Army dogs at Camp George West fed three meals daily
Denver AP reports dogs at Camp George West receive three hearty meals daily and light training, aiming to become skilled sentries guards or dispatch riders. The dogs start work at 6 AM under Pvt. Albert J. Rubin and showcased disciplined heeling and obedience at a Colorado Kennel Club event.
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Denver
A.P
Victory Gardens
Camp George West
Riley
Albert J. Rubin
Colorado Kennel Club
Ohio Rubber Co Workers Turn Toy Parts to War Supplies
In Willoughby Ohio the Ohio Rubber Co marks its 60th anniversary by shifting from toy parts to wartime production. Women workers assemble life belts tank tracks and auxiliary fuel tanks using a fiber material due to steel shortages while reclaiming worn tracks for reuse. The plant emphasizes rapid output surpassing peacetime toy production records.
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U. S
Ohio Rubber
South Pacific
London official pins half of German decline on air raids
Lord Selborne, minister of economic welfare, announced the British estimate that German industrial production is 15 to 20 percent below last year. He said at least half of the drop is due to Allied air raids.
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London
Lord Selborne
University of Puerto Rico to establish tropical meteorology school
Jaime Benitez announced a new school of tropical meteorology to be set up at the University of Puerto Rico this summer. The program will be organized with the University of Chicago and faculty will include Chicago experts. Army officers are expected to attend and civilians may enroll.
Boys Wield Picks Instead of Bats In Wartime Rail Work
Monterey California youths once playing ball now labor on the Southern Pacific right of way as wartime railway section gang members. They often work 10 hours on their day off from school for a 7.50 dollar shift. Repair ships in the U S Navy are named for mythological figures.
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Monterey
Cal
Southern Pacific
Hollywood Stars Dodge Public Eyes in Wartime Era
Hollywood stars fear public discovery of not being in service and retreat from publicity. Fearing backlash, many retreat to private lives and drop press teams, while audiences remain willing to accept deferments and 4 F ratings. The piece cites public indifference to shirking duty and urges stars to embrace showmanship and duty.
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Hollywood
Fox
Mrs. America
Armed Services
Pantex Celebrates Ordnance Founding Anniversary
Pantex marks the 131st anniversary of Army Ordnance with an employees’ program at plant 4 30 PM featuring talks band concert tours of the reservation and demonstrations. Lt Col R M Bacher says thousands expected. swing shift excluded to avoid production disruption. First aid for blisters notes USO volunteers in Los Angeles.
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Pantex
Army Ordnance
R. M. Bacher
Los Angeles
Cal
U.P
USO
Doctor Sews Quilt From 1250 Neckties
Randolph Wis doctor A W Jones the village health officer for 41 years completed a full sized quilt using 1250 neck ties from every state and several foreign countries. The quilt features star patches for celebrities and honors figures like John Nance Garner James Farley Isidore Wartsle Julius Heil Bing Crosby Adolph Menjou Fred MacMurray Milton M Jones wedding tie and others. Jones sewed it in nine months during leisure time and this hobby marks his long service including witnessing the birth of his 2000th baby since 1901.
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Randolph
Wis
U.P
A. W. Jones
Randolph Village
Dodge County
Randolph Health
Jones
John Nance Garner
United States
James Farley
Isidore Wartsle
Bangor
North Wales
Great Britain
Julius P. Heil
Wisconsin
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Adolph Menjou
Fred MacMurray
Clifford I. Huff
Good
WAVES Allow Eye Waivers For Lower Vision Applicants
WAVES and SPARS enlistment rules relax eye requirements allowing waivers for corrected vision down to 6 20 in the worse eye and 12 20 for both eyes. Applicants may need glasses before enlistment. previously rejected candidates may reapply through the Office of Naval Officer Procurement or local Navy Recruiting Office. Officers remain held to 20 20 vision in each eye.
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Women’s Reserve
Navy
Coast Guard
Yeoman
Huscher
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Apco Tower
Oklahoma City
Salvation Army Fills Appeal for Odd Shoes
San Diego based Salvation Army store handles a nationwide appeal for mateless shoes to aid single legged men and women. Col W G Hammond spearheads free footwear distribution, receiving letters from across the country and even donations. Some writers send odd shoes or return postage, while one giver sent $5 to support the cause.
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San Diego
Cal
U.P
America
Salvation Army
Col W. G. Hammond
Social Service Department
Army
Col. Hammond
United Press
Maine
California
Missouri
Man without a country seeks U S citizenship in wartime
Florian A. Gyuris born on a train between Vienna and Budapest has lived in France and seeks U S citizenship while serving as head chef at the Marine Corps officers’ mess and tending a victory garden supplying fresh vegetables for the mess and soldiers.
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San Diego
Cal
U.P
U. S
Florian A. Gyuris
Vienna
Budapest
France
U.S
Marine Corps Officers’ Mess
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Norfolk
Richard Penn
Danville
University of Puerto Rico
U. S. Navy
Jan Katherine Whittle
Jesse Fletcher
N. Fillmore
C. M. Whittle
Pampa
Jimmie Fidler
Jean Renoir
Renoir
RKO
Twentieth Century-Fox
Darryl Zanuck
20Th
Zanuck
18Th Century-Fox
Marlene Dietrich
Greta Garbo
George Montgomery
Hedy Lamarr
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Ingrid Bergman
Don Ameche
Webster
Maria Montez
Jimmy Cagney
Cagney
Jimmy
Mr. Cagney
Bill Carter
Eighth Army
Tobruk
Carter
Carl William Carter
Columbia Studios
Ordnance
Globe News
Dunkirk
Ksar Ben Khrdache
The
Akno
Cretney Drug
Florida
Globe-News
Zale
F. H. A. Loans
Glass and Allied Lines of Insurance
Surety
Meat Packers
Amarillo, Texas
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