The Corn States and Midwestern Breadbasket Reach
An Australian observer extols the American middle west as the corn heart of the nation. He notes nine states grow vast corn crops with Illinois and Iowa leading production, calling corn essential to bread, meat, milk, and regional prosperity despite wartime controls.
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Chicago
Ohio River
Manitoba
Appalachians
Middle West
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
OPA
Southwest
Kentucky
Texas
OWI
Atlantic Coast States
Mountain States
Pacific Coast States
Hollyhocks See Light as Humble Blooming Heroes
A Grinnell Herald piece extols hollyhocks as common, easygoing flowers that grow anywhere without care. The writer likens them to Horatio Alger heroes, rising by intrinsic merit and steady effort, needing only a chance to bloom without fuss.
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Horatio Algier
Grinnell Herald
Byrd Signals Postwar Payroll Cuts Plan
Senator Byrd as head of the joint congressional committee on economy outlines a plan to reduce the federal civilian payroll from about 3.25 billion to around one billion after the war. He argues wartime demands will fade, permitting rapid, large-scale cuts without harming essential government functions.
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Byrd
Joint Congressional Committee On Economy
Burns
Europe
Japan
Enid
Okla
Elliott Roose velt and loan deal rumors echo across papers
The Burlington Hawkeye Gazette notes Elliott Roose velt professed ignorance of a 200 000 loan settlement until cleanup. Westbrook Pegler questions the matter while Marshalltown Times Republican hints at broader intrigue. Reinbeck Courrier quips a football team’s woes over scoring.
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Burlington
Doughboy poet riffs on war woes from Lowry Field
Sgt Carl J Harris of Lowry Field Denver crafts ironic verse on GI gripes. He writes about chow doctors and inspections with wry humor reflecting Iceland nights and 33 months overseas.
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Carl J. Harris
Lowry Field
Denver
Harris
Iceland
Message Found In Pocket Hints At Evening Return
A brief note suggests someone will get home this evening and a spouse should expect a message. The speaker mentions finding the note in a partner's pocket last night, implying a past search or concern.
Hauling Worker Quoted Odd Bill in Citrus Leaves
A colored man performing hauling work was told his pay would be released only after submitting a statement. After mediation he drafted a bill reading Three comes and three zoes at four pits a went three dollars. The note appears in Citrus Leaves.
Little Town Life and Local Gossip
A poem style vignette describes life in a small town where trees shade streets and neighbors greet each other. It recalls daily chats at the grocery store and the sense that each house is a home, with characters like a shipfitter and a machinist adding humor through brief exchanges.
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Ara
Walnut Items by Mrs. Carl Nelson
Walnut notes report Mr. and Mrs. Albert Haffner and daughter Luella of Wayland Missouri visiting relatives in town on a warm July day.
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Carl Nelson
Walnut
Albert Haffner
Luella
Wayland, Mo
Community Notices and Local Visits Around Haffner Home
Local residents and families share visits and events centering on Haffner and nearby households. Names include Hasson Haffner Dunbar Mineart Nelson Kurtz McKay and Wilson, with gatherings at Roscoe White and Lyle Wilson homes, a birthday party for Donna Mae Nelson, and several Sunday and midweek visits across Sigourney Sioux City Fort Madison Wayland and Cherokee areas.
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Iowa City
H. W. Haffner
Haffner
Sherwood Musical Conservatory of
Chicago
Egypt
Warren Hill
Ella Sheaffer
Sigourney
Roscoe White
Slyvester Mineart
Chas. Larson
Sioux City
Henry Mineart
Glen Davis
Will
Jess Nicola
Tot Lowry
Hand
Edwin Lukaski
Chas
MetKay Everette Lewis
Chas. Thomas
Cpl
Mike Wilson
Cherokee
Lyle Wilson
John Kurtz
Carl Nelson
Roy Downs
Donna Mae Nelson
Donna Mae
Everette McKay
Chas. McKay
Clark Johnston
Ed Nelson
Ed Kact Iman
Fred Kephart
Sevilla Jean Nelson
C. D. Stanberry
Leslie
Ft. Madison
Glen Dunbar
Marion Robertson
Wayland
Sylvester Mineart
Joe Drish
Home Remedy for Phlegm with Salt Water Wash
A historical remedy suggests dropping phlegm covered handkerchiefs into a basin of cold salt water half-filled with water. Add a tablespoon of salt per gallon. When several are accumulated wash thoroughly in hot suds. The salt helps loosen phlegm and aids laundering.
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the Evening Journal
the Home Daily Newspaper
Washington County Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
North
Marion Avenue
Washington
United Press
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Association
Champaign County
WFA
UNRRA
America
Chicago Tribune
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Marshalltown
Reinbeck
TV of
Sons of Nippon
Shipfitter
Victory’s Sons
Jorday Pietige
Pearl Harbor
James Patrick
Wake Island
Devereus
Honolulu Radio
Island Radio
Major Devereus
Dixie Dugan
Mevoy
Striebel
Queen Hasson
Royal Crown Prince
Alexandra
Peter of
Yugoslavia
London
Merle Oberon
Cornel Wilde
Miss Oberon
Paul Mani
Washington Dairy
Phillips & Hebner West Side Drug Store
John Shields & Sons
Washington Concrete Company
North 12Th Street
Rock Island
Joe Palooka
Schteeger
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