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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
7
A wartime narrative recounts brave prisoners and guards, detailing tense scenes in a camp. The recollection highlights defiance, risk, and small acts of resistance amid harsh conditions and looming danger.
A veteran recounts training with Allied air forces, deployment to England to earn wings, and early combat on the Western Front. He notes heavy casualties among Americans, Canadians, and Brits, including several heroic and fatal missions, and reflects on perseverance, fear, and the possibility of inspiring others through his testimony.
An account by a WWI flying cadet details joining the American flying corps in 1916, transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in Victoria, Canada, earning wings, and participating in early air combat from a Canadian airfield near Ypres. He explains aircraft controls, spinning nose dives, and the dangers of aerial combat over France and Germany.
A joint order from the United States Fuel Administration and the Office of Public Roads requires state highway departments to approve and forward requests for petroleum asphalt or tar products for highway work. L W Page will chair the committee evaluating necessity, with permits issued only when material is available. Wartime needs push deferral of new construction, favoring maintenance and repair.
The article recounts a pilot’s fall from 8,000 feet in a desperate combat with four Hun fighters, crashing behind German lines. The next installment promises a miraculous escape from death and the pilot’s recovery to find himself a prisoner of war.
A Palestinian harvest scene contrasts with a wartime voyage where Austrian and Englishwomen, aboard a hostile liner, connect by a gesture of shared humanity. An Austrian woman asks to knit on an Englishwoman’s sock, seeking small acts of love amid global conflict.
A reflection on loneliness contrasting those who seek others to fulfill them with those who freely give. The text argues happiness comes from selfless giving rather than demanding from friends and family, and finds joy in opportunities to give.
A New York man challenged by the courts sought an order to compel his wife to keep quiet, reflecting a belief in the courts' omnipotence as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Extension Division of North Dakota Agricultural College promotes road drainage using a road drag to fill ruts and prevent water damage. Regular drag use keeps beds crowned and dust down while extending road life. The piece notes motortrucks as vital to farm prosperity and modern farming benefits.
Reports to the national committee on prisons and prison labor show expanded use of inmate workers in road building across the United States. The piece urges constant effort to organize and maintain highways, noting methods like damp soil work to improve road bake quality and recommending windproof poultry houses regardless of style or equipment.
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