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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1943
Page
3
Charles E. Crist retires after 45 years as Blanco business district figure. He sells his wool ware house lumber yard and hardware business to Melvin C. Winters Johnson City road contractor. Crist known as a wool and mohair dealer and advisor to ranchers in Blanco County.
Local officials report August as the driest in seven years for Fredericksburg and parts of Gillespie County with a record low rain of 0.12 inches in Fredericksburg. Neffendorf notes 0.93 inches total since August 31, aiding fall planting while Wolf Creek and Stonewall exceed three and five inches respectively.
Sgt Chr Staats of Fredericksburg has been awarded a Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior efficiency and fidelity. He volunteered in January 1941 and trained at Camp Bowie Camp Blanding and Camp Edwards before overseas service. He married Eleanora Hopf on June 27 1942.
Fredericksburg notes 676 residents in U S armed services with names, ranks and status including missing in action and prisoners of war. A humor cartoon ends the page with a fire department applicant quip about escaping a second story fire on a leg.
Honolulu report recounts Jackie Tatum, 18, explaining the incident at the Navy recreation center Breakers on Waikiki. She said during a command performance the audience was invited to dance, she grabbed an officer in the front row and learned the dancer was Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
Eduard H. Collins argues Morgenthau's charts mislead on U S and British tax shares. He notes Britain started with higher taxes, war years differ, and U S taxation includes federal plus corporate double taxing. He urges caution in cross country tax comparisons and cautions against overreaching conclusions.
The Economist attributes 29 percent of higher war outlays to increased production, 11.2 percent to reduced consumption, and 17.2 percent to disinvestment. Civilian consumption rose 8.7 percent 1942 vs 1939, while disinvestment was only 4 percent, and national income rose 51.2 percent, highlighting U S production strength without heavy civilian strain.
The text lists years born and years in power for leaders Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Mussolini and Hitler. It claims 3886 divided by 2 yields 1943, predicting the war’s end, linking U S involvement to two years. It ends with a newspaper subscription pitch.
A Chicago promotional piece touts Diamonex as a fast relief aid for essential hypertension with claims of headache and dizziness reduction within two weeks. It offers a two week trial for $1.50 with a full 60 week supply and money-back guarantee if not satisfied.
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