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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12 1914 noting foundation in 1888 by J J Bruce and long term management by the J H Lighter family Entered as second class matter May 14 1910 at the Rolfe Iowa post office under the 1879 act.
Congress debated Yalta decisions granting Ukraine and White Russia two UN votes and Argentina representation despite Molotov objections. The piece argues Russia is not set to control postwar governance, noting U S leadership in the conference and calls to place Japanese island conquests under UN administration until self rule.
After World War I sympathy for Germans and excuses for Hitler spread in the United States. The piece argues Americans should remember Nazi crimes and reprisal killings, including the St Vith massacre, while noting German children also suffered. It condemns soft-hearted pity for Germans who supported the Nazi regime.
The Humboldt Republican notes claims from Webster City Freeman-Journal that faculty at a college favor government owned newspapers with editorials driven by advertisers. The Freeman-Journal editor, with 50 years at the helm, says advertisers never push policy, though some avoid columns over politics. Other editors recount advertisers attempting influence and one bribery episode, while Waukon Republican lampoons a dentist turning to law. The piece also mentions state funds cut from 12 million to 3.5 million and a pensions measure expanding retirement pay for public employees outside Social Security.
Swea City Herald reports a state funded plan directing a one cent gasoline tax with 69 percent to secondary roads and 40 percent to cities and towns. Woodward Express notes Blytheville Arkansas inaugurates a war memorial home for a widow and seven children of a fallen soldier.
The Iowa state legislature received twenty bills from the school code commission. Fourteen became law with changes not altering purpose. One bill failed to reach agreement after passage in both houses. Three passed in only one house and one failed to receive endorsement from either house. The bill to change the method of selecting a state superintendent failed.
The passage decries Germany’s defeat as the worst in history and demands justice for a nation that followed a fanatical leader’s world domination promises, urging accountability and consequence.
The Iowa Poll reports 48 percent of respondents favor keeping liquor prices high to curb drinking, 29 percent want low prices, and 23 percent undecided. Women and farmers most support high prices. 79 percent of backers think it would cut excessive drinking.
Edwin D. Canham notes that the first Missouri-born and the second Missouri-western president should helm national affairs. He argues this reflects America's western voice in postwar peace efforts and unity, with the Midwest as the country’s center of gravity.
A Northwood Anchor writer questions public trust after an official report reveals sixteen million people use ration points intended for families, with many deaths unreported to boards.
Sumner voters approved free textbooks by a narrow margin though 250 signed the petition. Only 104 votes in favor were cast. The episode raises questions about petition signers voting and motives, with many signing to avoid offense or out of conformity.
The Mason City Globe-Gazette notes that national success for Republicans would rise if the party name changed, but southern antipathy is strong. In Iowa local Republican organization remains vast and politically potent, making a label change unlikely.
Narrative laments wartime upheaval as civilians cope with new hardships of curfews and midnight closures while imagining soldiers in foxholes seeking eight hours of sleep in warm beds. The piece casts the public as bearing the burdens of wartime restrictions and personal disruption.
Davenport Times notes Mrs. James White on a letter to her overseas son about chores this year. She laments wallpaper cleaning and missing paperhangers as a few rooms need new paper. He replies that the army is also hunting for a paperhanger.
Iowa flock owners can fetch the top market price for the 1945 wool clip by following steps from Max QO Nay lor and C. W. McDonald. Keep fleeces clean and dry, tie flesh-side out with paper twine, tag and bag components separately, sort out burrs, pack dry wool, and store properly to protect from dust rats and moths. The Commodity Credit Corporation buys all 1945 wool at ceiling prices through designated cooperative associations.
A compact wartime notice urges readers to prioritize purchasing war bonds before other purchases. The message emphasizes supporting funding for the war effort and conserving resources for essential needs.
An infantry officer recalls mortar fire and snipers on Okinawa, noting a near miss from a bullet fragment near his position. Journalists accompanied front-line troops as civilians, including mothers with babies, fled to caves while Japanese forces retreated. Supplies arrive fast with 10 in 1 rations, and a photographer records the day’s frontline scenes.
A War correspondent recalls improvised stew using roast beef beans and tomato paste from Hawaii. He credits Minnesotan Herb Paul for cooking tips and notes rations water and 5 gallon cans arriving from ships. Mail from home is highly anticipated with some not hearing since February 15 and December 22.
The University of Iowa will begin a building program funded by a 2,297,500 appropriation as part of a 10,000,000 long-range project. The six story library will feature study centers and laboratory teaching across disciplines. A communications center for journalism radio and television plus visual instruction and publications is planned along with an addition to the women's physical education building. A footbridge will connect to the fine arts campus across the Iowa River.
Iowa counties report typhoid outbreaks linked to flies. Max O. Naylor says carriers may exist in every county. Effective control requires multiple methods, including traps sprays borax treatment of manure piles. Experimental tests show traps 80 percent effective at fly sources.
A farmer emphasizes simple measures around structures to reduce flies. Keeping areas clean near barns and houses minimizes breeding sites and lowers disease risk for livestock and pets.
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