WAAC enlistment drive draws officials into denial
Washington dispatch notes the WAAC recruiting surge forces Maj. Oveta Hobby and aides to cap enrollment after estimates cap the corps at about 500 officers and 25,000 enrollments this year. The piece touches on stalled non-officer WAACs, rigorous testing and the challenge of sifting registrants, plus broader wartime notes on China, Japan, and allied leadership.
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Oveta Culp Hobby
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Genevieve Hemrith
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Quezon
Francis Sayre
Philippine
Queznn
Anti Noise Week Gains Backing In Charleston
The city launches Anti Noise Week with mayoral backing and a prominent citizens committee. An appeal blasts through radio, papers, and public forums urging cooperation to hush nuisances harmful to well being. Officials say enforcement and long term public manners are key, not intermittent campaigns.
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Rolacy Club
Testimony on Japanese Atrocities From a Returning Navy Sailor
A naval machinist’s account from the Philippines describes brutal Japanese prisoner treatment. He cites dismembered doctors, abused nurses, and torture including fire, rice straws under nails, and glass in shoes. The piece questions wartime propaganda and calls for official verification of such claims.
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Japan
Associated Press
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I’d Rather Be Right ANKRUPTCY month insight
A fragmented opinion piece critiques economic transition and Hoover era policy labeling as fascist influenced by isolationist media. It mocks national fears while noting rising wartime projections, militarism, and public discontent. The column ends gaping toward page seven for continuation.
San Francisco Numbers Game Confirms Gambling Image
In a San Francisco context the numbers game is described as a cheap, pervasive scam with the Golden Gate area cited as a hub. The piece recalls past public attention, notes Harlem and Miami as other locales, and contrasts small stakes with large imaginations of profit, while hinting ongoing, informal play despite scrutiny.
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San Francisco
New York
Tom Dewey
Harlem
Miami
Sities
Stassen urges united resolve to win war and secure lasting peace
Governor Stassen of Minnesota argues the nation already has momentum to win the war and insists on guarding against being cheated of peace. He cites administration efforts with Wallace and Welles, urging every American to support a strong, sustained U.S. effort to prevent a repeat of past conflicts and ensure a true, lasting peace.
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Welles
America
Stassen urges world federation plan after war
Raymond Clapper reports Governor Stassen proposes a United Nations style world association with free nations, including temporary Axis governments, an airways commission, seaways gateways, a world literacy body, a global justice code, a world trade commission, and a world legion to enforce order, arguing the Atlantic Charter must be more than a piece of paper and warning against reviving a balance of power that leads to another war.
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Guy Stassen
World Association of Free People
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Seven Seas
Readers Forum Letter Critiques Education Funding Demands
A readers forum letter questions the push for new schoolbooks amid wartime needs. The writer argues the cost diverts funds from defense and accuses vendors of profiteering, urging prudent spending and fiscal restraint. The missive reflects public frustration with education financing during national strain.
Slow Driving Promises Richer Sights On Ashland Route
The Ashland Herald-Progress promotes a Victory driving plan at 40 mph or less to enjoy more of the countryside between Ashland and Richmond. A Roanoke Times quote highlights taking longer to reach destinations while seeing more scenes. A 40-year-old ham story from the New York Herald Tribune, insured for 5000 dollars and weighing seven pounds, is noted with humor and historical flair.
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Clea
Smith Chifthestont
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Ashland
Roanoke
Egypt
New York Herald Tribune
Seon Henderson
Philadelphia
Rise of American War Machine Signals a Nation Ready
The article surveys a United States shifting from peacetime to total readiness under a strong government. It highlights vast growth in warplane and camp infrastructure across the South, Midwest, and Northeast, with shipyards expanding and industrial centers pivoting to arms production. It notes soldier morale improving since Pearl Harbor, the shift from prewar doubt to confident fighting force, and a modern army seen as highly capable and intelligent.
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Ohio
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Adolf Hitler
The Ethics of Mating Your Enemy
A fragmented argumentative piece mixing rhetoric on hatred and conflict. It references a ruthless foe, craziness as a tactic, and a 1914 German oath about hate, suggesting enduring national enmity and a warning against feeding hate rather than seeking resolution.
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