Unclear quotation on learning and daily vices
Fragmentary quotation cites Carlyle on teaching as authority and guidance toward daily life, mixing archaic spellings and unclear source context.
28 Dec 1942
Page 1
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1942
Page
1
Fragmentary quotation cites Carlyle on teaching as authority and guidance toward daily life, mixing archaic spellings and unclear source context.
Funeral services are planned for Billy Gene Owens infant son of Mr and Mrs Paris Owens of Premier to be held at the family cemetery at Gibson Station. Daviel Harrison Shields died yesterday at his home in West Chester after eighteen years in the city. He formerly worked in local plumbing shops and most recently in Maryville. Services for Shields will be at 10 am tomorrow at First Baptist Church with Rev Marvin Adams officiating, burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Knoxville. Survivors include wife Rosa Scott Shields. children Iv Holm Ipswitch Mass Lorene and Dorethy Knoxville Mary Elizabeth Jacksonville Fla Mrs Raymond Hayes Louisville and Donna Helen Floyd Virginia Middlesboro. sisters Elmo Best Bill Ford Rose Dyches Mrs Frank Pickens Knox ville and Mrs Jack Forsythe Anniston Ala. Pallbearers are R T Panham Lester Earls Z W Wilson Taylor Roberts Joe Seals Tom Bull.
Insiders concede legislation is desirable to solve manpower problems in the war effort but resist talking on it now. They argue universal sacrifice would prompt voluntary action, yet fear delaying action. The piece notes stalled production, material conservation, and a 1943 goal to add six million workers, with controls likely needed to enforce shifts and reduce idle time.
Savings aggregating 829 million in seven months through renegotiation of War Department contracts point toward a total near a billion by year end. Some funds reclaimed from profiteering contractors. most saved via American industry mass production and efficient conversion. General MacArthur’s success in New Guinea and the broader area dispels doubts about his leadership. he proved equally effective in Australia, too.
Washington dispatch notes fuel oil shortage sparks debate over oil to coal conversion and rationing. Clockmakers face metal shortages and limited allocations for clock production while industry critics argue about transportation and distribution barriers amid wartime controls.
In a tense kitchen scene Beano considers hiding hot insurance in Leona’s room to escape pursuit by Benny and a criminal duo. Beano and Benny barter plans while whispers of “the National Insurance Company” and a risky New Year hang over them as the story promises a continuation.
The readable fragments reference trial by jury concepts and high cost of living. Mentions of Nazi Germany and an American mayor in New York with a heavy crystal imply a garbled historical clipping. Entities include Germany and New York figures amidst political discourse.
An 11 year old requests authorities drop the name Adolph from his public records and be known as Renin. The request notes the historical associations of the name with Hitler and aims to avoid stigma, seeking a neutral identifier while preserving his listed age and nationality.
Funeral at St Julian's Catholic Church for Stanley Vinoski of Fork Ridge was led by Rev Fr Joseph Bren. Burial followed in Hurst Cemetery with pallbearers Chester Murrell Robert Moore Paul Welly Wil Loveday George Harrison Kermit Matmaker and wives as pallbearers. Also honored were several friends. A separate notice reports the death of Mera Hira Janez of Pineville after a long illness. Burial set at Scott Cemetery in Shawnee. G E Henderson of Toronto died in Middlesboro Hospital after pneumonia. arrangements pending.
An article fragment features members of the Soviet and Allied forces amid bold war rhetoric. It cites Secretary of War Henry L. Stimann, reporter Henry Shapiro, and Navy/Army figures referencing offensive operations, morale, and the complexity of World War II fronts near Stalingrad and the Pacific, with varied quotes about expectations and realities of war.
The page poses a war quiz asking to name three key Japanese bases blocking Allied advance in the Pacific and asks about the origin of the color khaki used in uniforms. It references 1942 U.S. production figures and mentions Roosevelt’s chart with answers on page seven.
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