Draft picture of draft changes and war outlooks in 1943
The article outlines selective service amendments affecting men aged 20 to 45, shifting married 1-A to 3-A and unmarried with dependents 3-A to 1-A, with expected inductions by fall. It notes a potential 18-year-old draft by 1943 and war-driven army targets, plus private forecasts of seven to eight million total U S armed forces. It also covers European revolt prospects, morale in Germany and Italy, cotton camouflage demand, and aviation crew recognition suggestions.
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Congress
Selective Service
War Department
U. S
America
Nashville
Bud
Shorten Sail Through Debt In Wartime Home Front
Kathleen Norris urges households to tighten budgets and cut waste to weather wartime strain. She compares family finances to sailing, advises eliminating debt, tracking expenses, and fostering a calm home front while war may last months or years.
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Kathleen Norris
America
England
In The Red A Warning On Postwar Finances
Kathleen Norris warns that postwar peace will bring real freedom and happiness only to those who are no longer burdened by the fear of not affording the next meal. She challenges readers who live on credit and small indulgences to consider lasting financial prudence.
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Molly
Mother
Kathleen Norris
Gasoline moralism and wartime nerves in a single ramble
The piece mixs a Washington report on 600 seamen lost at sea while fueling cars in the East with protest rhetoric against gas rationing. It shifts to a tale of Mefoofsky and Max Jr and then recounts a Goldwyn anecdote about the writer Edward Chodorov before noting the Justice Department probes candidates for Federal beaches and a Kimmel memorial at Annapolis.
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Washington
America
Mefoofsky
Max Jr
Hitler
Goldwyn
Liberty
Eddie Chodorov
Dep’t of Justice
Admiral Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Annapolis
Reader’s Digest
Floral bed set patterns and crochet edging transfer
Bouquets of cross stitch and lazy daisy flowers finish bed sets with crocheted edging. Pattern shows a transfer of 434 by 1814 and two 4% by 13 inch motifs with color schemes and stitch illustrations. Materials required and order details follow.
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Soadintitns
Three-Class Night Club Splits Floors By Attire In Mexico City
A Mexico City night club organizes patrons by dress code into three halls. The main floor welcomes couples in formal attire, the second floor suits those in overalls and working clothes, and the basement hosts dancers in bare feet.
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Mexico City
Oldest National Flag of the Netherlands
The Dutch flag dates from 1354 as colors of Holland and Bavaria combined. It remains the official ensign for the Dutch navy and merchant fleet. Over 20 nations reportedly drew flag ideas from the Netherlands emblem. New York, founded by the Dutch, recently switched red to yellow before adopting the ensign fully.
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Netherlands
Holland
Bavaria
New York
New York Heartbeat and Midnighter Memo Snippets
A parade of society mentions and brief notes from New York scenes. Eve Curie and Jeanne Cagney appear at Hud son from Claremont Inn tables while Lieut J Bryan and bride prepare for naval indoctrination school. Lord Mountbatten stays at the Lowell Hotel under Major Phillips alias.
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Eve Curie
Claremont Inn
Jeanne Cagney
Jimmy
Lieut. J. Bryan
Curtis Mags
Dean Murphy
Loew
Lord Mountbatten
Lowell
Major Phillips
Billy Conn
L Hale
Midway
Navy
Army
Marines
Hays Office
Polo Grounds Vignette with Long Chester and Bald Eagle
Johnny Long and Bob Chester stood for the national anthem at Polo Grounds. A spectator wearing a sombrero sparked a playful exchange about millinery and baldness, with a quip about the American Eagle.
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Johnny Long
Bob Chester
Bob
Johnny
War outlook and currency shifts noted by experts
In neutral Switzerland the Nazi mark fell about 20 percent in two weeks while U S inflation concerns rise in Zurich. Naval expert Hanson Baldwin predicts a seven year war. An executive foresees Germany regaining control by 1945 and Hitler becoming a historical figure. H L Mencken plans a reminiscences book about his May days.
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Switzerland
U. S
Zurich
Hanson Baldwin
FDR
Germany
Hitler
H. L. Mencken
Camel ad promotes cartons for armed forces
A wartime advertisement notes soldiers avoid emotion and use slang like buzzards for officers. It praises Camels as a top cigarette, claims they are first with all service members, and says local dealers offer Camel cartons to send to troops. A tip suggests mailing a carton to a serviceman.
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Adv
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Evatt
Sydney
London
Bell Syndicate
WIN
Dad
Ctor i Grocer
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
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Sunkist
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