In January 1941, a disagreement between Settlemier, one of his reporters, and the editor of the "Alaska Miner" resulted in several changes to the "News-Miner". Settlemier was replaced as editor by the reporter, David B. Tewkesbury, and the "Alaska Miner" was discontinued. Its editor, E.F. Jessen, created "Jessen's Weekly", a separate newspaper, to compete with the "News-Miner". The "Weekly" lasted until 1968, when it was closed by the Internal Revenue Service. The same year that Jessen founded his weekly newspaper, the United States became involved in the Second World War. Travel to and from Alaska was restricted, and after Japan invaded the Alaska islands of Attu and Kiska, the "News-Miner" was censored by the U.S. Army. Fairbanks benefited from a military construction boom as the United States built the Northwest Staging Route to ferry Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union. The boom left the "News-Miner" short-staffed, but it continued operations throughout the war.