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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
1
Washington diary by Mary Hooker recounts June to August 1900 in Peking during the Boxer Uprising. The narrative covers sieges, foreign legations, troop arrivals, hunger, and fear as civilians and diplomats endured bombardment, massacres, and shifting alliances.
Barbs by Bankhage notes Joy-buzzers shine with two shock handshakes and an American machinist posts a $140,000 profit in a year. Business Week cites a non-fogging windshield glass. Agriculture predicts more cranberries for Thanksgiving. the navy and army settle the mile length, nautical mile longer by 800 feet.
Ex servicemen flood back to Pacific war sites as jungle reclaiming former bases. Guadalcanal Kwajalein Tarawa Leyte Manila Iwo Jima Guam Okinawa Naha Buckner Bay once major hubs now faded ruins and ghost airfields. Navy air bases and army depots persist at Leyte and Guam while Manila lies in ruins awaiting renewal.
Kahoolawe, a small uninhabited Hawaiian island, earned the title of most bombarded in the Pacific. Naval and marine forces used it as a testing ground for gunfire support, with over 800 ships firing thousands of rounds, leaving the rugged isle scarred by shells and rubble.
The navy reports 9372 sailors stationed on Pacific islands were demobilized there with permission to stay, securing civil service or private jobs in Hawaii and the Philippines. Many married locals or considered staying as permanent residents, drawn by modern comforts and opportunities while natives welcomed the U S liberators.
An army enlistment survey shows about one in four high school graduates plans or has joined the army. The survey, tied to a million enlistments campaign, notes 22 percent of about 900,000 volunteers are 17 to 18 years old, while 65 percent are already in the army signing for extended service. Maj. Gen. Harold N. Gilbert says the army will seek quality with emphasis on technical training for electronics chemistry communications intelligence languages and aviation.
Kansas City story about Randy Tays a six year old who carried five year old John Joseph Fileinger Jr. a quarter mile after a freight train crushed his foot. Doctors saved most of the foot. Randy is praised for his quick action preventing greater shock and blood loss.
Washington reports Americans are smoking more than ever. The Agriculture Department notes 172 billion cigarettes produced in the first six months, and if the trend continues the annual total will surpass the previous record set in 1945.
A snapshot of celebrity gossip and political prognostication. Notes on Winchell, Lait, and a parade of stars, fashion, and social intrigue. Added: political race odds for Mead versus Dewey with Lehman as a looming challenger and a note on Gen. Hugh A. Dram’s unknown campaign profile.
Barbara Stanwyck and Bob Taylor seek Swedish visas as Anne Sothern’s sister Bonnie Lake to lead a 10 finger ensemble. Davia Brooks praises a discarded microphone at Cafe Society Uptown. Zoe Akins adapts The Greeks Had a Word for It, a Goldwyn release with Iaa Claire, Joan Blondel and Madge Evans in leading roles.
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