Arizona's Salt River Valley to be air center
Arizona's Salt River Valley emerges as a major air training hub with extensive government and Hollywood backing. The plan envisions a multi-field training network to train thousands of pilots annually, using desert terrain and year round weather for instruction. Hollywood figures and aviation leaders collaborate to establish Phoenix as a premier base for Uncle Sam's pilot program, with aircraft repurposed facilities, airspace expansion, and a growing cadre of instructors and students.
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Cillbert Miller
New York
John Swope
Gerard Stone
General Elvetric Company
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Bayard Swope
Cold New York World
Xerineth Moonta
Heigy Carmichael
Thunderbird Pleiy
Millard
Claremont
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Rangers
Frank Lanice
Ballotty
Corry seeks federal funds amid debate on WPA and safety
Local officials report that Corry's efforts to obtain three federal allotments for sewer, school district, and hospital projects may falter. A Titusville- based committee study criticizes the allocation and warns taxpayers would bear long term costs. Safety education is urged after haying season accidents, with rural groups urged to promote a safety first program across farms and related work.
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Titusville Committee
Works Progress Administration
Cory
Tonville
Hay
Funal
Grange
Gowla Wihee Rural Brethren
Free France at One Year Stand Shows Vast Global Reach
A July report from London tracks Free France as Gen Charles de Gaulle’s movement marks over a year of resistance. It notes 40,000 troops, active in Equatorial Africa and colonies, with a navy of 100 ships, over 1,000 airmen, and a growing Female Corps and labor support.
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First American Medical Corps figures in WWI data
Daily Dozen notes the Medical Department faced high casualty rates, with the first American wounded a Medical Corps captain and the unit that taught Europe being a Medical unit. It traces medical corps losses alongside other branches and mentions early and late wartime medical deployments and fatalities amid war reporting.
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Prices and production boom as defense drives farming stew
Washington reports that Secretary Wickard’s food for defense program shifts into a new phase as dairy and egg prices surge. Domestic demand climbs while exports may exceed early estimates, pushing farmers to expand cattle and milk output and meet new defense-driven markets.
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Jack Stinnett
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Clue R
Wickad
Iimue
Agriculture Department
Daily Quiz: seven questions from the classified page
A set of seven quiz items asks: which instrument Paderewski played, complete an old proverb, identify the capital of Texas, the color from yellow and blue, the President of the Philippines, Dincoly’s fiancée who died, and other misc. trivia about Paradise Lost and Breckles.
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Velne
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Commonwealth of the Philippines
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Twenty Years Ago Journal Fragments From Corry News
A collage of dated notes recounts a playground opening drawing younger crowds, a rectory lawn social with Miss Margaret Hand chairing a committee, and receipts just over a thousand dollars. The town debates a five dollar school tax amid mixed public opinion as Otis Houghtaling returns from an animal show. army training sites near Higley Willed and Essex promise extensive preparations with British troops, amid weather and local chatter.
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Margaret Hand
Summer theater in Bucks County gains national fame
George Tucker describes Bucks County Play House in New Hope as a premier summer venue drawing Philadelphia and Trenton crowds. Kenyon Nicholson manages the old mill theater with farm ties nearby. Notable names include George S. Kaufman Moss Hart and James Thurber. The town thrives on Broadway attention, even as seats fill in wet weather.
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George S. Kaufman
Hollywood Sights and Sounds Amid Amateur Theater Ties
Laraine Day, versatile in her Wilkins Players Guild, works after hours between films as director, producer, and writer. The Utah born actress recalls her start, joins with Jo Ann Sayers and others, and discusses amateur theater’s draw, while hinting at her early screen clashes and eventual rise through 1930s studios.
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Arkrest
Wilkins Players Guild
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Ehind
Roosevelt
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