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Unclear Plea Referencing a Biblical Verse
Fragmentary historical note cites a biblical quote John 5 15 about prayer and being heard. No clear event, person, or location identified beyond the scripture reference.
One Frenchman Remembers and Salutes Allied Help
In a Syrian debate Pierre Cot recalls Churchill aided France and Gaulle's 1940 appeal. Cot credits Britain and America with saving France and warns De Gaulle to honor his hosts. De Gaulle’s reception in the United States is noted with hope for humility.
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Britain
America
Pierre Cot
Churchill
Syria
Gen. Gaulle
Cot
General de Gaulle
United States
Airlines See Safer Skies Despite War Strains
The National Safety Council reports 16 major airlines operated in 1944 without a fatal accident. Despite wartime pressures and crowded schedules, air travel remained hazardous only in weather and wind, yet carriers have shown constant precautions reduce danger to a minimum.
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National Safety Council
Government eases ice cream restrictions amid record May milk output
Reprinted editorial notes farmers boosted milk production in May, with War Food Administration chief Tom G. Stitts predicting continued gains. Ice cream processing can reach 75 percent of butter fat used in 1942, up from 65 percent, though future supply remains uncertain. The shift aids civilians as summer braces for shortages.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Tom G. Stitts
Dairy and Poultry Branch
War Food Adinistration
Stitts
Franco Invitation to American Soldiers Sparks Caution
The article argues Franco’s invite to U S troops highlights propaganda aims of his regime. It warns such visits would be controlled and seen as appeasement by the United Nations while noting past German troop access. It cautions readers to beware of Franco.
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Lynchburg News
Franco
Spain
United States
Gibraltar
Axis
United Nations
The Wreckage in Europe
Anne O'Hare McCormick argues that postwar Europe has regressed to near medieval conditions across multiple countries. She notes widespread dysfunction, political upheaval, and a shocking disconnect from modern life as seen in occupied and liberated regions alike.
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Anne O'Hare McCormick
N. Y
Europe
One Of The Oldest Professions In Laundry
A Charlotte Observer piece extols washing clothes as a basic, ancient skill. It describes using water and soap, soaking garments, scrubbing, rinsing, and drying in the sun, praising simple methods anyone can perform with two hands.
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Charlotte Observer
Loud White Elephants in Air Raid Siren Selloff
New York City faces costs to end air raid alarm service as bids for ten master sirens ranged from a $2,250 removal offer to a combined price of $4,460 for removal while keeping the sirens. J Josefsberg Jr Co proposed to remove one siren and keep the rest for a price to be paid by the city.
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New York Herald Tribune
New York City
J. Josefsberg, Jr. and Co
Bay Parkway
Brooklyn
RC. A
Departments of Market and Purchase
Virginia drought worsens despite scattered thundershowers
One year ago Virginia endured its worst drought in a decade with only scattered thundershowers. Vice-president Wallace arrived in Washington to report on his mission to China and Russia. Winchester and Frederick bond sales total 1,329,125.50 under the War Bond Drive.
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Virginia
Wallace
Washington
China
Russia
Winchester
Frederick
Handley Board selects T. R. Cather as president
The Handley Board elects T. R. Cather to a new term, filling the expired term of resigned R. Gray Williams. The District Nurses Association cleared $336.04 at its annual lawn party on the Plaza.
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Handley Board
T. R. Cather
R. Gray Williams
District Nurses Association
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Europe
Col Ashby Miller Elected VP of General Mills
Col Ashby Miller of South Stewart Street is elected vice president of the General Mills Corporation. A Vesper Service opens a new series at the Congregation of Christian Church hosted by E. W. Cather. Ethiopia requests a League of Nations convention to address the Italy boundary dispute.
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Col. Ashby Miller
South Stewart Street
General Mills Corporation
Congregation of Christian Church
E. W. Cather
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Italy
Arson arrest tightens as couple held on heavy bail
Ray Hutzler and Matil da Shiffler are jailed on arson charges after a house burned one night and a barn burned the next. A hearing is set for Monday as the pair await trial.
