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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
3
Instructions on flag design and display rules, including star count, canton size, and era cut lines. Guidelines cover proper hoisting and lowering, daily and holiday display, and etiquette for processions, multiple flags, and staff positioning.
Guidelines for saluting the flag during hoisting lowering or parades require facing the flag at attention. Uniformed personnel give a military salute while others remove hats and place the hand over the heart. When the anthem plays and the flag is not displayed all stand facing the music with proper salutes. The Star Spangled Banner became the national anthem by Act of Congress on March 3 1931.
A historical outline of American flag etiquette covers saluting during pledge ceremonies civil and uniform practice displaying the flag in churches streets and public places. It details half mast rules Memorial Day procedures casket coverings and prohibited uses including no disrespect no downward display and proper destruction of worn flags.
A brief note from San Salvador on June 14 lauds Argentina for a notable recognition. The fragment mentions mosquitos and a struggle with stings described as exgana, with references to Siesinas and Pome, suggesting a sports or competitive context.
El Salvador announced recognition of the government led by Gen. Fedro Ramirez in Argentina. The move signals diplomatic ties following changes in Argentine leadership.
The fragment presents the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and the Republic, invoking national unity and the ideals of liberty and justice for all.
Stockholm reports German circles claim 2000 planes and widespread minefields would block a British amphibious assault. Field Marshal Sperrle would direct the operation in a decisive “finish fight” as censorship notes limit details of the ongoing invasion scenario.
Two B-26 Marauder crewmen died and three injured in a Saturday crash during takeoff at the Dodge City army air field. Sgt. Lawrence N. Shugar of Maumee Ohio and Pvt. Mitchell S. Forman of Los Angeles were killed after the plane burned. It was the field's first fatal accident. Trainloads of livestock and used farm implements have been sold through Journal-World classified ads.
The Army jeep, a versatile amphibian transport and gun carrier, was submerged and operated successfully in tests at Duncan Park Lake. The small quarter-ton vehicle moved around much of the lake bed at moderate speed, with the main limit being the driver's ability to breathe.
Nine crewmen of a U S bomber escaped death after forcing a crash landing in the English Channel. Flight Officer Clinton A Bush 23 of Wilson Kansas and others swam to safety as burning aviation fuel spread from their Fortress. They were rescued about ninety minutes later by a British patrol boat.
Wichita Kansas district OPA director H O Davis warns housewives to destroy surplus ration stamps to curb bootleg markets. Reports indicate some merchants have solicited stamps claiming they are no longer good, prompting misuse risk and consumer loss. Press Women elect leaders at Des Moines meeting. The National Federation names Mrs Edwin Abels and Mrs Frank W Boyd to vice president roles. In Chicago elections, Robert D Benson of McPherson Kansas is elected as US Chamber of Commerce vice president and board member.
Charles R. Fowler 2/c E M Seaman, injured in an explosion, will have a birthday on June 17 at U S Naval Hospital New River NC. His friends in Lawrence may read greetings to him as he convalesces. The Journal World lists 41 June birthdays among servicemen.
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 122 page book on colon disorders piles constipation and related chronic ailments. The book includes charts diagrams and X ray pictures and will be mailed postpaid upon request via postcard.
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