Alaska for Pioneers of the Future Roanoke Rapids Soldier Writes
Pfc. George L. Green of Roanoke Rapids reports from Alaska where he served at Attu and then returned to the United States. He urges soldiers to consider living in Alaska after the war, citing vast opportunities and ongoing development including highways, airports, docks, railroads, and weather stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
George L. Greene
Roanoke Rapids
Herald
Alaska
Green
Attu
States
Fort Myers
Fla
Monroe Street
Pie Green
Army
Navy
Pfc. Green
Geo. L. Green
Skagway
Army Engineers
Bonanza Creek
Klondike
Territory
Pacific
CAA
Simon Buckner
Alaskan Defense Command
Alaska's Matanuska farms and wartime plans envisioned
The piece describes Alaska's potential for farming in the Matanuska Valley and Kenai Peninsula with 200 farms already thriving. It notes land available for veterans settlement, grazing on 1,000,000 acres, and the Alaska Highway linking Fairbanks to the continent. It highlights climate, transport routes to Russia, and a longing to return after the war expressed by a speaker with vivid Alaska imagery.
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Idaho
Minnesota
Kenai Peninsula
Matanuska Valley
Matanuska
General Land Office
Kodiak Island
Alaska
North Dakota
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Fairbanks
India
Russia
Nome
Canadian National Railroad
Chicago
Pvt Roy Dickens Returns To Camp
Private Roy J. Dickens of Aberdeen Maryland left Tuesday for Mt Clemens Michigan after a week with family in Gaston He completed a four week course in special Diesel mechanics at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds Ordinance School and reports to Michigan to await further orders.
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Roy J. Dickens
Aberdeen
Mt. Clemens
Michigan
Gaston
Pvt. Dickens
Ordinance School
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Moody son arrives at Camp Croft for basic training
Lawrence Massey Moody, son of Mrs. W. L. Moody of Pleasant Hill, has reached Camp Croft in South Carolina to begin basic training after being inducted at Fort Bragg in August.
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Lawrence Massey Moody
W. L. Moody
Pleasant Hill
Camp Croft
S. C
Fort Bragg
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Pioneers of
Anchorage
Mr. McKinley
U. S. Marine Corps
Joe Foss
Andrew J. Moynihan
Manchester
N. H
Robert H. Oatley
Cleveland
Emirau Island
Guadalcanal
Roy Dickens
Camp
Globe
Coca-Cola Company
Weldon Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
Coca-Cola
Coke
Aan
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