Meatless days spark talk of rationing and survival
Local voices weigh meat rationing and supply fears amid wartime strain. A Randolph county farmer, a Fort Bragg sergeant, and a nearby meat dealer discuss possible shortages and personal coping plans as national policy looms. A family service advocate adds context on child welfare and home life during crisis. Pfe Lewis Hester in Northern Ireland writes his mother about the grim reality of serving abroad.
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Rod Newton
M. C. Seward
J. Ball
Fort Bragg
J. W. Warren
Randolph County
Margaret Briggs
Family Service Bureau
Pfe
Lewis Hester
Northern Ireland
Etta Hester
Young Street
Two Opinions on Russia War Strength Clash
A newspaper column contrasts US and British views on Russia in World War II. It critiques American intelligence for underestimating the Red Army while noting British expectations of a winter counterattack. The piece laments misjudgments by military leadership and ends with a quip about a bishop and boys’ potential job.
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United States
Russia
U. S
Hitler
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Red
Churchill
Moscow
England
Red Army
War Department
Japan
Reynolds
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Solomon Island
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Oux Hy
Great Britain
Immedi
India
jSo
Senate
Britain
Senate Committee On
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Camden
High Point Enterprise
Camden County
Daily Advance
P. Leary
Wake Island
Willia Wake
Prince William Her
U. S. Marine Corp
Alfvardo di Nevra Mendana
Wake
Charles Wilkes
General Merritt
U. S. Army
Thomas
Stars and Stripes
Edward D. Taussig
U. S. S. Bennington
Wiliam McAkinley
Methodists Propose Term Limits for Public Officials
A columnist argues for constitutional limits on term lengths from governors to lawmakers, praising Methodists for moving leaders and noting seniority can hinder urgent duties. The piece cites the need to force focus on real work, suggesting a fixed retirement or rotation would curb endless politicking and improve governance.
A Sermon on The Faithful Heroes of Hebrews
A preacher contrasts Hebrews 12 1 2 with modern life noting the “cloud of witnesses” and urging believers to lay aside sin and run with patience toward Jesus. He cites Paul and Fosdick to emphasize transformation, duty, courage, and endurance in the Christian race, ending with a call for joy in salvation and service to God.
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Letus
Jesus
Lan
Jesus Christ
Paul
Christ Jesus
Josiah Royce
Church
Earth
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Palestine
W. A.B
Power comparison: bomber weighs twenty tons to soar
An old article notes that lifting a J-engine bomber of twenty tons requires as much power as a fast passenger locomotive uses to pull a thousand tons of cars and ten der over extensive railways.
War Poems and Wartime Poets in 19th and 20th Century
The piece surveys Civil War poets Abram Joseph Ryan Henry Timrod and Alan Seeger plus World War II poet John Magee. It highlights Ryan's weary furling of the Stars and Bars Timrod's Magnolia Cemetery tenderness Seeger's Rendezvous with Death and Magee's high flight sonnet praised by Archibald MacLeish as a landmark World War II work.
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Abram Joseph Ryan
Father Ryan
Lee
Norfolk
Louisville
Henry Timrad
Charleston
D. C
Charleston Mercury
Columbia
Magnolia Cemetery
New York
Paris
France
Germany
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Rupert Brook
John McCrae
Flanders Field
John Gillespie Magee, Jr
Royal Canadian Air Force
Flo
John G. Magee
Washington, D. C
Warns against slick stock salesmen and urges government bonds
A Raleigh News and Observer item rebukes stock swindlers and urges caution to investors. It warns that unregistered stocks prey on farmers and warns readers to favor legitimate, homegrown ventures or government bonds as the safest investment. The piece cites past frauds around farm fertilizers and stresses the danger of rosy promises from outsiders.
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Euro
Wake County
Raleigh News and Observer
Wake Island lore and Wake Marines feats recalled
Walter Winchell profiles Walter Winchell and recounts Wake Island history through a collage of facts and anecdotes. It covers the 1941 defense, Major Devereux, the Marines, aerial battles, and the island’s exploration, discovery, and shifting names, ending with a note that continued coverage appears on Page 1.
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Devereux
Wake Marines
Marine Corps League of America
Wake Island
Ottori
Hirohito
San Francisco Island
Senor Mendana
St. Francis Day
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Stewards
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Bob Reynolds
Henry Timrod
Alan Seeger
New York City
Belloy-en-Santerre
French Foreign Legion
Horace Alain
Harvard Uni
God
Elizabeth City Daily Advance
Walter Winchell
Brian Donlevy
Henry ‘S. Elrod
Frank Cunningham Tharin
US S. C
W. J. Marines
James Puck Sinnot Devereus
Defenders of
Alamo
Wilkes - Peale Islands
Pacific
Philippines
Malaya
Pan American Airlines
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John J. Pershi
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