Wallace Attacks American Fascists and Defends Policy
Detroit, Mich. Vice-President Henry A. Wallace denounces corporate leaders as American Fascists at a press conference and defends his decade of idealist programs. He cites his hybrid corn plan and the ever normal granary as practical wartime measures and recalls proposals to trade cotton for rubber in 1939.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Washington
Wall Street
Wallace
Europe
Stay at Home Urge From Government Travel Experts
A Wisconsin girl in Union Station joins a broader wartime appeal to travelers to delay trips. Traveler's Aid helps her home after a sleepless, uncertain journey as crowded cities, scarce resources, and troop movements strain rail service. The piece urges civilians to consider necessity before traveling to ease conditions for service members and others.
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Wisconsin
Union Station
Washington, D. C
Washington
Baltimore
New York
New Jersey
United States
Pity the Poor Congressman Letter from a Demanding Constituent
Dudley M Hughes of Georgia, a House member focused on farm interests, faced a tough task as shown by a letter from a demanding constituent. The note complains about a government seedless tomato seed project and asks Hughes to send seeds.
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Dudley M. Hughes
Georgia
House of Representatives
Hughes
Sam Yopp
U. S. Gallon Value Compared With Imperial Measure
The U S gallon is 16 percent smaller than the British imperial gallon. This comparison explains the difference between the two standard liquid measures used in the United States and Britain.
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U. S
Japs Believe Their Emperor Is God
An interview with Jimmy Young, a former prisoner of war in Japan, argues that Japan’s war aims centered on the Emperor as a god. The piece notes how belief in Hirohito as divine underpinned resistance and could have altered the war if the palace were destroyed. The essay contrasts American precision bombing with German raids and ends with a parable about a rookie judge handling a bootleg case.
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Jimmy Young
Japan
Land of the Rising Sun
Young
Jimmy Doolittle
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
United States
Tokyo
Central Park
God
Chas. B. Driscoll
Fort Worth
Elliott Roosevelt Declares Daylight Bombing Key to Victory
Col. Elliott Roosevelt returned to the United States after leading combined aerial reconnaissance in North Africa and Sicily. He stated that daylight precision bombing by American forces is the answer to winning the war.
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War Department
Pentagon
America
Roosevelt
United States
Washington, D. C
Elliott Roosevelt
North
Africa
Sicily
Divorce Petition In Grayson County Citation
Citation to W. P. Isom commands appearance by 10 a.m. on Monday after 42 days from issuance in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Bessie Isom seeks divorce for cruel treatment with custody of two minor children and costs. Issued July 23 1948.
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State OF
Texas
W. P. Isom
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Bessie Isom
S. V. Earnest
R. ©. Steed
Prepare Children For School Warns State Health Officer
A Texas health official urges parents to vaccinate preschoolers for smallpox and consider diphtheria toxoid before the September start. He notes protection should be complete before school and recommends a physician visit to finalize immunizations.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Child health checkups to ensure readiness for school
Dr. Cox stresses a complete physical examination for children to confirm good health and equal competition with peers. If any weakness or defect is found, improvements can be made before September to prevent an avoidable handicap at school start.
No 3 Ration Books To 6 285 403 Texans
The OPA announced 10 672 271 No 3 ration books were issued to residents of Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma via the Dallas mailing center. Texas saw 6 285 403 books, 130 863 less than No 2. Louisiana 2 346 268, Oklahoma 2 040 600. The program employed 56 793 workers for 227 172 hours, saving residents 1 400 918 hours by avoiding lines at schools and boards.
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Dallas
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
OPA
Rastus and Hambone Exchange Sleep Confusion
Rastus asks about Mose’s health. Hambone says Dodah says he has insomnia. He explains he wakes every two or three days as a result.
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Rastus
Mose
Hambone
Dodah
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