Congress Eyes Postwar Food Talks With UN Invite
In Washington April 2 Congress weighs sending its own observers to a United Nations postwar food conference slated to begin April 27. House leaders urge representation by agricultural and appropriations committees to study deliberations, agreements and potential impact on the American economy.
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Bible as serial completes in twenty two years
The New Era paper of Parker South Dakota serialized the Bible and spent twenty two years and eight months to print the entire text. The committee expressed hope that Congress would be represented as participants rather than observers.
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New Era Paper
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Deer botfly claims fastest living thing on earth
The deer botfly, native to Brazil, is noted for extreme speed with the female recorded at about 800 miles per hour, surpassing the speed of sound by roughly 50 miles per hour as it darts through animal hides.
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Brazil
Service Man Keeps Works Up Despite Shortages
Despite tire and truck rationing and many Duke Power men in uniform, the service man works daily at repairs and patches. He expresses pride in his service and asks customers to call only when essential and to maintain equipment to avoid further mending.
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Duke Power
May Establish Memorial For Zebulon Vance At Statesville
A campaign to buy and operate the Zebulon Baird Vance home in Statesville as a state shrine will launch after a 25 member Zebulon Baird Vance Memorial Commission is created by the General Assembly. The commission will solicit donations to acquire and preserve the home on West Broad Street where Vance and his family lived in 1865 and served as temporary state capitol. The plan originated with the Statesville chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and was endorsed by the North Carolina UDC in 1942. A Roche limit note closes with a remark on a moon approaching its planet.
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Salisbury
United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Mathematics and life span musings by W A Bivins
The column explores practical math for soldiers from arithmetic to calculus and notes how science lengthens life. References Methuselah and mortality, praising scientific advances in health, vitamins, X rays, hormones, and sun exposure while musing on aging and human endurance.
What You Bury With War Bonds
An urging wartime notice urges buying War Bonds to support soldiers at the front and ensure peace. It warns that golf irons are scarce during the war and frames bond purchases as the civilian duty that funds victory. The message ends with a call to buy more War Bonds at every payday.
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U.S
Service Member Letter Prompted by Atlantic Sailor Cheer
A lighthearted note from a reader asks if a service member has received a letter lately, reflecting how morale boosts travel from distant waters to home memories. The message hints at ongoing communication with sailors far at sea.
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Atlantic
Rehabilitation bill backed by wartime winds
A sweeping rehabilitation bill passed Congress without record votes and awaits presidential signature. It funds up to four years of VA vocational training for all honorably discharged service members for health or combat‑related reasons, with monthly stipends and benefits. The measure covers men and women across Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Merchant Marine, aiming to place disabled veterans in suitable vocations.
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North Africa
India
United States
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Yankton
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Mississippi
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Veterans Affairs to Expand Vocational Training and Hospital Programs
The bill is nearly enacted and the Veterans Administration will extend vocational training and hospitalization services to all eligible veterans. A specific case is to be addressed tomorrow showing how the act will work in practice.
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Veterans’ Administration
Duke Condenses Commencement To 24 Hours
Duke University shortens its 91st commencement to under a day with finals from 6 p m May 21. Dr Paul Austin Wolfe of Brick Presbyterian Church New York City will deliver the sermon the outdoor reception for seniors on the Woman’s College campus at 6 p m May 21.
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