Rape Sprining Company Adopts New Rates in Region
The bulletin lists advertising rate options from the Raping Spring Company and associated agencies across cities including Detroit Kansas City Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles. It outlines single and multi-week rates along with advance payment terms and regional pricing in a periodical classified context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeder
4 Prem
Trecas Agency, Inc
Monfork
Detroit
Dalat
Kansas
Chicago
San Francisco
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Fear and faith mingle in a cryptic scripture snippet
A fragmented religious note contrasts fearing the Lord with fear of men and notes conscience and the concept of a bond. The text blends Psalmic praise with a citation from Samuel and a terse phrase on buying a bond, all in a devotional, cryptic tone.
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Hame
God
Samuel F.khesene
States Build Postwar Plans Across 31 States
A survey of thirty one states shows plans to improve canals, fund municipal housing, expand state offices plus build hospitals colleges and airports. Some states seek new capitals and larger jails while veterans homes and highway upgrades are noted. West Virginia reports a fourteen million dollar surplus and leaders urge prudent, needs based postwar spending.
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West Virginia
Congress Faces Postwar Readjustment as War Ends
Congress debates plans to cushion transition from war to peace and prevent chaos in industry and employment. Leaders warn of widespread impact on workers, producers, and daily life, urging swift, careful policy to guide reconversion and civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Europe
Plans for demobilization and private industry control
States and cities plan for demobilization and the return of veterans. The text stresses no uncertainty for home and veterans, with emphasis on returning industry to private control and avoiding manpower shortages. It advocates advance preparation to prevent a potential employment surge and economic muddle. Bay a Bond.
Trend Toward Youth in War and Peace Politics
The piece argues aging politicians lose power as youth rises. It cites Senator Norris of Nebraska, Senator Ellison D. Smith, Mrs. Caraway, and Gov. Dewey on tired old men. It notes defeats due to age, tenure, and a public desire for fresh leadership in wartime and peacetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Congress
South Carolina
Ellison D
Cotton Ed’) Smith
Arkansas
Hattie Caraway
Fulbright
House
Caraway
Senate
Gov. Johnston
Ed” Smith
Senator Smith
Norris
Gov
Dewey
Freedom In Law Of Congress Editorial Comment
A harsh critique of wartime emergency laws shaping price controls and court limits. The author warns that enforcement favors penalties over justice, fines merchants for penny errors, and undermines democratic rights. Congress is cast as endangering American freedom by empowering administrative agencies and curbing judicial relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
OPA
Congress
American Freedom
God Of Our Fathers Hymn Excerpt
A religious hymn lines praising divine guidance for a nation nation seeks protection from war and pestilence asking for divine guardianship in peace and daily life. It invokes gratitude and requests guidance, law, and nourishment for the people and nation.
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God
Normandy Night Evac team frees two crippled German tanks
Ernie Pyle recounts guiding an ordnance unit through Normandy at midnight to pull two disabled German tanks from a ditch. The crew inspects, hacksawed levers, and towed the first tank barely five feet before placing the second in a field. Sentries, gunfire, and tense silence mark the perilous task before returning to a waiting mess tent.
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Normandy
Sey
Pene
Tom Dewey and the City’s Bad Boys Campaign Portrait
A breezy profile of Tom Dewey tracing his path from Owosso to New York legal work. The piece humorously notes his singing beginnings and shift to law, his tough anti gangster record, and quirks such as golf and a cousin to Admiral Dewey. It ends urging forward momentum in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dewey
Dewey
New York
George Z. Medalie
United States District Attorney
Owosso
Admiral Dewey
Roosevelt
Sleepy Verse Amid War Talk and Races in News Snippet
A fragmented newspaper fragment mixes lullaby style lines with mentions of Russia near, a New York racehorse Psychia trist, and a punny heard caller on Pizzyacatwist. It also references a midsummer clambake price and nostalgia for cheaper beer.
Harpoon of Faults and Family Welfare in Daily Life
A Maryland man traps his wife in a financial row and questions upbringing as a predictor of future success. The piece notes that fault finding earns no reward and that fences fail to keep children in their yards, reflecting on daily life and judgment.
