Titonka Topix Explores War Boom and Global Strife
The Titonka Topic assesses a wartime boom driven by military prep and industrial demand, warns of inflation, and notes tax hikes and debt. It surveys production shifts in aircraft, steel, and railroad traffic, and analyzes risks from Allied and Axis maneuvers including Italy's invasion of Greece and Britain's naval supremacy.
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Jodder
Britain
Congress
America
Italy
Greece
Mediterranean
Muscolini
Nowas
Russia
Axia
Eure Iape
Democracy’s duty after the polls in America
A Mason City Gazette column urges unity after elections, stressing acceptance of majority rule and protection of minority welfare. It argues winners and losers share responsibility, calls for national unity, and notes a passerby mistook a Wright home smoke for a fire with a fumigation joke.
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Earl Hall
Mason City
iGhobat
America
Ugo
Navy drinking habits provoke lighthearted shipboard lore
Amusing commentary from a London circulated story notes naval crews favor different drinks. The Magilsh reportedly choose gin, Americans prefer whiskey, while Italians reportedly stick to port, reflecting playful stereotypes aboard ship.
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London
Una
Public Opinion on Newspaper and Radio Ads
A Syracuse University journalism survey under Prof. Hutchinson finds readers widely accept newspaper ads. 98.6 percent read ad content, 92 percent prefer newspapers with ads, 90 percent say newspaper ads best serve shopping needs, while 85 percent say ads help with styles, 98 percent with prices, and 92 percent with reminding them of merchandise.
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School of Journalism
Syracuse University
Frank 3. Hutchingon
Boone Oats Tops In Grain Tests Report
Boone oats a selection released by the Agricultural Experiment Station last year topped nine other varieties in the annual community grain trials. It averaged 67.5 bushels per acre, with 29 Iowa counties cooperating in plots for comparison. Gopher oats was second at 65.7, Tama third at 64.6, others included Marion 62.6, Iowa 106 80.1, Iowa 103 58.7, Fulghum 68, Columbia 67.7, Hancock 66.8, CI 3500 69.5. County results varied. Cedar county led at 93.3 for all varieties, Mitchell 92, Palo Alto 87.4. Trials included Osceola, Palo Alto, Mitchell, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Cherokee, Woodbury, Webster, Hamilton, Buchanan, Monona, Crawford, Story, Benton, Cass, Warren, Jasper, Cedar, Scott, Muscatine, Louisa, Knox (Kremont), Monroe, Wapello, Des Moines and Lee.
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Down “Agricultural Experiment Station
Cl. C. Burnett
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Marion
Towa
Columbia
Hancock
Central
South
Boone
Cedar County
Mitchell
Palo ‘Alto
Osceola
Palo Alto
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clayton
Cherokee
Woodbury
Webster
Hamilton
Buchanan
Monona
Crawford
Story
Benton
Cass
Warren
Jasper
Cedar
Scott
Muscatine
Louisa
Kremont
Paga
Monroe
Wapello
Des Moines
Lee
Chance of Hog Prices May Gain From Early Low Point
An unfavorable hog crop to corn ratio is pushing farmers to liquidate hogs earlier, likely producing an earlier seasonal hog price low. Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes 1940-41 prices could rise above 1939-40 as hog supplies grow and domestic demand improves.
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Town State College
Ight Waighta
Jantary
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Timber worker Harvey Hoyt crushed to death in rollover
Harvey Hoyt of Hubbard was crushed last week when a log carriage rolled over him during timber cutting. The accident occurred on the job site, with Hoyt succumbing to injuries at the scene. Authorities are investigating the incident.
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Harvey Hoyt
Hubbard
Red Clover Seed Prices Lowered in 1940 Outlook
Iowa Extension agronomist E S Dyas reports red clover seed prices in 1940 are the lowest in eight years, with clean seed at about 9.40 per hundred pounds in September versus 14.40 last year. The 1940 crop is about 10 percent smaller, with total clean seed supply around 1,850,000 bushels due to carryover, while yields and acreage face weather and price pressures.
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Iowa
E. S. Dyas
Iowa State College Extension Agronomial
Agricultural Marketing Service
United State Department of Agriculture
Dyas
Reduced Price Announced for American Boy
The American Boy magazine cuts prices for single copies and subscriptions while expanding content. New price: 10c a copy, $1 a year, or $2 for three years. The magazine will continue featured fiction heroes and add new characters, with greater sports and non fiction material. Teachers librarians and leaders endorse the publication for youth development. Subscribe by mailing names addresses and remittance to The American Boy Detroit Michigan.
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Renfrew
The
Canadian Mounted
Dennis Morgan
Man Mattie
Square Jaw Davis
Johnny Caruthers
Flyer
Jim Tierney
Ted Moran
Allan Kane
Ted Dolliver
Tis
America
Detroit
Michigan
Recreation Leaders School At Town State College
Recreation leaders training for rural youth 4 H church and vocational agricultural leaders will be held at Town State College December 18 to 20, per Robert Clark head Rural Youth Section of the State College Extension Service. Clever timothy is preferred over alfalfa for young cattle says Iowa State College dairy men.
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Recreation Leaders
Town State College
Robert Clark
Laws J State College Extension Service
Iowa State College
Tulip bulbs scarce due to European war supply cut
Horticulturist L C Grove of Town State College urges Tulip bulb conservation as shipments stop because of the European war. Dutch stocks are reported intact but no shipments. substitute with American daffodil bulbs. Plant bulbs 4 to 6 inches deep in full sun on well drained soil and mix 3 pounds of 4-12-4 fertilizer per 100 square feet. Burn diseased bulbs and inspect now for health.
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Grove
Bardenars
L. C. Grove
Town State, College
Hol Iland
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