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Question style quiz asks readers to check Classified columns for answers. Items cover occupied France, prisoners of war postage, censorship directors, rationing math, extinct dodo, U S and French leaders at Louisiana Purchase, writing "Over There," delta geography, auto gyros and helicopters, and Red Cross HQ location.
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France
Germany
United States
American Red Cross
New York City
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Calif
Dakar the modern West African capital with growing world focus
Dakar, capital of former French West Africa, is a modern city of about 120 000 people with parks and docks. Established 1857, it serves as Africa’s eye on sea trade to Europe and the Americas, with imports and exports around 1 280 000 tons yearly and peanuts as a key cash crop.
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Dakar
Senegal
St. Louis
Senegal River
Bamako
Morocco
North Africa
New Industry at Kane Reports Rapid Growth
Kane Pa November 6 Government orders totaling over 1 million dollars for 1943 have been received by Smith Laboratories The plant started in February and has grown quickly Melvin L Smith head of the firm says a War Department development division letter commended the X ray research He notes a government command to triple production by January 1 after a meeting in Chicago with officials The Smith Laboratories now employ nearly 40 people and will need to expand as orders grow
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Kane
Smith Laboratories
Melvin L. Smith
War Desartment
Smith
United States
Chicago
Democrats Lose House Control in Election Returns
Washington reports that the New Deal lost overall control of Congress in the Tuesday elections, with Democrats holding a bare House majority of 218 and Senate margin of 86. Republicans and anti New Deal Democrats could steer legislation. In the House a strong Republican bloc and several defecting Democrats threaten concerted action on war policy and social reform.
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New Deal
Congress
Wellington D. Runin
Montana
Office of Price Administration
Senate
Lkely
James E. Murray
The Big Push in World War Two Battle Readiness
The article portrays a massive combined Anglo American effort in Egypt against German and Allied foes. It stresses unprecedented scale and power, likening it to Hitler's war machine but claiming an added factor, a test of national survival and civilization. The piece links Africa and Europe battles as one campaign and foresees a new world if victory is achieved.
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Egypt
Hitler
Africa
Europe
Frontiers in science and war progress amid Pacific battles
The article quotes Charles F. Kettering on wartime invention and persistent frontiers, praising human progress. It then reports on the battle on Grisdateanal Island in the Pacific, describing a brutal, near nightly clash between American and Japanese forces and noting Japanese treachery and prisoner-guard conditions observed by Olen W. Clemente.
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Grisdateanal
Olen W. Clemente
Pacific
Daily Dozen on Fathers Age at Birth and Family Impact
The piece discusses fathers being about 93 and mothers 276 years at birth, highlighting errors in age estimates and noting men live longer reproductive lives. It argues 240000 white babies in 1940 lose fathers before 18, causing economic and social harm to children and urges budgeting for their care. It ends with a language usage tip about good English.
Salt Lake bottom holds 400 million tons salt
Scientists estimate a vast 400000000 tons of salt lies at the bottom of Salt Lake in Utah. Records note a curious historical aside about King Louis IV wearing solid platinum shoes on special occasions.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Louis Eiv
France
Oldest Pennsylvania Twins Celebrate Eighty Fourth Birthday
In Falls Creek Pennsylvania the community joined for the eighty fourth birthday of Misses Marty and Margaret Me Sure, named as Pennsylvania's oldest twins. The same locals attended the funeral of Andrew Moore Smith of Jefferson County, who died days after his eightieth birthday, leaving his twin John R. Smith of Brockway. Both couples were longtime natives of the region and had been in good health until Andrew fell ill while visiting a daughter on Long Island.
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Falls Creek
Marty
Margaret
Pennsylvania
Andrew Moore Smith
Jefferson County
John R.smith
Brockway
McClure Twiins
Smith Twins
Andrew
Smith
Long Island
Mrs Alber L Benson Dies At Jamestown
Roy Mather of Jamestown received word of the death of his sister Mrs Snub Ann Mather Benson at W C A hospital Jamestown North Dakota Funeral services will be held at the Henderson and Lincoln chapel with Reverend Dy Harrison officiating on Friday afternoon at two o'clock Interment will be in Lakeview cemetery Survived by her husband Albert L Benson and an infant daughter
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Roy Mather
Former Corry Resident Buried at Bryn Mawr
Friends and relatives mourn the death of Mrs. Everett Burlingame formerly of Corry who passed away yesterday at Bryn Mawr. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM from the laterome.
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Corry
Bryn Mawr
Jean
Everett
Burlingame
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