Twenty Years Ago Highlights From Journal Files
An April 21, 1920s Journal recap notes injuries from an auto collision on South Genter and Church streets, a fatality from a Thursday night street crash, and fire chief pleas after twenty fifth fire alarms. It reports birth of a daughter to Leon Amison, plans for an independent baseball club, and a birthday surprise for Marguerite Chase with gifts, games, and dancing.
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Dean
George Webber
South Genter Street
Louis Russell
South Genter
Church Streets
Leon Amison
West Main Street
Marguerite Chase
Weel Church Street
Goums of North Africa Strategy and Image in War
A report from Algiers describes Goums, North African Moroccan regiments, as mobile irregulars who strike through difficult terrain with night raids and swift dawn assaults. The piece notes Allied and Axis perspectives, their mercenary status, pay incentives, and tendency to avoid prisoners, plus their distinctive dress and training in rugged terrain.
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Algiers
North Africs
Tunisia
Goums
Bennett
North Africa
Avon
Morocco
France
Axis Armistice Commission
Goumler
Pullman Plans Supreme Court Appeal Over Sherman Act Ruling
The Pullman Company, found guilty of Sherman anti trust violations by a federal expediting court, announced plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court. President Davie A Crawford argued the case raises whether a company may bargain freely with customers and select its own cars and services. The U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that Pullman monopolized sleeping car services by compelling railroads to lease cars built by Pullman.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pullman Company
U.S. Supreme Court
Davie A. Crawford
Chicago
Iaken
Crawford
U. S. Gircuit Court of Appeals
Thurman Arnold
Pullman Group
Herbert Goodrich
John Biggs, Jr
Albert Maris
Buffer states in air warfare end the buffer concept
The piece argues buffer states, once seen as barriers between powers, are obsolete in modern air war. It cites Afghanistan as a historical example and notes A A Berle’s claim that buffer states are dead. It mentions failed postwar attempts and the limited future of Poland Latvia Lithuania as independent buffers.
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Afghanistan
Russian Asia
India
England
Clemenceau
Europe
Russia
A. A. Berle
Reading
Poland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Germany
Awakening to the Grim Prospect of Worldwide War
Dorothy Thompson laments delayed American wakefulness to the German threat and warns that the war will bring unparalleled slaughter. She argues Americans must fully grasp the magnitude of the conflict, as lawmakers in Washington slowly realize the hard, grim reality ahead. The piece stresses resolve and endurance are essential for victory.
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Dorothy Thompson
Washington
Anne Hearted
Devermied
Monthly Points and the Rationing Headache
The piece complains that rationing coupons for coffee sugar and gas create monthly management problems for housewives. It cites confused dates for coupons and argues for two reforms: make coupons valid for a full month and make coupons cumulative. It questions how to track gas and other essentials when supplies run short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
Daily Dozen Food Facts From Medical Society
A stained clipping presents a series of food fact figures about the United States. It claims farmers raised thirty billion pounds of potatoes and hens produced fifty billion eggs, though transcription errors obscure several numbers. The note also cites soybeans, peanuts, fat consumption, hog production, and pork intake, with several garbled phrases around quantities and dried products.
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United States
Children as young as ten cap strawberries in cold plant
A 1942 federal child labor report notes twenty four children aged 10 to 18 began work at dawn, picked berries until late morning, ate breakfast, and then attended school. The piece jumbles disparate facts about naval frigates and ancient linen history before trailing into vague questions about monthly units and cumulative features.
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Federal
da. m
Ta. m
Questions from the Classified Page Quiz
A reader asks about a set of seven trivia questions from a classified page. Topics include U S political history, notary appointments, early Rhode Island settlements, relative train times, the French aviator who crossed the English Channel, U S national birth records, Nevada’s capital, a composer of a work, Gulf of Bothnia borders, and a term for the palate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Rhode Island
New York City
Chicago
New York
English Channel
Washington
Fragmented ancient notes mix myth and science observations
A disjointed text blends Odin's wolves with Odin on his throne and feasting, then shifts to the Gupta dynasty and Indian history. It references potatoes as thickened underground stems, salinity ranges in oceans, sugar beets as a chief crop, Assam sheep, and early loom weaving circa 2500 BC, creating a varied mosaic of facts and musings.
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Geri
Freki
Odin
Valhalla
Rouseville Captain Wounded in Africa Telegram
War Department telegram reports Captain Charles Wheeler of Rouseville seriously wounded in North Africa on April 3. Enlisted in a local National Guard unit, he rose to first lieutenant in 1942 and captain in 1943. Last letter from him dated April 3. Wheeler, a City High School graduate, was 14 years after 1989.
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Rouseville
Africa
Charles Wheeler
North Africa
War Department
Betty
Leroux Wheeler
National Guard
Mim
Wheeler
Captain Wheeler
of City High School
Hiss
Purified water units deployed with US Army and Navy
Purified water teams move with United States Army and Navy to stay near battle lines and protect troops from impure drinking water.
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United States Army
Navy
Napoleon and stomach pains blamed on excess eating
The article links Napoleons stomach and ulcer pains to excess eating and heartburn, recommending Unga Tablets sold at Rexall Drug Store and Ari stores with a double money back offer. It notes the historic figure suffered from distress and promotes the product as a remedy.
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Rexall Drag
Fragmented notes hint at Rotary meeting topics and attendees
Disjointed OCR text references Earl T Rotary meeting roles and a list of attendees including Dewey and Boyd. Mentions of topics, a Presbyterian group, and a national Young program appear, but details are unclear.
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Meding
Frank H. Hurd
Jay Hurd
Paulson
4 Journal
Pullman
Supreme Court
National Association of Better Business Bureaus
Daily Dozen
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
United States Navy
Max Honry
Egypt
Assyria
Mesopotamia
Indian Ocean
Utth
Dlah
Aateene Towing
Florida
Rome
Spring Lake
Cherry Valley Butter
Ontario
Crackers
Braunschweiger
Thuringer
Veryone
Bernstein
Wembley
Mallory
Wilson
Phoenix Hose
Chelsea
Bernstein Bros
North Center Street
Corry, Pennsylvania
TNA
Auncars
Thi
Nic
Earl T
Rotary
Cherry
D. B
Dewey
A. M
H. Ning
Loce
Goox
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