Deily jae notes on post office and mobility of America
In a 19th century style notice the paper lists postal rates and subscriptions, and declares Associated Press rights. It discusses readiness and transport of materials, American mobility, and preparation in the Philippines and elsewhere, contrasting with Japan’s view of American mobility.
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Deily Jae. Meil
Hagerscownes
J. Garvin Hager
Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Pacific
Philippines
President's Salary and White House Finances Explored
An examination of presidential pay contrasts Roosevelt Truman and Taft notes Roosevelt’s high inherited wealth and tax losses while in office. It highlights Truman’s frugal funding approach and a $25 000 post deduction income, with talk of a larger salary to ease office costs. Taft earned far more in today’s terms due to no income tax then.
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United States
Roosevelt
White House
Eit
Truman
National Committee
Taft
Day of Judgment for Nazi War Criminals Nears
A Rawleigh reader summary notes Allied reports scarce on German tribunals while Britain prepares punishment for Nazi war criminals. Devils Island off Schleswig-Holstein will house SS guards and Gestapo, with thousands of prisoners housed on Nordstrand as trials approach. Medical personnel linked to cruel experiments face accountability in a broader clean up.
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Germany
Britain
Devils Island
Schleswig-Heilstein
Nordstrand Island
Ielite
Teh Island
Gestapo
America’s wartime transport boom reshapes global supply lines
The piece notes America’s vast transport and shipping mobilization during World War II, linking enhanced production and tonnage to Europe and the Pacific. It cites San Francisco to the Atlantic routes, a 1,600 unit increase in distance carried, and the overall boost to Allied merchant fleets. It also observes docking and storage gaps between Pacific and European theaters and the strategic impact on war effort.
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America
Europe
Germany
Anmerica Inc
Dejan
Kasay
San Franccisco
Mattia
Tapah
Pacific
Taban
Civilian planes eyed for postwar market with varied models
Planes for civilians may arrive before new autos. Small aircraft makers foresee August market entries and October output, aided by July material availability. Prices for two place planes range 900 to 2800 dollars. Conversion from Army Navy trainers favors those firms. Demand expected high at first then taper. Transports of revolutionary size also planned, with airlines eager for first offerings. Germany and Japan to be cleared of slums postwar.
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Army
Navy
Population growth and strikes across towns in 1911 era
The article notes Chambersburg's population near 10 000 and growth hope to surpass Hagerstown, Martinsburg reports 200 striking workers at Kilbourne Knitting Machine Co due to hiring Numedrian women, Hancock sees a corner stone laid for a Masonic Temple, currency officials approve stabilizing First National Bank of Hancock with 25000 capital, St Pauls United Brethren holds its hundredth anniversary on Sunday, June 11, Percy Maxim announces retirement during a visit to Jingerstown.
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Kilbourne Knitting Machine Co
Martinsburg
Attesee
First National Bank of Hancock
Toth Anniy Ry
St Pauls United Brethren Church
Fragmentary 1920s Update on Population Deaths and Vaccination
A fragmented item notes Slagerstown population rising by five to six thousand since the last census years ago while deaths decline and health efforts improve through vaccination. The text also references evolution versus religion and a county board setting a mysterious age for a ring jewelry incident involving local figures.
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Slagerstown
Wis
General Dalton Killed At Balete Pass By LEE MILLER
A dispatch details Brig. Gen. James Lt. Dalton of Burlington dying near Balete Pass while reconnoitering enemy tunnels with aides and guerrillas. Lt. Col. Vanderpool recaps the ambush and burial plans as another brigadier arrives to fill the vacancy.
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Balete Pass
Lunon
Con. James
Dusty’ Dalton
Burlington
Vet
Altho
Oll
6Th Dion
Wawa-Antipolo
Manila
Edwin D. Patrick
1St Cavalry
Verne D. Mudge
G-2
A. Te. Vanderpool
Dalton
Qayashi
Santa Barbara
Vanderpool
Dusty Dalton
Just Folks Doing All Right Soldier Voice
A war poem fragment shows a soldier insisting he is doing all right despite ration tins, mud floors, insects, and moldy clothing. He notes no bath for two weeks, asking not to tell mother or father.
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Tim
War bond gimmick at Lincoln air field draws crowds
War bond salesmen at a Lincoln Nebraska air field stage a novelty promotion. A gunner peering into a telephone booth sees "WWelen" and calls a number, then hears a female voice urging listeners to save nickels for war bonds. A stray, unrelated note about amber attracting debris follows.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Army Air Field
Corcoran’s Photo Shifts China Premier T. V. Soong
Washington observers note Tommy Corcoran helped reshape China by arranging a White House photo showing Soong with Truman Stettinius Stimson and Forrestal. Soong’s prestige rose, aiding his appointment as Premier while he pressed for cotton goods shipments and U.S. gold adjustments, drawing Army scrutiny over civilian textile supplies.
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Drew Washington
Washington
White House
Tommy the
Corcoran
Tommy the Cork
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
T. V. Soong
T. V Soong
Chiang Hai- Shek
Burma
Soong
Truman
United States
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Stettinius
Stimson
Eden
Molotov
Bidault
U. S
World Is Not So Small, Lt West Says
Lt. Carl West reports eight months in England France and Belgium without meeting a single person from Chattanooga. He doubts that the world is small despite travels.
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Hattanooga, Tenn
Carl West
England
France
Belgium
Chattanooga
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John Kevion
Shamons
Lid
Phe Hoard
Mysteri
Anore Smith
Jue Criminal
Lee Miller
Henry Phillips
Forest Hills
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Lane
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W. Franklin St
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Washington St
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Purrey
Nashua
Everly
Pearson
Chungking
Moscow
Ed Pauley
Biddle
California
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Standard Oil of
Pauley
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
Shattanoog
Ema
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Cauffman
Fountain Service
Harry M. Friedman
Harry’s Loan Office
North Jonathan Street
War Labor Board
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