Third Prize News Essays City Division REFLECTIONS
Irene Stringer, 16, McKinley Junior, writes on Churchill’s remark about American aid shaping the war and the United States’ resolve to aid democracies. A further piece by Avery Sheaffer, 18, Middlebrandh Senior, promotes a wartime party truce, citing Washington and Madison era nonpartisanship as precedent for unity in governance.
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Irene Stringer
McKinley
Winston Churchill
England
United States
America
Avery Sheaffer
Middlebrandh
Uch
Washington
Madison
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Fire Bomb Handling Explained to Legion Luncheon
Fire Chief George Jacob urged quick detection and proper handling of incendiaries at the American Legion Luncheon in Sue Ming’s restaurant. He warned attics as prime risk, described bomb heat, debris, and erasure by water, and advised emergency water supplies and ready firefighting gear.
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George Jacob
American Legion
Sue Ming
England
Lane County forms war industries pool in Oregon
Eugene March 3 Lane county's small business men have organized a pool to pursue defense contracts. The group will operate under the name Lane County War Industries Inc and aims to coordinate bids and supply chains for wartime needs.
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Little Business Pool
Eugene
Ore
Lane County
Little
Lane County War Industries, Inc
Former WPA Client Buys $170 War Bonds
A former WPA client, Mike Sute of Dayton, who had relied on federal relief seven years ago, offered $170 to the government but chose to invest in Defense Bonds instead after a WPA certifying agent said the offer could not be accepted. Sute, an Austrian-Hungarian native, now works in a foundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Troy
Mike Sute
Sam
Wilfred Stephen
WPA
Sute
Austria-Hungary
Dayton
City board votes more water per dollar for gardens
Watsonville California March 3 the board of aldermen voted to give consumers 25 percent more water per dollar to encourage raising of garden vegetables during the war effort.
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Watsonville
Calif
Board of Aldermen
Congress Votes Bill for New Lock at Sault Ste. Marie
The Senate approved an $8,000,000 lock project on the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan to supplement existing locks. Included as an amendment to a naval pay bill, it carries no new appropriation though Sen Brown says funds are ready. Rep Kirwan criticized the method, preferring a general rivers and harbors bill for authorization.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Senate
White’ House
Sen. Brown
Michigan
St. Mary’s River Canal
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Rep. Kirwan
Ohio
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Canton
Boyville
Sears Savings
John Swartz
Organized Labor Committee
Left
John W. Pulley
Sears. Roebuck and CO
DIAL
Jacob
Taurant
Pontiac
Congress
White House
Zemo
Sherwin Will
Sherwin-Williams
Ave.n
Prone
Thurin's
Duncan Phyfe
Market Avenue
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