26 Nov 1942
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1942
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12 1914 traces back to 1888 foundation by J J Bruce and longtime management by the J H Lighter family.
Fortune magazine profiles Henry A. Wallace praising his farm relief plans and independent stance. The piece notes his Iowa roots, Republican to Democrat switch, and calls his agricultural achievements notable despite political opposition. It contrasts Wallaces with Hoover era policies and references his stance on world welfare.
A Humboldt Republic column voices protest over rationing limits claiming sixteen gallons of gasoline and twelve quarts of alcohol per month is unfair. The piece mocks state restrictions and suggests absurd excess behind rationing. It contrasts with rural school reform talk and wartime farm achievements noted in other editorials.
Edgar Showers writes from the west coast division of the 35th Infantry, detailing war bond quotas, guard duty, a Malibu forest fire deployment, and postwar plans. He notes Iowa and Alabama bond performance, describes moving to Santa Anita, and mentions meeting the Oda Reid family in Los Angeles and work at Douglas Aircraft.
In D Lo Mississippi a 400 person town reports ninety men in the service with the last to go a state boxing champion. The town claims to be the first in the country to earn a 100 percent service flag amid minimal impact from antiwar protest songs.
Bernard Lee McGrew of Marion posed with ten grandparents in a novelty photo. The grandparents listed include H. C. Jacobs and wife of Marion, Ernest McGrew and wife of Springville, Ida McGrew of Springville, Frank Hall and wife of Whittier, Edith Bergen of Shellsburg, and George Jacobs and wife of West Bend.
A fragmented note references Christmas Sea Cross Seals and the American Red Cross fundraising drive for tuberculosis. The text hints at a sale or campaign during the Christmas season to support health relief.
The author speculates on a future alliance between England Russia and the U S as communism rises amid war. They warn readers to sift propaganda after the conflict while recalling historical attempts at communism in Nauvoo Utah and noting remnants of old buildings and sites tied to early Mormon history.
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