Little people fund MacArthur tax drive praise
In a 1924 Globe News column the author extols Mrs. W A Marsh of Dallas for raising funds to cover General MacArthur's income tax with a $1.50 money order from Camp Tyson soldiers. The piece lauds ordinary servicemen, urges broader campus and industry support, and cites Iowa State's plan to aid returning veterans with small contributions to a relief fund.
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Tambay Gold and the Shelbyville Night of Fury
In a tense night near Tambay, Doc Oliver is jailed after a mob clash with Wellivers as police fight to quell a riot at the mansion. Mrs. Baumer and Juddy grapple with a missing Angel, a hospital verdict on Maurie, and a plan to move Oliver before a lynch mob forms, while Hendy Kent prepares a rescue-ready helicopter.
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Maurie Plot Deepens as Doc Oliver Flees Tambay
In a tense plan of escape, Mowry and Sheriff band together to extract Doc Oliver from Tambay jail leveraging a 25 percent stake in Tambay gold and a social bond to save Loren Oliver. The scheme hinges on an airplane, a laundry wagon, and the promise of marriage to Juddy to preserve the Maurie name. Doc’s getaway precedes a deadly turn as Mearie Sears dies, prompting Juddy to plan a yacht cruise to Providence for retreat.
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Guerrillas of Kwantung Battle for China Under Central Government
An observer recalls Chinese guerillas in Kwantung who fight under Chungking, living off the land, armed with Mauser pistols and light automatic guns. Young fighters boast swift, silent marches, ambush tactics, and a vow to disrupt Japanese detachments while cherishing allied bonds. The piece notes brutal tactics, fierce pride, and hope for peace within a year.
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Adversity and Fashion in Hard Times
The piece notes a sugar shortage and rationing shaping daily life. It humorously anticipates a stricter future with no soap operas or castor oil and predicts men’s fashion changes, wondering how Herbert Hoover would appear in a single-breasted suit.
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Pat O Brien an early flop to Hollywood leading man
United Press profiles Pat O Brien tracing his career from a Christmas Day flop at age nine in Milwaukee to stage auditions with Jimmy Gleason and Eloise Taylor, a road tour, and chorus work. His big break came after Lewis Milestone saw him in a play and Hughes cast him as Hildy Johnson in The Front Page. He later moved to Columbia for Two Yanks in Trinidad, has two children, and adopted a two month old boy in 1941.
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Terrence
Strange Bedfellows for Defense Contracts Pool
Three unlikely firms Beech Nut Packing Mohawk Carpet Mills and H P Snyder Mfg announce a joint bid strategy for Government defense contracts. With a combined 50 million dollars in resources they plan to pool fabrication assembly and machine work. The move aims to offset lost normal business from priorities and may prompt other nearby plants to follow suit.
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Mohawk Carpet Mills
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Mohawk
H. P. Snyder
Manners for Postwar Army Social Rules in Dating
Guidance suggests daughters should introduce dating partners, visiting a soldier at an army camp is acceptable, plan visits only if convenient for him, writing to an enlisted man is fine if he asks, and sending cookies cigarets and books is permissible. If a girl worries about infrequent replies, the advised action is to wait longer between her own letters.
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Hir
Back to Bicycles and Pants Guard Priorities
A nostalgic note on bicycle gear, recalling pants guards and spring contrivances to prevent fabric tangling with sprockets, inviting a discussion on practical wardrobe and bike safety devices.
War quiz on navy ships and intelligence roles
A wartime trivia item asks: which vessels are nicknamed hens and their chickens and why the larger ship is called a hen, why Java was a U S byword before the war, and what is the Army G-2 section’s main wartime function in intelligence.
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