Daily Quiz Questions From A Wartime Page
A reader quiz lists ten questions about World War II history and general knowledge. Items cover wartime leaders, bombing raids, invasions, Canadian Parliament, presidential succession, chemical formula, clothing terms, state nicknames, Shakespeare, and Brazil’s wartime stance.
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France
Greece
Yugoslavia
Germany
Jower House
Ghister A. Arthur
Dolman
Old North
Brazil
G E Emploe Killed When Hit By Emery Wheel
Erie dispatch reports Ulysses Stewart a 47 year old Erie General Electric Works employee died after a wheel struck him in building 17 on the Perry highway Waterford. He collapsed and died en route to Hamet hospital after first aid and an ambulance transfer. Coroner Frank St George opened an inquiry and a post mortem was held to determine cause of death. Stewart, employed since March 1941, is survived by his wife and one child. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Erie
Ulysses Stewart
Erie General Electric Works
Wes
Hyon
Hamet Hospital
Perry Highway
B.D. 2
Waterford
Stewart
Tim
Frank St. George
Plant
Farm trouble dangers of excess demands on agriculture
The essay argues American agriculture risks losing sympathy by overreaching, noting farmers once needed artificial help but now face public protection needs. It warns against strong-arming by any group, citing Tacitus to illustrate public disdain for coercive actions and a growing call for balance.
Youth Shot In Rifle Mishap Near Marys Ohio
22 year old TMstenry A Cashmere of Marys Ohio is hospitalized with a bullet wound to the side after a rifle mishap while shooting at a target behind his home. He is in Kaul Memorial hospital and not believed to be seriously hurt. He later walked home with a companion and reported pain but did not detail the incident. Authorities say he slipped and the bullet pierced the flesh near the waist.
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Marys
Stenry A. Cashmere
Kaul Memorial Hospital
Gt. Marys
Cashmere
HURT IN CRASH NEAR EMPORIUM
Jesup Snyder of Emporium is treated at Kaul Memorial hospital for injuries from a Tuesday night automobile crash on Bucktail Trail Route 120 near Emporium. She has a fractured right wrist and injuries to the right leg and hand. Condition not serious. Investigating police report fog as a contributing factor.
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Bucktail
Ridgway
Jesup Snyder
Emporium
Kaul Memorial Hospital
Bt. Marys
Biparium
Land-Greed and the Volga in Wartime Parables
A fragmentary page discusses Tolstoyan folk tale of a greedy peasant who dies seeking endless land. It contrasts Germany’s war drive with Russia’s Volga significance, likening it to the Mississippi and noting dangers of nationalism and racial hatreds in Europe's crisis.
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Leo Tolstoy
Germany
Russia
Mississippi
Volga
Stalin- Stad
Europe
France
Great Britain
Baltic
Black Sea
Arctic Ocean
Caspian
Asis
United States
Cleaning Up Black Markets Is Big Problem Facing Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam faces a major effort to curb black markets amid lax controls on raw materials and price ceilings. The piece cites meat and steel as examples where mispricing, hoarding, and substitutions inflated profits for sellers and created shortages. It notes efforts by Roosevelt and the War Production Board, plus proposals for vertical control of materials and a strengthened Standards division to deter quality cheating.
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Uncle Sam
Joun Gaus
Bebe
Woods
U.S
Roosevelt
Congress
War Production Board
Syer i
Steel Division
Donald Welsom
OPA Standards Division
Dexter M. Keezer
Reed College
Portland
Keezer
Contagious Diseases in Schoolchildren Report
Daily Dozen from the Meatear Society of Pennsylvania notes measles mumps chicken pox and whooping cough as contagious illnesses spreading among pupils. It warns that close contact spreads them and emphasizes doctor supervision, careful recovery before returning to school, and the goal of immunization to prevent diphtheria.
Twenty Years Ago Journal Snippet September 24 1922
Readable fragments recount a Sunday no paper note and a horseshoes game. The text hints at wartime measures and market issues, mentioning government actions and Washington expectations about cleaning up spots and petty offenders within six months.
Shots Fired Then Man Flees In Automobile
MT JK and Werr Sept 24 Constable Robert Lewis fired at a moving car as the driver attempted to flee after an attempted lawful summons. The officer drew his revolver but could not stop the vehicle. County Detective Merle Dickinson of Smethport later arrested the driver and jailed him awaiting hearing.
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Jk&werr
Robert Lewis
Lewis
Merle Dickinson
Smethport
Toward Taller Skyscrapers Faces Rising Costs and Elevation Issues
Construction engineers say the trend in commercial buildings is away from very tall structures due to high costs at great heights and complexities of installing large elevator systems.
Highway Trucks Used in Scrap Drive in Harrisburg
Department of highways trucks will participate in a state scrap drive on September 28 29 and 40 in Harrisburg. Caretakers will collect scrap from routes and deliver to tool boxes. trucks on night returns will collect scrap near maintenance sheds and deliver to a lot near the sheds designated by the local council of defense.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
State Council of Defense
Department
Council of Defense
The Potato Race Opens the Program as Main Event
The main event was a potato race. Local organizers presented a varied lineup with social activities and a prize for top finishers, drawing community members to the event space.
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G. E. Employe
Iysses Stewart
Tacitus
Ther
Paul Gh
Europa
Henry Kaiser
Kuiser
Eee
William Jeffers
Daily Dozen
Meatear Society of the
State of
Pennsylvania
Washington
Aluminum
Center ST
Gorry,pa
Alta Aaa
Loo
Kotex
Hinile
Fitch
Magnesia
Mennen
Paris
Tke
Boy Lady
Esther Ream
Fillsbury’s Enriched
Glendora
Glendors
Glendora Milk
Shefford
Wheaties
Des. Y
Campbell's
Saul
Young
Lux
U. S
Lowell Apples
Sunkist
U. 8
Alc
Wilcox Grocery
Curry, PA
Donaldson Bros
Spring Creek, Pa
Jor
Eric
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