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Ray Hutzler
Matilda Shiffler
German note on Lusitania sinking troubles Washington
The German note about the Lusitania sinking fails to satisfy Washington officials. A Handley fund shortfall amounts to just over $5,000, not $25,000 as the Baltimore American claimed. Scott Grant’s four cylinder Cadillac touring car caught fire at Cooper’s garage during repair.
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Washington
Handley Fund
Scott Grant
Coopers Garage
Young Carlin Gray Nearly Loses Hand in Dynamite Cap Explosion
A dynamite cap found near Carlin Gray’s home exploded nearly severing his hand. In a separate incident at Wadesville Chas Kirby, while building a fence for Mr. M Swimley, was terrified and scarred when a three foot black snake slithered up his pant leg.
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Carlin Gray
Mr. M. Swimley
Wadesville
Chas
Kirby
Strength for the Day reflections on Christian charity
A sermon excerpt recounts how early Christians cared for plague victims and buried the dead while pagans fled. The writer notes teaching and example combine, saying Christians’ deeds during famine and plague testified to faith and moved others to revere God.
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Hungary
Eusebius
Reporting to local boards for former servicemen under Act
The Selective Service System directs men who were in the armed forces before the 1940 act to report to their local boards near their homes when discharged to avoid record confusion.
Socialism debates rattle Europe and Britain
Paul Mallon analyzes rising socialism in Europe and Britain. He argues private ownership preserves competition and wages, while a full shift to public control risks lower employment and a monopolized economy. He doubts labor leadership would push socialist programs if elected.
Varicose Ulcers Treated By Vein Care And Dressings
Mayo Clinic doctors Holmes and Smith report that improving leg circulation and direct treatment of varicose ulcers heal most cases. Treatments included ichthyol or sulfathiazole ointments, hot wet packs, pressure bandages, and skin grafts for large ulcers when needed.
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Chester L. Holmes
Frederick L. Smith
Mayo Clinic
Public Welfare Through High Price and Wage Economy
A reader argues the ideal public welfare economy rests on high prices and wages driven by free private initiative with limited government. It envisions strict anti fraud enforcement, honest business expansion to raise wages taxes and dividends, and questions socialist capitalism during mismanagement or excessive taxation.
How Watch Hill, Rhode Island Got Its Name
Watch Hill in Rhode Island derives its name from the promontory used by Narragansett Indians to watch for the Montauks, their enemies. The geographic landmark served as a lookout point guiding Native peoples and later influenced local naming.
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Watch Hill
Rhode Island
How's Your I Q Seven Quiz Questions Page 2 Answers
A quiz item lists ten questions covering victory types geography names and history. It asks about a Pyrrhic victory the Catskill overlook river the author Mikolajczyk Stanislaw Marshall and other topics including the Sun a radio entertainer Songbird of the South the Moslem League president and Arthurian poetry by Teenyson with a titled series.
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Catskill Mountains
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Moslem League of India
Teenyson
Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Factual Book on Korea At Library
Dr Grajdanzer of the Institute of Pacific Relations presents Modern Korea a study of Korea under Japanese censorship since 1910. It argues for independence and details imperial exploitation. the book is available for borrowing at Handley Library.
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Korea
Grajdanzer
Institute of Pacific Relations
Grajdanzev
Andrew J. Grajdanzer
Handley Library
Tax on widow’s gratuity differs from income
The six months’ pay granted to a wife when her husband is killed in action is not taxable income. It is a gratuity from the United States and need not be included as income for tax purposes.
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D. L. Pee
United States
Buenos Aires Race End Gives Vermont Author a Dream Win
Vermont journalist Terry Arnold travels to Buenos Aires to gamble on Ultimo Ventura, a Kimberly estancia horse. In a sunlit grandstand she stares down the track, screams through the tension, and wins a race that proves her literary gamble is paying off.
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Buenos Aires
Miss Ainsworth
Boston
Terry
Itimo
de Vera
Argentina
Brooks Kimberly
Corinne Artigas
Ralf Cordoba
Ultimo Ventura
Terry's Box
Ultimo
Beautiful
Windemere Estancia
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