Bomber Crew Training Near Fort Myers Prepares for Overseas War
A gunners training program near Fort Myers graduates hundreds weekly as six week courses cover BB and skeet shooting and operation of B 34 bomber turrets. Sgt Yarbrough, 19 months in Army, came from Alamo Field San Antonio and attended Keesler Field aviation mechanic school. As civilian he served as TVA public safety officer.
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United States
Fort Myers
Gulf of Mexico
Yarbrough
Army
Alamo Field
San Antonio
Tex
Keesler Field
Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
President Roosevelt to address nation on radio
President Roosevelt will speak to the nation on radio networks at 5 15 p m Eastern War Time. The message, about 10 minutes, targets delegates to the United Nations food conference in Hot Springs Virginia and outlines wartime aims.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hot Springs
Parade of Fashion and Fate in Henri Furs Show
In a glamorous Henri Furs autumn display Jean, a top model with blue eyes and corn hair, contemplates a life beyond clothes as a marching parade disrupts the show. Henri polishes her ascent while a telegram about her missing brother Melvin fuels her resolve to change her path.
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Allons
Monsieur Henri
Henri Furs
Henri
Jean
Melvin
Africa
Chinchilla
London Pub Names Explored by The Goofy to The Grim
A London feature delves into public house names revealing charm or silliness depending on viewpoint. It traces origins from Boulogne Mouth to Goat and Compasses, notes transfers from signs such as Man With a Load of Mischief and Labor in Vain, and lists eccentric names like Angel and Trumpet and Bag of Nails with their curious histories.
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Lewis Hawkins
London
Logne
Greater London
Local Girl Betty Lee Lowery Attends Career Conference
Betty Lee Lowery of Riverside high school is registered for the tenth annual student career conference at Alabama College June 22 to 25. The event centers on War Time Planning and has drawn 45 unusual interests among high school students.
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Betty Lee Lowery
Riverside High School
Alabama College
James P Brock Ordained As Gospel Minister At Central Baptist
James P. Brock was set apart to the gospel ministry at Central Baptist church in Greenbrier. Dr John C Cowell Jr preached the ordination sermon and Rev Elmer D Piper presented the Bible and led the ordaining prayer. The presbytery found Brock called and fit to preach and urged a focus on the gospel.
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Central Baptist Church
James P. Brock
Greenbrier Baptist Church
Greenbrier
John Cc. Cowell
Elmer D. Piper
Dolphus Price
The
Baptist Church
Austinville
Cowell
Brock
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Apollos
Freda Cowan
Maharajas Embrace Public Image At Princes Conference
New Delhi rulers seek to shed Hollywood stereotype as publicity moves. Yadavindrashingh of Patiala champions simple dress and modest display while noting lavish fleets of luxury cars outside the meeting. Some rulers praised for work, others for champagne and chasing women amid postwar realignments.
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New Delhi
India
Chamber of Princes
Yadavindrasingh
Patiala
Yadavindrashingh
Travancore
Mysore
Baroda
Maharajah
Cooch Behar
Gifts to church grow during year in Nashville
Nashville Tenn June 7 P Both membership and benevolent giving increased in the Methodist church last year Dr Thomas P Potter statistician for the denomination reports and the per capita investment in church property now exceeds 100 Active church membership increased 80829 to bring the total to 6640424 and last years gain alone was 60 per cent greater than that for the two year period 1940 41 Contributions to the church were higher last year in every item except special gifts Dr Potter says.
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Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Church
Thomas P. Potter
Conference registration opens with 39 counties in
Miss Rochelle Rodd Gachet the conference director says attendance registration is open until June 15. Thirty-nine counties are represented in registrations to date and many more are expected.
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Rochelle Rodd Gachet
1942 church properties total value and increase
The 1942 total of $14,525,326 is $814,632 more than the previous year. Methodist churches number 41,418 valued at $616,602,503. 20,106 parsonages at $78,219,671. other properties at $34,306,805, totaling $729,128,979. This year shows an increase of $14,592,085.
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Pettey
Jas. P. Brock
William McGaffin
States
MA Rogers
Somesody
Kiddo
Sahib
Broadway
Furl
E . Marines
Coast Guard
Keer Madennes
Tak Tees
Teleara
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
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