Plan to Register Detroit Women for War Work
Detroit plans to register all area women available for war production in arms factories. The voluntary effort, announced by Ernest Kangler and Edward L. Keenan, targets 650,000 women with mail questionnaires sent during Aug with results due by next November.
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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 Trips The Allies
An Allied World War analyst discusses the All-India Congress move led by Gandhi to withdraw Britain from rule of Hindustan. The piece warns such a shift could trigger chaos in India’s internal conflicts and threaten Allied unity, while acknowledging Gandhi's nonviolent aims and reverence for him.
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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 Army Training At Fort Des Moines
The first contingent of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps arrives at Fort Des Moines Iowa. About 800 WAACs including 440 officers and 360 auxiliaries march to induction and start training with three days of processing. Director Hobby notes 5500 WAACs expected by January 1 with 190 posts and coast aircraft warning service.
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Army
Navy
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Chicago
USO Snack Bar Planned for Amarillo Mission
The campaign chairman notes Amarillo USO will include a snack bar with sandwiches and soft drinks. He reports a $16,500 disbursed to state USO HQ and $2,475 held for release to the Service Men's Civic Center. The drive aims to reach a $21,850 quota with $4,500 still needed.
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Amarillo
L. H
Cedar) Puckett
Alaska
USO
L. H. (Cedar) Puckett
Puckett
George Thompson Wins Photo Prize in Fort Worth Exhibit
Amarillo photographer George W. Thompson, now a government employee, won a prize for a shot titled Winter Wonderland in a traveling salon of 103 prints at the Fort Worth public library. The image, taken during the local ice storm, stands among 40,000 submissions to Popular Photography. Ulric Meisel of Dallas is the only other Texas photographer in the show. Thompson once delivered mail, then built a studio before joining federal 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 Campaign Promotes Preventive Maintenance
A call from the International Branch urges signing the official pledge to champion Preventive Maintenance. A skilled, truck trained force pledges to do their part, emphasizing it as a patriotic duty for fleet care.
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U.S. Truck Conservation Corps
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Coke Stevenson
Kentucky
Schenley Distillers Corp
N.Y. C
Ronkine
Fort Des Moines
California
Arizona
United States
New Zealand
Morton
del Monte
Oxydol
Sunkist
Maxwell House
Meadow Lake
Kix
Camay
Franks
Per le
Mr. Puckett
United Service Organizations, Inc
YMCA
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers’ Aid Association
USC
Continental
H. V. Robertson & CO
Accountants & Auditors
Oliver Earle
THE
Order OF the Golden Rule
Blackburn
Shaur
Directo
Pierce
Plains Office Supply
Polk
Bill Dee
DEE Stationery
Dickey Dye
George Thompson
First National Bank of
Fisk
U. S
Office of Defense Transportation
International Harvester Company
East Tenth Street
Amarillo, Texas
U.S. Office of Defense Transportation
International
Optometrist
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