Army wartime films move via moving picture industry
Fortress picture "Mission Accomplished" highlights rubber gas and tire rationing programs. The Paratroop film becomes a compact two film training piece. The Army color films "At the Front" cost 150000 dollars for 677 prints. British and other Allied shorts are distributed under a similar plan aiming to export Russian and Chinese films.
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Fortress
Moving Picture Industry War Committee
Dover
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hollywood Morale Shorts In War Effort Probe
A year ago Hollywood producers and government film coordinators mapped 26 morale shorts per year to run with government and industry clips. Industry films use fiction to boost war programs while government shorts stay factual. examples include Troop Train and Point Rationing with real people and narrated by officials.
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Hollywood
Lowell Mellett
Salvage
War Production Board
Ronald M. Nuison
Paul V. McNutt
Bataan
Office of Facts and Figures
Wallace
Taber
Government Bureau of Motion Pictures
Editorials and mixed clippings on population growth and waste
A guest editorial fragment cites population figures for the United States and India, contrasts Raj era growth with futurist plans, and ponders works by Malthus and Darwin. It also quotes Mitchell Republic and Wessington Springs Republican on water waste in the Missouri valley and jokes about cuffs on trousers during wartime.
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United States
India
Hindustan
Hitler
Stalin
Malthus
Darwin
Pierre Capital Journal
Missouri River
South Dakota
Mexico
Mitchell Republic
Wessington Springs
Powers That Be
Minds of Inspectors Stirred by Steel Test Failures
A reader questions the Inspectors who mishandled steel tests that led to Sche nectady breaking and warns of potential brittle steel in warships. The writer calls for severe punishment for those responsible from underlings to top officials.
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Schenectady
Army land purchases corrected to 6 million acres
War Department figures correct a prior report that the Army bought 12 million acres. The transfer of land from other federal departments accounts for the larger figure, while the actual purchased acreage still surpasses several states and equals much of Maryland.
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War Department
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
We, The Women Civilians Rank Ignorance Says Miss Millet
Ruth Millett argues civilians especially women should learn military ranks and insignia to properly address service members. She urges recognition of branches, promotions, and titles to show pride and respect for armed forces.
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Miss Millet
Ruth Millett
Navy
Marines
World Prosperity and Security Urged by Leaders Across Nations
A compendium of quotes from Anthony Eden Ralph S Damon Lieut Gen William Kanidsen and Winston Churchill emphasizes the link between prosperity and peace. They warn against a world divided by conflict and call for stronger armed readiness and larger families to sustain national strength amid external pressures.
Clapper Calls Bankhead Bill A Phony Parity Plan
The piece argues against including government benefit payments in parity calculations for farm support. It critiques Bankhead Bill inflation risks, defends Roosevelt veto, and notes political pressure on Congress. It highlights wage protections, farm needs like machinery and fertilizer, and quotes Senator Barkley on constituent ingratitude.
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Clapper
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Hoonevelt
House
Congress
Gerry and Green
Rhode Island
Senator Barkley
Rep. McCormack
Nnion
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Woveon
Confirmation Services At Orient Lutheran Church
Confirmation services were held Sunday morning at the Orient Lutheran Church in Orient. Kenneth Anglin Robert and Virgil Hanson Milton Heller Ralph Johnson William Mitchell Virgil Mord Howard and Hazel Schwenn Lucille Flesner and Arlie Palmer were confirmed. Class motto is Follow Him from Mark 6 1. A dinner for congregation and friends followed in the church basement. The Rev Holmberg and class had their pictures taken in Redfield Saturday.
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Orient Orient
Orient Lutheran Church
Kenneth Anglin
Robert
Virgil Hanson
Milton Heller
Ralph Johnson
William Mitchell
Virgil Mord
Howard
Hazel Schwenn
Lucille Flesner
Arlie Palmer
Holmberg
Redfield
War calendar outlines dates for point rationing and training
The document lists April to June wartime ration and registration deadlines for red point stamps, fuel oil stamps, and sugar or shoe stamps, plus weekly and daily wartime classes. It names registration closures and local boards, Red Cross activities, and an air raid warden school with instructors and locations.
Gossip in Gotham and Hollywood Buzz
Gossip column notes celebrities and society rumors. Steinbeck’s wife plans a West Coast wedding after divorce. Rita Hayworth dates another man while Victor Mature is away. Pat Humphreys may marry Beverly Paterno after divorce. Lana Turner and Steve Crane reconciliation and dancing trends sweep Hollywood.
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Ang Sheridan
John Steinbeck
Victor Mature
Coast Guard
Rita Hayworth
Charlie Morrison
Hollywood
Mocambe
Steve Crane
Lana Turner
Lana
Morrigans
Robert
Chips
Donat
Maxine Barrat
Shirley ‘Emple
Leon Carr
Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball
Pat Dane
Tammy
Looking Backwards Into Huron's News Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago Mrs. Ted White entertained her bridge club with two tables and prizes for Miss Verna Sinkie and Miss Gertrude Goodell. Mrs. Mertha Fethertoft hosted a bridge party with score prizes for Miss Ruth Ous and Miss Ella John. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Honraith celebrated their twentieth anniversary with about 50 friends at their home.
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Ted White
Verna Sinkie
Gertrude Goodell
Mertha Fethertoft
Ruth Ous
Ella John
Fetherhus
Frances Burton
Peter Honraith
L. C. Patterson
Dolores
Huron
Minot
N. d
Harry Lampe
Excelsior Springs
Madam Butterfly
Twentieth Century Study Club
R. B. Hill
F. D. Brown
Mary Farrell
Gladys Hayes
C. S. Hagen
Hagen
Huron Board of Education
James Gillespie
A. W. Hopkins
Deming
N. M
Carl Hopkins
Hoye Gillespie
Huron Fire Department
Red Cross
William Heerman
Frank Warner
H. L. Eckhart
Charles Eads
Ernest Tovey
War Bond Scrolls To Honor Frontline Buyers
John N. Peyton announces a war bond roll call to honor buyers from the Northwest. Scrolls will be inscribed and displayed in banks and public buildings, carried with bomber crews, and presented to fighting men at foreign fronts as a sign of home front support.
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Marthy-St
United States
John N. Peyton
Ninth District War Finance Committee
Peyton
Northwest
From where I sit on pro tip top community duty
Ben Ryder argues that the West had respectable people despite gunplay and saloons. He praises the brewing industry clean-up program to ensure beer is sold in clean places. He says progress comes from enforcing laws and American tolerance and cooperation. Jen
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Ben Ryder
Ben
America
Jen
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the Voice of Broadway
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The
United Nations
Senator Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Raymond Clapper
Messenger Service
C. P. Parrott
Odd Fellows Building
Red Cross Home Service
Ruth Lewallen
Jefferson School
A E. Tillman
Gotham
Walter O'Kecalypso
Fdr
Richabo
Phil Spitalny
WEAF
Ginny Simms
Technicolor Hossopry
Garry Moore
Abbott & Costells
NBC
Army
Red Skeltons
Andrew
George Rait
Gloria Vanderbilt
DeChao
Kansas
Vera Zorina
Georgi
Balanchine
OPA
Colorado Wool Growers’ Association
Joe Marsh
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