Verbal Dispatches on War, Price Controls and Honest Living
A collage of wartime notes includes a Chinese report on Japanese internees in China, praising their upkeep but noting their reluctance to cooperate. It discusses price and credit controls, plus ads and market realities. It also quotes opinions on honesty, civil duties, and returning soldiers to civilian life, with regional newspaper snips on politics and postwar views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
OPA
Des Moines
Homesick recruits and convoy bus quips in wartime humor
A collage of light wartime jokes and observations from a dispatch. A driver notes convoys keep all buses safe while a passenger laments long waits. A sergeant and two soldiers share quips on homesickness and daily life, with quick one liners on love, work, and duty.
No title available from a fragmented dialogue
A fragmented dialogue features a girl with swords and a gal who swallows camels, followed by a London waiter and a shelter diner exchange about steak and peas, illustrating odd humor in brief overheard lines.
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London
Shelter
Student to Address Fortnightly Club on Exodus From Paris
Marjorie Holbert of Iowa City will speak to the Fortnightly Club Tuesday afternoon at the United Presbyterian church social rooms. The junior at the State University of Iowa, born in Manchester, Iowa, describes her experiences fleeing Paris after Germany occupied the city, detailing nine months under occupation and the escape to the United States.
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Paris
Marjorie Holbert
Iowa City
Unite States
United Presbyterian Church
Miss Holbert
Cit
Ren
Manchester
Iowa
Miss Liolbert
State University of Iowa
Nickel sources and ore types in global reserves
Article notes silicate ores form part of global nickel reserves while current production relies mainly on sulphide ores. It highlights Canada as a leading region developing sulphide nickel resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Australian supply plan for American troops revealed
Australia will ship 6,000,000 pounds of apple sauce 12,500,000 pounds of apple butter and 7,000,000 pounds of canned sweet corn to American troops next year. In 1944 5,000 tons of tropical butter spread will also be produced for U S forces.
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Australia
Psychiatric Rejections Rise Through April 1943
By April 1943 about 500000 men were rejected for psychiatric reasons in the draft process. This reflects a substantial portion as the mental health screening intensified during World War II.
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New Order
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Roosevelt
Lake Mills
Red Oak Express
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Oskaloosa Herald
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Gillette
Senate
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
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Smith
J.C.B
Scott
Disraeli
Russ
Hedshrom
Chip
Tru
Chass
America
Menrtini Mederu Cleaners
Marius Olsen
Joe Palooka
Tommy M' Boy
Ham Fisher
England
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AK SO LI
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George
PON
Dixie Dugan
Darling
Wesley
Meevoy & Striebe
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