Crime Grips War Effort as Cattle Rustling Mulches Nation
Confidential OPA files describe a bloody black market for livestock from ranch to roasting oven. Rustling roams all regions with cattle parts and uninspected beef moved to cities by thieves and gangs. Meanwhile Guadal canal diaries recount a deceptive island landing and a critique of Japan and Nazis. The piece also reviews young Al Gore’s Capitol Hill rise and missteps.
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al” Gore
Capitol Hill
Congress
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Cordell Hull
Washington
Banking and Currency Committee
Nathan Straus, Jr
Winning the War Airmail: U S Army Air Transport Command
Albert Leman outlines U S Army Air Transport Command vast reach with a seventeen thousand mile route and daily flow of about one hundred thirty thousand war materials. he notes plans for larger military planes, peacetime limits, and potential long distance carrier missions from los angeles to chungking and australia.
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U. S. Army Air Transport Command
Uncle Sam
U.S
United States
Berlin
Tokyo
WPB
Los Angeles
Chungking
Australia
Europe
India
Express
Burma Road
British Isles
Hothouses Race to Fill Food Shortages amid Rationing
An article notes rationing aims at equal sharing while hoarding and panic buying strain supplies. It cites New York area reports of clothing and processed food purchases, weather-hampered tomato and bean crops in the South, and greenhouse shifts to tomato seedlings as industry seeks to offset losses.
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OPA
New York
Manhattan
Sparks and Anecdotes On Life In High Point
W A Bivins recalls casual bus talks with a local ration board assistant and a Duke Power Magazine anecdote about daily life. He shares humor as a lifeline during hard times and notes people shape newspaper work and outlook. The column links historical travel memories with reflections on Indian affairs and US involvement.
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High Point
Duke Power
Sparks
St Louis
Lexington
Education as lifelong progress amid war and need
The speaker argues education never ends and learning expands with war work and life. He cites Newton’s ocean of truth, veterans seeking practical knowledge, and workers mastering lathes. Examples include Daniel Webster’s risk, Father Flanagan, and Judge Baker stressing lasting foundations for future tasks.
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Newton
Hartford
Conn
Daniel Webster
Liberty and
Union
Father Flanagan
Boys Town
Omaha
Ben Baker
Marines Guarded Mail in 1775 Mission
Marines first guarded the mails in 1775 when eight left Hartford for Albany and Fort Ticonderoga with important mail and money, marking an early protective service in the Continental era.
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Hartford
Conn
Albany
Fort Ticonderoga
N. Y
Marines Drop Cargo Chutes Carrying Weapons and Supplies
Marine Corps parachutists release blue cargo chutes that carry Tommy guns rifles grenades ammunition and other lethal supplies as part of a airborne supply operation.
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Marine Corps
Amphibian Tanks Used in Panama Maneuvers 1924
U S Marines employed amphibian tanks during Panama Canal exercises at Culebra Island in 1924. The tanks achieved speeds of ten miles per hour on water and about thirty miles on land. Kobe Japan ranked among Asia's top shipyards and a key match making hub. The Hevea rubber tree supplied 97 percent of the world's rubber.
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U. S
Culebra Island
Three Days Cough Warns of Danger and Relief Claim
A vintage advertisement warns that a three days cough signals danger and may lead to chronic bronchitis if untreated. It touts Creomulsion as a non narcotic remedy that reaches the lungs, loosens mucus, and soothes inflamed bronchial membranes, promising a money back guarantee if sleep is not restored.
Planes Used To Spray Mosquito Grounds By Marines
Marines pioneered aerial spraying to cover large ground areas for eliminating mosquitoes and larvae, marking an early use of aircraft in public health control efforts.
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U. S
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