American fighters in Europe rely on English Spitfires
The piece argues American planes cannot safely meet German fighters above 16,000 feet and lack firepower. It cites comparative performance in Europe and North Africa, credits American pilots in the Pacific, and criticizes Army and Navy air chiefs for ignoring higher altitude designs and ideas from experts like Sikorsky.
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Europe
Pacific
North Africa
Army
Navy
Air Service
Alexander Sikorsky
Roosevelt meddles in New York politics divides party lines
The piece notes President Roosevelt’s involvement in New York state races, promoting Bennett for governor and Mead for senate, provoking mixed reactions. It cites Jim Farley backing Bennett, Mead’s shellacking, and Dewey's isolationist stance before Pearl Harbor while Labor party prospects appear weak. Roosevelt’s wartime focus clashes with domestic electoral fray.
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Roosevelt
New York State
Hoover
New York
Bennett
Jim Farley
Senator
Chamber of Horrors
War Workers and Their Pay
War workers are urged to accept war basis pay and conditions as part of national effort. The piece argues workers should share responsibilities and sacrifices like fighters, moving beyond coddling toward full partnership in the war machine.
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Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Editors Say Scrap Drives Show Thrift During War Effort
The Sumner Gazette notes swings in drives from aluminum to metals reveal American thrift spurred by wartime demand. Editors argue widespread wastefulness ended by shortages and consumer behavior, calling salvaged materials essential to the war effort.
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Sumner Gazette
Old cannon to be donated in war scrap drive
Emmetsburg residents may be asked to remove the town square cannon as part of a federal effort to donate obsolete military equipment for steel, scrap and copper shortages. The Civil War era relic, once surrounded by pyramid of iron balls, stands on the courthouse lawn, with possible replacement after the war.
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Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
United States
War Department
Iowa
G.A.R. Post
Post
Iowa Senators
Arguments for slow driving and Balkan resistance across war fronts
A syndicated column advocates driving at 40 mph or less to save fuel as shown by a 2000 mile trip with 20 mpg and 350 mile legs. It cites Motor Age on fuel and wear losses at higher speeds. The piece praises Yugoslav guerrilla leader Draza Mihailović and notes his forces controlling about 23 000 square miles, challenging Nazi and Italian forces.
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Kossuth County
Anamosa Dureka
Balkans
Hitler
Mikhailovich
Mussolini
Woodbine Twiner Asks About Civilian Defense Mockups
A Sunday paper page shows pictures of girls in Civilian Defense readiness activities such as biking folk dancing swimming and playing baseball. The editor asks what these activities have to do with defense. The Humboldt Independent begins discussing France labor unions and related topics.
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Woodbine Twiner
Humboldt
France
Labor leaders urged to resist new Nazi work hours
The text notes workers face a forty hour week then cites a plan for a sixty to seventy hour week under Hitler with half pay. It urges labor leaders to remember and reflect on these conditions and mobilize accordingly.
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Hitler
Draft call order to include men with dependents in Iowa
Selective Service Director Hershey explains that draft boards will call men with dependents before Christmas, with married men in Iowa likely included in the October call. The sequence favors single men supporting relatives, then married men whose wives work, then men with dependent wives, and finally men with wives and children. After Sept 1 Class 1B is removed, most not totally disqualified move to 1-A while physically unfit go to 4-F, enabling some 1-A men for limited service.
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LeMars Sentinel
Selective Service
Hershey
Iowa
DON’T FAVOR CIVILIANS From the Northwood Anchor
The Northwood Anchor argues that Britain’s labor rule requires government consent to hire or fire, aiming to bind civilians to wartime obedience. It suggests the United States may adopt a “work or fight” approach, noting congressional moves and the wartime precedent of civilian discipline to match soldiers’ obligations.
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Northwood
States
Congress
Spending on Liquor Surpasses Clothes in U S Averages
The Cherokee Times reports new statistics showing an average annual per person expenditure of 50 cents. Clothing averages 23.12 dollars, liquor 26.74 dollars, electricity 6.02, furniture 10.50, decorations 1.10, candy 2.12, and food about 89.95, with liquor the second highest expense after food.
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Cherokee Times
United States
The Empty Room War Bond Ad Portrait
A World Telegram ad features a middle aged man gazing into a boy’s room. The caption frames memories of a child's dreams and a family’s wartime losses. He declares support for War Savings Stamps and bonds, pledging to contribute despite not serving.
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New York World-Telegram
Older men say sacrifice behind the scenes keeps war effort alive
A speaker urges home front duty with small sacrifices and frugal living. He notes walking to work to save gas and rubber and that the older generation must pass ammunition by giving up comforts and looking to less rather than more.
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Pye
Education progress in selective service data
State Selective Service Director Grahl notes better educated selectees in the present war. Eleven percent have college educations versus five percent in World War I, and eighty percent are high school graduates versus four percent. The data illustrate general educational progress and greater access to education.
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LeMars Sentinel
State Selective Service
Grahl
Citizen Army
Board Proceedings in Pocahontas County Continued
Record lists names of labor workers and financial items from Pocahontas County board, with entries for many laborers, numbers, and multiple insurers. Financial line items include stamps, stamps, rent, premiums, and dozens of insurance accounts.
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Pocahontas County
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