Blitzkrieg on England Supposedly Ready But Smashed in Channel Ports
National editorial reviews Hitler’s supposed September Blitz on England. RAF bombed harbor boats loaded with soldiers, forcing abandonment. potential naval and coastal gunfire defenses would have worsened losses. Analysis notes British counterstrike and Hitler’s morale aims vs civilian harm. Also Iowa population hold and broader demographic trends cited.
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Dover
Fuehrer
Britain
France
District State and National Meets To Crown Cornhusking Champion
Illinois Iowa and national cornhusking contests proceed with local meets, nine counties entering. Alvin Roberts of Atalissa already earned state entry as 1989 Iowa champion, joining 16 district winners for the Oct 25 state meet near Mitchellville. The national finale is Oct 30 near Davenport, with Iowa contenders vying for the title.
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Mitch
Ellville
Alvin Roberts
Atalissa
Muscatine County
Iowa
Dave Dykstra
Mitchellville
U. S
Davenport
Tenants Should Have Chance to Buy Farms in Iowa
Wallace's Farmer cites five or six tenant-purchase farms this year in Cerro Gordo county with 300 applicants, arguing 100 could handle long-term loans with lender safety and AAA support. It urges Congress and Iowa to expand loans, insure mortgages, fund more, and break up large estates to let up to ten thousand Iowa tenants buy farms.
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Cerro’ Gordo County
Iowa
Towa
AAA
Congress
German bombing of London and other cities condemned
A newspaper opinion argues that German raids on London and other English cities are deliberate indiscriminate attacks aimed at civilians. It advocates fierce RAF retaliation and warns that brutal bombing will harden British resolve and teach Germans war’s true brutality.
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London
Hitler
England
Warsaw
France
Rotterdam
Farm outlook pamphlet from Iowa State College foresees 1941 gains
The pamphlet predicts higher feed grain prices with corn near 61 cents per bushel and improving hog prices as 1941 prospects brighten. Beef, lamb, dairy butterfat, and poultry outlooks look favorable, aided by defense spending and farmers' generally strong 1940 income.
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
Farm Outlook
Iowa State College
Lown
Get Ready for Winter Emmetsburg Reporter
The Emmetsburg Reporter urges readers to prepare for winter with warm clothing repairs and roof maintenance. It emphasizes stocking up and taking precautions against cold weather hazards and potential fires.
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Emmetsburg
Have furnace inspection and safe home fuel practices advised
The piece urges professional furnace inspection and immediate repairs, chimney and flue cleaning, and removal of clutter to prevent fires. It notes gasoline's rise from kerosene byproduct and cites Hampton Times praising W S Knudson and defense production progress with broad cooperation.
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Hampton Times
W.S. Knudson
Congress
Gasoline pump license fee reduction urged in Iowa
George C. Lloyd of the Iowa Petroleum Industries committee urged the abolition or reduction of the $3 annual gasoline pump license fee and the 3 cent per barrel oil inspection tax afterSecretary Thornburg's report showed the department collected nearly three times its annual appropriation through inspection and pump fees. He noted $59,823 from gasoline pump licenses and $19,642 from oil inspection taxes totaling $79,465. The claim labeled the fees unfair and discriminatory as they fund a department serving industry interests.
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George C. Lloyd
Iowa Petroleum Industries Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark Thornburg
Department of Agriculture
Lloyd
Webster Explains Existence In Quick Quiz On Words
A short reading presents seven multiple choice questions about definitions and associations. Readers are urged to indicate answers, check correctness, and tally a score, covering terms from astigmatism to kum quat and ornithology.
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