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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
2
The War Department notes infantry bears heavier casualty rates yet deserves credit equal to airmen, Marines and other forces. Infantrymen battle from house to house, through mud and rubble, across rivers under fire, facing the hardest, most terrible duty. The article salutes the doughboy and the line infantry for courage and endurance.
The Treasury Department recommends telling servicemen about local War Bond successes and town participation. Letters should convey home town support and show how the community backed the war effort.
The passage urges sustaining support for service members through tangible aid beyond kind words. It stresses local backing via money, time, and effort, including Red Cross drives, blood plasma, unemployment help, and news that boosts morale for soldiers and sailors. It calls for energetic, unselfish war effort and transparent messaging to the troops.
The editor argues Hirohito is not a sacred figure but a figurehead in a modern Japanese feudal system. He should be treated as a prisoner after surrender and prevented from commanding Japan's future government.
An essay traces Victorian era taboos on language and the shift to open discussion of venereal diseases. It notes 1943 syphilis up 21 percent from 1942, urges public health candor, clinic access, and collective action to curb the illness for civilians and the armed forces.
Mrs Meyer's drive for the relief of crippled children reports a splendid response in Enfield. Local school children assisted in the fundraising campaign.
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