Women Sailors Drive Navy Expansion and Roles in War
The article notes women in the WAVES program manning carriers, battleships, and destroyers as part of a broader shift to 91,000 by 1944. It highlights duties from airfield control towers and naval hospital work to parachute packing and blind teaching, with Admiral King praising performance and urging further training opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Communications
Naval Hospitals
Ernest J. King
U. S. Fleet
Naval Operations
Women’s Reserve
Naval Service
WAVE Officers Highlight Shipyard Roles and Training
Ensign Martha King, UM graduate, studies wind effects on aircraft via wind tunnel tests. Ensign Elizabeth Gerrard, ex Northwestern technician, measures carbon dioxide at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Recreational facilities at Great Lakes offer films, events, and sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha King
University of Michigan
Elizabeth Gerrard
Northwestern University
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Maryland
Great Lakes
Til
Constance Gorski
Postwar World Goes High Tech and High Hopes
Elmer Twitchell and family move into a new modular home with a folded auto behind the piano and a North Wing helicopter, while television and a Fireside Automateria shape a slick, modern life. The piece mocks consumer excess, postwar optimism, and the era’s rapid tech promises with satirical notes on politics, industry, and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Kellogg's All-Bran Named Gentle Regulator Not Purgative
A reader letter extols Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle regulator for constipation. It contrasts with harsh purgatives and credits natural cellulosic elements for easing waste through the colon. The ad-like testimonial cites a Villa Park resident and urges regular use with water for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa Avenue
Villa Park
Bante
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Walkover Races Since 1910 From American Turf History
Since 1910 American turf fans have witnessed 18 walkovers where all but one entered horse failed to appear. The lone starter runs the course alone, is crowned winner, and receives the purse as the stake race is not contested.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donna Lacher
Chicago
Ill
Margaret Cameron
Houston
Texas
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Washington, D. C
Wave Anne Livesay
Navy
Uncle Sam Ton
Margaret Barnes
Anacostia
Weather Board
Rendova Island
Japan
Southeast Asia
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Britain
U. S
Russell Islands
U. S. Pacific
William D. Rose
J. Norman Lodge
Leonard F. Wing
John Gagnon
Renard Sound
King’s Golf Course
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret Rose
New Georgia Island
Viru
New Georgia
Hunter College
New York
Grace Buchanst-Dineen, II
FBI
Detroit
Mich
United States
Germany
Elmer Twitchell
Mrs. Twitchell
Africa
Europe
Vienna
Milan
London
Truman
Rome
Henry Kaiser
Pym
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Ala
WNU
Ita
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!