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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
3
Tom Parker and Bill Berry of the Devils River section were Harper visitors Tuesday. Subscribed to the Harper.
Clark Lee highlights the grit of pilots and gunners amid Zero encounters and dying air battles. Paul Mallon notes the Midway raid and the heavy losses, praising Americans for resilience and determination in hostile skies.
The article lists widespread production stoppages in April to August during wartime. Refrigerators stopped April 30, radios down 95 percent by July, musical instruments with high material needs halted by July, oil burners since May 31, washing machines from May 15, fishing tackle since June 30, lawnmowers also halted, inner spring mattresses cut after August, bicycle production reduced to six percent. The piece frames these cuts as wartime necessity.
Classified items include sale belts from Teuschner, cylinder rebore and typewriter repair services from Felix Mailer Machine Shop, and radio post contact in Fredericksburg Texas. Local visitors Mr and Mrs Arthur Inscore and Mrs L H Harper are noted among weekend and Friday night visits.
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