterson
A. G. Ripley
T. J. Schloff
C. BE. Vorster
Edward F. Beech
S. B. Chase
Gilmore Drug Co
A. B. Patterson
Shimon Drug Co
State Dept. Social Welfare
Council Oak Store
Mdse
Food Stamp Office
Humboldt Food Stamp Office
Gilmore Co-Op. Co
J. Krebs
Floyd Smith
L. B. Elsen
Cora Hoffert
Florence Kober
Will Green
E. H. Clarke
Marietta
Sack County
Cave
E. J. Martin
Shimon. Drug Co
Dial County
V. R
Howie
John. T. Cowan
Winegarden
Hans Nielsen
T. Buckley
A. L. Sundberg
Free Bang
L. J. Taylor
Delphine
W. Miller
Lucille Charlton Hall
Id Winegarden
Ed Winegarden
Floyd Ferguson
Wy M. Graham
Amanda Hersom
Pocahontas Lmbr
Fullerton Lbr. Co
Wm. F. Lieb
Esther Ragan
Glen Schonnmaker
Wolk Co
Messases
Phane E. Winegarden
W. J. Allen
American Association
J. D. Adams
Herman M. Brown
Walter Cook
Towa Public Service Co
Towa Machinery & Supply Co
Trail er Vagabond Eureka Springs Legend
In Eureka Springs Arkansas a famed city features a six story hotel and streets with no cross, a church entering via the steeple. The legend tells of a great Indian Chief whose paralyzed daughter regains sight through a magic healing spring in the mountains after long quest and tribal migration ending in happiness.
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Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Lake Superior
White River
Tel
Ozarks
Kansas
Eureka
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