Atomic power and education shape wartime victory
A wartime editorial extols American supremacy and scientific prowess. It credits training, preparation, and specialization for victory over tyrannical foes and praises the nation’s educated youth and business leadership. Henry Morgenthau Jr thanks the press for supporting crucial war financing and urges continued emphasis on education for postwar success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgenthau
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Frank Tripp
Allied Newpaper Council
Jean
Press of
America
Washington censorship and the war time press
A Washington correspondent notes how formal censorship by the Office of Censorship shaped news during the war. Public relations control stifled official voices while reporters sought by bypassing agencies to obtain quotes and sources. Byron Price’s stance on press freedom is recalled as a contrast to wartime restraint.
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Peter Exison
Douglas Larsen
Washington
Fiyronnce
Office of Censorship
Kad
Price
Tiwan
U.S
Goler
Tynk
Tiephble Relations Office
Sigencien
Office of War Tnformation
Wonoun
Miet
Kovernment
Imac
Byron Price
NAVY
Hata
Ieir
Eiox
Enrico Caruso
Byron Pries
War Memorial building fund pledge letter
A reader from Middlesboro Kentucky writes to the Middlestorn Daily News urging support for a War Memorial building. The writer believes a large community effort could raise about one hundred thousand dollars and asks local readers and authorities to back the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JL Arundel
Middlestorn Daily News
Middlesboro
Kentucky
Arondel
Mx Ainion
Bosho
Elmer Ho
New York
N.Y
Japanese War Attitudes and Brutalities as Seen by Allied Troops
Allied soldiers describe Japanese conduct in the war as barbarous and treacherous, citing mass killings, suicide by civilians, and mercyless acts. They note Japanese bravery rooted in Shinto and a code to die for the Emperor, while acknowledging fanaticism and brutal war crimes observed on Pacific fronts.
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Sy Jong
Hitler
Han
Ab Warting
Heath
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Dept. At Education
Nadio
Yasuluni
Bushido
Inaze Nitobe
Kyoto University
Asua Mishima
Bushido and Death Revered in Japanese War Ethic
The text surveys Shinto beliefs and Bushido emphasizing loyalty to the Emperor unto death. It cites training, indoctrination, and moments of crisis where fear surfaces. Quoted fragments discuss martyrdom, heroism, and the ethic guiding Japanese soldiers in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Islands
Farmer's hens set Missouri egg records in 1944 final quarter
The Bonanza Missouri farmer Will Cling's Rhode Inland Red hens produced the highest Missouri quarter in 1944, averaging 24 eggs per hen in October and November, 28 in December. The piece then shifts to wartime-to-peacetime economic planning, urging job creation and postwar programs, highlighting Kentucky's Cumberland Gap area and potential road and park projects to absorb workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanza
Will Cling
Rhode
Missouri
Kentucky
Bell County
Middlesboro
Cumberland Gap National
Southeastern Kentucky
OPA Modifies Slaughter Rules and Ration Changes This Week
This week in OPA news outlines modifications to livestock slaughter programs to align with the Patman Amendment and War Food Order 149, enabling certificates for compliant slaughtering establishments. It also notes ration changes including free skating shoe purchases for rinks and the end of gasoline and certain food rationing, with continued controls on meat fats butter oils sugar tires and some goods.
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Istmation Hia
Department of Agriculture
UNA
Office of Price Administration
North Carolina
Oba
OPA
GPA
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Tolischus
Robert L. Kincald
R. J. Red Hen
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A Rogers
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