Lancaster County growth and World War II, 1942-1945.

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Lancaster County growth and World War II, 1942-1945.

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Divided into two parts, this scrapbook addresses how Lancaster was growing and how Lancastrians were involved in World War II. Section one contains newspaper articles about the new growth and developments occurring in Lancaster, including new roads and industries. It also shows increases in business profits and population in different sections of the county. Other important subjects are the 1942 national and local elections and changes in agriculture. In the second section, newspaper clippings and obituaries are reminders of the Lancastrians who were involved in World War II. There are reports about the casualties of war, including Prisoners of War (POW), and those Missing in Action (MIA) or Killed in Action (KIA). Various people are mentioned throughout both sections, such as Mussolini, George Hensel Jr., Milton Hershey, Dr. Henry H. Apple, Edsel Bryant Ford, Gertrude H . Haldy, Thomas E. Dewey, Ernie Pyle, Harry S. Truman, William Howard Taft and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Places of particular interest are Lancaster, Ephrata, Philadelphia, Europe, and Germany.

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