Army Methods Cut Costs and Modernize Gear Across Services
Army scraps salvage saves over 1.5 million dollars by sorting and auctioning fabric waste. New gear includes a twin wool leather glove system and lambskin motorcycle muffs. Bell Lyra glockenspiel-like instruments slated to replace chromatic bells. Maneuvers in Louisiana reveal daily rations and fuel use for 123,000 men, plus portable gasoline pipelines for difficult terrain. Convertible sports shirts for tropics adopt open or necktie styles.
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U.S
Sue
Louisiana
Second Army
Mitchell Bids US Defense Bond in Atlanta
U S Defense records show Margaret Mitchell, famed author of Gone With the Wind, purchasing a United States Defense Savings Bond in Atlanta Georgia. In a statement accompanying the purchase Miss Mitchell noted the bond supports national defense and savings.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
United States Defense Savings
Miss Mitchell
Atomic Power Use Awaits Some Great Invention
Nobel laureate Prof. Ernest Lawrence said atomic power hinges on a future invention or new natural laws. He noted uranium’s several atomic types complicate extraction of the usable form and that no large scale separation method is yet found. Lawrence described the 4,900 ton cyclotron under construction at Berkeley as crucial to solving this problem.
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Ernest ©. Lawrence
University of California
Stanford University
Lawrence
Alui-Shastier
Blind theatre comes to blind readers via phonographic discs
The American Foundation for the Blind with Library of Congress support launches Talking Book discs to let blind readers hear acted Broadway plays with full sound effects and music. A resident repertory with guest stars curates 44 titles from classics and modern drama, delivered free by public libraries nationwide.
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New York
Broadway
American Foundation For the Blind
New York City
Library of Congress
Broadway Theater
Sybil Thorndike
Otis Skinner
Eva le Gallienne
Mady Christians
Hilda Spong
Bert Lytell
Whitford Kane
Selena Boyle
Wesley Addy
Brenda Forbes
Edith Taliaferro
Joseph Holand
House Jameson
Elizabeth the Queen
Hedda Gabler
Our Town
Ith
Joseph Wolland
N. Y
Priorities vs Toys in 1941 Christmas Stocking Shortages
Chicago report notes a 20 percent rise in toy demand during 1941 with shortages in metal toys and defense themed items due to priorities. Military toys and war games surge while imported eyes and parts fall, doll production shifts to smaller sizes, and total imports drop to under five percent of normal levels.
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Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Wayland
Red Cross
Czechoslovakia
Set Up Job Plan to Aid Men on Leaving Service
Selective Service headquarters announced a plan to classify discharged soldiers for rapid civilian employment The program targets about 200000 service members returning to civilian life and arranging suitable job placement as the transition begins amid ongoing international tensions
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Washington
Selective Service
Ventriloquist Hawk Finally Killed After Ten-Year Hunt
The New Brunswick partridge family honors Ben Geroux for guiding them to kill Old Turk, a ventriloquist hawk that for a decade fed on partridge chicks. The bird's unique lure caused mother birds to signal danger, aiding hunters in the capture.
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New Brunswick
Ben Geroux
Old Turk
Ube
Mother Garmidge
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H. W. Siddall
Railroad Interterritorial Military Committee
United States
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Tropics
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