Birthday tribute to Lee and Jackson in period reflections
W A Bivins recalls Robert E Lee and Thomas Jackson birthdays, praising their military leadership and duty. He notes Lee's loyalty, Jackson's bravery, their joint Lee Jackson Day observance, and reflects on motoring restraint and early Victory Garden plans for High Point communities.
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Lee-Jackson
Robert Edward Lee
Confederacy
Thomas Jonathan
Stonewall
Jackson
Lee
Virginia
General Lee
Stratford
Westmoreland County
Lexington
General Jackson
Clarksburg
Harrison County
West Virginia
Chancellorsville
Ry AR
Sam
War era Q and A: Dewey age, women in British industry
A series of wartime questions covers governorship age for Thomas Dewey, the extent of female workers in Britain’s war industry at over 40 percent, reasons for pre rationing sales suspensions, and Katharine Cornell as America’s actress manager in Chekhov’s The Three Sisters.
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Great Britain
America
Katharine Cornell
Chekhov
Doctorless Days Learn Basic Nursing Skills
An article from Wilda Camery emphasizes the nursing gap and urges mothering and community efforts. It notes that many women train as aides to supplement care, with Red Cross sponsoring home nursing classes nationwide this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Wartime Washington notes and wartime concerns
A tale of a boastful private on a Pittsburgh to Washington airliner ends with him learning humility after turbulence in flight. Reports compare wartime strains from miners’ strikes in Pennsylvania to Australia over beer glass sizes and a tax collection clash with churches. Officials say no formal protests yet. a congressional fix may be needed.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Guadalcanal
Pennsylvania
Australia
Treasury
Thomas Boorde
Anacostia Baptist Church
R. G. Baucum
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Congress
Five bound over on gas charges in Salisbury
Five men from Spencer and Salisbury were charged in warrants with violating federal gasoline rationing regulations. After hearings before U. S. Commissioner J. M. Waggoner, they were bound over to the April term of the U. S. District Court in Salisbury.
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Salisbury
Jan
Jacob L Sharpe, Jr
Thomas L. Albright Jr
James L. Rimer, Jr
Spencer
H. L. Hinkle, Jr
Walter C. Koontz
Salisbury Rfd
U. S
J. M. Waggoner
U. S. District Court
Parliament Building Took Two Decades To Rise
The British Houses of Parliament required twenty years to complete. The article notes knee breeches as the official attire for women fascists, reflecting period fashion and political labels.
Lone Ranger Safety Club Reaches Half Million Youths
The Merita Bakers highlight the Lone Ranger Safety Club's work with about 500000 young people. They promote safe habits at home and on streets and support America's Victory effort by aiding Air Raid Wardens in their neighborhoods.
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Lone Ranger Safety Club
America
Neigh
Borhoods
Merita
Merita Bakers
Lone Ranger
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Robert E. Lee
Washington City
Winfield Scott
First Cavalry
United States Army
Wade Hamton
Victory Gardens
High Point
Thomas Dewey
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Dewey
Charles Polett
Wilda Camery, B.N
Community Service Society of
Japan
Arvel Ed
Vl Phuch
Mv Heat Bread
American Bakeries Company
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