Alaska Work on Defense Projects Draws Mixed Reactions
Report from aboard the S. S. Mt McKinley describes American workers in Alaska facing war talk and harsh conditions at Dutch Harbor, Sitka, and Kodiak. Pay ranges from 95 cents to 1.37% an hour with overtime, ship fare, board, and lodging supplied. unions are praised for cooperation. voyage ends at Valdez with plans to travel to Tangled Lakes for fishing and camping.
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MT. Mckinley
Alaska
Dutch Harbor
Japan
Kodiak
Siems- Drake-Puget Sound Company
Southwest 16Th Street
Seattle
Sitka
Help Wanted and Personal Notices From Local Ads
A series of brief pleas appears from residents seeking work and missing items. A 17 year old girl seeks part time work with references, a colored girl requests morning near home employment, Mrs. McSpadden searches for a lost suede wrap, a woman offers home chores and child care, and C B White seeks after school work with contact numbers 2-2583 2-2805 2-6168 and 7932.
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Ong Street
Elizabeth Gilder
Women seeks housework and live-in job offers
A reader provides several classified pleas for housekeeping work. A seventeen year old seeks non-night work and a comfortable home. others request live-in farm or motherless-home positions with references. contact details and locations include Friona and Pleasant Valley.
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Tack
Marie Black Friona
Texas
Will Keep House A 23 Year Old’s Steady Resolve
A brief note outlines a 23 year old person’s capable stance to maintain a household amid uncertain times. The text emphasizes readiness, reliability, and ongoing commitment to domestic duties. No further details are provided.
Ellington Field Bombers Strike. 15 Percent of Planes Out
Second army bombers attacked Ellington Field and knocked 15 percent of its 31 aircraft out of commission for about two hours. The raid occurred at 9 A M with two minutes of fast ground skimming maneuvers. Officials reported no casualties and rapid siren warnings.
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Ellington Field
Tex
Second Army
Third Army
Ellington
Navy
Italian Attempt To Pass Through The Dardanelles
Reports say Italy sought to move warships through the Dardanelles under a Bulgarian flag. Britain likely pressed Ankara to varify Bulgaria’s belligerent status as Yugoslavia and Greece have declared war on Bulgaria.
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Dardanelles
London
Ankara
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
British Press Presses For Open Western Front
The Times runs a full column editorial urging Britain to seize the present opportunity to aid the eastern front and develop other fronts in Western Europe, arguing the nation must strike while Germany strains already. This call follows renewed press pressure for landings and broader Allied operations.
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London
Germany
Europe
the Times
Atlantic City lifeguards unveil defense motif uniforms
A U P report notes Atlantic City lifeguards will advertise the defense motif this year with uniforms in red white and blue. A colored woman seeks a well paying job and housing with servant's quarters at 1003 Buchanan Street, calling 2-5426 between five and seven.
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Tack
Buchanan Street
Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advert
An old ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming they make bile flow freely to prevent gas constipation and stomach discomfort. It pitches a daily two pint bile flow remedy and urges readers to buy bottles priced at 10 and 25 cents.
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Carter
U. S. Air Power Highly Praised
In New Orleans two top air officials, Robert A. Lovett and Major General Henry H. Arnold, stated post inspection that U S air power is strong enough to withstand any assault. They stopped short of direct quotes but affirmed the U S equipment and personnel are among the best in the world.
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New Orleans
U. S
Robert A. Lovett
Air
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
United States
Tri-Hi-Y Girls To Hold Camp Encampment This Weekend
The Tri-Hi-Y girls group will hold its annual encampment at Camp Kiwanis this weekend. The conference will be directed by Mr and Mrs Harold Nichols, with Mr Nichols serving as executive secretary of the Great Plains District YMCA. Delegates from Tri-Hi-Y clubs in the Panhandle will attend.
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Camp Kiwanis
Harold Nichols
Nichols
Great Plains
MCOA
Panhandle
Night Hawk Bull-Bat Observed Sitting For Days At Jefferson Street
A bull bat night hawk perched immobile on a fence at 104 Jefferson Street for three days and nights before flying away. Identified by locals as a night hawk related to Chordeiles minor, it feeds on insects, roosts on posts, and is legally protected though not commonly seen in the Panhandle.
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Sidney Zukav
Jefferson Street
Zakar
Webster
Panhandle
Kidney trouble relief via Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules
Stop getting up nights and flush kidneys to relieve bladder irritations. Take a 35 cent package of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as directed. Other signs may include scant urine burning backache leg cramps puffy eyes. Money back if it fails.
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Haarlem
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Bozo
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McSpadden
Herring Hotel
National Defense School
C. B. White
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van Buren Street
Lubbock
R. J. Clark
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Kansas City
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AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
A. E. Bettis
W.D. Petty
Washington, D. C
Albert F. Wright
Union
Defense Lifeguards
Caromel
Rarin
Silas
Sisalkraft
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Dyers & Cleaners
Seiberling
Teltphone
Globe-News
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Simmons Comfort
Axminster
C.M. Williams & CO
Taylor
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