28 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1944
Page
1
A fragment from an English paper highlights a moral note: the worst should speak something good, urge patience, and echo Herbert's call for sense amid noise. The item preserves period voice and tone while noting the preacher’s emphasis on restraint.
A cautious editorial notes the looming Form 1040 simplifications, potential exemptions up to 3500 per person, and shifting child deduction effects. It cites a Gallup poll showing 55 percent favoring a sales tax over income taxes, while warning about political pressure and inflation concerns shaping tax policy.
The FUL moves to curb growing abuses from wartime liquor shortages. Hijacking and black marketing rise as federal help remains limited and OPA powers constrained. Prohibition debates aside, the shortage drives illegal outlets and fierce competition for illicit supply.
Clarrison Spang ler urged convention fans to skip the GOP Chicago gathering in June. With travel and lodging costly, many will heed the plea. The lack of cheering and noise will make the party’s symbols and contrasts painfully evident to observers.
Gardeners must firm soil lightly to remove air pockets without over compacting. Do not press damp soil or pour water directly over seeds. Use a hoe blade or rake edge to compact gently, then skim crust with a rake, and keep seed rows moist until sprouting to prevent dormancy.
Fragmented OCR describes a debate on wartime strikes and wages. It cites a worker earning 847 dollars monthly in a period with rising living costs and compares civilian and military pay. Notes on family allowances and overseas pay are included, but details are garbled.
A Colermin farmer encounters a mysterious stranger who urges awakening for the American people. The visitor, claiming to be from an old race, speaks of liberty and justice, entrusts a set of sealed envelopes, and urges the farmer to deliver a last message to the people before fading into darkness.
A farmer in distress crawls through a fence after a stranger appears during a tense night journey. A snared wire wounds him and he struggles to recall how a vital message was lost. He returns home in fear and confusion as a train whistle fades into the distance, and the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
A strained wartime report notes soldiers facing death for modest pay while families tighten belts. It discusses strikes and safety tests on vessels, contrasting grim casualties with limited compensation, and mentions speeds in drills. The piece references college cadet tests and stellar yet perilous voyages, with a stark stat about one death per 4.2 million passengers aboard liners in wartime.
A Middlesboro Cumberland Gap history project seeks old newspapers photographs scrapbooks and interviews to build a public memory archive. The author urges residents to donate or share memorabilia before it is lost to neglect or disposal.
In St Joe Arkansas Floyd Henley recalls a long untold fish story. He found a sunken catfish entangled with its fins wrapped around its bed. The fish fought back and had not been caught for a long time, adding local color to the tale.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson outlines a political battle over FCC appropriations and inspector fingerprint records. He highlights House committee friction, Chairman Fly’s prominence, and lingering unanswered questions about government access to sensitive files and possible interference by political figures.
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