National Newspaper Week Emphasizes Truthful Reporting
A century old editorial extols newspapers as unbiased sources that provide factual reporting, check rumors, and support community and national drives, citing Navy enlistment efforts and local press impact across Iowa Indiana and Missouri. It also critiques Nazi Vichy claims and endorses De Gaulle as France’s legitimate government.
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United States
Continental
Europe
United States Navy
Navy
Iowa
Indiana
Missouri
Navy Department
British Initiative Seen in North Africa and Europe
The piece argues Germany cannot mount a major new invasion while the Russian front holds, leaving Britain free to strike elsewhere. British delays, tank shortages, and past failures in Greece and Crete are cited, with a forecast they will act before winter ends on a front well supplied for success.
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Britain
Africa
Caucasian
Europe
Greece
Crete
United States
Smiles and small town humor from midwest picks
A collage of lighthearted items from Webster City Freeman Journal and surrounding papers. Jokes about smiles and misprints mix with notes on baseball, football, and local gags. World War II era commentary contrasts with Iowa town life and humor.
Isolationists misstate risks of invasion by Hitler
Parkersburg Eclipse argues that if Hitler controls the seas, he could land millions in the United States, citing the two million American Expeditionary Force in World War I. The piece urges supporting England’s navy as the first defense and favors fighting overseas to spare civilians and minimize highway casualties.
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Hitler
France
England
Parkersburg
Democracy praised by industry leader in Mason City column
William Knudsen, former General Motors executive and head of the Office of Production Management, argues democracy enables personal opportunity and hard work to determine success. Editorial pieces contrast President Roosevelt’s wartime policies with isolationist prophecies and German wartime attitudes, noting press reactions and public debates over neutrality, lend-lease, and naval patrols.
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Mason City Globe Gazette
William Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Office of Production Management
America
Americans vow to outproduce Hitler in war effort
Humboldt Republican notes American materials and scale will outmatch Germany as bombers head to a larger production. Sibley Gazette-Tribune recalls the America First stance and Lindbergh controversy, condemning anti Jewish attacks while praising democracy.
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England
Berlin
Hitler
London
America
Earth
Sibley Gazette-Tribune
America First Committee
Lindbergh
War stance settles war course debate in Iowa town
Washington correspondent Richard Wilson declares the U S has no choice but to support England and push lend lease, asserting the patrol is defensive and that submarines could trigger direct naval action. Emmetsburg fuel dealers warn of a looming coal car shortage as defense needs rise nationwide.
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Eldora
Iceland
Hitler
Europe
Japan
Pacific
Italy
Fuehrer
Itv
Richard Wilson
Washington
The
Des Moines Register
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Wilson
England
Navy
Emmetsburg
Defense
Washington, D. C
Mr. Householder
Tession
Soybeans Provide Key Protein for Dairy Cattle
Iowa State College extension dairyman Floyd Johnson notes that digestible protein is the limiting factor for milk production. With feed ingredients like corn and oats, farmers can boost milk output for demand by ensuring sufficient protein intake, including ground soybeans fed with the ration.
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Floyd Johnson
Iowa State College
Johnston
Sam
Feed components for high fat butterfat production
Teens are cited as high protein feeds in the diet for butterfat production. The text notes that brain mixture contains one third digestion and is high in fat. Soybean oil meals also offer protein, with other feeds including loftier meal, corn gluten meal, and oilmeal.
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Towa Fara
All in One Potato Display by Guthrie River Farmer
Charles Foglesong of Guthrie showcases a hill of ten potatoes tied to a vine. The center potato weighs two pounds, with the others radiating outward forming a star burst display.
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Charles Foglesong
Guthrie Ter
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