Steady Subscriber Boosts War Effort and Home Life
A poem lauds the loyal subscriber who pays in advance and boosts morale. A column reflects on electric progress, rising bills, and four of five homes connected. It cites war duties, President Roosevelt era debates, and local county bonds while warning of Axis victory costs and public resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mississippi River
Germany
Japan
Land of the Free
Home of the
Brave
Wit and Wordplay Frolic From a Humorous Column
A compilation of light jokes and quips about family chatter gossip aging and social quirks. The snippets poke at common habits from calling Lee’s Lumber Yard to pensioner wisdom and matrimonial education with brisk punchlines.
Shark Meat Tops Tastiest Unmarked Fish in Test Meal
In a recent U S test meal several varieties of un marked fish were served and shark meat was unanimously chosen as the tastiest by tasters. The result highlights shark as the preferred option among the mystery fish samples presented to participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Union service fills Methodist church pews with praise
A birds eye view of the Methodist church union service shows a full house with many red hats in attendance. Rev. Miller spoke on the price of peace while Elouise Sorden led a well arranged choir. Local guests Lt and Mrs Roy Fields visited from lt Smithy and plans were shared for child-friendly spaces at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Roy Fields
Smithy
Fields
Louise Porter
Gordon Meeker Morris
James Dan Steiner
E. E. Yoder
Yoder
G. L. Heiserman
Dubuque
Gripsholm
Lloyd
Lincoln, Nebr
Plambeck Speaks to Rotary Club in Wellman
Arm editor Herb Plambeck of station WHO addressed the Wellman Rotary Club at Gobble Inn in a meeting noted for farm and town interest. The item also mentions local club activities and a March of Dimes collection by Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Webster
Arthur Wright
Wellman
Mrs. Wright
C. F. Mayer
Herb Plambeck
Station Who
Gobble Inn
A. L. C. Club
Ben Swartzendruber
Boy Scouts
Grand Theatre
E. C. Jones
W. S. MclIntosh
H. W. Durian
Dan Steiner
FE. C. Jones
Drowning Toll and Safety Warnings for Swim Year
About 7,000 Americans drowned accidentally last year. Authorities urge swimming only at guarded beaches and pools, avoid swimming alone, know water depth before diving, and wait two hours after meals before entering the water.
Arm of the Black Sea feeds Russian ports
The Sea of Azov is a broad shallow arm of the Black Sea serving major ports Rostov Taganrog and Mariupol. It handles heavy traffic in minerals and food products from Ukraine and the northern Caucasus regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea of Azov
Black Sea
Rostov
Taganrog
Mariupol
Ukraine
Northern
Caucasus
Used cooking fats aid war medicine in New Guinea
A wounded American boy in New Guinea receives sulfa drugs from a companion as the article urges saving used cooking fats. It notes fats help make sulfa drugs vaccines and battlefield essentials and explains a ration incentive of 4 cents and two meat points per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Jella
Sulsa
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Marion Avenue
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Washington County
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Roger Babson
Torrington, Conn
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Spirit Lake Beacon
Wallace
Webster City
Sioux City
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Hight
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Rotary Club
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Wade
West Madison
John Shields & Sons
Joe Palooka
Nat
Yugoslavia
Chafe
Gabardine
Iowa Wesleyan
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Business College
Mit
Pleasant, Iowa
Paul R. Horak
Sulfa
Dixie Dugan
Playboy
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