Starvation Days Urge Sacrifice for Europe Relief
On Easter a public appeal urges Americans to cut food consumption on two days weekly to aid starving children in Europe. President Truman and Hoover call for large relief, with 125 million bushels of wheat and 50 million of corn needed to UNRRA. The piece stresses urgency, national responsibility, and shared sacrifice.
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Truman
Hoover
UNRRA
America
Thomas Love
Hoover and
Resurrection and life in the Christ narrative during Lent
The pamphlet discusses Jesus raising Lazarus, the widow’s son at Nain, and his own resurrection. It reflects on gospel accounts Matthew through Paul, the Emmaus walk, and the universal reach of redemption. It notes the paradox of the risen Christ amid wartime cynicism and asserts sin transcends nations.
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Jerusalem
Gurus
Mary
Bethany
Lazarus
Bethy
Martha
Ain
Nain
Astor
Pilate
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Mark
Luke
John
Paul
James
Mount of Ascension
Christ
Emmaus
Cleopas
Israel
Moses
Soldiers Discuss Caste System and Food Consumption
Readers quote opinions on military caste gaps and officer enlisted dynamics. One man defends a discipline gap while a second urges moderation in food intake and supporting hunger relief rather than nations debt.
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Armed Services
Bill Williams
Voices From High Point On Meters Elections And Holidays
Citizens and officials in High Point discuss parking meters political primaries and holiday habits. Judge Cox notes rising divorces while merchants praise meters for boosting commerce. Local comments cover elections spring fever and aviation club name gains.
Peace talks in Paris eyeing Italy and Baltic states
The article surveys the looming peace conference in Paris with Byrnes seeking a quick Italian settlement while borders and reparations spark disputes. It notes Tito’s push in Venezia Giulia, the Trieste protests, and the risk of lengthy negotiations as major powers clash over Germany, Japan, and Baltic and Balkan claims.
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Byrnes
Paris
New York
Germany
Italy
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Japan
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Tito
Venezia Giulia
Trieste
Wilson
George
France
Rome
Moscow
London
Washington
Kremlin
Tass
Yugoslavia
Albania
Greece
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
U.S.S.R
Russia
United States
Britain
Tripolitania
Tunisia
Egypt
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Africa
Balkan
Balkans
Danube
Austria
Constantine Tsaldaris
Sofia
Europe
Clemenceau
Draft dodging continues after V J day FBI reports rise in cases
The FBI reports more than 26 selective service violations since August 14 1945 with March adding about 3000 cases mostly under 26 and February at 3055. Hoover notes over 2100 years of sentences for violators and explains most prosecutions involve pre V J day offenders aged 26 to 30.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
FBI uncovers forged Bible edition and birth record schemes
FBI reports in a 1939 printing case that an edition of the Bible was not authorized before March 1939 and shows artificial aging. Hoover also noted that parents and a notary public arranged false birth certificates and were convicted under the selective service act. A separate case involved a man who killed a hunting companion after 1944 and received a 20 year sentence in 1945 court.
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FBI
Hoover
Anting
Resurrection of spring and resilient human spirit in Easter reflections
A reflective prose piece extols spring’s renewal after war, notes Easter parades on Fifth Avenue remain joyful, and argues humans continually rebuild and adapt. It compares atomic achievement to past innovations, insisting man will harness new power and keep dreaming and creating.
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Fifth Avenue
Miracles and moral life in Easter reflections by George Sokolsky
The essay extols human intellect, science, and the will as miracles surpassing mere instinct. It contrasts spiritual poverty with science and cites Jesus on faith and forgiveness. It affirms American charity and the good life as essential to a humane society, especially on Easter day.
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