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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12 1914 marks a longstanding publication lineage begun in 1888 by J J Bruce and continued for years by the J H Lighter family through succession and shared stewardship.
The article argues that claims by Henry Ford and other leaders about ending the war carry little weight without reasons. It compares Ford's success in mass production to political judgment and notes generals like Grant and MacArthur may not translate military skill into effective presidency. It also stresses that strong presidents come from political experience and wariness of opposition.
A survey by the Amid Inflation Bulletin of the Life Insurance Companies of America finds leading economists optimistic about inflation control during the war. They rate rationing and price centers as key, with taxation patriotism and voluntary savings also important. Some Congress members dispute rationing citing rubber and tires supplies.
The Knoxville Express argues that people need opportunity not aid and that industry and labor benefit from an even field. It contends individuals and farmers require fair chances over government assistance and stresses self-reliance in business and agriculture.
The Rock Rapids editor argues Lyon county must plan now for postwar employment for servicemen. He warns many will return to farms and former jobs but stresses the need to create local jobs with real value, not to outbid cities, ensuring work for all who wish to live here.
The Department of Commerce estimates a sharp rise in individual savings by 1943 reaching 35 to 45 billion dollars for those earning under 10 thousand annually. Experts warn whether postwar inflation will occur depends on rapid peace-time production and inflation controls.
Cherokee Times notes that the state has abolished the state property tax and half of the state income tax, while the sales tax remains as an indirect revenue source. The piece highlights the removal of the state bonus levy and commends Iowa for its tax reforms compared with other states.
The letter froths with criticism of U.S. and British war progress toward Rome while praising bomber raids on German cities. It questions President Ford's assurances, notes Russian advances, and laments delays below the Romer area as a possible feint. Other passages critique Republican leadership and draft publicity bans at Des Moines pre physical exams.
Henry Ford predicts Europe will end the war in sixty days but declines to explain his reasoning. Critics doubt this optimistic forecast, noting Ford’s lack of wartime expertise and questioning his certainty about western invasion timing. The piece cites cautious views from statesmen and military observers amid continuing Eastern Front progress.
Wallaces' Farmer notes feed efficiency improved from 0.87 ton per livestock unit in 1937 41 to 0.96 ton in 1948 underscoring larger herds require smarter feeding. It urges culling and careful feeding this year to stretch the supply. A Willkie Spangler clash is described amid GOP tensions in Iowa.
The piece notes the war’s fluctuating fronts from Cassino to Rome, while praising Allied air and naval mastery in Europe and the Pacific. It highlights Allied gains in the Atlantic and Soviet advances against Germany, with cautious optimism for overall momentum as Allied efforts continue worldwide.
The author argues farmers need government help to access markets and set production to demand. Tariffs, world trade policies, and market signals should guide agriculture. He also notes tax form frustrations but downplays widespread hardship, contrasting views on income tax forms with editorials from local press.
The article notes Britain and America prepare for a long delayed invasion of Europe as spring 1944 approaches. It warns of massive casualties and widespread home losses from telegrams announcing deaths in action, urging readers to steel themselves for uncertain, anxious days ahead.
Atlantic News Telegraph argues that gas rationing harms honest users while black market operators expand under new controls. The piece claims the cut arose from illicit activity and notes the public suffers as a result.
Sheldon Sun recalls scarce gold in modern times and scraps of paper representing goods. He recounts childhood labor at age twelve, working ten hours for ten cents an hour and a dollar, noting the boss’s grumble about paying a kid so little.
A Jacksonville dispatch reports thousands of northern tourists who drove to Florida in winter cannot secure gas for the trip home. Rationing boards in major resort areas reject hundreds of applications. In St. Petersburg a tourist committee spokesman says an appeal to the CPA in Washington will be made unless supplemental rations are issued.
A Bremer County Independent reader quotes a Japanese marine claiming the Japanese fight for the emperor and empire, the British for King George and empire, the German for Hitler and Fatherland, the Russian for Stalin and Mother Russia, and the American for souvenirs and the hell of it.
Kenton May formerly of Anamosa and Fred B. Williamson discovered a method to create undistorted cabin enclosures for planes. May, now a seaman first class in England, and Williamson, serving as a general foreman, were working at an aircraft plant in Buffalo New Year when they made the breakthrough aiding both wartime and peacetime aviation.
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