Women in War Industry Keep Nation Driven at Home
Amid wartime production, women and older workers staff munitions plants and support services. Interviews highlight long-time female labor like Miss Clary and Mrs. Barrett, noting contributions from the AWVS and International Silver Company workers.
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Mies Therrien
American Trial Company
Southbridge
Som
Las
Fem
Army
Navy
Grers
American Women's Voluntary Services
Elizabeth Sire
Mobile Corps
Low
Andrew
AWVS
Bertha Tenner
May Beatha
Redonda
Alresa
Anna Barrett
Meriden
Razorback Hogs Well Fed In Ozarks
In Harrison Arkansas AP report says hogs thrived despite feed shortages this winter. Ozark Mountain subsistence hogs fatten on acorns and berries from oak forests. Northwest Arkansas yields are high with acorns the main source and other forest foods following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozarks
Harrison, Ark
Ozark
Arkansas
Railroad Men In Africa Enjoy Allied Messes
Allied force headquarters report American railroad crews in North Africa operating 24 hour messes with French cooperation. Messes serve train crews and visiting soldiers alike, featuring improvised equipment, cooks from major lines, and inventive dishes from corned beef patties to coconut cake created from dehydraded GI coconut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Allied Force Headquarters
North Africa
Soldier Salute Customs At Napier Field And Beyond
A summary of military hand salute practices at Napier Field and other U S installations. It covers when salutes are mandatory or optional, who salutes whom, indoor versus outdoor settings, car operations, and closing conversations with officers. It notes exceptions and correct timing, with emphasis on junior officers, enlisted soldiers, and officers in various contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier Field
Napier Field Post Theatre Brings Latest Films to GIs
Napier Field Theater shows latest Hollywood films supplied by Army Motion Picture Services. AMP distributes wide assortment of features and shorts to camps and posts across the United States and abroad. GIs line up at ticket office for nightly double showings, with post personnel staffing projection and sales roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier Field
Hollywood
Army Motion Picture Services
Wassington
Amps
Continental United States
Napier Field Post Theatre
Delinquent Draft Registrants Few in Houston County
Thousands registered at three Selective Service Boards in Houston County show a "very low percentage" delinquent with only sixteen reported. Officials plan to ready for induction all delinquents after November 1 and will pursue those on the delinquent lists regardless of dependency status. A follow-up campaign begins tomorrow to locate registrants with outdated addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Napier Field Talented Men to Stage Midweek Shows
Napier Field squads from the advanced pilot school plan a fall and winter midweek program at the Post Chapel. Chaplains Cuddy and Johnson sponsor. enlisted committees organize acts, ranging from music and group singing to dramatic skits. A judges’ panel will award a $50 prize to the best squadron show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier Field
Advanced Pilot School
Post Chapel
Paul J. Cuddy
Charles Johnson
Montgecrey Rose Suspect at Napuet Roald Parade
Report notes the Napuet Roald parade attendance and a mounted force with two enlisted men, Sergeant Jo, Tapes Porter and Sergeant Fores Ren CoM Lim. It mentions Lier iy change of Poa Library, former director of the Kansas New seu Museum of History and Sa ence Corporal Bowran, and a New York firm tied to Nayser Farld’s historical report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roald Hatney
Moen
Tuaden
Fores
Ren Com Lim
Ned
Lier
Squad funds earmarked for room upgrade
Money will be used for the benefit of all the men in the purchase of some needed object for the squad Ron Day Room.
History of Napier Field Compiled
First Lieutenant Venderlost B Murray Jr announces completion of the first installment of Napier Field history covering January 1 1939 to Pearl Harbor December 7 1941. Army Air Forces project, Training Command, with Army posts nationwide cooperating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venderlost B. ‘Murray, Jr
Napier
Pearl, Harbor
Army Air Forces
Training Command
Air Heroes Meet in World War II Mission Tangle
Air Heroes finally meet after a year in service. Three missions pad their record as engineer-gunner teams in the same American fighter group based in England and Africa. They claim their first German aircraft on the same day in a miss.
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Separe
Indus
Ube
Stample
Garreat
Ue Clary
Conn
Bon Gitar
Gue Oo
Miss
Donnelly
Fordady
Sheiguo Shell Protection Department
Gideon
Weber
Gunatra
England
Africa
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N Armorer
Transportation Corps
Spahi
Sidi-debl -Abbes
Yisken
Carl
Chicago
Abel Martine
Carlsbad
N. A
John Evas
Maybrook
Daniel G. Sawyer
Syracuse
Great Northern
Empire Builder
Corp
James Austin
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
Ogt
Frank R. Peiz
Far
Chicago & Northwestern
Pelz
Mt Comnichadl
James L Daniel
Najser Field
Daniel
Edward #. Steere, Jr
Southwest Pacific
Steere
Anse
Thars
Keane Craties
Sared
Willie Jo Hatersoo
Keenler Field
Tiev
Haverson
Air Heroes
Southern Liquid Gas Co
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
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