Aleutian Men Celebrate Oldtime Films Entertainment
In the Aleutian Islands soldiers value old film shows as vital entertainment. Fifteen mobile 16 mm projectors with generators tour camps and remotes, bringing movies to tents, barracks, and remote hospitals as Red Cross crews deliver light and laughter amid harsh conditions.
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Uncle Sam
Aleutian Islands
Kodiak
Andreanoff
Red Cross
Field Service Branch
Army
American Red Cross
Lucian Scott
Rai Cross
Aleutian
Scott
Warns Against Bargain Gift To Servicemen
The Northwestern National Life Insurance Co warned wartime relatives about jewelers selling watches or diamonds with inflated claims. Sharpers misrepresent shoddy goods, so buyers should seek appraisal from a known store and insist on written guarantees. A Minneapolis woman found a 17 jewel watch had only seven jewels.
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Minneapolis
Minn
UPI
Armed Services
Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Lifesurance Co
Bureau
Sergeant To Take Seat In State Legislature
Wayne W. Hill, a former artist, was elected to the Colorado State Legislature last November and is on 90 day leave from the Army to assume his legislative seat. He served at Albuquerque Air Base after enlisting September 23. Hill plans to enter Officer Training School soon.
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Denver
Wayne W. Hill
Hill
Army
Albuquerque
Chicago
Washington
Colorado
Two Convicts Escape From Ferguson Prison Farm
State police report two inmates fled on horseback from Ferguson prison farm near Huntsville Texas early today Aubrey Scalley of Dallas serving a life sentence for robbery and James E Rudisail of Spartanburg South Carolina serving 17 years for robbery from Victoria and DeWitt counties were at large.
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Austin
Ferguson
Huntsville
Aubrey Scalley
Dallas
Lee County
James E. Rudisail
Spartanburg
S. C
Victoria
DeWitt
Hollywood gossip and war bond notes from Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler reports on Belle Davis seeking directing chances at Warner Brothers, Elaine Barrie sued by the Barrymore estate, Ann Savage and Edmund Lowe engagement buzz, Mildred Harris signing with Warners, and other industry tidbits. Abbott and Costello plan four months of Camp entertainment, Barbara Stanwyck sizzles in Burlesque, Joan Bennett and AWVS war work, plus quotes, captions, and humorous asides about Hollywood figures and Latin actors in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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Hollywood
Belle Davis
Warner Brothers
Elaine Barrie
Barrymore
John
Ann Savage
Edmund Lowe
Mildred
Charlie Chaplin
Harris
Warners
Colin Kelly
Susan Miller
Abbott and Costello
New York
Paul
Grace Hartman
MGM
Cobina Wright, Sr
Mona Maris
Sam _ Connell
Army Air Corps
Bill
Hopalong Cassiday
Boyd
Susan Hayward
Barbara Stanwyck
Joan Bennett
Southern California
AWVS
PRC
Urges Young Doctors for Rural Areas
Ames Iowa report by Kaethe Mengleberg an economist at Iowa State College finds rural physicians age 65 or older make up 31 percent in towns under 2 500 population while only 16 percent of doctors in Iowa towns over 50 000 are in that age group In Des Moines 20 percent of doctors in 1940 were under 35 but in communities under 2 500 only 14 percent were under 35 Mengleberg warns smaller communities must attract young physicians or risk loss of medical service as older doctors retire The study stresses rising patient load on aging rural doctors if replacements are not found.
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Ames
Towa
Kaethe Mengleberg
Towa State College
Mengleberg
Iowa
Des Moines
Brugh Names Sought For Screen Stars Taylor and Stanwyck
Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck request the Superior Court to legally adopt stage names. Miss Stanwyck would be Barbara Stanwyck Taylor, and Brugh would be Arlington Brugh for the actor.
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Brughs
Taylor
Hollywood
Cal
U.P
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Brugh
Spangler
Arlington Brugh
Superior Court
Miss Stanwyck
Philadelphia Railway Yard Drives War Effort in City
Deep in weeds above League Island Philadelphia a railway switching yard nicknamed the Burma Road steams war material to fronts. William Higginbotham says the yard ensures steady freight flow and a new receiving yard near Municipal Stadium can handle 4500 cars daily across 33 tracks.
