Family letter from a doomed airman ends with courage and faith
A wartime note from an Albuquerque soldier expresses pride in his family, readiness for danger, and hope for freedom. It mentions bombing August 1944, links to the Heavenly City, and a resolve to carry on for the free world. The piece also reports that James Benjamin Coulston’s army commission was misfiled, delaying his status as second lieutenant.
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Tomor
Ile & Free World
Ovary
Tefurt
Heavenly City
Washington
Iewer
James Benjamin Coulston
Albuquerque
N. M
Daun
New Mexico
Posta
Coulston
Army Post Office
Anderson
Coulaton
Mae Pew Deon Lorness
Port of Portal Service
Brooklyn
Shadowed World and School News From EVision High
A poetic piece speaks of a great shadow over worlds and a war lord's whim, while EVision High reports seniors’ Armistice Day pride, Cubs beat Le Vens in football, and War Bond efforts. Junior and Sophomore notes cover fundraising progress, class events, and upcoming activities in the gym and streets. Sevent
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Armistee
Cubs
le Vens
Bury
Curb on Holiday Travel Is Asked
Joseph B. Eastman director of the Office of Defense Transportation asks government and private employers to deny vacation leave and defer travel from December 17 through January 10 to ease intercity rail and bus congestion during the Christmas period. He urges civilian trips be postponed and military and essential civilian traffic move with reduced furloughs and business travel curtailment. A new fast capture camera for research engineers records split second action of high speed war machines 100 times quicker than a wink.
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Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Eastman
Armed Services
Mogie
Boston Baked Beans Recipe From Clifton High School
Recipe and method for Boston baked beans with navy beans salt pork molasses mustard brown sugar onions and water. Includes soaking boiling boiling water baking in a hot oven and pressure canning instructions. Credits Clifton High School Home Economics Dept and University of Texas engineering rank note.
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Boston
Clifton High School Home Economics
Louisiana POWs Pick Cotton On Plantations
Prisoners of war in Louisiana began picking cotton at Gordon Randolph and Webster Thompson plantations after 50 days. One owner said wages must be arranged. prisoners earned 1.50 dollars per day or about 60 to 68 pounds of cotton daily, with 1,600 pounds needed per bale costing 87.50 dollars. POW labor yields 300 to 400 pounds per hundred.
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Louisiana
Gordon Randolph
Webster ‘Thompson
Denmarks Tea and Coffee Substitutes Noted
The American Swedish Monthly reports Softee and tea have been unavailable in Denmark for over two years. Ersats coffee is said to be from a tomato rye base, and Tew in uses apple leaves and brine fruit. Tobacco and cigarettes are linked to cherry leaves and potato greens. A century-old plantation-woven coverlet, brought to Texas from Pennsylvania after the war, is donated to the Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas.
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Denmark
Ersats
Texas
Pennsylvania
Tates
Texas Memorial Museum
University of Texas
Mascara and Rite 100 Wt Ba September and Fae Alem
A concise item notes Mascara and Rite weighing 100 with September and Fae Alem involved in a local event. The fragmentary clipping mentions participants and a sequence, hinting at a community schedule or page notice.
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Mascara
Rite
Fae Alem
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