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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
13
In Cynwyd Pa Grace Fieske 32 of Bala Cynwyd applied for a fourth marriage license one week after obtaining her third divorce. The news item notes her third divorce and latest wedding attempt.
The bulletin lists ration details for SUGAR and GASOLINE stamps, with stamps 30 through 32 and 40, each 5 pounds, expiring February 28, 194?. Gasoline coupon No 10 covers three gallons under FS-1 and FS-2, with airplane stamps in Book 3 valid for one pair each. Food Book 4 offers 10 points per unit. meats and fats AS through WS8 red. processed foods AS through V8 blue. Fuel oil Period 1 and 2 coupons expired. Periods 4 and 5 valid January 25 to September 30.
The piece notes the second day of summer with sunrise at 5 54 and sunset at 8 11 War Time, remarks on the longest day, and explains the solstice as the sun's apparent pause in its northward trek and the Earth's orbital path. It compares northern and southern hemispheres and mentions New Zealand and Alaska seasonal differences.
The Sparks column contrasts a child’s plea for fairness with a grocer and a moral reflection on prejudice. It recalls Charles Lamb on imperfect sympathies, notes a North Carolina charity debate about funding Mary Doe, colored, for college, and ends with a call for individual dignity and global democracy.
The village of Rooskoop in Holland was the world’s largest center for flowers and ornamental plants before the war, renowned for its vast horticultural trade and exhibitions.
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