London Memories That Won't Erase in Reagan McCrary’s View
Reagan McCrary, chief editorial writer of the New York Mirror and first American civilian to fly a bomber to Britain, recalls London blitz memories. He writes of a Scotch boy in the Pioneer Corps and a veteran sergeant, scenes of bombed streets, civilian grit, and wartime morale. He notes civic pride, ruined glamour, and tales from Mile End Road, plus reflections on RAF pilots, American air observers, and the haunted cityscape as war wears on.
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Winchell
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New York Mirror
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U. S
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New York
West Texans Buy Defense Bonds in WTCC Drive
West Texans bought defense bonds totaling 128000 underwritten for individuals businesses and cities after WTCC directors initiated the effort with a 10000 bond from surplus funds. Pledges followed ranging from 500 to 10000 dollars as the regional chamber urged immediate broad response to national defense.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Regional Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
WPA Recreation Projects Closing This Morning
Six local WPA recreation projects close today as recreation leaders prepare for the summer program opening June 2. Miss Dorothea Martin, recreation supervisor, announced closures at Spanish American and Pleasant Valley Playground centers, Mexican Craft, Sanborn School Playground, all square dance programs, and occupational therapy at Northwest Texas Hospital and at the Preventorium. The pre school center at the Social Center for Girls closed last week. The Green Building quality handicraft center remains open until summer projects begin.
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Dorothea Martin
Pleasant Valley
Sanborn
Northwest Texas Hospital
Social Center
Quality Handicraft
Amarillo Airport Upgrade Plans Hinted By Officials
Engineers say the English Field project shows the magnitude of the Amarillo airport upgrade. Runways will rise 50 feet, measure about 4,900 and 5,000 feet, with flush lighting. Major James H Stratton, Army engineer at Caddoa Colorado, oversees bids due May 28 and a 100 day completion hope.
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English Field
Amarillo
James H. Stratton
United States Army
Caddoa
Colo
Safety Council Meets Tonight in Amarillo
The Amarillo Safety Council meets tonight at 7 30 in the high school auditorium to review past activities and outline future plans. Speakers include May or Joe Jenkins Chief of Police Sid Harper Council President Maynard Drake and Ross D Rogers former mayor at council inception fifteen months ago.
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Amarillo Safety Council
Joe Jenkins
Sid Harper
Maynard Drake
Ross D. Rogers
Wee Tack Seeks Equipment For Children's Playground
Letter to the editor seeks donated or low cost children's playground equipment. The writer asks readers to contact the paper with any leads or offers to help outfit a local play area for youngsters.
Registrants urged to check up on defects
AUSTIN May 16 Gen J Watt Page selective service director for Texas issued an appeal to registrants to have minor physical defects corrected prior to local draft board examinations. The appeal aims to raise passing chances on physical tests and improve overall health, noting many men turned down for military duty have remediable disabilities.
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Austin
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
Texas Today
Page
De Grassi Returns From Rural Free Delivery Inspection
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi completed his annual inspection tour of the three rural routes. He accompanied the carriers to review routines on the Rural Free Delivery system and assess operations across the country routes.
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W. D. DeGrassi
National Defense Finds Changing Book Interest
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh reports changes due to the National Defense production program. Library director Ralph Munn notes heavy demand for technical and vocational titles as workers prepare for skilled defense industry jobs. Airplane engines blueprint reading electricity machine shop practice and pattern making are especially sought after, curtailing other acquisitions while a waiting list persists for many new volumes.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Carnegie Library
National Defense
Ralph Munn
Munn
Couples Urged To Study Marriage More Carefully
In Boston, Tufts College Medical School dean Dr. A Darren Stearns urges婚 to treat marriage as weighing assets and liabilities. He recommends obtaining a case history of a prospective partner and cautions against marrying an undesired partner hoping to reform them. He argues a confirmed bachelor is rarely a good prospect, while an old maid has different limitations.
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Boston
U.P
A. Darren Stearns
Tufts College Medical School
Dr. Stearns
Low Grade Students Withdraw From Hunter College
NEW YORK. Hunter College allowed students past minimum standards to withdraw voluntarily at the start of the term. Some 210 day session students retired after review of records. About 40 percent of withdrawals were scholarship drops, many by end of freshman year, with overall dismissals and withdrawals low versus other institutions. Mary Belden James Lehn, registrar, notes the rates and criteria.
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New York
Ll.p
Hunter College
Mary Belden James Lehn
Hunter
The Student Was Baffled in Drafting Quiz
Somerset Pa May 16 Penn State defense training engineering corps supervisor George C Schmidt reports a student baffled by a drafting course quiz offered three quoted responses for questions seven to nine. The student claimed memory limits and math difficulty as excuses.
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Somerset
George C. Schmidt
Penn State Defense Training Engineering Corps
Cotton coated woolly sheep baffling Wyoming press
In Laramie Wyoming University officials faced a flurry of questions about cotton coated sheep leading to the creation of explanatory movies by university authorities to clarify the strange phenomenon observed in local flocks.
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Laramie
Wyo
U.P
University of Wyoming
New Battalion Trained For Sea Locks Patrol
A new 702d military police battalion of 518 men and 28 officers, under Interior Department jurisdiction, trains to guard the 5800 locks at Sault Ste Marie as traffic grows for national defense. The Second Infantry's Third Battalion leaves for regular maneuvers at Fort Custer. An Atlanta roadhouse seeks bids to build an underground shelter with seating for 150 patrons.
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Sault Ste, Marie
Mich
U.P
Interior Department
Second Infantry
Fort Custer
Fellowship Party At San Jacinto Methodist Tonight
The Men's Class of San Jacinto Methodist Church hosts a fellowship party at 7 15 tonight in Fellowship Hall. Dinner will be served by the men and an entertainment program is planned with Earl Shelton as toastmaster. Bruce Autry is the teacher and H L Stephenson serves as class president. Admission is 25 cents per plate.
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San Jacinto Methodist Church
Earl Shelton
H. L. Stephenson
Bruce Autry
Fellowship Hall
Actress Eva Le Gallienne Elevates Camera Fan in Theater
Middlebury Vermont actress Eva Le Gallienne ranks the camera fan as the top audience annoyance ahead of the bracelet rattle and candy muncher in heckling performers.
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Middlebury
U.P
Eva le Gallienne
Bracelet Rattler
Candy Muncher
Co-Eds Organize Card and Game Drive for Soldiers
Oberlin College co-eds form the Committee for Intercollegiate Aid to American Soldiers and Sailors to collect playing cards and games for men in military training. The group seeks reports from other colleges to serve as a clearing house for information and coordination.
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Oberlin, O
U.P
Oberlin College
United States
Oberlin
Peru Presidency Tests Suggestion Box Idea
President Manuel Prado B. faces proposals from citizens as the government studies the practicability of a formal suggestion box. Agencies collect ideas, weigh feasibility, and consider channels for public input within the administration.
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Manuel Prado
Peru
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promise Constipation Relief
Dr F M Edwards, a Columbus physician, claims his olive tablets aid daily liver bile flow and gentle thorough bowel movements. He states the vegetable tablets help prevent constipation and related fatigue and mental dullness, urging readers to test their goodness tonight.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
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