Post Office Weekly Edition with Territorial Subscription Rates
The article lists subscription rates and delivery areas for the Post Office weekly edition. Rates are $2.00 per year in advance within the county and Titonka territory, $2.60 outside Kossuth County. Canada and foreign countries $5.00, armed service members $2.00. Subscriptions are continuous unless terminated by notice or publisher discretion.
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Led's Show Appreciation for soldiers gas ration critique
A reader laments narrow five gallon gasoline allowances for returning service members on furlough under current rules. He contrasts generous civilian gas rations with limited privileges for veterans, arguing that relaxation is essential for weary soldiers on leave amid official friction.
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America
Face to Face With Hitler as Railroads Readied for War
The piece argues railroads will hit a 1944 peak in freight and passenger traffic as the war demands grow. Major General C. P. Gross emphasizes railroads’ vital role and need for strong manpower to sustain movement of war materials, warning Hitler faced American rails.
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Office of Defense .Transportation
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United States Army
United States
Fire Chiefs Address Highlights Firefighters Drills
Sherwood Brockwell, Fire Marshal of North Carolina, spoke at the International Association of Fire Chiefs in Chicago. He compared firefighting to learning the alphabet, urging departments to establish standard drills and evolutions before expanding with advanced training.
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International Association of Fire Chiefs
Chicago
Sherwood Brockwell
North Carolina
Brockwell
Fire Service
Fire safety and price control through wartime regulation
The article argues that fire safety training for local departments is crucial for national security and discusses retail price control during the war. It notes complex regulations burdening the food industry, credits industry cooperation for price control success, and reports that all branches now back reenactment of the Emergency Price Control Act as June 30 expiry nears, while urging regulatory faults to be corrected.
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OPA Reports Large Crackdown on Gas Coupon Fraud
Since January 1 the OPA says 946 peddlers and distributors of counterfeit gas coupons have been arrested. Of those, 464 were convicted, 186 jailed, and 38 received sentences over a year. The rest await trial. Additionally 611 motorists who used stolen or counterfeit or no coupons lost their rations per local War Price and Rationing Boards.
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OPA
Ration calendar updates on tires and coupons dates
The notice explains tire recapping no certificates, car tire inspections phased out, but inspection by an OPA tire inspector remains required for issuing certain ration certificates. It lists coupon validity dates for A, Ba, C2, B38, C3, 3, RY, and sugar Book 4 stamps and reminders on canning sugar limits and proper stamp usage for home canning and processed foods, with dates and book references.
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OPA
Cattle Feeders Day Planned at Iowa State College
Friday June 2 is set as the date for the annual Cattle Feeders Day at Iowa State College. C C Culberteen oversees feeding tests. Three hay lots include fine to coarse cut hay and whole hay. Three silage lots test hay to grain ratios. War time methods are tested and will be discussed. Morning session at beef cattle feeding barns starts at 10 o'clock, afternoon session in Agricultural Assembly on campus. Further program details will be announced in advance.
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Iowa State College
C. C. Culberteen
Agricultural Assembly
Launch Storage Campaign to Avoid Damage to Fabrics
A storage campaign urges conservation by American homemakers to cut losses from moths and damage to wool, feathers, furs, rubber, rayon, and cotton garments. Mrs. Bernice J. Gross of Town State College advises labeling boxes, sealing with brown paper gum tape, and taping hanger openings. Paradichlorobenzene flakes are recommended, used at one quarter pound per box, with careful label reading for moth prevention.
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Bernice J. Gross
Town State College
Tick Warning As Warm May Brings Out Insect Family
Iowa health department cautions that a warm spell will bring out more ticks carrying Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Since 1935 Iowa has 122 cases and 21 deaths with most victims aged 10 to 19. Daily body checks and careful tick removal are advised to prevent infection. Iowa ranks second in total soyphean production.
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State Health Department
Health Department
Gardeners urged to buy labeled Certified plants and time plantings
Gardeners should wage caution with shipped in vegetable plants and insist on Certified labeling to avoid disease and poor yields. Locally grown plants are safer than un certified stock, with early cabbage and broccoli setouts advised but not tomatoes peppers or eggplants until soil warms. Peanuts suit heat and sandy soils, with shelling timing, seed treatment, and spacing tips, plus pruning guidance and seed sowing methods.
Safety First: Rules for Operating the Farm Tractor
County Extension Director A L Brown urges careful tractor operation amid farm labor shortages. Rules include driving slowly for safety on rough ground, reducing speed before turns or braking, and avoiding riding on drawbars or implements. Never allow others to ride while in operation. wait for a full stop to get on or off. Read the Want Ads.
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A. L. Brown
Fall litter pig breeding urged for 1944 yields
County Extension Director A. L. Brown advises farmers to breed sows now for August or September farrowing to ensure growth before winter. Early fall pigs gain with sun and pasture. 75 pound December weights can endure winter with good feed and quarters. If corn prospects worsen, sows can be sold later. Fall gilts should be bred to early fall litters. Also notes dried fruits as long lasting emergency food and coccidiosis risk in chicks aged 3 to 12 weeks.
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A. L. Brown
Fragments Describe Animal Processing and Color Changes
A sheet on the floor near the sawing table shows varyingly worded notes about machine thread catching and cleanup. It notes bone discoloration in young chickens from freezing but says it does not affect quality or flavor. The pigment color change is linked to pigment release from bone tissue.
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