Illiteracy drop vs military standards questioned
A Metropolitan Life study finds illiteracy fell 30 percent from 1920 to 1940 among ages 24 to 29, arguing high military standards, not illiteracy, shaped draft rejections. Case notes include a Berchtesgaden flight leader unaware of Hitler’s Berghof and a railway battalion officer convicted of black market charges, raising questions on training adequacy and leadership.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Jay
Ile Wag Acquitto
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
War Workers Face Clothing Costs and U.S. Controls
Washington observers analyze how wartime price controls and supply orders from agencies like the Office of Price Administration affect the attire of workers with money in hand. The piece discusses shifting retail inventories, wage debates, and how policies may alter consumer choices from cheap dresses to more costly outfits amid inflation fears.
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Bureau of Abor Statistics
Trintiation Would
Wivene
Sunvosa
Liszt Performance Amid BallRoom Shadows
In a crowded salon Frederic Chopin visits Madame George Sand as Liszt prepares to perform. Liszt requests the room be darkened for his piece while Jozef Elsner searches for Chopin, and Kallbrenner introduces the event to a captivated audience. The scene ends with Liszt about to play in near darkness.
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Chotin
Sand
Frstpenic
Franz Stad
Madame
Liset
George Sand
Monsieur Chopin
Frederic Sire
Monsieur
Kallebrenner
Kallbrenner
Risner
Louis
Shes
Louis Pleyer
Franz Liszt
Kalkbrenner
Liszt
Louis Pleyel
Jozef Elsner
Frederi
Ozef Elsner
Frederic
Realigning orders and fashion changes amid shortages
The article discusses changes to orders and manufacturing due to misalignment with needs. It notes that in prem dant work, items will be altered, clothing markers adjusted, and production adapted within the Green amon APOWETS framework. It mentions waivers, tradeoffs, and the impact on suppliers and retailers during the duration. An odd note about African wildlife imports contrasts with the broader economic focus.
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Ovaw
From My Window Remembers Lincoln Era Through Memory
The account recalls Mrs. Teilhard, daughter of Ward Williams, recalling her Washington visit with Abraham Lincoln in 1864. She describes close friends, the carriage, and the gold watch Lincoln gave to Lamon in 1863, noting Lincolns enduring memory in Civil War history.
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Lincoln
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Dorothy Lanot
Germany
Ward
Kaiser Wilhelm
Mr. Lincoln
America
Illinois
Ward Willamen
Lincoln's
Teil- Jad
Hns
Sime
Lincoln Wan
Anin
Teillard
Local notices from Rose Hill and surrounding communities
A jumble of social notes lists births engagements and visits. Names include Ned, Jules Chapel, St. Charles Virginia Pace and Marylit Pace of Ohio with various relatives in Kentucky Michigan and Iowa. Items mention births return trips hospital stays illness and family travels over the weekend and into March.
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Copp
Barhgurville
Jules
St. Charles
Bales Chapel
Clifton Males
Mich
Maggie Moses
Michigan
Adrina Scott
Evans Hospital
Ray Jones
Mia
Sure Pace Wyatt
Burlington
Noo
Carolyn
Virginia Pace
Johnie Montgomery
Unmentionable Mixup At Camp Campbell
In a recent edition of the 44th Armored g sim newspaper a mixup is noted involving a Women’s Army corps member who recently faced a laundry incident. Edward J. Kileen of Company A offers to exchange unmentionable for a questionable item in a lighthearted wartime note.
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Campbell
A. Reecent
44Th
Armored G Sims
Women’s Army
Juer
Uye
Edward J. Kileen
Company A
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Aoman Alan
Pawar
Waith
Middlesboro
Ae County
Lee County
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Army Educational Standards
Europe
Berchleigden
Hula
Berghof
Edison
Peter Edson
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Washington, D.C
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Lovmunst Cotans
Emul Roar
Im Gal
Tom
Sherwin-Williams Mar
Dixie Hardware
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Sherwin
Eet
Monsutu
Madame Sand
King Kong
Tricky Friggers
Johnny ‘ Mack ‘Brown
THE
Robert L. Kincaid
Rose Hill
S. Arnett
Net Armett
Rolini
Stamnes
Witta
Et Deep
Frank L, Lee & CO
Yoakum Drug Store
Laura
Humphrey Bogart
Joel McCrea
Eddie Cantor
Lydia Robetti
Spain
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LC Mankiewicz
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