Hempstead County to plan 1945 air and livestock show
The article notes a meeting at the courthouse next Monday night to plan the Hempstead County air and Livestock Show for 1945. It emphasizes early publicity and a strong show program to maximize attendance, reflecting on the 1944 event and urging planning in July and August. It also includes a film review of The Hairy Ape shown at the Rialto theater and a World War II update on Allied operations and Antwerp's strategic importance.
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Hempstead County
Rialto Theater
Hairy ‘Ape
Eugene O'Neill
New York
Louis Wolheim
William Bendix
Wolheim
Hairy Ape
Stoker
Susan Hayward
Bendix
Roosevelt Wins Fourth Term in Landslide Victory
Franklin D. Roosevelt carries 35 states to 13 for Dewey with 413 electoral votes to 118 and 23.6 million to 20.7 million in the popular vote. Democrats gain Senate control with 55 seats to 35 and hold 241 House seats to 177, while Dewey contends for peace talks after a hard fought campaign.
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Associated Press
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington
Hyde Park
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
Senate
House
Woodrow Wilson
Stalin
Churchill
Ohio
Massachusetts
Missouri
Idaho
Indiana
North Dakota
Utah
Herbert Maw
J. Bracken Lee
Dewey
New York
New Orleans
Louisiana
Brownell
Hannegan
Harry S. Truman
White House
Capitol Hill
Spectacles as Education Mark in Ancient China
The article notes that wearing spectacles signified education in China and that glasses were used about two thousand years before the craft of making them became widespread. It highlights the long history of eyewear in East Asia and the cultural value placed on optical aids.
Earth’s Early Spin: Four-Hour Days in Ancient Times
Scientists note the early Earth rotated much faster, completing a day in about four hours. The rapid spin shortened days and affected atmospheric and geological development as the planet cooled and stabilized over geologic time.
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Earth
Last Call on Donors for War Fund
Hempstead county National War Fund campaign is 91.3 percent complete as of the ninth report. County Chairman James H. Jones and Treasurer Roy Anderson urge business houses and communities to report donations promptly. final tabulation will soon be released and National War Fund closes November 10. The county total stands at $7,455.87 toward an $8,163 quota.
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Hempstead
National War Fund
James H. Jones
Roy Anderson
Hempstead County
Patriotic Pageant at Hope High November 28
Hope High School students under Mrs. Frank J. Mason present I am an American a patriotic pageant free to the public Tuesday night November 28 about three hundred participants feature Charles Hyatt as the Voice of America Peggy McNeill Goddess of Liberty and George Washington role players include Alice Jones Marion Mouser Patsy McPherson John Simmons Ira Parsons and others.
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Hope High School
Frank J. Mason
Patsy McPherson
Queen of the Fairies
John Simmons
Bill Queen
George Washington
Ira Parsons
Supreme Court
Roosevelt's Fourth Term Begins January Twenty
President Roosevelt will take office January 20 pledging a sweeping postwar program. The agenda includes demobilization, civilian reconversion, a world security body, job creation, housing, highways, parks, airports, hospitals, a merchant marine surge, easier taxes, small business credit, collective bargaining, and ending poll taxes.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic Congress
Capitol Plaza
World Security Organization
America
White House
Churchill
Stalin
TVA
Arkansas
Columbia River
Arkansas Returns Show Roosevelt Lead With Anti Labor Ballot Measures
Early returns from Arkansas indicate Roosevelt leading Dewey by five to two with over half of 2,087 precincts reporting. Anti closed shop amendment gains support, racing and library measures trail, and several initiated acts show mixed results. Democratic nominees dominate major races statewide, including Fulbright and Laney in Senate and Governor races respectively.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Adkins
Dewey
Ban Laney
Reduced Postoffice Schedule on Armistice Day
Hope Postmaster Robert M. Wilson announced a Saturday schedule change for Armistice Day. Money order stamp and general delivery windows will open 9 am to 1 pm with one morning city mail delivery and no rural delivery. Incoming and outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual.
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Hope
Robert M. Wilson
Argentina Worries Over Warborn Merchant Fleet
Buenos Aires reports maritime circles fear for Argentina's war born merchant marine as original owners consider reclaiming their vessels, raising concerns over fleet future and national shipping capabilities.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Record soybeans planted exceed sixteen million acres in 1943
In 1943 the United States planted more than 16,000,000 acres of soybeans as part of wartime agricultural efforts. The data highlights large scale crop production supporting national needs.
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United States
Irrigation Prospects for Southwestern Deserts
The southwestern United States contains near deserts with potential for reclamation through irrigation. This approach could transform arid lands into productive farmlands by applying controlled water delivery and soil management techniques.
