Private Papers of a Cab Reporter Chronicle War Era Fame
A scattered column relays anecdotes from wartime New York and abroad. Albert Einstein skeptically quips about stars and fame while Jackie Coogan shares Burma Burma glider duties and recruiting with a native chief. A sailor returns from the South Pacific, plans a furlough, and laments delays while a German dollars purge plays out on a Sweden train. The piece highlights black market economics in the USSR and a Marine Medal of Honor recipient grounded after a wartime flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Einstein
Manhattan
Tam
Einstein
Mitchell Paige
S, Pacific
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Paige
Rabaul
Coast Guard 54th Birthday Honors Service Across Seas
The Coast Guard, marking its 154th year, has evolved from a small revenue cutter force to a global maritime service. It fought Axis forces in World War II, merged with the life-saving service in 1915, expanded aviation and SPARS, and continues to enforce laws, protect shores, and defend the nation with the motto Semper Paratus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Axis
Seven Seas
Treasury
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Confess
Revenue Cutter Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Republic
Hupley Heaton
New Hampshire
United States
Largr Coast Guard
South Pacific
France
England
U.S. Navy
Treasury Department
Navy
Alert
Trim
Union
Dobbin
New Bedford
Baltimore
New London
Cont
Annapolis
West Point
Alaska
Aleuesian Islands
Life Saving Service
Atlantic
Pacific
National Defense
Naval Intelligence
Tyr
Coast
Long Island
SPARS
Academy
Palm Beach
Fla
Electoral College quirks and tires drive 1940s politics
The piece surveys historic electors who defied popular votes from 1876 to 196, noting cases in 1904 1908 and 1912 and hinting at constitutional precedent. It then shifts to wartime logistics recounting red tape in reallocating old tires from Latin America to civilian use delayed for months. Also touches North Carolina delegates en route to Chicago and the 1944 political scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electoral College
Jim Farley
Hayes
Tilden
Teddy Roosevelt
Wilson
Roosevelt
California
Bryan
McKinley
Michigan
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Harrison
Ohio
Cleveland
FDR
South
Pearl Harbor
U. S
South America
Latin America
United States
Rubber Development Corporation
FEA
Rubber Development
Defense Supplies Corporation
Jesse Jones
Brazil
Braatans
Bradley Dewey
Dewey
North Carolina
South Carolina
Chicago
Broughton
O. Max Gardner
John Ehringhaus
R. L. Harris
Will Smith
Frank Hancock
Coast Guard Roles in Historic Amphibious Landings
Coast guardsmen manned assault transports LCIs LCVPs and landing barges in major invasions from Tulagi Guadalcanal Cape Gloucester Bougainville Kwajalein Eniwetok Hollandia Wakde Biak Saipan and D Day. Their 83-foot match box flotilla faced mines and heavy fire saving over 800 Allied personnel in the first 24 hours of invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
English Channel
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
Yarawa
Cape Gloucester
Bougainville
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Hollandia
Wakde
Biak
Dutch New Guinea
Saipan
Marianas
North Africa
Sicily
Salerno
Hitler
Warmandy
Embroidered Apron Patterns Amid War Demand
Pattern 7041 offers transfer embroidery pieces and directions for a bright apron with flowers and ruffles. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, some orders take longer to fill. send your order to the stated address for quickest service.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Africa
Jackie Coogan
Burma
India
Coogan
Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D.C
Swe Y
Norway
Sweden
Blockholm
Gestapo
Germany
Sialon
Lekel
Russia
Halle
Kinfott
Rus- Sa
Service
Arm
Coast Guardsman
Campbell
Icarus
Dtury
Carolina
Spencer
Washington, D
D. C
The
Sewing Circle
San Francisco 6
Calif
Jara
Tropics
Yodora
Meckesson& Robbins
Bridgeport
Conn
Benno
King’s Heralds
Bulle
Sraush
KVNU
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