Reading Notices and Notices Rates From Local Paper
Resolutions and cards of thanks published at ten cents per line for the first insertion subsequent insertions charged per line. Special rates apply to notices longer than four lines. D M Bennett pastor and publisher. C D Wood society editor. Davis correspondent. Miss Marie Simpson Marathon County. subscription one year two dollars, six months outside one dollar thirty five cents.
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D.M. Bennett
Mere
C.D. Wood
Society Boar
SCO
Art Davis
Marie Simpson
Marathon Coit
Labor Czars Under Fire by Thurman Arnold Indicts Unions
Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold testifies before a House committee, accusing organized labor of threatening the war effort and small businesses. He cites the closed shop as coercive, arguing unions pressure workers away from livelihood and liberty under government scrutiny. The remarks warn of dangerous labor power.
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Thurman Arnold
House
Ju Itin
Arnold
F Jing
Tabor
Why Burn Our Woodlands and Farmlands
A fragmented editorial urges against burning vegetation citing soil erosion, loss of seedlings, wildlife harm, and damage to fences and homes. It warns fires destroy years of natural work, enrich the soil with ash, and threaten long term humanity’s reliance on land. It also notes proposed sales tax as a revenue measure with inflation-controlling goals.
Our World Soldier Writes of Faith and Duty in Alaska
Corporal Hubert Chick Smith of the Army Air Corps in Port Greely Alaska pens a reflective piece on faith duty and humanity. He muses on belief in God the Bible and the redemptive power of helping others as a personal creed amid wartime fear and upheaval.
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Hubert “Chick” Smith
Army Air Corps
Port Greely
Alaska
Zoe
Lieving
Price Ceiling on Used Tires Affects Civilian Use
The article reports wartime price controls on used tires and tubes, noting that stocks are dwindling and new purchases may be required once existing supplies are exhausted. Farmers rely on used tires, and protests flood the planning office as prices threaten civilian morale and vehicle operation.
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Office of Planning
Parody Parade of Jokes and Mild Courtroom Snippets
A collage of humorous exchanges and small town scenes unfolds. A motorist quips with a police officer about speed, a parrot auction ends with a silent bidder, a classroom quip about Magna Carta, and a country man questions a boy’s manners. A mother questions moral training as a speaker advertises a Lyceum talk on parental duty.
Good News for Dad Lawn Mower Halt Ordered After June
Washington reports the War Production Board halted production of all lawn mowers after June 30 to conserve steel. Exemptions apply only to mowers used to harvest crops, reflecting wartime priorities and agricultural needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
War Production Board curb on utility line extensions
The War Production Board limits extensions of utility lines to 250 feet from existing lines without WPB approval, with only one extension per line per 90 days. In defense areas extensions over 250 feet may be allowed after WPB grant. A 500 dollar cap on non underground extension costs may trigger a broader ban amid material shortages. Central Power and Light urges plans be checked with them before spending.
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War Production Board
D. C
WPB
Defense Housing Authorty
Littleton
Central Power Find Light Company
Answers to Answers Found Elsewhere in Answers
The fragment lists items on a quiz style page referencing the Wright brothers December 17 1908 as a landmark flight height the extent of US national parks totaling 12 842 43 square miles and a set of geographies and figures including rivers isthmian region Copernicus and the Taj Mahal with incomplete dates and attributions.
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Wright Brothers
Mexico
South America
Nicolaus Copernicus
Taj Mahal
Galveston News and Dallas News Celebrate Century of Texas Journalism
Galveston News and Dallas Morning News mark 100 years of Texas journalism with special editions. The Galveston Daily News, founded 1842, is Texas oldest newspaper, while the Dallas Morning News traces to 1885 and is Texas oldest business institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston News
Dallas News
State of
Texas
Galveston
Galveston Daily News
Gulf Island
Dallas Morning News
A. H. Belo and Company
Dallas
W. L. Moody Jr
George Bannerman Dealey
Dealey
Soldier
Samuel Bangs
the Alamo
Pearl discovery in oyster can shocks local jeweler
Mrs Helen McDonald shows 15 pearls found in a can of oysters to a jeweler in Kansas City. The pearls are valued at more than 100 dollars if the heat from canning did not ruin them. Buyers urged to purchase government bonds.
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Kansas City
Helen McDonald
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