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United States
Churchill Proposes Triple Conference With FDR and Stalin
London reports Prime Minister Churchill urged a three way meeting with President Roosevelt and Marshal Stalin to bridge mankind's suffering and halt destruction. He praised US election results for improving prospects and noted Montgomery opened the Schelde for the Allied push into Germany. He warned against US political interference and lauded Dewey's sportsmanship while forecasting a 1945 British general election.
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London
Churchill
President Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
United States
Marshal Montgomery
Schelde
Germany
Great Britain
Brothers In
Thomas E. Dewey
Europe
Roosevelt
Twe
Britain
Republican Party
Big Money Gives French Treasury Fortunate Break
The article notes French paper money, small denomination bills, wear loss and disappearance as people avoid banks. It cites a 1857 census baseline and wartime inflation during the German occupation, with presses outputting millions daily and an estimated tenth of notes destroyed aiding inflation control.
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Paris
France
Switzerland’s cantons united by 1874 federal constitution
The Swiss federation was formed when 22 cantons adopted a federal constitution in 1874, creating a unified state with shared governance and legal framework across the republic.
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Switzerland
Cantons
Klaipeda Memory: Meme! City in Lithuanian Era
From 1923 to 1939 Meme! city belonged to Lithuania and was known as Klaipeda in historical notes. The period marks transitional governance affecting local culture and administration.
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Meme
Klaipeda
Patton Pushes to Metz as Third Army Expands Drive
Lt General Patton extends the Rhine push by throwing in three more divisions and advancing on a 25 mile front around Metz. The Third Army and Seventh Army seize and contest villages as German forces shore up positions near Aachen and along the Moselle.
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William Frye
London
George S. Patton Jr
Rhine
Metz
U. S
Third Army
Palatinate
Napoleon
Patton
Third
Cheminot
Rhine-Marne Canal
Nancy
Saarebourg
Aachen
Holland
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
21St Army Group
Walcheren Island
Schelde
Buttinge
St. Laurens
Middleburg
Maas
Meuse
Moerdijk
U. S. First Army
Allied Comunique
Vossenack
Hurtgen
Schmidt
First Army
Moselle
Seille River
Astonishing Gold Wire Feats Demonstrated
The report explains that one pound of gold can be drawn into a wire exceeding 700 miles in length and beaten into sheets thinner than 1 250000th inch, illustrating gold's remarkable malleability and ductility.
Ex Columbus office manager masters pillbox tactics in Germany
Lt. Ray Earhart formerly an Columbus Ohio office manager leads troops in a 1000 yard advance across the Siegfried Line. His assault teams and tanks dismantle 25 pillboxes with minimal casualties as prisoners are taken and Germans surrender after contact.
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Harold W. Boyle
Earhart
Ezra Cook
Mount Airy
N. C
Joe T. Harper
McAlester
Okla
Harper
Second Armored
Hell On Wheels
Decisive action looms as Soviet forces mass on east front
The Moscow and Berlin broadcasts report Soviet units massing near Budapest and along the eastern front for a decisive action against Germany. Reports say Red Army spearheads reached Budapest suburbs, with open revolt claimed and artillery installed in Pest, though Moscow gives no confirmation. Other fronts mention Latvia near Liepaja and East Prussia hosting localized clashes along the Niemen river.
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Berlin
Tisza
Red Army
Danube
Morocco
Paris
Pest
Brussels
Moscow
Latvia
Baltic
Liepaja
Red Air
East Prussia
Niemen River
Cotton Crop Up to 12,320,000 Bales as HUD Reports
The Agriculture Department says this year’s cotton crop total reaches 12,320,000 equivalent 500 pound bales, above last month’s 11,953,000 and above last year’s 11,427,000. State yields show Missouri 511 pounds per acre and Arkansas 395, with ginning totals to Nov. 1. The census notes 8,281,571 running bales ginned to Nov. 1, down from last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Missouri
Arkansas
Call Meeting of Whitfield Lodge No 239 Friday Night
Whitfield Lodge No 239 of the Masons schedules a call meeting at 7 30 pm Friday for degree work. Full attendance is urged.
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Masonic Lodge
Whitfield Lodge No. 239
The
Masons
Brothers Reunited After 18 Years in War Prison
In Benton Harbor Michigan Robert Rasteller of Bennington Kansas and his brother mil of Karlsruhe Germany meet after 18 years apart in a prisoner of war camp. Robert came to America in 1926 with his family via Clay Center Kansas then Bennington. Emil, drafted by Hitler, was captured in Italy after serving in France. Robert recalls his brother saying he would not return to Germany. Also notes Sing Sing prison’s former name Mount Pleasant in 1825.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Robert Rasteller
Bennington
Kas
Mil
Karlsruhe
Germany
Robert
America
Clay Center
Emil
Hitler
Italy
France
Grmany
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