22 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
1
The notice provides subscription prices for Pres NOCUATI? Consolidated with The Reveille dated February 12, 1914. Founded in 1888 by J. J. Bruce and run by J. H. Lighter family. Rates show in home territory two dollars per year per copy and two dollars per year for away readers with eight dollars for foreign subscriptions.
The scrap drive promoted by newspapers and radio across the country shows strong results with Iowa exceeding its quota by 50 percent driven by Des Moines’ guidance. Iowa may double its expected total while Kansas leads the nation in per capita scrap. Rolfe stands out with about 90 pounds per person.
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy tour Army posts in Alaska to entertain service personnel. Bergen notes his work has raised morale, commenting that his civilian shows have decreased as he focuses on entertaining the troops during a six day, 25 minute engagement.
Editors praise the press and radio for keeping Roosevelt’s extensive White House journey secret until return. The president traveled from the capital through the north, west, and south to California and back, with many guests and a private train. Public protection of the president’s safety was the reason for the silence.
The piece argues that incomes over twelve dollars weekly should face higher taxes while urging repeal of Iowa state income tax and retail sales taxes. It contends wartime needs require cuts in government spending and eliminates taxes on essentials like food clothing and fuel to protect wage earners from increased relief rolls and broader tax burdens.
German leader Reichsmarshal Goering assures the German population they will be fed regardless of Europe’s fate. The policy prioritizes supplying Germany while harshly depriving conquered nations of food, affecting occupied areas and the troops fighting for the regime.
With Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, a 12 day stay produced 51 shows of 45 minutes each. McCarthy’s wisecracks, along with Ber gen and Bob Hope, cheered soldiers and eased homesickness, making radio and film stars worth their salaries by keeping the boys contented.
The piece warns of a possible oil shortage if oil fields in the Caucasus and Persia are captured and the United States becomes fully dependent on Western Hemisphere supplies. It notes draining U S fields, few new discoveries, high drilling costs, and risk aversion among wildcatters as prices stay low.
The piece notes German hunger under Goering’s regime and mocks Nazi propaganda. It cites Wendell Willkie’s tour of war fronts drawing ire from Washington and London, and more pointedly, Joseph Stalin’s insistence on a timely second front and fulfilled promises. It argues Soviet entry could shift the balance against Germany.
The Milwaukee Journal urges national resolve as shortages in materials goods and services grow. It notes radios may be scarce and repairs delayed while praising the U S willingness to endure, stressing basic sustenance clothing and simple living as patriotic duties during wartime.
The article praises Wendell Willkie for building stronger ties with Allied nations while visiting Egypt, Russia, and China. It notes his front line observations and potential value for postwar governance, linking teamwork to winning the war and easing the rubber shortage.
A reader laments farmers hoarding old equipment delaying scrap collection. The column urges turning in old machines for part payment on new, warning that scrap now will fuel steel production and prevent enemy losses. It praises patriotic effort and condemns sentimental attachment to rusty gear as hindering national needs.
A poem recalls Mr. Adam who started a birthday tradition by eating an apple daily and apple pie on his birthday. He supposedly lived to 930, stayed spry with the daily fruit, and the tale links birthdays to apples as a public friendly dare.
Readers vent about social discomfort aboard trains with crude etiquette and the belated grimness of war. A recurring urge labels a czar or eczar as head of leaders, criticizing cyclical reforms and political muddle in biting, satirical prose.
Plans to store pedigree corn from Funk Bros. Seed Corn Co. in the Pocahontas 4 H fairgrounds girls club building. District representative T. J. Raynes says the corn will be kept from November 1, 1942, to about May 15, 1948, then distributed to farmers in Pocahontas county.
County Agent Max O. Naylor warns serious milk shortages in communities with frozen low prices unless prices are aligned with butterfat. Dairymen in these areas must market cream and feed skim milk to hogs as wartime labor shortages intensify pressures on production.
A fragmented OCR note hints at price ceilings affecting cream and milk supply. It references a market tension between cream pricing and overall milk costs, signaling policy scrutiny and potential industry pushback.
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