02 Sep 1943
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12, 1914 recalls the 1888 founding by J. J. Bruce and decades of successful management by members of the Lighter family of advertisers.
The piece contrasts shortages in teaching with wartime labor shifts and pension gaps for women educators. It notes a fragile teacher economy, with women leaving the field for better pay or marriage, and critiques wartime administration from the War Labor Board and OPA amid broader war effort anxieties. It closes with a wartime funding appeal: Buy bonds.
A compilation of editorials and verse notes discussing war price expectations and the need for prudent financial actions to avoid postwar debt. It contrasts 1943 earnings with earlier 1919 profits, cites Stalin’s wartime accounting, anticipates prosperity if US manages resources sensibly, and ends with a humorous poem about youth and romance.
The Cherokee Times notes Wendell Willkie gains credibility as opponent John L. Lewis opposes him. The piece argues Lewis’s stance boosts Willkie among voters, regardless of who runs in 1944. It cites Iowa farm income growth from 1932 to 1943 and discusses butter prices and consumer demand amid economic shifts.
The Knoxville Express urges buying war bonds while warning of postwar crash scars seen in 1929. It contrasts cash purchases now with loaned funds then and notes bond owners' cash flexibility. The column also discusses Nazi actions, potential German surrender, and allied expectations ahead of Christmas.
A year after farm labor shortages began, Iowa communities see local businessmen stepping in to help with harvest work. Farmers welcome the new workers, proving that a single capable person can ease enough to change longstanding views on labor.
A wartime editorial argues that despite losses and famine, the nation remains intact and future generations will not live under war’s shadow. It condemns small, greedy critics who see the war as their own chance to profit and blames ruinous self interest.
The editorial debates war origins and assigns fault to the Prussians while urging fair courts and punishment for war guilt. It urges the world to avoid another conflict in 25 years and contrasts prosperity with social harmony as farmers and laborers discuss corn crop prospects, noting August and September yield estimates from Wallace's Farmer.
The Estherville News praises Jamaican led canning crews and English use while debunking big brain stereotypes. The Marengo Pioneer-Republican questions who needs curfew laws most, urging enforcement and parental responsibility amid wartime conditions.
The state conservation commission accepts the Abbie Gardner Sharp cabin site at Spirit Lake for Pillsbury State Park. The cabin served as the Gardner family pioneer home during the era of early 19th century settlement.
A report describes the Spirit Lake matter involving the last legislature and a cabin site. APD ODT discusses a transfer from heirs and a purchase. The item centers on a thousand dollars related to the land dispute.
The article notes Bourke appoints Dan O'Brien of Del Moy as private secretary to succeed the late commander Leg Diy of Cedar Rapids. It mentions ongoing Legion and civic ties, urging support and funding for veterans programs.
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