Baratoc Nuevo Rum Distillery and Ghostly Fire Legend
In Baratoc Nuevo on Panay Island a guerrilla era distillery produced rum from sugar cane remnants and tuba. Locals tell a legend of ghostly fires from a cemetery, witnessed by Corporal John W. Reed, suggesting spirits aiding guerrillas against Japanese forces.
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Panay
P. I
Baratoc Nuevo
Iloilo
Toilo
40Th Division
John W. Reed
Nolan
W. Va
Reed
Baratoc Nuevo J
Inmes
OWI Urges Citizens to Aid War Effort at Home
The Office of War Information calls for civilian support in the 182nd week of the war with Japan. Citizens should vacation at home to free railroads, join the cadet nurse corps, salvage paper, serve as price panel assistants, and boost home canning and harvest to secure civilian supplies next winter.
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OWI
Washington
Office of War Information
Japan
Pacific
Navy precedents push for postwar world order
The article argues that the U S naval buildup ensures peace by overwhelming naval power. It notes Truman’s approval of a larger fleet of dreadnoughts cruisers and aircraft carriers as insurance against war and a possible postwar police role. It cites Stimson’s resignation amid wartime service and his wish to finish the Tokyo campaign.
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Ascen Ae Oae
Francisco
Uncle Sam
Truman
Japan
Davy Jones
Locker
Britain
United States
London
Billie” Mitchel
Capitol Hill
William S. Sims
Atlantic
Pacific
Stimson
Henry Lewis Stimson
Roosevelt
White House
Secretary of War
Taft
Hoover
Tokyo
Herbert Hoover
Joras
Manchuria
England
Asia
Mr. Stimson
Harry Truman
Navy strength after conquest of Japan hinted in report
The article suggests that after Japan is conquered the relative sizes of world navies will shift, with the immense battleships of forty nations potentially rebalancing power. It portrays a global naval balance in flux and speculation on future fleet demands.
Radio Schedule Highlights From Eastern War Time Network Day
A dense listing of radio programs and times for Eastern War Time Monday June 4. Includes serials like Sparrow and TheTalk Captain Midnight Jack Armstrong and Tom Mix repeats, news reports with Kiernan and Lowell Thomas, and music segments with Eileen Farrell and The Three Suns.
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P.t
Farrell
Sparrow
Hop Harrison
Mbs
Weat
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Cbs
Kay Armen
Tom Mix
Como
Nbe
Jack Kirkwood
Cbs News
Blu Fulton Lewis, Jr
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Raymond
Blu
Injuries Fatal To A J Hartman Of Greensboro
Arthur James Hartman 57 of 419 Fields Street Greensboro died Sunday at High Point Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car near Jamestown Friday night World War I veteran Hartman lived with an uncle in Greensboro Funeral services were held at Sechrest Funeral Home and burial followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery Dusting peanuts with sulphur or copper sulphur dust advertised as boosting feed and profits
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Arthur James Hartman
Fields Street
Greensboro
Jamestown
High Point Memorial Hospital
Hartman
J. C. Talbert
Marty Hartman
Cid Hartman
Granite
Sechrest Funeral Home
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Cherry lauds East Carolina Teachers College leadership
Governor Cherry spoke at the Greenville commencement praising East Carolina Teachers College as a cooperative enterprise and a beacon for eastern North Carolina. He outlined the college as the sole state-supported white college east of Raleigh and urged it to raise living standards through education and service to the region. The governor reviewed the college’s history, growth, and dedication, paying tribute to founder Dr. Robert Herring Wright.
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Greenville
Cherry
East Carolina Teachers College
Raleigh
North Carolina
Robert Herring Wright
Cost of debt for families in US budget memo
Federal Budget Director Harold D. Smith writes in American about national debt costs. A family of four with $2,500 annual income would pay about $25 yearly in taxes for debt service. A family with $10,000 income would pay about $400.
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New York
INS
Harold D. Smith
The
American Magazine
Uncle Sam
Lebt Service
Tin Saving Containers New York
Approximately 250 billion fiber containers, mostly for civilian products once in tin, rolled off American Tin Company production lines in 1944, according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Summertime Diet: Protein Needs in Warm Weather
Experts challenge the belief that summer diets require less protein. Studies by Forbes and Swift suggest starches and sugars drive heat production more than protein does, and fats may be useful in warmth. A balanced diet with adequate protein, fats, starches, fruits, vegetables, and fluids remains advised to support growth, tissue repair, and temperature regulation.
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Ernest B. Forbes
Raymond W. Swift
Pennsylvania State College
Forbes
Swift
Cape
Red with horror forever for these wartime camps
Questions quiz memory of Belsen, Buchenwald, Birkenau and Vught and ask what history scars will remain red with horror. It also asks how many letters the modern Italian alphabet has and to name the longest river on each continent. The words of wisdom quote cautions that gentleness masks firm character.
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Belsen
Buchenwald
Vught
Continents
North America
Asia
Africa
South America
Etiquette Hints on Engagement Gifts for the Bride
A girl announcing her engagement need not expect a gift unless a giver wishes to offer one. If given, the present should be personal to the bride and come from the true mother in law or a close friend.
Portrait of a Rash and Enthusiastic Mind
Advice-like description outlines a temperament marked by impulsivity and quick emotion. It notes eagerness and a preference for the easy path, tempered by kindness and sympathy. The passage suggests writing letters to advance progress and predicts persuasive fluency with Jupiter in power.
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Jupiter
Local events include PTA officers and church services
Officers to be elected Tuesday at 7 p m at Leonard Street school before the PTA meeting. Rev J W Kennedy of Haw Shaw Grove to lead worship at Brooks Memorial church on Wednesday at 8 p m. Friday June 15 poet George W McCorkle will recital at the same venue. Seventh Day Adventist school Olga street closes tonight at 7 p m with One Minute Test answers for the public.
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Leonard Street
Brooks Memorial
J. W. Kennedy
Haw Shaw Grove
Brooks Memorial Church
George W. McCorkle
Seventh Day Adventist
Olga
Fragmented Text About Camps and Regions
Partial OCR passage references camps with mistreatment of thousands and lists continents and rivers. It mentions North America Asia South America and major waterways. The fragment discusses labor and wartime themes without clear context or dates.
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North America
Asia
Yangtze
Nile
South America
Amazon
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