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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
6
The article lists Oliver Squibs and several local youths as participants in the Older Boys Conference at Logansport over the weekend. It also notes births, weddings, and community events including a Delphi church call, campus visits, and local Farm Bureau leadership updates.
The writer argues that American citizens generally reject gasoline theft and that wartime shortages are caused by demand, not supply. The piece stresses the harms of the black market, notes most motorists and dealers are honest, and urges strict coupon use and license-number endorsement to defeat illicit sales.
The 1944 declaration establishes the War Refugee Board to rescue those in imminent danger and to find havens for them in neutral and allied nations. It calls on the United States to lead by example by creating refuges within its borders while nations cooperate in saving European Jews and other minorities.
Citizens urged to support the war effort by purchasing United States war bonds and stamps. Officials promote timely buying to fund military operations and bolster national resources.
James Norman Hall presents Lost Island about a tiny atoll wrecked by war while Fair Stood the Wind for France explores Colonel Dodd’s duty and sorrow as reefs must be blasted. Lincoln's Daughters of Mercy recalls Mother Bickerdyke's bold act to heat and care for 1500 wounded men during Civil War night and a humorous arrest scene follows.
A collection of wartime opinions and reflections from diverse figures including Sydney Greenbie, Vivian D. Corbly, Sergi Phil Scheier, Ernie Pyle, Pope Pius XII, E Palmer Hoult, Ernest Zaugg, and John J. Connelly. The quotes cover death, morale, rewards, postwar order, Berlin's destruction, and parental duties.
Around Town reports Indiana Weekly's celebrated memorial issue and the musical Oklahoma in Chicago's Erlinger theatre. Critics praise the score, costumes, sets, and star John Taitt, noting the show as the best in fifteen years. Marshall Field's displays wartime correspondence books, with orders for Gilbert Bailey's Boot.
A collection of quotes on friendship and companionship from Jeremy Taylor Lord Chesterfield Francis Bacon Mary Baker Eddy and Dorothea Lange. The passages discuss prudence in choosing company restraint in social settings and the value of shared intellect and aligned aspirations.
A fragmentary note praises the wise man who seeks the steady company of books. It contrasts this with failure by others and hints at a scribal or editorial stance on reading as reliable support.
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