Remembering July and the War Time Hour Debate
A reflective column notes July’s naming after Julius Caesar and Detroit’s push to end daylight saving in favor of Central or Eastern Time. It recalls Amelia Earhart mysteries, wartime rationing, red points, and soldiers longing to return home.
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Julius Caesar
B. C
Detroit
Congressional
Michigan Avenue
Marion Farm
Germany
South Pacific
Amelia Earhart
Japan
Prairie Romance Amid War Ration Woes
Rusty runs the Double R ranch while Ralph Rowland goes to war. A storm rescues a stranger calling himself Herb and sparks fly as Rusty struggles with farm duties, wage temptations, and supporting meat for the nation. Cattle later show signs of a brutal butchered act, with prime cuts missing and Uncle Jed in denial.
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Ralph Rowland
Rusty
Therb
Herb
Napocos
Jed
Ralph
Babe
Rusty Takes Charge After Double R Ranch Turmoil
Rusty and family confront rumored gangsters threatening the Double R. Ladue Decker and Piney mobilize riders while Rusty plans a lookout and warns neighbors. The crew debates legal action versus quick force as Rusty rides out to cover the east section.
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Ladue
Rusty
Decker
Jed
Piney
North Field
Conchita
Manny
Vandavte
Gang
Ling
Ralphy
Hank
Babe
Ted
Governors Mansion of South Carolina’s Capitol City
The governor’s mansion in Columbia reflects a blend of old and new Souths. Built in 1855 as officers’ barracks for the Arsenal Academy, it withstood the 1855 fire and the Civil War. Dense foliage keeps it cool as war bonds stabilize its defense to peace. U.S. Treasury Department
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South Carolina
Columbia
Arsenal Academy
U.S. Treasury Department
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By Esther Landwehr
Perk Et
ZEIT
Ias
Unc
Jed Rowland
Sudan
Ladue Decker
Nopocos
Deck
Citizens Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Saline Theatre
Stan
Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Nothing But
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
House OF Fear
Roddy McDowell, Rita Johnson and
Preston Foster
Thunderhead
Son OF
Flika
Errol Flynn
Burma
Milan
Ann Miller
Joe Besser
Sadie
Charles Starret
Cowboy
Lonesome River
Sun
Mon
Mickey Rooney
Elizabeth Taylor
National Velvet Plus News and Cartoon
Joel McCrea
Gail Russell
Wally Brown
Alen Carney
America
Governor’s Mansion
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