Wounded Sailor’s Letter Sparks Free Speech Debate
A 19 year old Navy Coxswain Robert F Evans writes home from San Francisco about war trauma and frustration with American society. He questions patriotism and voices longing for family comfort. The piece ties to public readings in Dallas and later cities including Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Fort Worth and Houston where audiences have gathered in large numbers.
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Mommie
Robert F. Evans
Bobby Evans
131St Field Artillery
Java
Pearl Harbor
Bobby
Navy
San Francisco
Passion Play to Be in Dallas at Fair Park
Broadway dreams aside the Black Hills Passion Play comes to Fair Park auditorium in Dallas from March 5 through 12 under Lions Club sponsorship for the Lions Club Child Welfare Fund. Originating in Luenen Germany in 1242 the production traveled to the United States in 1932 and settled near Spearfish in South Dakota becoming the largest passionplay complex with a three block long stage and eight thousand seats.
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Broadway
Black Hills
Fair Park Auditorium
Lions Club of Dallas
Lions Club Child Welfare Fund
Luenen
Westphalia
Europe
United States
South Dakota
Spearfish
Army to Maintain Control in Occupied Areas After War
The Army and Navy released a joint policy manual dated December 22 stating military government may persist beyond hostilities to support ongoing operations and to achieve political objectives. It affirms military control remains necessary “as long as military operations continue” and may extend until national policy ends are reached.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Divorce by cruel treatment cited in Grayson County Texas
Citation orders Ida Pugh Miller to appear by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance March 27 1944 in the District Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff William G. Miller sues for divorce filed February 10 1944. Case No 52580. Issued February 10 1944 by Clerk S V Earnest. Deputy Nancy Drake. 4T-M9
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State OF Texas
Ida Pugh Miller
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
William G. Miller
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Rubber output soon to reach prewar usage
Baton Rouge reports that by April the United States will produce synthetic rubber as fast as prewar crude rubber. Bradley Dewey says civilian tire shortages stem from military use, but the outlook is not gloomy with over 18 million civilian tires anticipated if drivers maintain tires and recap in time.
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Papa
United States
P. S
Robert F. Evans
Baton Rouge
Bradley Dewey
Standard Oil
Dewey
Synthetic rubber production pace and liquor raid humor
In January production ran at about 50 000 tons a month, higher than prewar rubber use except 1941. In a separate liquor raid, Constable J J Dollard described officers getting drunk and falling, some planting their noses in the ground to stand.
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J. J. Dollard
Berkeley County hogs binge after beer flowed
A drove of Berkeley County hogs at Moncks Corner South Carolina reportedly went on a binge when state and federal officers poured about 1100 gallons of beer. Observers noted the event as an unusual disturbance in the rural area.
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Moncks Corner
S. C
Berkeley County
Melvin's Fish Bowl Mischief Caught by Mother
In a humorous domestic exchange, a mother accuses Melvin of spitting in the fish bowl while he insists he is merely close to doing so. The lighthearted dialogue captures a family moment of tension and humor.
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Melvin
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