Actors eye war work alongside theater duties
The piece explores whether New York actor workers should take a four hour daily war job in addition to theater. It questions if theater is essential, how actors impact morale, and potential effects on USO shows and military needs. It notes the idea is speculative but could draw more workers to essential industry.
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New York
Oklahoma
Germany
Wv. M. Rippey
City Sign Company
Juanita O’hagen
New Talent to the Fore in War Manpower Plan
The War Manpower Commission will inventory male workers in Cleveland’s vending and amusement machine trades to redirect skilled labor to armament plants. The piece notes the skilled wizards could assemble bomb sight components, with a lighthearted aside about home comforts for convalescents and a quote from Mrs. Horace T. Greenwood.
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War Manpower Commission
Cleveland
Ohio
WMC
Cologne
Aky Keyser
Scandal in France by Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Thompson probes a growing black market in wartime France tied to AWOL American soldiers and officers. She links civilian discontent, weak civil structure, and erosion of patriotism to a broader risk to American society and postwar order.
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A.W.O.L
Italy
North
Africa
France
Germany
Europe
Letter From Home To Boys in Service
Regular weekly feature from The Globe. Notes from home on local events, robberies at Whiteway Grocery, a coyote sighting, and a recap of the Ninth Annual Globe News Golden Gloves tournament with winners and upcoming district and college games. Includes wedding and engagement notices among service member updates.
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Armed Services
The
Globe
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
W. M. Fowlkes
Fred Nunn
Whiteway Grocery
Fowlkes
USC
Fort Worth
Ralph Lasky
Childress
Dave Yauck
Follett
Kenneth Glasgow
al Bodish
Amarillo Field
Jack Osteen
Lefors
Philip Morrill
Amarillo
Andres Palacio
Roy Pepper
Shamrock
Richie Novak
Plainview
Golden Sandies
Pampa
Borger
West Texas State
Texas Tech
Canyon
Buffs
Clovis Field
Sky Giants
Peterson Field
Buckley Field
Sheppard Field
Jo Jean Hall
Jack L. Gregston
Jo Jean
Oklahoma City
Mary Jane Houck
Josef R. Chudej
Rae K. Gomes
George H. Moore
Ann Millen
George Spelman
Mary Childs
Cpl
W. L. McCarvin
Clothes Program Sparks Debate Over War Era Prices
In Washington, Bowles and Krug push price cuts while OPA aims to curb quality declines in clothing. Officials plan to channel textiles, restore prewar standards, and tag garments with ceiling prices to head off a 15 percent 1945 price rise, with projected consumer savings of 600 million dollars annually. Local readers weigh universal military training after the war, with votes leaning mixed among officials, veterans, and civilians.
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OPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
War Production’ Board
Delegates Tackle Naval Power Measurings at Parley
A 1930 naval conference opens with delegates set to measure national naval strength. Wheat prices slide ten cents to a three year low. Texas Attorney General Bobbitt asserts Hooverites retain voting rights.
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Bobbitt
Texas
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Naval Leader Theme
A crossword puzzle entry sheet lists horizontal clues including USS Admiral in charge of Atlantic Fleet and various verb and noun hints. The grid references area measures tongues of language and symbols, with multiple abbreviations and archaic terms. many clues describe chemistry, geography, and common objects.
Pulse Feeler announces resumed $1 payments for published questions
The Pulse Feeler column says it will again pay $1 for questions accepted for publication after a recent business office delay. Winners will receive checks promptly. Readers are invited to send questions, including postwar concerns about peacetime armament plans and related topics.
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Pulse Feeler
Ama
Polk Street Professor and the Telephone Voice
A humorous column about people altering their voices on the telephone. Residents imitate businesses or roles to sound different, surprising callers in person and revealing everyday quirks in social calls. The piece notes a cousin, Beth, Uncle Ira, and a playful impersonation of a telephone operator.
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Glenn
Beth
Ozark Mountain
Farmers Exchange
Angie
Ira
Inventions and Mr Bell Nostalgia Reflections
A reflective remark on Alexander Graham Bell and the mixed feelings about his invention. The speaker alternates between gratitude for the breakthrough and personal regret about Bell’s fate in infancy.
Quotations on Prayer and Judgment from Classic Authors
A collage of religious and literary sayings including Matthew 6 7 on prayer and vain repetition, Herrick on heart over lips, Schiller on deeds over words, Revelation 20 13 on final judgment, and Sewell on being judged by past deeds.
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Herrick
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Horace T. Greenwood
Convalescent Service
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King Features Syndicate
Washington
Bowles-Krug
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Bowles
John
Secretary of Commerce
Roper
International Board
New York Shipbuilding Co
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co
NRA
Chamberlain
Churchill
Finland
Alfred Duff Cooper
British Admiralty
U. S. Naval
Kaytr
Notion
Prince
Crimson
Dakora
Cota
Boxwell Bros
Perryton
Deanar
Lynn
Or Eaven
Moon Mullins
DR. Kipp
MR. Mullins
Mush Stebbins
WVE
Lois
Reggie
Mortimer
Man OF Tomorrow
Evc
Ryder
Polk Street
Schiller
Sewell
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