First Women’s Army Begins Training in Iowa at Fort Des Moines
The first women’s army auxiliary corps recruits start training at Fort Des Moines Iowa marking the nation’s inaugural WAAC program. About 200 rookies form the initial group with plans to reach 5,000 by year’s end. reception is orderly as Col. Paith and WAAC Director Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby lead the program.
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Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Old Fort Des Moines
Fort
Don C. Paith
Oveta Culp Hobby
WAAC
Washington
Hobby
Pallas Athene
Wisdom
Virtue
French Foreign Legion
Nazis Fear Red Attack on Southern Russian Front
A World War II correspondent analyzes the German push toward the Caucasus. Voronesh and Voros Vtsovgrad are key rail hubs as Soviet rear guards bleed German forces while preparing for potential counterattacks. The piece weighs whether the Red Army can slow Hitler’s advance before winter.
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Voros Vtsovgrad
Rostov
Caucasus
Hitler
Don
Voronezh
von Bock
Seabees Go to Dallas for Induction in Navy Training
The Seabees at Amarillo Navy Recruiting Station announce twenty enlistees headed to Dallas for induction last week. They will train at Norfolk before assignment. Names include Robert Sowder Alva King Guy Flippo John Moseley Jr Lawrence Gibson and others. Chief Norman notes Seabees are Navy engineers trained for combat and serve as the service’s shock troops. Nearly 200000 people marched in a religious procession past the presidential palace in Santiago, Chile with twice as many observers.
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Department of the United States Navy
Amarillo Navy
C. M. Norman
Dallas
Norfolk
Virginia
Robert C. Sowder
Alva G. King
Guy W. Flippo
John H. Moseley, Jr
Lawrence E. Gibson
Raymond M. Smith
Wm. F. Abernathy
Chester W. Mayo
J. N. Baldwin
Alton J. Arnold
Byars McDaniels
Horace E. Wilson
Chas. N. Yarbrough
Glenn D. Fauska
Leroy Capell
Val J. McClanahan
Clyde A. Bennett
Wm. A. Nicholson
Edwin O. Barnes
Samuel M. Gustin
Seabees
Navy
Army
Uncle Sam
Norman
Santiago
Chile
Army cooks prepare for WAAC arrival in white uniforms
Twenty army chefs in white uniforms assist as the WAACs settle in. Once the group is settled, the chefs will be displaced to other duties.
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Ade
WAAC
War Crisis Prompt Scrap Drive Urges Public Cooperation
A wartime appeal warns of critical shortages of steel scrap and rubber and calls for American public help. It urges citizens to recheck premises for additional scrap, noting demand is intense as battleship numbers compare to global totals.
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Wide World
Elmar
Polk
S&h
Country Club Cleaners Delivery Service
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A D. A. Nelson
WAR Production Board
America
American Industries Salvage Committee
Scrap Iron
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