Aviation's ascent reshapes military arms and freight plans
Columnist analyzes General Marshall urging West Point graduates to join the air service, noting aviation's rapid rise from reconnaissance to decisive mass transport. Donald Nelson and Edward Evans propose 80 ton to 2000 mile air cargo fleets and flying locomotives with gliders, promising dramatic shifts in wartime logistics and potential peacetime impact postwar.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Uncle Sam
Army
George C. Marshall
West Point
Marshall
Navy
Battle for Survival in Retail Under Price Controls
A detailed discussion argues that price freezing hurts U S retailers especially small independents. It cites delayed rollbacks, rising costs, and potential store closures, urging swift action by OPA, Congress, or another agency to avert widespread retail failures.
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U. S
OPA
National Association of Retail Grocers
Congress
Engagement Ring Dares Tibby and Steena
Tibby faces mixed emotions as she opens Wayne’s costly engagement ring, feeling unfit for his world yet bound to wear it. Steena reacts with anger and resolve, discarding Wayne’s note and plotting a bold reply, while both women confront love, money, and control.
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Tilby
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Tibby
Steena
Sheena
Wayne Courtright
Breena
Dr. Dare
Tommy
Slattery Letter Sparks REA versus Monongahela West Penn
Wheeling Intelligencer reports Harry Slattery of the Rural Electrification Administration sent a critique from St. Louis alleging June 1941 REA funds targeted a Harrison area project. The paper notes MCWP’s early rural line work began before the REA notice, and disputes Slattery’s charges while urging readers to consult official court and commission records for facts.
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St. Louis
Harry Slattery
Farmers’ Cooperative
Monogahela West Penn
Harrison
West Penn
REA
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Commission
Slattery
Monongahela West Penn
Browder Released by Roosevelt Sparks War Effort Debate
The Pittsburgh Press notes President Roosevelt freed Earl Browder, prompting support from communists who tout Browder’s ability to fight fascism. Critics accuse Browder and his party of aiding fascism previously, denouncing the war effort and obstructing lend‑lease, with American soldiers killed due to strikes and tactics. They question Browder’s loyalty when passport fraud is cited, arguing unity depends on strong national resolve.
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Pittsburgh Press
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Stalin
Fritz ‘Kuhn
Russia
America
Fire destroys Royal Window Glass plant at East Grafton
A devastating dawn fire on April 17 1925 wiped out the Royal Window Glass plant in East Grafton with an estimated loss of 365000. The blaze spread rapidly despite 1400 feet of hose and vigilant firefighting to protect nearby homes and the adjacent Excelsior Mantel Company warehouse. The plant built in 1909 changed hands and methods several times and finally sold to Dr B Campbell before the fire.
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Royal Window Glass Company
East Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio
East End
Lincoln Street
Excelsior Mantel Company
Sanital
Leopold Mambourg
C. P. Zeiner
8. Campbell
Doubtful report on German food shortage circulated
A cautious assessment questions claims that Hitler jailed food chief and other Nazi leaders over a looming German food crisis. The piece argues Germans are resilient, warns against believing famine rumors, and suggests enemies may exploit such reports.
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Hattisburg
Hitler
Germany
Paradoxical Hot News and Notable Global Gaffes
A collage of curiosities notes inflation fears and price freezes, jokes about aluminum shoes, soldiers playing baseball in Australia, and grandchild rescue schemes. It surveys Hitler’s spectacles, Mussolini’s weight, and a drastic London slum child relocation, ending with a praise of a writer’s method and a Canadian landlocked salmon.
Old Soldiers Never Die novel by James Ronald review
The literary note discusses James Ronald’s Fairfield Conn published mystery drama Old Soldiers Never Die. Ronald, a Scot with England ties, blends sentiment with sharp social satire as General Church, retired, clashes with the War Office after Poland crisis. The review notes his shift from crime fiction to a broader story of pride, sacrifice, and withdrawal.
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James Ronald
Britain
Fairfield
Conn
Old General Church
Curc
Poland
War Office
Taylor County Board auction sale of Mead land school lot
The Taylor County Board of Education will offer for sale at public auction at the Court House front door at 2 o clock Monday June 15 the Mead land School Lot in Boothscreek District. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Cash terms on delivery of deed. E G Kuhn Becy.
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Taylor County Board of Education
Court House
Boothscreek
Taylor County Board, of Education
G. Kuhn
Becy
Taylor County Commissioner Candidacy Announcement
To voters of Taylor County I announce my candidacy for county commissioner subject to the will of voters in the Democratic primary August 4 1942 I solicit support and respectfully ask consideration of all voters for my campaign for reelection to the court
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Taylor County
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