Little Theater Board Suspends Plays for War Effort
The Little Theater Board, with 23 directors voting, voted to suspend its regular productions for the war and redirect effort to entertainment for military and civic groups. Members Oma Link Rowley and Eloise Gipson led the charter members in the auction.
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Little Theater Board of Directors
Oma
Link Rowley
Eloise Gipson
Little Theater Board
United States
Little Theater
Pearl Harbor
Service Men's Civic Center
Robbie O'Keefe
Harold Nichols
Hattie Mae Wood
Roosevelt popularity sinks as war effort questioned
Gallup notes President Roosevelt's national approval at its lowest point since entering the war with August readings showing an eight point drop since July. The Mid West South and Far West show the sharpest declines as public demand for a tougher home and abroad war program grows.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Roosevelt
America
Pearl Harbor
Institute
Winston Churchill
England
British Institute of Public Opinion
Mid-West
Far West
Caribbean Crisis on the Sea Captain Faces Storm of Allegations
Captain Seth Pringle confronts Talcott and Halsey over an alleged attack on a vessel. Talcott claims innocence while Pringle vows quick action, placing Talcott under technical arrest and pressing for answers about a mysterious stranger linked to von Stampf and possible murder aboard Saint Thomas.
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Halsey
Talcott
Naval Intelligence
Saint Thomas
Pringle
MacDowell
Webber
Baron von Stampf
Irons
von Stampf
Dusseldorf
Storm Tests Ship and Hearts on the Blue Petrel
aboard the Blue Petrel during a hurricane, passengers brace as the dining saloon shatters and chaos erupts. June Paterson and Halsey cling to resolve while Talcott plots a decisive move, then a mysterious injury and seasickness complicate their escape through a storm scarred corridor.
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June Paterson
Bill Talcott
Halsey
Pringle
Winters
Webber
Talcott
Marines land first on Guadalcanal in Solomons
A Pacific Fleet dispatch from Solomon Islands describes Marines preparing for and executing the first landings on Japanese-occupied territory. Marines pack decks, officers study attack details, and pride and risk mix as Tulagi and Guadalcanal are targeted.
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South Pacific
R. K. Turner
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
Turner
Second front year in war judging Europe fate
London dispatch from United Press foreign editor Joe Alex Morris outlines the fourth year of war and the push toward a European second front. He notes Allied efforts in Africa and the Solomons, Britain’s sacrifice and resolve, and American buildup for a future invasion while stressing caution on timing and the Atlantic battle.
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United Press
Robert C. Miller
United States
Solomons
America
Joe Alex Morris
London
Europe
Morris
United Nations
Africa
el Alam
Dieppe
British Isles
Russia
Britain
New York
Berlin
Atlantic
Royal Air Force
Red Army
Caucasus
Salingrad
Milestone Club
Red Cross
Joe Kennedy
John Gillinant
Joseph Kennedy
Flexible glass and Angora goats in mid century notes
The article discusses flexible glass in plastics, its uses from shoes to insulation, and notes Angora goats prized for mohair and their healthy oil. It also mentions British shipboard dog mascots and a military correspondence guide, plus a London anecdote about Mrs John Gallinant and Ambassador Kennedy’s wife.
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W. P. Keasbey
America
John Smith
Lord Delaware
Zoraster
Buddha
Confucius
Carl Sandburg
Arthur Rodzinski
Mahatma Gandhi
North Sea Patrol
Army
Ferry crash in Scotland kills ten including two Americans
United Press reports a Royal Air Force ferry plane from Canada to Great Britain crashed Sept. 1 on a Scottish hillside, killing all ten aboard. Among the dead were two Americans. Mussolini and Hitler held a five day conference on the Russian front Aug. 25–29, proposing European unification under Axis. Portugal sends further troops to the Azores. Taft notes support for a sales tax with a graduated income tax.
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United Press
Royal Air Force
Canada
Great Britain
Scotland
Italy
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Sta
Portugal
Azores
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