Why Not 21 Dollars A Month for All of Us
A column discusses war production, labor hours, and proposed 21 dollar monthly pay for laborers. It cites Representative Howard Smith and Thurman Arnold, arguing 40 hour week fixes raise doubts about war efficiency and urging union regulation to protect public interests. It notes Toledo Peoria Western railroad seizure after president George McNear refused arbitration.
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Howard Smith
Virginia
Department of Labor
Solier
Toledo, Pe‘oria & Western Railroad Company
George McNear
War Labor Board
McNear
War Board
Australians Doubt Easy Jap Victory In Australia
The Christian Science Monitor notes Australian fears that spite of optimistic Western talk the Japanese could still threaten the continent. It says American aid, including fighters, is on the way but warns against assuming Japan cannot reach Port Darwin or overrun Australia. The piece urges timely U S help as Australian resolve is tested in Libya Greece and Malaya.
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Christian Science Monitor
Australia
Southwest
Pacific
Sydney
Dutch Indies
Java
Europe
Near East
Washington
Port Darwin
Manchuria
Tokyo
United Nations
Libya
Greece
Malaya
America
Atrocity tales in wartime propaganda and Eden’s charge
The piece discusses war atrocity reports from Nazi and Japanese forces, noting claims of brutal acts and Eden’s assertion of Japanese atrocities in Hong Kong. It cites Marjory Roberts criticizing fast living and rationing in a Britt News-Tribune column, reflecting home-front sentiment amid global conflict.
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Rockwell City
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Eden
Pearl Harbor
Marjory Roberts
The
Britt News-Tribune
Government seizure could end wartime rail bottleneck
An obdurate railroad owner resisted federal limits on his business claiming defiance. His stance halted production by delaying transportation on a vital war carrier for three months, costing as much as a thousand workers’ strike in war plants. Officials say the government waited too long to seize the railroad.
Government tax plans and rationing fears in wartime era
The piece argues that can openers may be rationed and household chores become survival tasks as shortages persist. It discusses possible tax changes including higher middle income taxes and a broad sales tax, plus payroll collection shifts and potential forced savings via government bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Government Calls for Frugal Use of Paper Yet Again
The Humboldt Republican criticizes government spendthrift habits while noting a Des Moines selective service release that uses a brief form due to a paper shortage. The piece contrasts official economy with perceived excess in public messaging. It also cites Hitler’s claims about Russia and Germany's strained, changing war effort amid manpower shortages.
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Manson Journal
Office of the Selective Service
Des Moines
Privates Make an Army
The piece extols privates as the core of military strength arguing that good privates carry campaigns perform dirty tasks win battles and secure victory American men respond to service by becoming capable private soldiers forming a strong national army.
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Fairmont Sentinel
Armchair generals urge quick push in war strategy
The article comments on American public desire for aggressive action as the three month old conflict continues. It frames advisory naval and land strategies from a local perspective, noting public appetite for decisive moves and bold tactics.
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Snea City Herald
Waiting While Preparing War Size Up
The speaker argues delaying行动 risks losing ground as Hitler and Japan seize territory and ready themselves while the Allies delay. They warn that waiting to act invites stronger enemy preparations and territorial gains.
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Hitler
Scarcity of Teachers in Estherville Schools
Estherville Vindicator notes world unrest affects faculty as openings in many fields pull potential teachers away. Fewer students completing college and rising clerical and nursing careers worsen the shortage, seen as an imminent challenge for the school superintendent and board after new members are elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Composer Leroy Eitzen Debuts Norsemen March
Luther college ma rimba soloist and musician Leroy Eitzen composed The March of the Norsemen based on the college song To Luther and directed the orchestra for its first performance on March 3 before 300 Decorah Chamber of Commerce members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Eitzen
Luther College
Luther
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
Notice of Probate of Will in Pocahontas County Iowa
In District Court Pocahontas County Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will of George Schonberger Sr dated February 26 1934 has been filed opened and read Hearing is set for 10 00 A M April 21 1942 at the Pocahontas Court House to prove the will Why the instrument should not be probated must be shown by those interested Dated Pocahontas Iowa March 20 1942 Clerk of District Court Katherine Boozell Seal
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State OF Iowa
Pocahontas County
George Schonberger
Pocahontas
Iowa
District Court
Said County
Katherine Boozell
After the War the Poultry Industry Will Change Says Fr priebes
Frank Priebe argues in his weekly letter that postwar production, marketing, and distribution will not revert to prewar methods. He notes gains in egg drying, frozen storage, and local packing, predicting supply chains will decentralize and rubber shortages will push farmers to self-transport and closer-to-home trade.
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Reveille
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House Judiciary Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Ohio
Lima
Detroit
Defense
Humboldt
Germany
Darwin
MacArthur Theater of Operations
U. S
Frank Priebes
G. A. Everson
T. D. Jones
Lester Leserman
M.D
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Owa
F. H. Molyneux
Savage Block
Dallas County
Adel
Fa Long
Board of Supervity
Bay
Carl J. White
Auto Bonds
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J. J. Raynes Insurance
L. M. Graham
First National Bank
Monuments & Markers
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R. B. Ranney
Jones Bidg
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