Protection from Sabotage Described as Inadequate
Washington officials warn of weak safeguards for the arsenal of democracy. Civil Service investigators disqualify 16 percent of civilian defense job applicants for disloyalty or weak character, while lawmakers seek extra funds to expand screening amid pressure to fill 3,000,000 farm and defense labor needs. A veteran spy profile, Kenneth Haan, recounts a daring chapter of espionage and recruitment from Washington eateries.
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Civil Service
Defense
WNY Service
National Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
United States
Navy Yard
Arthur Flemming
Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army and Navy
Flemming
Congress
Police Department
Army
Navy
Civil Service Commission
Navy Yards
Wisconsin
Briefer on farm economics and child labor
Banker Bankhage notes production exceeds demand and distribution must be addressed by national legislation. Representative Cannon cites farmers receiving 50 cents on the dollar. Katherine Lenreot of the Children's Bureau condemns long hours and low wages for young workers in industrialized agriculture.
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National Defense Program
William Knudsen
Sydney Hillman
Representative Cannon
Missouri
Katherine Lenreot
Children’s Bureau
Bro Dick Horn speaker at RHS Hi Y lecture on community
Students and teachers at RHS welcomed Bro Dick Horn for a March 20 Hi Y lecture titled Our Attitude Toward Our Community. He linked community spirit to loving God and neighbor, urged Bible reading, prayer, rebirth, and excluding selfishness, and urged students to excel in school and care for others. Elizabeth McCants, Reporter
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Dick Horn
Bro. Horn
Elizabeth McCants
Butler Alumnus Offered University Professorship
Butler High graduate Alva Bazemore earned high marks at the University of Georgia in advanced sciences and mathematics. The chemistry departments at Georgia and the University of North Carolina both offered him assistant professorships. he likely will choose North Carolina. He told local students that all colleges demand effort, highlighting a belief in personal work over place.
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Butler High School
Alva Bazemore
University of Georgia
Department of Chemistry of Georgia
Alva
University of North Carolina
Bazemore
North Carolina
Through the Key Hole and Quiet Bachelor Musings
The playful column mocks springtime courtships among juniors and students with wry observations. It notes social dynamics and entangled flirtations, highlighting personalities like Dorothy A Rheba Elizabeth M and Yehudi as the voice behind the satire.
Meet the People of Love and Echoes in Verse
A playful collage of names and phrases hints at romance and memory. The speaker references Cec il and Clyde Ajay as lovers or confidants, weaving titles like Dancing in the Moonlight, Be a Good Sport to Cecil, and A Thousand Times No into a stream of affectionate clues and signals.
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Mr Folds
Cecil
June
Pal
Mr. Riley
Senior Class Caps and Gowns Win Passage at TCH
In a spirited Senior Class debate at TCH the vote favored wearing caps and gowns over white evening dresses. The scene featured loud expressions from students led by Betty M who arrived with a large white bandage. Clyde Alay Green notes the lively, noisy clash and its unresolved sentiment.
Mascot Choice Marks Juniors of '42
The Juniors interviewed their class for a mascot after a lively debate and compromises. Carrie Gassett signs a sympathetic note to the Juniors of 1942, noting the rounds and ends of friendship despite the headaches and sighs.
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Carrie Gassett
Why I Love America by Bobby Brooks
A 6th grade student praises the United States as the land of the free, contrasting it with Europe and Germany. The piece highlights freedom of speech, peaceful domestic life, border contrasts with Europe, and a government that lets people judge, applauding American values and landscapes.
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America
Europe
Germany
United States
Canada
Bobby Brooks
Typing Class Meets Music With Typewriters
Oscar Adams notes students in a Missouri classroom typing to a concert of tunes like the Missouri Waltz and National Emblem March. A phonograph and a rhythm clash with typing, as Beat Me Daddy Right to the Navy hits the disk and echoes through Miss West’s desk.
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Miss West
Studets
Oscar Adams
Essay wins legion prize as student notes quirky quotes
Betty Gill records school life at B H S with Clyde Green winning first prize for an Americanism essay from the American Legion Post. She catalogues campus conversations about class disputes, jokes, teachers, and student projects, reflecting a lively, informal senior year snapshot.
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Clyde Gfay Green
American Legion Post
Cecil Waters
Ann Gray
Miss West
Sidney Hobbs
B H. S
I Love America for Liberty and Justice for All
The text celebrates American national identity praising liberty, worship, and personal rights. It highlights pride in farms and cities built by Americans and the independence from domination, asserting that America grants citizens a living and the freedom to pay as they choose.
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America
Bibay
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EeteeTeee
Baukhage
Spy
Korea
Kenneth Haan
Haan
Japan
China
Bankhage
Butler School Journal
RHS
Butler
Ike
Dorothy A
Rheba
Elizabeth M
Yehudi
Georgia
Clyde Ajay
Martha Jane
Sidney
Marshall
Eva
Frances
Betty M
Clyde Alay Green
Betty Gill
J. Allen Payne
Taylor County
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