Daily Star Mail advertisement text and rates
The notice reproduces an old newspaper masthead for Daily Star Mail with address Hagers town and Garvin Bagce, listing phone numbers and Audit Bureau of Circulation subscription rates. It includes pricing for single copies, carrier and mail, zone rates, foreign mail, and Associated Press rights.
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Hagers
G. Garvin Bagce
A& P
Rember Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Paisa
Return of Veterans to Farms Boosts U S Agriculture
The Manpower Commission reports servicemen with farm backgrounds are returning to farming in large numbers. Kansas director El W. Mrke says that discharged veterans from service will go back to farm work, while few former farm residents have applied for jobs, as many head home to work. Veterans exposed to extensive cultivation abroad are likely to apply those lessons on their farms, potentially improving the food situation over the next year.
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The
Manpower Commission
EL W. Mrke
Kansas
Commission
Mr. Frapzke
Dutch fight against sea loss during war described
The piece narrates three centuries of Dutch land reclamation from the North Sea and how German occupation worsened the flooding of about a quarter of the Netherlands. It notes the ruined drainage works, a failed dam project costing 35 million dollars, and calls for German compensation by ceding West Frisia and border lands to aid Dutch farmers.
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Holland
North Sea
Germany
Netherlands
Netherland
West Frisia
Britain Proposes Revisions to Prisoner of War Rules
Britain urges postwar GenevaConventions to standardize POW treatment. New agreements would set minimum humane conditions, addressing wide variations seen now. Allies argue American POWs enjoy high rations, prompting complaints about U S living standards amid the war.
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Britain
Geneva
Nauiens
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United States plans to salvage and distribute surplus war material
The article argues against hoarding obsolete military gear after World War II, noting assurances from Surplus Property Board chair Senator Gillette, War Air Secretary Lovett, and Navy Undersecretary Bard that usable planes and engines will be salvaged or donated to education, not wasted. It warns that keeping extras would hinder aviation progress and calls for decisive scrapping to prevent a half generation delay. It ends with a skeptical jab about Japanese advances in agriculture.
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Liberty Motors
United States
Gillette
Surplus Property Board
Robert A. Lovett
Air
War Department
Navy
Bard
Army
Reformed Church Pastor Receives 600 Purse for European Tour
The Zion Reformed church presented Rev. Dr. J. Spangler Nieffer with a 600 purse to help defray European tour expenses. A child in Clearspring narrowly escaped death after falling into a hog swill tub, severely scalded. The bass season opens with abundant catches reported by fishermen. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone ad proclaims phones essential for farmers. Franklin County Pa deer are wrecking wheat fields, with one 25 acre plot ruined in a single night.
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The
Zion Reformed Church
J. Spangler Nieffer
Samuel Holstinger
Clearspring
Franklin County
Employment expansion aims to make chamber a city work hub
A historical report outlines a chamber plan to convert the chamber into a central arena for all who seek work in the city and county. It notes weekly gatherings, mentions Woodrow Wilson’s term, and references Civil War era reminiscences at a Reno post, with an emphasis on community labor outreach.
Visiting by Lee Miller with the 25th Division at Balete Pass
Reporter Lee Miller travels with Col. Victor Lege Johnson Jr of the 161st Infantry to a hilltop observation post on Luzon. He notes mudded roads, a Jap machine gun nest, and Pvt Bob Scripps of the 111st Regiment I&R platoon, newly promoted to sergeant. The piece ends with an eerie promise of more tomorrow.
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Baleth Pass
Luzon
Victor Lege Tohnson
161St
Johnee
West Point
Johnson
Stingerlands
N. Y
Charlie Chaplin
Mugh Stanley FR McNiatt
Meoularo
Nlm
Johsums 1St
Baltaliot
Lap Quves
Bob Scripps
Bill Mauldin
Bob
111St Regiment
Pearl Harbor
Colonel Jonson
Just Folks WAR War Leaves Dead Men Strewn About
Poem laments the horrors of war with vivid, grim imagery of dead and dying, suffering civilians, and the degradation of humanity. It urges war to become a name of shame and to end, portraying war as mankind’s supreme vice rather than virtue.
Strength For The Day A Word About Puritanism
Dr H E L Douglass argues Puritanism at its best was admirable and foundational, inspiring reform in religion and life. He notes early Puritans shaped British and American character, while later decay misrepresented them, urging a revival of Puritanism’s noble core.
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Hael L. Douglass
Old England
First U S Railroads Chartered in 1826 and 1828
The earliest railroad companies in the United States received state charters in 1826 and 1828 marking the start of a national rail network. These early developments set the stage for rapid expansion and industrial growth across multiple states.
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United States
Washington rhythm of Berlin mission stalls at Yalta plan
Washington column argues the Allied Commission is delayed by U S hesitations over Berlin. It cites SHAEF disruption, British supply links, French leadership worries, and Russian governance as reasons for avoiding or delaying an Allied presence in Berlin. The piece notes internal U S debate and suggests President Truman will decide.
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Washington
Ninth Army
Berlin
Hitler
Yalta
Germany
Stalin
Red Army
U. S
War Department
SHAEF
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Russia
Blarson
Truman
Salvage Crew Finds Mystery Box in Salt Water
Hash washed down with salt water Kinawa reports a salvage effort where a Coast Guards crew retrieved life belts and a crate supposedly containing treasure. After fumbling attempts the crew hoisted a box, weighed it, then tossed it back overboard amid glances at the bridge. Ancient Creeks fear amber rubbed attracts straw and leaves.
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Kinawa
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