Nation braces for peacetime demobilization and rationing end
Washington moves to unwind wartime controls as ending rationing and price limits unfold. Army plans to demobilize up to 5.5 million from Europe and Asia. Navy to release 1.5 to 2.5 million in 12 to 18 months. Selective service quotas drop to 6 000 monthly. no new calls after age 24. Congress reconvenes September 3 to accelerate reconversion.
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Washington
Army
Europe
Orient
Navy
Congress
The New Colossus Poem Reinterpreted in 19th Century Verse
A garbled transcription reimagines Emma Lazarus's sonnet The New Colossus. It compares a modern statue to a giant guardian and echoes the famous lines inviting the tired and poor to the American shore. The text includes corrupted phrases and dates resembling 1849 and 1887.
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Emma Lazarus
Fragmented OCR Notice On Political Address
An OCR fragment reports an address heard in a hearing or radio exchange. It references official word about a surrender and a term being accepted, with mentions of the WHSts House and related dates or parties. The legibility is poor and precise details are unclear.
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Alan
Twenty Bucking Horses to Headline Coos County Fair
The Coos County Fair Board planned a three day event starting September 18 featuring a string of twenty bucking horses ridden by amateurs the Weickaroos. Three riding clubs from Coos Bay Fairview and Myrtle Point entered the saddle drill contest with prize money of 150. Local families, including the Moores and the Barklow group, were noted visiting and returning home after weekend gatherings.
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Coos County
Union Church Service To Be Held Sunday
Community churches announce a Sunday service to join in worship and fellowship at the Union Church building. The event aims to unite residents in prayer music and shared readings.
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Union
Dallas Norton Named Principal as Salem Visit Affects Staff
Most of Teachers to secure full staff report Dallas Norton new principal who visited Salem last weekend for Marie ne as Home Economics director. The 1920s staff includes C. P. McNab band Marcia Ree Wells English Neugart coach Mrs Madelee Vevery Ted Kirech vocational agriculture Mrs De King commercial Jess Dunning social science Merwin Moller science and Marie Floyd Home Economics.
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Dallas Norton
Salem
Mra. Mariene
Home Economica
C. P. McNab
Bi Marcia Ree Wells
Neugart
Madelee Vevery
Ted Kirech
Local Notes Highlight Elk Rescue and Community Visits
An Elk entangled in a telephone wire along Lost Creek trail was freed by Alfred after cutting the wire in two. Volunteers and residents, including Stella Steward of Portland, visited relatives and friends in the city. Steward's son Mary Steward, an aviation mechanic, has been inducted into service.
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Aten Maneiay
Tenny Dy
Hig Ereheatra
Bib_ Rollie
Pete) Alferd
Lost Creek
Sitkum
Ton
Fire Association
Alford
Vialta
Stella" Steward
Portland
Riley
A. E. Volkmar
Steward
Ehinist
Ih. B
Seaattocentin
Timber Tax Pain Spurs County Valuation Shift
In Coes County timber owners face a higher assessment after the Mate Tax decision by a state body, with holdings valued at about 99 percent above last year’s total. The county scales back the state’s valuation to ease the increase. Names mentioned include Miss Allen Claire Maker, Mr and Mrs Ralph Rack Fot, and Mrs Howard Rackleff.
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Timker
Coes County
Eee
Tiee Holdings
Allen Claire Maker
Ralph Rackfot
Howard Rackleff
Valley
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