Two toned selectees shine at Camp Shelby and a grand division parade
A 151st Infantry Band report from Camp Shelby Mississippi April 22 1941 describes the two toned selectees with sun tanned faces under overseas caps. Major General Tyndall retires in May and the 38th Division holds a grand parade led by the 131st Infantry.
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151St Infantry
Camp Shelby
Miss
Mississippi
Tyndall
Service Club
Gulfport
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Robert T. Tyndall
131St
38Th
Army
38Th Division
Hattiesburg
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
139Th Field Artillery
150Th Infantry
Bob
Tax plan looms as war costs push burdens higher
The April 17 announcement details a $3.5 billion tax increase and rising military costs. Congress likely to raise income taxes, sales taxes, and payroll considerations while campaigning for frequent payments. Aimed at broad brackets, the plan foreshadows taxation near England’s level with vast war expenses. A separate note reports a bank bag spill in Malden, Massachusetts, scattering nickels.
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Congress
England
Mars
Reminiscences and Local News From May 5 1911 In Carthage
A mixed local items page notes a petrified shoe sole found near the Siler home, high school events, new auto models, piano lessons in Indianapolis, property sales on Main Street, social visits to New Castle and Chicago, California oranges shared with invalids, Derby Day plans in Louisville, a Junior Senior reception, and a Rushville mayoral nominee chosen by Republicans.
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Will Siler
Siler
Carthage High School
Iris Stager
Earl Tweedy
Clark
Shelbyville
John Gates
Indianapolis
Metropolitan School of Music
M. F. Lovett
Noah Whittaker
S. L. Newsom
H. Q. Pitts
Will
Weldon Newlin
Jessie
Chicago
Charles D. Newlin
Batavia
Ripley Country Club
Jesse Newsom
Oliver Earnest
Margaret Bitner
Dolph Ryan
Abraham Lincoln
Morristown
Daniel Ryan
Louisville
Raymond Manche
R. F. Scudder
Rushville
Card of Thanks for Edward Welsh Loss
We sincerely thank all who aided us during the bereavement of our son Edward Welsh. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Welsh extend gratitude for the support. Authorities recently halted shelter slumming by curious visitors to air shelter dwellers, adding to their hardships.
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Edward Welsh
Raymond Welsh
America
French Desertions Swing To Pro British in Africa
Newsweek notes widespread desertions from General Weygand's French forces in Africa. Aviators reportedly fled Madagascar to join General de Gaulle's Pro-British army in South Africa, and a French destroyer with its officers missing also shifted sides.
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Newsweek
Géneral Weygand
Africa
Generale de Gaule
Madagascar
South Africa
Radio listings and defense notes mix with entertainment
A long column blends calls for agricultural defense with radio and stage highlights. Items include Burlesque on CBS May 2, Uncle Walter on WLW NBC, panel shows like Take It or Leave It, Kitty Foyle Lux Radio Theater May 5, and various network notes. It mentions Kate Smith, Jack Benny, and National Music Week coverage with CBS NBC MBS.
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Barbara Stanwyck
Hal Skelly
Charles Martin
CBS
Ray Block
Uncle Walter
WLW
NBC
Calaboose
Walter
Ginger Rogers
Kitty Foyle
Lux Radio Theater
Cecil B. DeMille
Hollywood
Ed Sullivan
Will Bradley
Sammy “Swing
Sway” Kaye
Paul Lukas
N. Y
NBC Blue
Bob Hawk
Seattle
Gene Krupa
Ben Bernie
Jason
Signal Corps
Alvino Rey
Raymond Scott
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Network
Kate Smith
California
Santa Catalina Island
Kate
Jack Benny
San Diego
Catalina Island
Reno
Nevada
Chicago
MBS
London
Walter Winchell
Red Barber
Pathe News
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Carthage
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
ED E. Ely and
Alonzo L. Tuttle
Publishers
Telephone
United States of America
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Dear J. A. P
Bucharest
Romania
Adolf Hittler
Hittler
Malden
Mase
Spain
Algeria
Libya
Turkey
Saubi
Iran
Strait of Gibraltar
Rock
Greece
Suez Canal
Egypt
Berlin
Ukraine
Russia
Baku
Batum
National Farm
All America
Vivian Wineel
Detroit
Bill Stern
Roy
New York
Nbc-Red
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