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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
2
The text presents a partial plea or instruction about obtaining land from Pettwell, with unclear details on what is owed, owed amounts, or completion of the transaction. Names and places are uncertain due to the damaged OCR.
A garbled text fragment mentions guards and boys, a phrase on just war, and references to peace and a person named Peter. The overall sense is unclear, with misread words and incomplete sentences, leaving the historical or political context indeterminate.
A fragmented report notes workers gather after hours to press wage demands amid wartime conditions. Officials discuss linking pay to living costs as soldiers stay at the front and civilians toil to keep lumber production going. The piece emphasizes public support for strikes as a right and tool for labor leverage.
Fragmentary text describes a chaotic scene with references to ashes, coal fire, and meters. It mentions endurance of a machine or system under harsh conditions and hints at a disruption of freedom and control, with unclear individuals or actions amid smoke and debris.
A garbled OCR fragment references TaBarron and Wheeler Tedivideate, mentioning earnings and wartime fame, suggesting a discussion of pay or recognition. The text is incomplete and unclear about dates, places, or concrete events.
The piece argues for the founders’ principle of equal taxation and the duty of citizens and officials to participate in political discourse. It denounces subversive trends during wartime, insisting taxation be based on ability to pay and that every business and individual share government costs fairly.
A 1964 report details U S casualties with figures for Army Navy and Marines, noting total deaths and trends for the war period. It cites 28487 killed in seven months since a key engagement, comparing wartime deaths to peacetime levels and outlining causes such as accidents and self-inflicted losses.
A garbled wartime segment lists several Army personnel and relatives visiting or staying with families over a past weekend. Names such as Masree Sevens, Mayeart Ballard, Breed Mm Jock Buttender Pet, and Meg Miller appear alongside references to the U S Army and Navy. The text resembles a social column of servicemen and kin with scattered placements and incomplete names.
An unclear OCR note references the O10 and Chere ine te 8 lange number, mentioning members contacting an agent and a demonstration agent for a task. It cites disbursement of contents and awards, a business free year, and a mock better a pretended vat home.
Washington reports the government will set a price support for cotton at an average rate around 21.40 per unit for 1816, with parity figures adjusted by WPA data and parity pricing shown. The agency notes the rate on 1643 netten and related staples reflect shifts in grade and transport costs, implying parity remains sensitive to storage distance and price movements as higher costs loom.
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