Goin Places In Back A Year Ago Headlines
The page highlights wartime themes including a 3,000,000 force planned by the U.S. armed services. It notes the Justice Department arrest of Harry Bridges and British troops being captured by Italians. U.S. plane output rises from 18 to 1,000 monthly. It also covers local sports, society nuptials, and film showings at the Paramount and State theaters.
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Justice Department
Harry Bridges
U.S
Pampa Harvesters
Sandies
Hope Adams
Genevieve Garner
Doris Mae Herrmann
Catherine DeFries
Robert Lofgren
Madge Lahey
Robert Young
Randolph Scott
Paramount
Gallup
John Kimbrough
New York Giants
Carolyn Ashcroft
Glenn Allen Newbold
Paul and
Jean Dollahide
Leroy Byrds
Robert Glenn
Connie Roberts
Bermuda Under U S Stars and Stripes Stamp 1941 Airmail Issue
Bermuda remains under Britain yet flies the Stars and Stripes on naval and air bases marking the second such occurrence. The 1941 Bermuda airmail stamp bears King George VI and Bermuda’s 360 islands. Bermuda’s strategic role spans history from powder for Washington to Civil War blockade running and World War I naval bases. Army aircraft bases near leases give East Coast reach from Halifax to Nassau. Also lists a music track set of seven songs.
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Bermuda
Great Britain
George VI
Washington
U. S
England
New York
Halifax
N. S
Nassau
Bahamas
War Production and Raw Materials Leaders Warn of Risks
William L. Batt of the Inter Allied Raw Materials Board and Donald M. Nelson of the War Production Board urge rapid conversion to meet wartime needs. They warn delays threaten American soldiers’ lives and emphasize speed in mobilization.
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William L. Batt
Inter-Allied Raw Materials Board
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Beasts Won’t Fight War By Dan Deluce AP Feature Service
RANGOON jungle wildlife deterred combat as Malaya’s forests shield soldiers. Animals play perilous roles from mine sweeping pigs to crocodiles along the coast while monkeys loot evacuee villages, and birds’ alarm calls echo the battlefield.
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Dan Deluce
Rangoon
Malaya
Tommy Atkins
Malay
Public opinion on wartime policy and leadership
Readers condemn government publicity and budget choices while demanding action and leadership. Critics cite Roosevelt Congress and defense for wartime inefficiency, OCD handling, and lack of transparency, noting navy delays and pension controversies as red flags.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Achibald MacLeish
Pears by Mail: Oregon Brothers Save Orchard Boom
In Rogue River Valley near Medford two brothers David and Harry Holmes faced a failing pear market. They launched a bold mail order campaign selling premium pears nationwide, expanding to deluxe gift boxes and inspiring other growers to follow, turning a losing season into prosperity.
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Medford
Oregon
Smash
Rogue River Valley
David
Harry Holmes
Holmes Brothers
United States
Diplomats' dietary quirks reveal embassy dining tastes
A Polish embassy chef orders 16 chicken breasts from 3-pound birds and later replaces two due to weight. Diplomatic bodies favor fillets and boned meat with top leaves. markets report steady demands for veal beef turkey squabs and standard fruits.
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Washington
Legation
Luxembourg
LODAYS PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
A word puzzle with numbered horizontal and vertical clues covering geography objects and terms across history science and language. Solving yields intersecting words for a crossword style grid.
Laugh at War and Like It by Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor riffs on wartime rubber shortages and national effort. He jokes about Sophie Tucker targeting rich young men, Donald Nelson’s troubles, and women and kids aiding the cause. He notes car makers and pedestrians, then quips about Tommy Manville and retreaded jokes.
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Eddie Cantor
Sophie Tucker
Answers to Cracker Questions on Editorial Page
Roddy McDowell debuted in How Green Was My Valley about miners in Wales. Joan Crawford donated her salary from one film for Carole Lombard memorial charity. Kings Row, a 1940 best selling novel, has been filmed with Ann Sheridan Robert Cummings Ronald Reagan and Betty Field. War reduced feature films but boosted short subjects such as first aid defense and Army topics.
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Roddy McDowell
Green
My Valley
Wales
Joan Crawford
Carole Lombard
Kings Row
Ann Sheridan
Robert Cummings
Ronald Reagan
Betty Field
Edward Arnold Crowned for Charity and Screen Power
Hollywood star Edward Arnold balances a heavy film slate with leadership roles in charity and industry groups. He chairs the Hollywood Permanent Charities Committee and leads the Screen Actors Guild while backing national service, defense, and youth organizations. Born Guenther Schneider on New York's East Side, his early life spurred a lifelong commitment to service. He is under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with recent films Design for Scandal and Johnny Eager.
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United Press
Hollywood
Edward Arnold
Hollywood Permanent Charities Committee
Screen Actor's Guild
United States Service Organizations
National Defense Committee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Boy Scouts
Los Angeles County
Arnold
New York
Lower East Side
Guenther Schneider
East Side
Lorenzo
Columbia University
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Scandal
Johnny Eager
Chuckles in Camp and a Navy Shift in Wartime
AAP dispatches from camps across the United States reveal light moments amid service life. A rookie admits to being a numbers runner in a policy racket. Private Yamaguchi faces integration hurdles with a humorous handoff. A mispronounced surname triggers comic Alphabet. Eddie Berryman moves from sergeant to navy after earlier marine service.
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Associated Press
Camp Upton
N. Y
Dick Bernie
Camp Haan
Calif
Eddie Berryman
Navy
Census Findings Highlight Nationwide Patterns in Crime Health and Migration
Census figures show 48 015 candy nut and confectionery stores selling 300 million dollars in sweets annually. Heart disease accounted for a quarter of US deaths in 1940 and murder convictions commonly lead to prison or death. One accidental death occurs every five minutes in 1949, with a third from automobile fatalities. White population growth outpaces non whites, hinting at large migration from south to north and midwest. About 2200 fatal auto crashes yearly involve out of state drivers, with 80 percent on rural highways.
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Japan
Lavaliere
Detroit
United States
Census Bureau
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NAVAL
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A. J. Snider
Pampa
Martha Nell Stack
Bettie Jean Mead
Mary Frances Miller
Don Wood
Wallace Beery
the Bugle Sounds
Marjorie Main
Lewis Stone
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Bony
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Congress
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Mr. MacLeish
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Byrd
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NYA
Landis
Lucrece Hudgins
Ernie Pyle
San Francisco
Albuquerque
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Purgatory
Pete
Pearl Harbor
New Yorker
The
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SRAIL
MR. Norway
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British Empire
States
Mill Pond
U.S.A
Raykin
Donald Nelson
Tommy Manville
Fort Rosecrans
North Carolina
Eiso Yamaguchi
Battery H
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