Home Folks Question Senator Nye in North Dakota Ad
A Sioux county read of the Selfridge Journal features a large paid ad from prominent citizens opposing Senator Nye. The piece, headlined Berlin appreciates your work, Senator Nye but we dont, urges Nye to return home and gauge North Dakota views on defense and disunity. It warns of persecution of Jews and other minorities, stresses national unity behind the President, and questions if the ad may cool Nye’s stance.
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Senator Nye
Selfridge Journal
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Rolfe
Sioux County
Nye
United States
Berlin
Steuben Society
New York
Germany
Adolph Hitler
Voters favor reps backing government's foreign policy
The editorial argues that loyalty to the GOP should not trump safeguards against Hitler. It predicts voters will punish representatives who oppose strong protections and anti-Roosevelt sentiment in districts. It says the public will favor a candidate who supports the government's main foreign policy.
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Pickups and Personalities From a Rolfe Notebook
A mix of wry anecdotes on weathered authority figures, a banker’s wary postscript, and small town humor. Potent snippets include Iowa football scores, a dairy’s tenth anniversary, and a couple’s domestic swap about clothes, wedding details, and local life.
British Catapult Fighters Cut Atlantic Shipping Losses
New airborne fighter launches from merchant ships via catapult as German bombers appear. Their speed and dive ability thwart big bombers, prompting hesitancy in attacks. Downed planes costly but protect cargo, with pilots risking lives to save ships, aiding the Atlantic war effort.
Iowa Delegates Split On Foreign Policy Amid Bund Drive
Iowa congressmen show mixed votes on aiding England selective service act seizure of foreign ships and arming merchant vessels. Ward Barnes editor says 90 percent of Iowans support the policy while Gallup finds Middle West voters largely aligned with national sentiment. Most Iowa representatives vote with the Bund and America First, except Senator Herring.
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Herring
Well I Could Sing and Keep the Wolf Away
A cheerful wife boasts she could fend the wolf by singing. The husband jokes that a weather bureau call would decide the coast is clear, turning a domestic moment into a lighthearted exchange about public life and perception.
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Weather Bureau
Gravel-haulers travel near world’s distance in three months
Fred Getting, Wayne Newton, Gus Rindels and Jon Klar of Grundy Center traveled 24,000 miles hauling gravel. The feat nearly equals the earth’s circumference and took just over three months.
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Fred Getting
Wayne Newton
Gus Rindels
Jon Klar
Grundy Center
Eighth Wonder Defense Output Surpasses Government Needs
Editors argue defense production is rising and not bogging down. By March 10 America had delivered over a dollar volume of defense goods surpassing government need and nearly ten billion dollars of equipment was handed to the government. Factories retooled from civilian to defense work, and new plants were built to meet the total appropriation of 9.329 billion dollars.
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America
No Election in 1942 Rumors Examined
A Kossuth County Advance note analyzes rumors that Col Lindbergh or the Roosevelt administration might cancel the 1942 election. It cites a Republican committee clipping, finds no basis or emergency justifying such action, and warns it would cause discord rather than unity.
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Kossuth County
Lindbergh
Roosevelt
National Republican Committee
No lasting peace with Hitler while he seeks world dictatorship
The speaker warns that any peace leaving Hitler dominant is worthless. A temporary halt would only let Nazi power rebuild and expand. Victory or elimination is the only acceptable outcome as America and Europe confront the threat.
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Britain
America
Europe
Pocahontas County Board Adopts Road District Resolution
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors votes aye to establish Secondary Road District No. 242 and approves a detailed apportionment of special assessments for multiple parcels. The action follows hearings and notices and aligns with state law requirements.
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Pocahontas County
Iowa
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Myrta L. Dickerson
Sei
Fay Larson
Joseph Hauswirth
Fred Hauswirth
Hattie B. Willey
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Wm. H. Hinshaw
Nwi
Cundy & Co
Gundy & Co. No
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