13 Jan 1945
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1945
Page
1
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President Roosevelt’s call for a united, peaceful world rests on freedom and mutual respect. The article notes Americans should pursue a durable peace without surrendering core principles while acknowledging complex international realities and the danger of German hardship and propaganda. It contrasts hopeful policy with cautious public opinion and cites Berlin scenes of “little jokes” toward Hitler.
A garbled report describes a local civic event with mentions of veterans, prices, and political notes. The passage references lines about American life, power, and a debate over credit or fees, but the text is largely unreadable and inconsistent.
A Major and companions visit a bleak debtor’s prison in New York to observe inmates and discuss reform. They describe overcrowded rooms, starving, ill men, and the role of creditors and public charity in sustaining prisoners while awaiting release and work. Jason Kittle is identified as a released prisoner aided by the Major.
Fragmentary OCR text lists names like Mrs Watkins and Ms Ballenger and references parties and meetings. The readable content is scattered and lacks a coherent narrative, with many garbled phrases and missing context and dates.
Fragmented OCR text indicates a family dispute over railway station duties involving Balnsird Hawk and Virniest. No clear events, dates, or complete names emerge to establish a coherent news item or outcome.
A diary style essay in Antiques magazine recounts Daniel Boone’s 1775 Cumberland Gap trek with his family and a wagons loaded with chairs and an anvil. One chair survives in Miss Stell LaMond at Southern Methodist University. the other fate unknown. The piece questions what happened to cannons Boone carried to Pineville and notes the blending of fact and legend in frontier history.
The Daily News editor thanks readers and sponsors for War Bond drives reaching record sales totaling $21,021,000,000. Advertising by newspapers is credited as a major factor in the campaign’s strength, urging continued community support and thanks to sponsors for sustaining the effort. The letter expresses sincere appreciation from War Bond divisions and officials for the widespread newspaper involvement.
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