Whitewright and Texas notes from postwar era
A miscellany from Whitewright Texas includes subscription rates for a local paper, wartime to postwar economic views, and moves on public issues. Items mention Lake Texoma designation, Sunday cotton picking, a Fort Worth drive to send a one thousand dollar bill to Gen. Patton, and wage inflation cautions from the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
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Fort Worth
George Patton
Patton
France
Paris
General Patton
Berlin
Wage Rise Sparks Debate Over Little Steel Formula
Organized labor claims wage increases fail to keep pace with living costs, challenging the Little Steel formula. Many workers see gains as insufficient, while others argue the method remains unfair for broad groups.
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Fort Worth
Allied Armistice Shapes Romania Deal and Boundaries
The armistice ends Romanian fighting with joint Allied approval and supervision. Romania remains independent with King Mihai, while Bessarabia and Northern Bucovina return to Russia. Transylvania goes back to Bucharest as Hungary loses it, and Romania pays Russia 50 million dollars annually for six years, signaling a restrained Soviet approach.
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Russia
Romania
Moscow
Red Army
Pruth
Mihai
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Transylvania
Hungary
Bucharest
Christian Science Monitor Notes German Side Involvement
The Christian Science Monitor discusses how certain groups and individuals were drawn into the war on the German side, examining motivations and affiliations behind their choices.
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Christian Science Monitor
Would Rather Miss His Dinner Than The Sun
The Sun received a postal card from W. R. Wilson of Slaton claiming his copy was lost in the mails and that he would rather miss his dinner than miss The Sun. Wilson, a former Whitewright resident, has lived in Slaton about 25 years and been a regular reader.
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the Sun
W. R. Wilson
Slaton
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Whitewright
Allotment Checks Highlight War Family Support System
The Denison Herald notes the 160 000 000th allotment check issued as a symbol of government effort to aid service families. With 7 000 000 allowances sent monthly, the dependency benefits office has grown into a vast, efficient operation in under two years, despite some delays.
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Denison Herald
Dewey Campaign Train Adapts to War Time Rules
Roscoe Drum mond reports that Governor Thomas E. Dewey’s Pacific Coast trek minimizes rallies and underlines disciplined, state leader focused outreach. The schedule shows eight brief meetings daily with veterans, Negro leaders, farmers, business leaders, editors, and Republican workers as the train operates incognito.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Thomas E. Dewey
Pacific Coast
Dewey
Republican National Committee
Dewey Campaign Train Preserves Quiet War Focus On Front Pages
National Campaign Manager in New York notes 78 reporters travel with the Republican nominee as war headlines dominate. Dewey travels in a twelve car special with Governor Dewey and aides in the rear, while the tone stays subdued to maximize votes and push for retirement of the current administration.
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New York
Dewey
David Livingstone
Paul Lockwood
Frank Hinda
Elliott V. Bell
Republican National Committee
Harold G. Mason
Polio Fight Reaches Thirty Million Over Eleven Years
Basil O Connor reports at the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis annual meeting that Americans have contributed 29.56 million dollars over eleven years to fight infantile paralysis. Dollars raised since 1934 include 16 million in 1943 and 1944, funding grants to 74 institutions across 114 research groups.
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New York
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Roosevelt
O'Connor
County allocations cited for medical car service funding
Mr. O Connor notes distribution covers counties to supply medical cars for thousands of new patients yearly. The plan averages 444 dollars per county annually and 160 dollars per new infantile paralysis case reported in that period.
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O'Connor
Postwar plan urges 54 to 56 million jobs and tax tweaks
The House Postwar Planning Committee led by Rep. Colmer proposes a 78 page blueprint for a postwar economy aiming to create 54 to 56 million jobs and a $20 billion federal revenue lead. It calls for lower taxes, a shift to personal income tax, broader unemployment benefits, and rapid private enterprise driven reconversion to peacetime production.
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Washington, D. C
Special
House Committee On
William M. Colmer
Democrat
Mississippi
Germany
Cracks at the Crowd Babies and debt themes in a cartoon
A humorous cartoon contrasts two infants. Ellen's six month old mocks public debt with laughter while Nora's baby cries, suggesting awareness of a national debt yet to be paid. The piece uses satire to critique fiscal responsibility.
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Ellen
Nora
Notable Vices and regrets shadow a family history
The page reflects on debts and hardship as Nora paces with her husband to ease his worries though their wealth is limited to a few milk bottles and a rattler. It recalls a daughter reconsidering marriage after seeing her mother's unhappiness and warns of a reckless nephew and社会-tinged cautions about vanity and dependence.
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Nora
First Written Record of Ancient Greece Tied to Homeric Poems
The earliest Greek writings with clear historical value derive from the Homeric poems. They provide the oldest substantial narrative evidence about early Greek society, culture, language, and heroic tradition.
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Ancient
Greece
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Texoma
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Manning & Meador
Roscoe Drummond
Sun
Mr. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Sinclair Gas and Oils
Sinclair Station
Lower Main Street
By Raymond Lahr
By Claude Callan
Conoco
Crawford Serv
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Mercury
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
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