Religion and Letters Boost Troop Morale in War
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes readers view on religion in war noting widespread support for a fighting faith. He cites Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday crowds in Moscow, a chaplain's remark on foxhole faith, and a morale link to letter frequency from home, urging soldiers to write often.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
United States
Harry S. Truman
Dem. Mo
California
Minnesota
Scott
Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
William E. Taggart
Army Air Force
New York
Middle East
Bob
Former Mayor of Magnolia Dies
Magnolia, April 23 Luther A Longino 53 former Magnolia mayor and ex member of the state oil and gas commission died at his summer home Longino Lodge last night He retired from active work years ago due to illness He owned extensive land in Columbia county A Hayneville La native he moved here later His father was the late Dr A Longino Surviving are his widow two sons Dr L A Longino and Hugh Longino all of Magnolia Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 20 p m tomorrow
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Magnolia
Luther A. Longino
State Oil and Gas Commission
Longino
Columbia County
Hayneville
Syd
A. Longino
L. A. Longino
Hugh Longing
Magnalia
Market Report from St Louis Livestock Sales and New York Cotton
Market figures show hogs at steady to slightly higher price ranges with weights 140 to 160 pounds at 13.85 to 14.35 and top around 14.80 for 180 to 240 pounds. Cattle trends are mostly steady to lower with steer and cow figures, yearlings around 16.40 to 17.23, and vealers near 15.75. sheep absent, lambs down 25 to 50, with spring lambs 16.25 to 16.35 for Southwest offerings and woolly lambs around 15.25, plus varied pelts and stocker prices. In New York Cotton, the market shows selective gains in some segments while leaders largely retreat, with stock turnover near 600,000 shares on a Saturday post-holiday session.
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ST. Louis
New York
Harmon Gives Credit to Physical Training
Lieutenant Thomas Harmon, former Michigan All American, credits his fitness for surviving seven days in the Guiana jungle after bailing from a downed plane. He praises his football legs, courage, and endurance amid the perilous jungle maze where two crewmates died and three are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dynan
British Guiana
Thomas D. Harmon
University of Michigan
Paramaribo
Guiana
Thomas Harmon
U. & Army
Harmon
OPA Eases Ban on Truck Tire Recapping Policy
Washington officials report the Office of Price Administration directed ration boards to lift quota restrictions on recapping truck tires starting May 1. Rubber Director William M. Jeffers said available materials and timely recapping prevent cases from reaching a recapping limit.
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Washington
ODPA
Wiliam M. Jeffers
Hollywood By ROBBIN COONS Wide World Features
Hollywood writer Robbin Coons reports on Sam Wood finishing For When the Bell Tolls and starting Saratoga Trunk with Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman and Flora Robson. Readers receive notes on release pressure amid North Africa tensions and Spain. Bill Kershaw becomes a cosmopolitan jeep interpreter translating the Willys maintenance manual into Russian Chinese Spanish and French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Robbin Coons
Wide World Features
Sam Wood
Gary Cooper
Ingrid Bergman
Flora Robson
Whirlwind Courtship Ends In Silver-Haced Vow
In Camp Davis North Carolina Master Sergeant Charles L Bray, just released from the Army, wins lodging at Mrs Margaret Filway's home after recognizing his youth sweetheart, 63 year old widow. They marry after a whirlwind courtship. The story spans multiple light vignettes from Aurora Illinois to Philadelphia and beyond, detailing small-town humor and oddities during wartime.
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Associated Press
Davis
N. C
Charles L. Bray
Wilmington
Margaret Filway
Little Activity This Week in Lafayette Field
Low activity continues at the Midway field in Lafayette county due to high water from Bodean creek. General's Darnell No. 2 in Buckner Ume reached 680 feet, while Hodnett No. 0 Si NED flowed last week but lacks gauge data as tests remain shut for the weekend. Locations have been marked, but material and labor shortages delay starts. NH Wheeless reports Charlie Colermith No. 1 SWC NEW near Lewisville as a single announced wildcat.
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Stamps
Ark
Hope Star
New Midway
Lafayette County
General
Darnell
Midway Field
NH. Wheeless
Charlie Colermith
al No
Lewisville
Social Guests From Across Town and Nearby States
Local residents hosted friends and relatives over the weekend and week. Guests included Blevins Suzzanne Sage of Washington, D. C., Diiver Hornaday of Nashville, Howard Honea returning from furlough, and families visiting in Tyler, Pine Bluff, Beaumont, Camden, and Minden. Various households hosted visits with Eng land, Bruce, Leverett, Honea, Nelson, and Warren among others.
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Suzzanne Sage
Washington, D. C
T. G. Sage
Diiver Hornaday
Nashville
J. J. Bruce
Howard Honea
Salina
Kans
H. H. Honea
Jesse Hutson
Beaumont
Texas
Ollie Arrington
C. W. Leverett
P. F. C. Floyd
Pp. F. C. Lloyd Leverett
Keesler Field
Agatha Bullard
Pine Bluff
Wl. L. Nelson
Randolph Honea
Tyler
Bascom Honea
P. M. Honea
W. C. Brown
Charlene Stewart
Olin England
England and Sons
Chester Stephens
M. L. Nelson
Russell Stephens
C. E. Brooks
Garvin Merchant
S. V. Benson
Farrell
Little Rock
George Stewart
Tommy
Camden
J. J. Foster
Nope
Floyce Leverett
Liberty HU Home Demonstration Club Meeting Report
The Liberty HU Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Virgie Huckabee’s on Tuesday April 14 with twelve members and two visitors present. Miss Mary Claude Fletcher demonstrated cheese serving methods and work garments, with pamphlets on Stretch the Meat distributed. Judy Ench plans to wear a work garment to the June council meeting on June 24 at the Liberty Hill School Building. An at home luncheon was served and an auction at the June club meeting will raise funds to buy a War bond. Route 1 Hope Arkansas.
