And the power jag, like Herr Hitler is on. That is the one that leaves a real headache. The trouble is that the rest of the Germans will have the headache and Adolph will be the martyr. [...]Read More... from On This[...]
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On This Day | The Heavy Local Price of War
Staff Sgt. Melvin Eastvold, 26, machinegunner with an infantry unit, died Nov. 14 from wounds received in action in France, the war department this week notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eastvold, farmers [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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On This Day | Once More Dear Home
…I with rapture behold thee.” What better words could be chosen to express the happiness of American servicemen who are home this Christmas than the opening lines of the Pilgrims’ Chorus? With hundreds of [...]Read More... from On This Day | Once[...]
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On This Day | Bread Wins Wars
While the United States is amply supplied with food and can easily provide sustenance for an army of millions, there is much malnutrition in this country, according to the writer. One way in which [...]Read More... from On This Day | Bread[...]
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On This Day | A War on Waste
WAR ON WASTE IS AID FOR DEFENSE. IT’S AS SIMPLE AS THIS: EVERYBODY WHO PREVENTS A FIRE — EVERYBODY WHO PREVENTS OR AVOIDS AN ACCIDENT — EVERYBODY WHO CONSERVES OR PRESERVES — IS DOING [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | A Bad Time to Get Stuck
Disclosed following the death of Emil Krauth at Hebron, is one of the strangest stories regarding war's dislocation of a family which has come to light in North Dakota. It concerns the Fred Conrath [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | Our Responsibility
That boy who now is facing death, if he comes back, is going to know—and if he doesn’t come back, you’re going to know that maybe just one more heavy tank or just one [...]Read More... from On This Day | Our[...]
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On This Day | The Original Open Enrollment
In these times, short, intensive courses in various branches of the skilled trades are in demand. To meet that demand, the centralized State Trade School at Wahpeton is accepting students at any time, for [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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On This Day | Reminders of Rationing
Sugar: Stamp No. 29, Book 4 valid Nov. 1 through Jan. 15, 1944, for five pounds. Meats and Fats: Brown stamps: Stamp G becomes valid Oct. 24, good until Dec. 4. Stamp H valid [...]Read More... from On This Day | Reminders[...]
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On This Day | Tense Times
I said no such thing as they claim. I am the most loyal of Americans and most anti-Nazi person. If all Americans had done as much for the cause of democracy and against Nazism, [...]Read More... from On This Day | Tense[...]
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On This Day | Heartbreaking
I first met Pappy (Raymond was known to his crew and friends as Pappy Check) here at our hospital, at a dance way back in January. We grew to know each other very well [...]Read More... from On This Day | Heartbreaking
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: When Hitler Invaded England-In 1974
History is littered with possibilities. The only thing historians love more than bickering among themselves is speculating about what might have happened if the past had played out differently. What if JFK hadn’t been assassinated? What if the Russians had reached the[...]
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Perspective: The Fallen of World War II
There have been few wars like World War II, and when you compare the number of fallen against other wars in history, the contrast becomes even more stark. The video you watch below will help you put it in perspective; it’s your[...]