Weighing the cost of war and a persistent weed
The Burlington Gazette laments low turnout for wounded veterans but urges bearing with war’s harsh realities. It warns that Nazi barbarity and mass killings demand vigilance and condemns unchecked government tenure as dangerous to constitutional balance. It notes looming postwar debt and victory uncertainties while urging readiness for a sane celebration if V-Day arrives.
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Majdanek
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Circuit Court
Customs and Patents, Claims
Germany
Washington
Iowa
From First Day At School To Go Again Tomorrow
A mother asks her daughter what was learned on the first day of school and the child says not much. A stranger thanks a laboring man for giving up his seat on a streetcar, and the man jokes about seating for pretty girls. A music teacher brings a portable phonograph to a first grade class for a lesson. A goa t related tax tale ends with a joke about front footage taxed at two dollars per front foot. A remark about Nazis and a white flag weapon appears as a satirical line. A convict jokes about the unlucky number thirteen and a visitor asks how he ended there. Ginger snaps.
Victory’s Sons Jelow Torpedo Ace Survives Midway
Gay, a torpedo plane pilot, led his crew in an attack on Japanese carriers during Midway. His aircraft was hit, he was wounded, and he crashed after releasing torpedoes. He saved his radioman under water and survived as the lone survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8.
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Jelow
Gay
Torpedo Squadron 8
Monday night at the Mercy has chal at lewe City
A brief item notes a Monday night event at Mercy and a chal at lewe City with unclear details. The readable text mentions Mercy and lewe City in a local context, suggesting a community gathering or schedule item. Further specifics are not provided.
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the Mercy
Lewe City
Madrid Bans Co-Education in Schools
The new government decrees ban on co education in Madrid schools affecting students and staff. Authorities enforce the policy across educational institutions amid ongoing reforms.
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Madrid
Landlady Quips About Explosive Inventor Professor
A landlady informs a new roomer that the former occupant was a professor who invented an explosive. The roomer alarmingly asks if ceiling spots are explosives, but she quips that the spots are the professor himself.
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Ahl
Richard and Joan Polson Return to Lincoln
Richard Polson and Joan Polson of Lincoln Nebraska return home after two weeks visiting grandparents and other relatives. The trip included time with Ray Polson and family as well as friends in Wellman. Local residents shared condolences on a fatal accident and other family news.
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Richard
Joan Polson
Lincoln
Mayer
Awellman
Richhard
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