The Redwood gazette., 1939-08-10
HARDEST THING ABOUT POPULAR

lZlng new perlOdlcal is changing Cne puD-
lies reading habits. A new publication has
to crowd out another among persons with
limited time for reading. Subscribers have
to become accustomed to changed publica-
tion, even when the change is an improve
ment, before they enjoy it. The Star-Journal,
which is actually neither the Star nor Jour
nal but considerable of both, got many COM
ments last week, some of them unfavorable.
Many remarked they'd probably get used to
it. The number of comments was most in
teresting, and indicated that despite all the
talk, most people read much more of a paper
than it's headlines-expect to find much in
it besides news.
THE READING PENNSYLVANIA
Times published July edition which gra-
phically brought to it's readers minds the
dangers of press censorship. Every item on
the front page which could have been twist
ed by propaganda minister to suit his pur-
pose, or eliminated to the states advantage,
was clearly labeled Independence Day
Under facism, communism or nazism this
would be prohibited news" Over half the
front page articles were SO marked.
THE NEWSPAPERS HAVE BEEN
telling us of Kentucky's "quiet election" A
month ago every town and hamlet had big
every candidate, it seemed, and the telephone
poles and other spots were lined with post
erS thicker than they were here last year.
That would indicate an exciting Minnesota
election but Kentucky must have few
shootings to,be up to par.
WITH AMERICAS PENCHANT FOR
gadgets, closing our ports to Japan's cheap,
and cheaply made novelties should put some
craftsmen to work at home. Trying to run
rigamajig factory under the wage and
hour law in competition with seven cents a
day labor across the water is as big job
as the Japs undertook in trying to bring
China to her knees.
SIXTY PER CENT OF THE CHILL
dren born today are in families supported
by the government, according to a recent
magazine article. In Germany and Italy
their mamas and papas would be heroes, but
they would work longer hours than WPA'ers
do to scratch out poorer living for them.
THE KANSAS CITY PUNK WHO
spent hundred dollars to have love mes
sage written in the sky in an effort to win
back his estranged wife probably never stop
ped to think that if by chance she did see
the sky writing she would regard it only as
another line of hot air-Staples Plaindealer.
WHILE AMERICA is TRYING TO
get its people to- eat more to help consume
a surplus, Germany is warning it's folks to
eat less because of shortage of food and need
for money for rearmament. No wonder
mention of deportation causes pangs in the
region of the stomach.
STATE BANK COMMISSIONER AM
undson reports that deposits in the banks
of the state were up a half million at June
30 as compared to March 81. Which indi-
Gates that some slot machine operators must
have made deposit.-Appleton Press.
A RED WING NEWSPAPER, COM
menting on the new deal habit of picking
typical counties for experiments, laments
that Goodhue county will never be chosen.
Goodhue couldn't be typical because it is
out of debt.
INSTEAD OF GIVING A PRIZE FOR
the best definition of statesman and politi-
clan last spring we should have looked up
Mark Twain's discussion of the subject. He
said the politician thinks of the next cleo
ton, the statesman of the next generation.
A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK A STORM
wrecked number of farm places in the
community, Redwood Falls had storm on
over soft water and politicians were storm
ing the state and county, for votes. The
skies are clearer today
OF 88 MINNESOTA DRIVERS WHOSE
licenses were revoked in June 80 were in
toxicated. Only one was woman What
ever else we may say about the woman
driver, apparently she has sense enough to
stay sober.
THE FARMER-LABOR LEADER
Yes, it's still Observation-Disclosures Governor
Stassen for running around the country"
Hasn't been leading any youth" parades has
he boys?
THE LADY WHO TELLS THE MER-
chant II saw your advertisement in The
Gazette is not only doing us favor, she's
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