From Patch Pants to Patents and Power
A portrait of Gallagher rising from penniless youth to president of New Jersey Standard, aided by oil and gas dominance, with financial windfalls from patent rights. Also profiles Richard Kidston Law, son of Andrew Law, highlighting his British and U S roles and his work with Churchill era diplomacy.
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New York
Gallagher
Yhe
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Galigher
Standard
Nealy
East Ohio Gas Company
New Jersey Standard
Bermuda
Asia Minor
United States
Canada
South America
India
Africa
Richard Kidston Law
Andrew ‘Onar Law
Lloyd George
Hitler
Britain
Churchill
Law
Oxford
Philadelphia
Dickens
England
Don’t Talk Till You Think Says Phyllis Belmont
A column advises guarding speech to avoid hurting friends. It warns against impulsive remarks, noting that meddling or unasked opinions damage friendship and trust. Emphasizes thinking before speaking to be better loved.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU Features
Weather Safety at Blackland AFB Aids U S Pilots
At Blackland Army Flying School near Waco Texas the weather office coordinates with the U S Weather Bureau to plan cross country flights. Lt John Smith submits a plan and is cleared or redirected based on comprehensive 24 hour weather data from a network of stations nationwide.
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Blackland Army Flying School
Waco
Texas
John Smith
Weather Office
Regular Army Air Forces
U. S. Weather Bureau
Smith
Dallas
Tulsa
Airways Communications Office
Weather Bureau
Blackland
Rich Field
Army Air Forces Basic Training Process Described
Recruits arrive from reception centers to the Army Air Forces basic training centers and are transformed in about a month into disciplined soldiers. The program begins with medical checks and blood typing, followed by orientation, wholesome meals, and rest. A three day pre training phase leads into four days of processing with aptitude tests and personal interviews to assign specialized maintenance training. The next stage is the first day drill, culminating in a final review and shakedown inspection before shipment to technical schools.
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Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Army
Air Forces Technical Training Command
Reveille
Union
Family recreation during wartime keeps morale high
The article notes how the first long winter of war strengthened family bonds as members found fun at home. It highlights DIY games, mini workshops, bird houses, weather vanes, and porch activities like shuffleboard and table tennis, plus a Hearts card game guide.
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America
Rubber Collectors Organize on Orinoco
Venezuelan authorities and the United States Rubber Reserve plan a guided rubber gathering campaign on the Orinoco River. Venezuela will retain up to 800 tons for domestic use and must boost output to have export surplus. Field HQ set at Puerto Ayacucho as steamers navigate upriver.
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Orinoco
South America
Cuidad Bolivar
United States Rubber Reserve Company
Venezuela
United States
Puerto Ayacucho
VFW Membership Booms Across States in 1943 Record Pace
The Veterans of Foreign Wars reports state departments including District of Columbia Alaska Hawaii and the Canal Zone averaging about 54 percent of last year’s membership. If this pace continues through 1943 it would exceed last year’s total by more than 200 percent.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of
The
United States
VFW
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Minute Make- Ups By GABRIELLE
Hair care tip promises quick refresh by brushing the scalp with vigorous strokes and a hazel cloth to loosen dust and deepen waves. A Turkish wash cloth dampened in hazel oil is suggested before a brisk brush for shinier hair.
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Gabrielle
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
New Jack the Ripper to Raid Nazis in Europe
Captain Crumm and the crew of the Flying Fortress nicknamed Jack the Ripper return from five months overseas to Cheyenne Wyoming. They flew 11 combat missions against Germany and Occupied France earning seven Nazi planes, with two wounded. The original plane was later lost on a mission.
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Washington
Germany
France
United Air Lines
Cheyenne
Wyo
Crumm
Jack the Ripper
United States
Horses Give Way to Jeeps in Puerto Rico
U. S. Marines abandon horse patrols in Puerto Rico and switch to jeeps. Pvt. Earl Piercey of Lebanon Tenn, expert horseshoer, works on a shoe for one of the few remaining Marine horses at the base.
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Puerto Rico
U. S. Marines
Earl Piercey
Lebanon
Italians Urged to Welcome Invasion Guests
A Turbulent wartime column discusses pamphlets in Italy urging courtesy to invading forces. It notes Italian hopes for a smooth arrival, loyalty from locals, and rules of invasion etiquette, including bowing, polite answers, and inviting invaders inside. It also mentions Americans eager to strike back and morale boosts from baseball.
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Italy
Elmer Twitchell
Twitchell
You Can Make This Sturdy Porch Chair
Instructions for building a sturdy lawn or porch chair using a saw and board, with complete measurements and directions on 79283. The pattern includes seven silhouette cutouts for the chair, gates, and shutters, plus general cutout instructions. Price is 1 cent. order form details follow.
Vander Meer's two hitless games in one week
Collier's notes that among over 27 000 major league games since 1920 only 21 were hitless and only one pitcher, Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds, hurled two during a single week first vs Boston on June 11 1938 and then vs Brooklyn four days later.
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Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Collier’s
Boston
Brooklyn
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Consolidated Features
Ince
Flmer Davis
Senate Judiciary
Office of War Informaton
Davis
Judiciary Committee
Jee
Owi Davis
Manhattan
Velle
Conn
Rhodes Aia Oe
Phyllis Belmont
U. S
North Woods
Presque Isle Army Airfield
Maine
America In Action
AAF
Abbie Condit
Western Newspaper
VEFW
Mussolini
Tojo
Broadway
Mazda Lane
OPA
Martha
Westport Road
Kansas City
CK Cnl
Aphis
Tobacco Byproducts & Chemical Oo Corporation, Incorporated
Louisville, Kentucky
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Doan
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