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Maryland
West Virginia Synod Plan For Parkersburg Meeting
Forty years ago officials and members of the Presbyterian church in the state showed interest in establishing the synod of West Virginia to be formed at Parkersburg in late August. The World's Fair Bulletin notes Monroe county apples in West Virginia's agriculture display and mentions new city arc lights being installed.
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Presbyterian Church In
Synod of Westoa
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Palace of
Monroe County
Germany Delivers War Declaration to Russia after Ultimatum
Germany declares war on Russia as ultimatum to end mobilization expires. In related notes, Flynn's Pharmacy announces opening at Tazewell and Princeton avenues with C. M. Flynn proprietor. Two coal operations named Modoc Coal Company and Pocahontas Coal planned on Widemouth Creek.
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Germany
Russia
St. Petersburg
Tazewell and
Princeton Avenues
Flynn
District Pythians Convene in Bluefield and Local Construction Progress
H A Lucas the contractor for the Law and Commerce building addition readies brick work on Commerce Street. Murgun Paving finishes curb and gutter on Bluefield Avenue with concrete base progressing rapidly. Fourteenth Pythian district convention draws many Pythians to Bluefield.
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H. A. Lucas
Law and Commerce
Commerce Street
Murgun Paving Company
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
Virginias senior golf title goes to Dr J S Compton
Dr J S Compton of Bluefield won the sixth annual Virginias senior golf championship at White Sulphur Springs. John Rutherford of cases received a limited commercial pilot license after exams in Charleston. Mercer Graham, noted 1913 baseball star, visited Bluefield Virginia.
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J. S. Compton
Bluefield
White Sulphur Springs
John Rutherford
Cases
Charleston
Mercer Graham
Alaska and the Helmericks Canoe Odyssey
A book review recounts the Helmericks’ Alaska voyage in 1940 from Anchorage to Seward and Fairbanks. They built a canoe for a Yukon trip lasting six months. The reviewer notes pervasive mosquitoes, diet shifts, and climate impacts on health, including tuberculosis as common in many regions. The piece highlights harsh conditions and limited dental nutrition due to native foods.
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Helmericks
University of Arizona
Alaska
Bud Helmerick
Fred
Anchorage
Seward
Bud
Yukon
Constance
Fairbanks
Pete
Caren
Same Woodland Trail Reveals Change Across Seasons
The author recounts strolling the familiar woodland trail where seasonal changes reveal new sights. He notes birds and insects quieter in July and August, discovers plant life along the path, and discusses identifying flowers and weeds with botanical guides, aided by the Astronomer’s plant knowledge.
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Britton and Brown
United States
Canada
General Sherman
Amateur Botanist Identifies Three Plants in a Stroll
A writer recalls naming a plant as Amelopsis heterophylla and discovering exhibits B and C. The mint family plant known as motherwort ranges from Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Montana. Exhibit C is Circaea lutetiana or enchantress nightshade, confirmed by a reference book.
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Nova Scotia
North Carolina
Montana
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Lights of New York Vignettes At Bright Spots
A bustling column notes George Tyson and the Orchadettes in Ice-Capades plans at the Pierre. It mentions Toots Schor’s crew polishing a Sunday show score, Maggi MeNeillis on air, Dean Hudson and Tommy Dorsey, Evelyn Knight recording for Decca, and Donahue’s Navy swing band touring bases. A quip on park vandals and a fact about a motorized infantry division’s gasoline use closes.
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George Tyson
Pierre
Orchadettes
Irls
Gorege Petty
Petty Girl
Toots Schor
Paul
Blue Network
Toots
Murtah
Lorelei
Park Central Pool
Patsy Garrett
Colbee’s
Frank Howey
Georgia Gibbs
G.i.'s
New York
Maggi MecNeillis
Sociey
Maggi
Dean Hudson
Tommy Dorsey
Evelyn Knight
Decca
Toots Camarata
Sterling Holloway
Ares
Eddie Garr
CBS
Lindy’s
Yvette
Universal
Olsen and Johnson
Vera Zorina
Ellsworth
Fairchild
Cotillion Room
Kayvelis Aliki
George Pandreou
Greece
Cairo
Sam Donahue
All Star Navy
England
France
Donahue
South Pacific
Bob Chester
Marx
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Ernie Pyle
Munich
City
H. I. Phillips
Superman
Green Hornet
Barney
Underworld
Jose
Buddy
Adolf
America
Daily Telegraph
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