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Virgie Huckabee
Mary Claude Fletcher
Fletcher
Judy
Liberty Hill
Greece Huckabee
Hope
Aris
Post War Supply Puzzle Deepens Across Europe
London April 23 The postwar European fix resembles a jigsaw with key pieces missing as relief and reconstruction face the same tests of currency, property restitution, and who controls raw materials. Exile Allied governments project U S led aid, while questions linger on governance, restitution, and economic warfare after victory.
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John Collurn
London
Europe
United States
Germany
Reich
Churchill
United Nations
Adolf Hitler
Third Reich
Itv
Denmark
Jury Frees Men on Civil Liberty Charge in Laurel Lynching
Three Jones county men Luther Helder deputy sheriff Barney Joes and Alien Pryor faced a federal court jury in Hattiesburg Mississippi for civil liberty violations tied to the October lynching of Howard Wash a 49 year old Negro. The all white jury found them not guilty after deliberations begun early today. Wash was accused of slaying his employer Clint Welborn and received a life sentence when seized from Laurel county jail and hanged from a bridge by a mob. The government contended the defendants deprived Wash of life without due process. Dr Cornelius Gysbert Dyke a leading New York neurologist died last night at age 42. He directed radiology at the Neurological Institute and was born in Orange City Iowa.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Anvil
Jones County
Nekro
Laurel
Sidney Mize
WSR Pen
Luther Helder
Barney Joes
Alien Pryor
Howard Wash
Wisa
Wash
Cornelius Dyke
New York
Cornelius Gysbert Dyke
The
Neurological Institute of
New York City
Orange City
Duwa
Congress to Probe Rubber Situation in War Effort
Congress moves to investigate a clash between military leaders pressing for intensified air raids on Navi Europe and Rubber Director William M. Jeffers who seeks to keep both military and civilian rubber production rolling. Officials cite a shift of materials to rubber plants, raising fears of weakening the Allied offensive while the California redwood note appears as a stray line.
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Washington
Congress
Navi Europe
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Patterson
Charman Gillette D-Towal
Senate Agriculture Sub - Commmittee
Ickes
James ¥. Byrnes
Gillette
Europe
Hearings End on Manpower and Draft Bills
Washington reports four weeks of hearings on manpower and draft legislation. The House Military Committee moves to form a single measure acceptable to labor, agriculture and the administration, with a subcommittee to be named after today’s final session. The Austin-Wadsworth national service idea and a Smith bill to curb supervisory unions dominate discussion. Industry backs Smith. labor fears an opening to outlaw unions. The plan would register adults for possible military or civilian drafts, with exemptions for women with minor children. Also notes newborns’ average length and body mugeles in the human body.
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Washington
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Kentuckian
House
Austin - Wadsworth National Service
Rep. Smith
D-Vap
Smith
Austin- Wadsworth
Ming
Community Church Services and Easter Plans
Readable church notices listing Easter and Sunday services across several congregations. First Baptist, First Methodist, Church of Christ, Hope Gospel Tabernacle, First Presbyterian, Garrett Memorial Baptist, St Mark's Episcopal, First Pentecostal, and First Christian Church schedule morning assemblies, baptisms, cantatas, Sunday School, and evening services with pastors and featured speakers.
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First Baptist Church
Malin
Poulton
A. C. Kolb
General Assembly of the Baptist Training Union
First Baptist Choir
Lost Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Stewster
First Pentecostal Chutich
4Th and Ferguson Street
W. P. Graves
Sehors
My. Lucie Rowe
Army Engineers Keep Roads Open Amid Dusty Mountain Tunnels
Soldiers on rounds fought constant dust from disintegrating clouds over a rugged mountain range. Engineers used new mechanical equipment to clear debris and maintain the roads for both drivers and passengers despite harsh conditions.
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Aunel
Cutignent
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Market Report
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Paramount
State Department
North Africa
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Wood
Toledo
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Bill
Willys Over‘land Service Department
Aurora
Ill
Ira Stakesbury
Lambert M. Ochsenschlager
Stakesbury
St. Donatd
Matt Thomas
Irvin Muchow
Muchow
Denver
Tern
BE. S. Davis
Idaho
Giles
Los Angeles
Waterbury
Conn
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Eugene Ormandy
San Francisco
Charlotte Baker
Idaha
Howard W. McKean
Burley
Riverside
N. M
Moungin
Frank Williams
Williams
Elliott Barker
Lafayette Field
Blevins
Cary Grant
Ginger Rogers
Church News
First Methodist Church
Pine
Robert B. Moore
Youth Fellowship
Church OF Christ
Grady Streets
Fred H. Williamson
Gospel
Braideast
KCMC
Dbille Clisses
Penger
ST. Mark's Episcopal Church
Holy Communion
Sevion
Henry B. Sastti
First Pentecostal Church
Ghurgh Millard W. Baggett
Jesus
Marrish
L. R. Urrey
Taxi Co
Cook's
White Star Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Carmen's Beauty Shop
Mary’s Beauty Shop
Vanity Beauty Shop
Sibyl’s Beauty Shop
Kate's Beauty Shop
Whiteway Beauty Shop
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