Plan to Register Detroit Women for War Work
Detroit leaders announce a plan to register 650 000 women in the Detroit area for war production jobs in arms factories. Registration by mail begins the week of August 10 with questionnaires sent to households in Wayne and surrounding counties.
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Detroit
Ernest Kangler
Automotive
War Production Board
Edward L. Keenan
U. S. Employment Service
Washtenaw
Oakland
Macombe
Wayne County
Kanzler
India Strives for Indepence as Gandhi Leads Pledge
A World War II era analysis notes the All-India Congress backed by Gandhi pressing Britain to withdraw from India. Gandhi vows nonviolent mass action if refused, warning of chaos yet insisting the aims do not threaten Allied fighting.
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All-India Congress
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Britain
Hindustan
India
Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Congress
United Nations
Indepen
America
Calcutta
Axis
John Bull
WAACs Begin Training At Fort Des Moines In Iowa
The first WAAC contingent arrives at Fort Des Moines. About 800 women including officers and auxiliaries start induction, with 5,500 WAACS expected in field posts by January 1. Director Hobby praises the corps and vows all will meet standards.
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Army
Navy
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Chicago
USO Snack Bars Planned for Amarillo and Alaska
The USO plans a snack bar in Amarillo with sandwiches and soft drinks, no alcohol. Campaign chairman L H Puckett reports $16,500 disbursed to state USO HQ with $2,475 held for the Service Men's Civic Center in Amarillo, and a $21,850 quota plus $4,500 still needed. The USO runs 800 clubs worldwide, delivering cheer to service members through gifts, recreation, and facilities, including Alaska’s clothing and other amenities.
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Amarillo
L. H
Cedar) Puckett
Alaska
USO
L. H. (Cedar) Puckett
Puckett
United Service Organizations, Inc
YMCA
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers’ Aid Association
USC
Continental
United States
America
George Thompson Wins Photo Prize in Fort Worth Exhibit
Amarillo photographer George W. Thompson, now a government employee, earned a prize for his ice storm shot titled Winter Wonderland in a traveling salon of 103 prints at the Fort Worth public library. The show, drawn from 40,000 entries for Popular Photography magazine, also features Ulric Meisel of Dallas. Thompson once delivered mail and later ran his own studio before government service.
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George W. Thompson
Amarillo
Fort Worth Public Library
Popular Photography
Texas
Ulric Meisel
Dallas
Thompson
Uncle Sam
Emblem on Every Truck Promotes Preventive Maintenance
The message urges signing the official pledge at the International Branch to support preventive maintenance as a patriotic duty. It highlights truck-trained mechanics and the pledge as a core commitment to service.
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U.S. Truck Conservation Corps
International
The
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