Dominion and duty in war era views and postwar plans
A reflective column intertwines biblical dominion with global war topics and postwar housing, assessing cruelty to creatures, German leadership rumors, national debt, and the push for state versus private ownership in Russia. It cites public sentiment, myths, and a Passaic News note about a farmer returning AAA payments to the Treasury.
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Saturday Evening Post
The
Herald-News
Passaic
New Jersey
Lester A. Crandall
Dallas
Iowa
Treasury
Crandall
Blessings Amid Berlin Bombing Night Story
A mother in Berlin comforts her son Rupert amid destruction telling him to thank God and Hitler for blessings. Rupert asks what to do if Hitler is harmed, and the mother suggests continuing gratitude to God.
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Kurt von Wagner
Littl
Berlin
Rupert
Hitler
Mommer
Emin Kinder
Mrs. von Wagner
Midsection Test Triggers Hernia Warning
An exercise ad in The Ft. Mifflin Bulletin urged a sit and twist routine testing midsection muscles. A reader responded with a single word Hernia, warning of the potential danger of the maneuver.
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Physical Culture
They're Always With Us War Memoir Snippet
Two war correspondents reach the India frontier claiming to have driven a jeep from a Burma town despite no roads across the hills. An officer doubts the feat, while the pressmen hush the claim to avoid spoiling the joke.
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India
Burma
Credit. As Credit Is Due
Two men flew a passenger plane on their first air trips. The craft refueled at each stop by a little red truck, first at St Louis then Crewe land and Albany. The pair remark on the plane’s time and the refueling trucks. Gov Lehman of New York notes war bond sales lag.
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St. Louis
Albany
Eix-Gov
Lehman
New York
Governor Lehman Tries to Sell Bond Scam Tale
A Vermont style farmer in upstate New York meets a Governor Lehman on the road. The governor asks if the farmer knows Lehman Roosevelt Pearl Harbor and Church Hill, claiming to seek bonds. The farmer replies he’s not interested as the tale unfolds with mistaken identities.
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Upstate
New York
Herbert Lehman
Albany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Lehman
Eith
Roosevelt
Church Hill
Rangefinder
Hill collectors climb front steps as early settlers debated
Two neighbors discuss hill collectors at the entrance, contrasting with the idea of early settlers. The exchange hints at tension over property or status, reflecting a rustic or historical setting.
Maxine Gingerich Is Guest of Honor At Birthday Party
Wayland August 11 Mrs Earl Gingerich entertained a group of girls for her daughter Maxine who was celebrating her tenth birthday Ice cream strawberries angel food cake and gifts were present The attendees included Shirley McCoy Carol Ulvestadt Berdene and Marianna Gerig Alice Eu bank Aldine Arlene Roth Maribelle Zehr Erma Davison Virginia Rion Charlene and Darlene Gingerich.
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Wayland
Earl Gingerich
Maxine
Shirley McCoy
Carol Ulvestadt
Berdene
Marianna Gerig
Alice Eubank
Aldine
Arlene
Roth
Maribelle Zehr
Erma Davison
Virginia Rion
Charlene
Darlene Gingerich
Postwar Coal Research Yields Smokeless Stove and Automatic Stoker
Postwar coal research in bituminous combustion produced two notable innovations. A smokeless stove designed for bituminous coal and a new fully automatic mechanical stoker. These developments may see wide postwar use.
Global evaporation drives vast water cycle estimate
It is estimated that evaporation raises about 186000 cubic miles of water from the earth’s surface each year and this water is subsequently precipitated. The noted figure underscores the scale of the hydrological cycle and its role in distributing moisture worldwide.
The Purple Heart on Screen at State Theatre
Darryl F. Zanuck’s The Purple Heart plays at the State Theatre Wednesday. Dana Andrews and a star cast headline the World War II drama about bombing Tokyo and POWs facing Japanese captivity, praised as a film that will be cheered as long as America endures.
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Darryl F. Zanuck
Tokyo
State Theatre
America
20Th Century-Fox
Japan
Lewis Milestone
Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
Farley Granger
Kevin O'Shea
Donald Barry
Trudy Marshall
Sam Levene
George Washington
Mabels Room Bang-Up Wacky Farce on Screen
State Theatre presents Up In Mabels Room film a bedroom farce with Edward Small as producer. Cast includes Marjorie Reynolds Dennis O Keefe Gail Patrick Mischa Auer Charlotte Greenwood Lee Bowman John Hubbard and Binnie Barnes delivering steady belly laughs.
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Mabel
State Theatre
Edward Small
Mr. Small
Marjorie Reynolds
Dennis O'Keefe
Gail Patrick
Mischa Auer
Charlotte Greenwood
Lee Bowman
John Hubbard
Binnie
The Rocking Chair Abriade Highlights Community Life
A local note shows Mrs Clark's sale drawing a good crowd while a elderly seller expresses pride in her family. Readers learn about neighbors moving homes, new shops in town, and small anecdotes from street conversations and visits to local sites.
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Clark
Funeral services for Isaiah F Bush
Funeral services for Isaiah F Bush were held at 10 30 am at L A Jones funeral home with Dr Fred E Miller in charge. Pallbearers included Joe Christner Henry Witthoft Milo Patterson H L Huber Don Huber and Ralph Oldfield. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Isaiah F. Bush
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Joe Christner
Henry Witthoft
Milo Patterson
H. L. Huber
Don Huber
Ralph Oldfield
Elm Grove Cemetery
Sugar Purity Described as One of Purest Substances
The article notes sugar as an exceptionally pure chemical substance with a high purity percentage, emphasizing its status among base chemicals.
Formation of Coal Across Eons From Natural Processes
Geological note explains coal forms over millions of years through layer deposition heat and pressure. It outlines how ancient plant material becomes peat then peat becomes coal under geological forces.
Referee and crowd unaware Joel hurts with limp arm
With one minute left in the bout Joel advances despite a left arm limp and nearly useless. Referee and audience miss the developing injury as Renshaw alone seems to notice the problem.
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Joel
Renshaw
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Gestapo
Himmler
Pick Up
Rie Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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Ft. Mifflin Bulletin
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Ivy
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Abrigade
W. A. Wilson
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Earl Simmerman
Sims Shoe Store
Maude Miller Simmerman
Gale Barnes
Ralph Dougherty
Weidners
Adah Dewey
Jella Warren
J. A. Harwood
Mrs. Dewey
Mrs. Harwood
Grace
Isaiah Bush
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Sorden's
Sorden Music CO
Pittsburgh
Sorrell Auto Parts
West Ma
Dixie Dugan
Land’s Sakes Fm
Dixie
ICE
Atle
Ice Box
WOW
By McEvoy
Striebel
John Shields & Sons
Joe Palooka
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