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Philadelphia
League Island
Burma Road
China
William C. Higginbotham
Pennsylvania Railroad
Higginbotham
Municipal Stadium
Naval School at Cornell to Specialize in Officer Training
Captain B W Chippendale announces Cornell Naval Training School will cap at 1000 students and shift to specialized deck and engineer officer training. Communications will move to Harvard. Indoctrination will continue during transition, then diesel and steam engine courses become primary, with graduates commissioned in the Naval Reserve.
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Ithaca
N. Y
U.P
B. W. Chippendale
Naval Training School
Cornell University
Naval
Chippendale
Cornell
Harvard
Navy
Naval Reserve
Jenks Correctly Named In Army Drill At Bryan Tex
Private Irving Jenks of Cleveland Ohio was in formation at the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School Bryan Texas when his sergeant miscalled his initials. He corrected I O Jenks, asserting his name and heritage. A Japanese wrestling bout is won by the first to touch the floor with any part of the body other than the feet.
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Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School
Bryan
Tex
Irving Jenks
Cleveland
Ohio
Jenks
I. O. Jenks
Goebbels Promises Unvarnished Truth to Germans
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels told listeners on the Eastern broadcast that the moment is not for questions or discussion. He urged immediate and thorough action, saying Germany must act now without delay. He described his Berlin radio address as important and emphasized decisive measures.
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New York
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Associated Press
Goebbels
Berlin
Committee Recommends Repeal of $25,000 Salary Cap
The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Chairman Robert L. Coughton, voted unanimously to send the bill repealing the Presidents $25,000 net salary limit to the full House. The panel’s move followed the Disney amendment approval 15 to 10, amid Roosevelt's offer for new tax schemes on higher incomes.
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Washington
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Roosevelt
Congress
Wesley E. Disney
Oklahoma
Doughton
Liquor question flares briefly in Texas legislature
The Texas House debated banning liquor sales within 10 miles of military camps. Rep. Tom Deen argued the measure would protect soldiers, while opponents warned it could push drinkers to bootleg venues. The House also acted on a curfew bill and passed an insecticide regulation measure.
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Austin
House
Tom Deen
Floydada
Liquor Regulation Committee
Military Affairs Committee
Deen
Military Affairs
W. A. Williamson
San Antonio
Carlton Moore
Houston
War and Navy Departments
Moore
George Moffett
Chilli
Cothe
Coke R. Stevenson
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
Commercial Tire Inspection Deadline Urged by Defense Transport
Nettles F Nelson district manager warns commercial vehicle owners that February 28 is the tire inspection deadline. Those未 who have not had tires inspected should act now. War necessity certificates must be shown to the inspector for endorsement at inspection time.
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Nettles F. Nelson
Office of Defense Transportation
Fisk Building
Potter Grand Jury Reconvenes in Frisbie Case Probe
The Potter County grand jury re convened today to investigate the Dorothy Frisbie case with secrecy. Frisbie, 18, is charged with killing 16 month old Johnnie Scott using rat poison. The child’s father, Homer Scott, is out on 2500 dollars bond on a statutory rape charge likely to be reviewed this week.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Dorothy Frisbie
Frisbie
Johnnie Scott
Homer Scott
Registration drives for food rationing in Potter County
Registration on February 24 at 4 30 p m to 6 30 p m and the next three days from 8 a m to 9 p m will take place at Amarillo elementary and rural schools. Soney rural school is closed. Bushland San Jacinto and Horace Mann are listed as booths. Public schools close Feb 25-26. The rationing board urges registration to prepare for future needed articles. book No 1 registration before Jan 15 is required to obtain other books.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Central Junior High
Sam Houston
Amarillo Senior High
Soney Rural School
Soney
San Jacinto
Horace Mann School
OPA
Winchell Told Placed on Inactive Naval Duty
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox informed the House naval affairs committee that Walter Winchell was placed on inactive status yesterday and will not be called back. Winchell, a lieutenant commander in the naval reserve, faced criticism over comments about isolationists before Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
House Naval Affairs Committee
Walter Winchell
Knox
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Vinson
Winchell
Naval Reserve
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Randall Jacobs
Naval Bureau of Personnel
Tang House Group
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