Smeterlin Seeks Chopin Piano On Majorca Visit
Polish pianist Smeterlin toured Majorca before the war visiting the Chopin Monastery and home now a private residence. He learned the piano is owned by a Palma family and, in a moment of reverent humor, declined to play it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Smeterlin
Valdemosa
Majorca
Chopin
Smeterlin
Palma
Japan
Jap High Command
Siberia
Stalingrad
Red Army
Suzuki
Black Dragon Society
Ed Stettinius
New York
State Department
Dumbarton Oaks
Army Meat Shortage Probed by Congress Panel
Congressional probe of wartime food policy questions Army leadership and War Food Chief Marvin Jones about meat allocations. Maj. Gen. Hardigg faced tough questions on Army uptake and storage, while Anderson pressed for diversified poultry buying and relaxed federal inspection proposals. Also brief notes on Japan’s commander and Stettinius’ готов Dumbarton Oaks film rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Anderson
Washington
Army
Carl Hardigg
Quartermaster Corps
Marvin Jones
Hardigg
Congress
U.S
United States
Jones
War
Vinson
Kentucky
Representative Anderson
Albuquerque
General Mardigg
Anderson
Delmarva
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
War Food Administration
World Peace Conference Set for San Francisco
United Nations event to draft the charter opens April 25 1945 in San Francisco with 44 nations represented about 1500 delegates and 1000 press staff. Officials plan long sessions, multiple venues, and global transport and lodging arrangements as East meets West for enduring peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Jones
Union
Yalta
San Francisco
United Nations
United States
Dumbarton Oaks
Lapham
Joseph C. Grew
Department of State
Golden Gate
Russia
South Africa
Egypt
China
Europe
India
Philippines
Scandinavias
Greenland
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Mark Sullivan
Cmdr
Harold Stassen
Constitution Hall
Philadelphia
United States of America
Anthony Eden
British Empire
State Department
East
Dif
Knob Hill
Civic Center
War Memorial Opera House
Veterans’ Auditorium
Civic Auditorium
Mexico City
Kipling
Golden Gateway
Mt. Davidson
Explaining G I Bill Farm Loan Guaranty Questions
A Legion Auxiliary article led by National President Mrs. Charles B. Gilbert outlines common questions about the World War II era farm loan guaranty program. It explains eligibility, loan roles, and required conditions for veterans seeking land, livestock, machinery, or farming improvements under Title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MKS
Charles B. Gulbert
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Armiliary
Charles B. Gilbert
Norwich
Conn
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Administration
United States
Housing Project to Attract the Birds
Instructional feature on building bird houses tailored to bluebirds robins and wrens. Describes preferred dimensions sunny height and shelter needs and notes pattern 277 with full cutting guide and materials list available for 15 cents.
Moveable Type in 1409 Predates Gutenberg Exhibit Opens
The article notes Korea produced movable cast metal type in 1409, decades before Gutenberg. Fifty three authentic pieces are displayed today at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, challenging the traditional attribution of printing’s invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannes Gutenberg
Korea
Armerican Museum of Natural History
New York City
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United States High Court
Mefoofsky
James Gordon Bennett
N.Y. Herald
Iver Newton
London
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Lime House
Bulstrode Road
Canterbury
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Patton
Maurice Rose
Leo Reisman
Naval Radio Training Center
Georgia
Pilot Jones
Vehicies
San Francisco Opera House
Gyo
G.I
C. B. Gilbert
MES
Rutie Wyeth
Spears
Bedford Halls
Nam
Gado
Lah Astrter
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