WAACs Prepare for Training at Fort Des Moines
The army sets up open air classrooms at Fort Des Moines for the first WAAC contingent with 440 officer candidates and 30 privates arriving Monday. Delays in classroom equipment force outdoor lectures. barracks are ready and new woolen huts under construction behind older buildings.
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Des Moines
Army
Fort, Des Moines
United States Army
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Nike
Don C. Palth
Fort Des Moines
Lana Turner Elopes by Air to Las Vegas with Stephen Crane
Hollywood reports Lana Turner eloped by air to Las Vegas with Stephen Crane, a former stock broker, while Linda Darnell and Publicity Agent Alan Gordon accompanied them. Crane proposed during a dance. Lana reportedly said yes and they planned a double ceremony. Linda, 18, from Dallas, is alleged to be Gordon’s partner.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Las Vegas
New
Stephen Crane
New York
Chicago
Linda Darnell
Alan Gordon
Lana
Crane
Gordon
Linda
Dallas
Old BattleShip May Go to War
The old U S Oregon at Willamette River berth may be scrapped to supply steel for a new aircraft carrier. Gov Sprague said the plan is under consideration as the vessel, a museum piece from the Spanish American War era, could be torn apart for material.
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Portland
U. S
Oregon
State Park Museum
Williamette River
Uncle Sam
Charles A. Sprague
Flying Chief Maj Gen Carl Spaatz Arrives London To Command US Air Force
Maj Gen Carl Spaatz, famed World War I flyer, is shown after landing in London to take command of the U S Air Force in the European Theater of Operations. The notice includes a Texas insurance certificate dated June 29 1942 certifying Transcontinental Insurance Co of New York as compliant to Texas law for the year ending Feb 28 1943, signed by O P Lockhart Chairman.
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Carl Spaatz
London
U. S. Air Force
State of Texas
Austin
Texas
Transcontinental Insurance Company
New York
O. P. Lockhart
Detroit Bus Strike Sparks Chaos on City Routes
Detroit bus operators and AFLE union members walked off duty in a July 17 action, ejecting non strikers and forcing passengers to disembark as emptied routes clogged with crowds. Police issued orders to arrest anyone interfering with buses, while Mayor Jeffries vowed to jail strikers and stop disruptions.
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Detroit
API
Edward J. Jeffries
Department of Street Rail
YMCA Seeks Equipment for POW Camp Activities
The YMCA launches campaign to ship athletic and music equipment to American prisoners of war held by Japan. Materials will be sent through the International YMCA and sent next week to the Pacific theater to aid prisoners from Wake Island Guam Corregidor and other eastern war areas. The items aim to provide activities and morale as prisoners lack food clothing shelter and gear for recreation.
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M. GC
Ths International
Wake
Guam
Geneva
Nileralivy
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Edward McMorrow
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Denver
Leonard Johnson
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Dwight B. Shaw
Port Logan
Relvery
Polk St
Montgomery Ward
Silvania Prints
Silvanias
Shantung
W von
Polk
Taan
Corregidor
M. A. Telephone
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Ward
Wardoleum Yard
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