26 Jul 1944
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1944
Page
1
Wartime progress did not instantly translate to homes. Experts say postwar goods will arrive slowly as gradual, measured improvements replace prewar designs. Auto, radio, TV, and refrigeration face phased replacements and repeated testing before fuller gains appear. Medical and photographic advances may move faster.
Italian patriots in occupied Italy pledge to execute 10 German or Fascist prisoners for every patriot killed by the Nazis. They warn that if patriots in other occupied lands adopt similar vows, Nazi terrorism may end or a major phase of the Germany question could soon be settled.
Mount Gilead and local families are mentioned visiting relatives in Key West Florida and Spartanburg along with several social and family notes. The report mentions Mrs T F Connor and Mrs G T Pridemore and several others on visits and social rounds with short references to cousins and grandparents. A faded blue garter embroidered with members names is described as part of a sorority tradition at a wedding.
Members of Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Missouri receive a garter before their weddings. Each Theta is given a package a few days prior, adding a playful pre nuptial tradition to campus life.
Police in Noset Tepeka report a curious case where officers used their reputations to locate a peculiar odor. The scent led to a teak hidden within an electric icebox, prompting investigation and a lingering mystery about unusual aromas in the home.
In a wartime memoir scene Ahmed recovers after surgery as Yvonne and Charlotte watch over him. Ahmed debates religion and self government with guarded candor while Dr. Merrill and the nurses observe. A tense bond grows between the trio as affection and duty entwine amid recovery.
Jonesville residents and relatives are noted in a collage of visits and travels to Jackson Tennessee Bristol Newport News and Charlottesville. Navy to Marines transfers Captains and training details. local officials and educators including Winston Richmond and Rev Greefe engaged in recent duties and travel while community events conclude with a printing note.
Albany dispatch notes that Dewey supporters view Senator Truman as a sharper weapon against Roosevelt than Wallace would have been. The piece argues Truman’s war contracts testimony could be used to attack Roosevelt’s war production record, aiding Dewey’s campaign. It also discusses Truman’s ties to the Tenders and city machines and the political impact of the Democratic convention.
Markets show varied demand with hogs around 18 000 live and 23 000 total offered, weights above 240 bringing higher bids, sows higher at 14.75 to 19.25, steers and yearlings steady while other cattle move slower. Calves salable near 7 500 with fed steers and grass cows steady, vealers firm, sheep at 2 500 with spring lambs quoted near 14 50 and ewes around 4 5 to 5 26 per head.
Fire Marshal A. J. Mullaney reports Chicago recorded 1,260 fewer fires in January through June 1944 than the same period a year earlier. The city, famed for Mrs. O'lawry's cow, faced prior blazes that included a Tantira and a devastating fire described in local notes.
Forrestal says pulpyood and forest products will aid the American Navy. He notes Navy strength relies on wood and allied materials, and calls for use of forests' output to speed maritime defense. He stresses production and procurement must support ships and aircraft for war readiness.
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