Fragmentary Pledge Line Read in Article
The readable fragments show a promise of liberty and justice for all from a pledge or oath likely referencing the Nation and the united states. No clear names dates or places are legible in the text.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1944
Page
5
The readable fragments show a promise of liberty and justice for all from a pledge or oath likely referencing the Nation and the united states. No clear names dates or places are legible in the text.
Veterans rush to use the government insured loan up to 2000 for homes farms or businesses but the insured loan portion under the GI Bill is delayed by agency disagreements FHA and other bureaus spar over who should handle the program. Veterans and officials press for swift access as 1,500,000 soldiers return and seek housing and rehab support.
As Germany dodged reparations, inflation rose to weaponize finance. Business leaders under Dawes reshaped payments to 41 billion gold marks while Germans sunk deeper into poverty and unrest. The article warns of a looming war-in-peace gamble guiding Europe toward potential conflict.
An analysis notes the Dawes Commission provided large loans and investments to Germany by the end of the 1920s. The funds, critics say, enabled a massive rearmament program as new streamlined factories replaced worn plants. These preparations aimed to equip a future war, not aid German citizens.
Radio program listings for KFYO and the Avalanche Journal detail a daytime schedule with Morning Musical Revelry B Smilin Ed McConnell Western Melodies Headline News Breakfast Club Aunt Jemima United Press News Listening Post and various acts and programs including Morton Downey Hollywood Star Time and The Voice of the Army along with news summaries and public service items. The block lists many orchestras and entertainers such as John Kirby Terry and the Pirates Lawrence Welk Dick Tracy and Lum and Abner alongside local news War Commentary and religious and educational segments. The schedule notes a 1 00 SION OFF ending the listing for the day.
Looking At Life humor column notes the Seventh Annual Convention of the National Institute of Diaper Services at the Waldorf Astoria. It recounts the premiere of the Kite method for folding diapers, claims benefits for baby movement, and speculates humorously on postwar plans and world peace, ending with a jab about a rival speaker.
In Maryland the 1944 presidential contest shapes as a tight duel with eight electoral votes crucial to Roosevelt or Dewey. Maryland’s GOP gains, labor bloc influence led by John L Lewis, and local politics in Baltimore and western districts set a volatile scene as campaigns mobilize registration and voter turnout.
Texas mini news items cover a sailor’s bouncing check tale, a Dallas man sentenced to life for armed robbery, border record imports, a 100-year-old Brown County cotton coverlet, rustling rumors in Wichita Falls, blood donation records at Camp Hood, a Longview fundraiser for wounded soldiers, tax official training in Austin, Lake Texoma opening to Texans, and a Houston city manager election plan.
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