Army Slang Dictionary Sparks Generational Gaps
A column contrasts army slang terms like Doodle Bug Jeeps and Peashooter with World War I phrases, noting how modern recruits use new jargon while older dads recognize familiar terms. It also includes brief clippings from Sunset News and local notes on events and personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resently Life
Prom
Powepeger
McGoosey
Holy Joe
Bantam
Madamoselle
Armentieres
Radio Schedule Snippet with NBC and Local Listings
An extended, fragmentary radio timetable lists NBC programming and local sponsors from morning to evening, including News, musical variety, and church services. Multiple named acts and sponsors appear such as The Gardenaires, Hillbilly Jamboree, Lilly Mountaineer, and The Sterling Insurance Co. plus Feucht nberg Bakeries and Bluefield Hardware Co. with times across the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
White
Yoichi Hiroaka
AP News
The
Gardenaires
Church of the Air
First Presbyterian Church
Bluefield Supply Co
America
Feuchtenberg Bakeries
University of Chicago Round Table Ssay
Nbc—H. Vv. Kaltenborn
Nayearch
Lee Moore
Tomchin
Woody Williams
Lonesome Pine Fiddlers
Lilly Mountaineer
Land Co
Sterling Insurance Co
Judie
Julie
News
Chicago
the Chanticleers
Early Birds
Breakfast Plyer
Chicago House
Woman's Radio Journal
Poca
Puel
Me “Moore
Juanita— Tomekin
Nbc-Ivory Mone
JPG
Coffee Boy Coffee Co
Sterling
Tonic
Bird, Supply Company
Rock Mineral Springs
Bluefield Hardware Co
Carr Coal Co
Dan, Wison
Miner—Carter
Art Crnie
Harminy
Jules Lande Salon Orch
NBC —Reveries
Rookies and Parade at State Theatre Wednesday
Bluefield features the Army life comedy Rookies and Parade at the State Theatre with Eddie Joy Jr Marie Wilson Bob Crosby Ruth Terry in a week preview. The schedule lists numerous radio programs and musical acts through midnight with NBC CBS and local sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Theater
Bluefield
Army Life
Eddie Joy, Jr
Marie Wilson
Bob Crosby
Bing
Ruth Terry
Autogyro Tests Aid Alaska Game Control Efforts
In Alaska the game commission uses autogyro planes to monitor hunting and fishing. Executive officer Frank Dufresne notes Alaska lags 50 years in wildlife management and favors regulation over propagation while warning of depletion risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Alaska
Frank Dufresne
Alaska Game Commission
Bio
Dufresne
United States
U. S
War brings high prices for dairy cattle sale in San Francisco
Sixty Holstein Friesian cows were auctioned in San Francisco at an average price of 439 dollars, reportedly the highest in ten years in the United States. The sale, staged by civic bodies, drew participants from Canada and Latin America, highlighting Europe’s economic crisis and livestock shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Europe
Netherlands
Canada
American motorists travel 180 billion miles on highways
An estimate indicates U.S. drivers cover about 180 billion miles annually on highways. The figure highlights the scale of road use and may influence transportation planning and policy discussions.
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New Yorker
State Chamber
Clarksburg
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
James L. Gaylord
Harrison County
M. M. Neely
Harley Kilgore
Andrew Edmiston
Louis A. Johnson
Gaylord
West Virginia
Ball Park
Dick Williams
Mrs. Roosevelt
Pat Cline
Ezra
Georgia
Ed Kitts
Walt Disney
Mel Barnett
Atlantic City
New York
Margaret Sublette
Williamsburg
Virginia
Roy Hill
Sharah Rose
Lindbergh
Roosevelt
Bowen Field
RADIO
Johnny Messener Or
Lilly
Appalachian Electric Power Company
C. I. Cheyney
Howard and Shelton Nehi Bottling Co
Sports Today
Korn Kobblers
Fesenmeier Brewing Co
Gems of Melody
American O11
Bluefield Woman's Club
T.C
Spirit of the Air Corps
Music For
Reading
Wardman Park
Orch
Lincoln Ore
Sir Francis Drake
Radio City
Cbs
Fort Dix
Jimmy Laytell
Ramona
NBC String Symphony
Abte-Red
Nbe-Blue
Chilae Chapel
Bible Story
Cbnblue
Nbc-Red
Tapestry Musical
Mbc-Blue
Meet the Music Orch
Josef Marais
Nbc-Blue
Howard Barlow
Kaltenborn
Sammy Kaye
Andre Kostelanetz
Joe
Mabel
Mbs
Delta Rhythm Boys
Ebs
Roy Shield
Orchestra
New Sparks
Cbs-Basic
Catholic Radio Service
Dane Music Orch
Nbe
Ed Sullivan
Bradley Orch
Basic
Cbswest
Wallenstein Symphony
I. Q
Frank Black
Cbs-Fidwest
Nbcblue
Wythe Williams
Chas. McCarthy
Abe-Red
Star Spangied Theater
Helen Hayes
Cbs-East
Columbia Radio Workshop
American Forum
Cbs- Basic
Dancing Music Orch
Cbs-West
Gabriel Heatter
Mbs-Basic
Elmer Davis
Nbe-Red
Walter Winchell
Parker
Irene Rich
Bill Stern
Phil A
Will
Lone See Blue
Bob Hawk
CBS Workshop
For Your Information
Aaa Music Orchestra
Dance & News
Britain
20Th Century-Fox
Dooley
Ramio
Ramola
Cuiss
Bill Powell
Myrna Loy
Colonial Theater
Gail Patrick
Florence Bates
Sidney Blackmer
Jack Carson
Vladimir Scholoff
Kathleen Lockhart
Teeny
Sivericco
WELCH
Bere
Tyrone Power
de Vicente Blasco Thanez
Dee
Esther Graham
School of Dancing
Darnell Hayworth
Laird Cregar
Vicente
Bill Elliott
Sierra
Laurett
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Myrna
Bill
Metro Solowyn Mayer Picture
Gail Patrick Jac
William Ludwig
Cheries
Dowd Herts
Jack Conway
Pandro
Berman
Donald McBride
Alan Mowbray
Guy Kibbee
Carol Hughes
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