Are We Prepared For Peace
An editorial warns the United States and allies risk repeating World War I mistakes after victory in World War II. It urges unified planning among the United States Britain and the Soviet Union to ensure a proper postwar peace and avoid a fragile or contested order. It cites Italy Mussolini and potential German upheaval as indicators of the fragile timeline. It stresses preparedness for peace with coordinated policy across wartime agencies to prevent a second global conflict.
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United Nations
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Mussolini
Emanuel
Badoglio
Office of War Information
Roosevelt
Churchill
Hitler
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
Washington
France
Europe
Musolini
Germay
Wallace
Willkie
Mesers
Bazooka weapons and radar herald wartime innovation
Wartime inventors push frontier tech from Bazooka rocket guns to radar as propaganda notes. America’s infantry in Sicily deploy a rifle weight weapon destroying tanks while artillery fires at speed, arousing debate over truth and fear of German defenses amid the brutal theater.
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Lash Gordon
Sicily
Ife
New Historical Advertising Series Promises Value
Yesterday's Enterprise highlights the first in a set of historical feature ads by Mr. C B Overman about High Point industries. The paper endorses the concept as a fresh, valuable addition to institutional advertising and commends Overman for his idea.
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C. B. Overman
High Point Industries
Perennial Tunisian Tale Returns in 1943 Version
An aged anecdote reappears noting a Tunisian veteran’s story of harsh WWII action. Nazi prisoners request display of the 34th Division’s rapid automatic artillery after the unit shelled German positions with 8500 rounds in 80 minutes, a tale echoing a similar claim from late 1917 to early 1918 in France.
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Tunisia
France
Christmas mail to overseas soldiers urged early
The War Department designates Sept 15 to Oct 15 as the period for Christmas mailing to service members overseas. With over two million fighters spread worldwide, the task demands early letters and packages and strict adherence to regulations to ensure proper routing.
Allocated Liberty Ships Meet Union’s Seamen Plan
Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union objects to the War Shipping Administration move to allocate 200 Liberty ships to United Nations pools. He argues withdrawing ships harms seamen training but suggests licensing Allied officers temporarily if licensed personnel are scarce. He notes seamen belong to NMU while officers do not.
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War Shipping Administration
United Nations
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Mr. Surran
NMU
Italy's postwar path and the danger of democracy
An opinion piece argues Americans misunderstand Italian politics and European democracy. It warns that replacing Mussolini with a new regime faces a corrupted civil society, calling for prolonged occupation and careful support of calm, legitimate leaders to curb disruptive elements.
High Point Voices Debate Dog Cruelty and War Service Roles
Residents weigh in on a local dog killing case as Judge MacRae criticizes the act while others defend it. Community leaders discuss USO work, nurses aides, housing shortages, and local services.
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Hammet
D. C. MacRae
Ben Ridge
Australian slang and historic city soot facts
The piece notes immense Australian slang usage and estimates 70 000 000 tons of soot fall on American cities annually. It mentions the first inland saltwater aquarium installed in Chicago in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition and the first large indoor football game at the Chicago Coliseum on Thanksgiving Day 1896.
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Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
Shooting Craps Is A Fime Honored Art
The Baltimore Evening Sun surveys the long history of dice and craps from ancient games to modern U S Army morale boosters. It notes ancient origins in Egypt and Arabia, the word craps possibly from hazard, and later English, French, and Creole influences. It also covers myths of throwing, PK claims, and anti cheating warnings, ending with a teaser about doctored dice and loads.
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United States Army
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G. I
Richard the Lion Hearted
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Arabia
Avart
Hazard
Azart
New Orleans
Lord Carlisle
Craps
Bernard Mandeville Marigny
Johnny Crapaud
Crapaud
Egypt
Claudius
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